Sunday, March 21, 2010

Rees R Llewellyn and Robert L Johnson historical notes...Great grandfathers of Victor

Rees R Llewellyn was the first president of the Town Board of Fountain Green, Utah.  He was a Fountain Green Black Hawk War Veteran.

Robert L  Johnson was set apart as Presiding Elder in Fountain Green in 1860 and bishop on May 11, 1862.  He was bishop for  twenty-one years.  His wife Polly was Relief society for many years.
This program booklet was kept with the family history materials of Victor and Norma and passed on to Chester.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Vic as member and president of the Mojave School board


Vic was elected to and served on the Mojave school board.  He and Norma were instrumental with others in starting a high school in Mojave.

Vic's Occupations

News boy starting at age 9
The1930 census shows shows occupation as "Demonstrator" and industry as "Automobile".

Soda Jerk
Entrepeneur
Cafe owner
Camera Shop Owner
Newspaper Dealer...LA Times, LA Mirror, LA Examiner, Bakersfield Californian, Antelope Valley Greensheet
Apartment Owner

The Kern County Board of Trade May, 1952-October, 1954

                                                                                                                                                                                   Resolution honoring service awarded October 21, 1954.                 
  A photo taken by a photographer commissioned by the Board of Trade for publicity purposes.  He would have been around 40 years of age.                                                                                      


Vic is standing, second from left...wife Norma, third from left.