tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post7364764625726606901..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Someone Might Want This PictureJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-59504989738324101512015-05-26T20:09:44.574-07:002015-05-26T20:09:44.574-07:00My grandfather went to Stanford and studied law. H...My grandfather went to Stanford and studied law. He was born on October 15th, 1896. Kak3678@aol.com Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378615729175647284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-73312100947680544542015-05-26T20:03:09.387-07:002015-05-26T20:03:09.387-07:00Hi this is my grandfather Leo Walter Harrington......Hi this is my grandfather Leo Walter Harrington....from Tonapol...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378615729175647284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-10743992031084719892013-06-19T13:33:03.109-07:002013-06-19T13:33:03.109-07:00I've a couple theories (aka W.A.G.s)...
1) Si...I've a couple theories (aka W.A.G.s)...<br /><br />1) Since a bunch of the photos appear to be "Leona's" and since Leona and Bill (and Sam) lived in Palo Alto at the time (c. 1910-1916), perhaps Leona, who was older (and old enough) dated this Leo Harrington?<br /><br />2) Bill was off somewhere (perhaps in Venice, Los Angeles, perhaps not - I found some canals in Alameda and they have some palm trees too!) when he encountered this guy "far from home" and discovered they were "neighbors" from back home.<br /><br />The Leo Harrington that went to Sanford graduated and became a lawyer, first in Oklahoma, and then in Washington DC (where he died). He wouldn't have put Tonopah on the photo after sometime before the year 1930... since Leo moved to Oklahoma after his college years (I can't find him in the 1920 US census). If this "logic" holds - Leo was a "contemporary" of Leona and/or Bill (i.e., the photo is circa 1914-1918 or even 1920-something) and they were linked by geographical proximity if by no other reason.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-11518545512613355972013-06-19T08:58:39.068-07:002013-06-19T08:58:39.068-07:00That's intriguing! I like the suggestions in t...That's intriguing! I like the suggestions in the other replies. I was going to say that maybe Tonopal was a small town where Leo was from, or more likely, the name of the place where he is posing in the picture. I's guess the second, since the label is ON the picture.Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-80650234020525844072013-06-18T10:14:33.205-07:002013-06-18T10:14:33.205-07:00Maybe this makes sense?
http://search.ancestry.co...Maybe this makes sense?<br /><br />http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=leo&gsln=harrington&msrpn__ftp=Monterey%2c+California%2c+USA&msrpn=2071&msrpn_PInfo=7-|0|1652393|0|2|3249|7|0|2071|0|0|&cpxt=0&uidh=6l5&cp=0&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=22513&recoff=5+7&db=nevauto1913&indiv=1 <br /><br />...shows a Leo W Harrington registering a car in Tonopah, Nevada...in 1918. The 1910 US Census shows him living in Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, age 17. He could well have attended Sanford U (as the record you link to show).<br /><br />Was this man someone Bill sold a car to?<br /><br />I think that particular Leo W was Leo Walter Harrington, born 15 Oct 1893 in Butte, Montana. He later lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife Vessie and died Jun 1954.<br />Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-17354538691802481952013-06-17T14:33:02.709-07:002013-06-17T14:33:02.709-07:00Maybe Leo was from Tonopal:)Maybe Leo was from Tonopal:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-2783028043982291042013-06-17T14:19:01.090-07:002013-06-17T14:19:01.090-07:00A relative maybe! :)A relative maybe! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-19380758632004557792013-06-17T07:14:32.387-07:002013-06-17T07:14:32.387-07:00Given the big palm tree - and the "canal"...Given the big palm tree - and the "canal" or lagoon behind the fellow - I'd say he's either in Southern California (perhaps a place like Venice, Los Angeles) or in Florida or other southern state.<br /><br />But I've no clue as to what tonopal could be! :)<br /><br />There is a Leo Harrington, a college professor of Mathematics teaching at University of California, Berkeley who (although much greyer) looks sort of like this fellow.<br /><br />http://math.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/leo-harringtonIntense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-16736929659914097862013-06-17T04:07:29.601-07:002013-06-17T04:07:29.601-07:00There's a Tonopalo Resort in Lake Tahoe. The ...There's a Tonopalo Resort in Lake Tahoe. The photo looks rather resort-y.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com