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DOES ANYONE RECOGNIZE THIS TWOMBLY?
Mary Margaret BURCHARD b. 4 April 1853 Gasconade Co MO (baptized by John K. Lacy on 11 June 1858, d. after 1900 married on 1 Feb 1880 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Santa Rosa, CA, (A.J. Nelson officiating) Charles Henry TWOMBLY b. NH d. before the June 7, 1900 census, CA. Most likely buried in the Twombly Crypt, Mountain View Cemetery, Alameda, CA.
In the History of Santa Clara County, CA by J.P Munro-Fraser,, 1881 (San Francisco: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers) I found this reference to Charles H. Twombly on pg 42: “ The Gilroy Hot Mineral Springs-About 12 miles from the depot of the Southern Pacific Railroad, at Gilroy, in a small rocky ravine, in the Coyote Canon near the headwaters of that creek, where the mountains, timber- clad to their sunmmits rise several hundred feet on both sides of that stream, Francisco Cantus, a Mexican shepherd, while hunting for some of his stray flock in 1865, discovered what are now those famous springs. He lost no time in filing a squatter’s claim to the premises, and for some years used it as a camping ground for himself and friends. It is not probable that the Indians were aware of their existence, for no remains have been found, besides, the hills were infested with wild beasts, a fact which may account for their lack of knowledge on the subject. Cantus sold his interest a short time after to George Roop, who at once commenced the grading of a road to the springs, the erection of houses, and the general clearing and adornment of the locality. He then took into partnership Charles H. Twombly, Cashier of the First National Gold Bank in Oakland, Alameda County, who, in 1872 sold his shares to John A. Cottle, and the proprieters became Roop & Cottle...”
Charles "C.H." Twombly was a San Francisco capitalist who in May 1875 was one of the founders of Oakland's First National Gold Bank. He was an active member of the Oakland Lodge of Masons and the Oakland Commandery, Knights of Templar. Both Charles Twombly and his wife Mary are buried in a large beautiful crypt in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland CA.
I found the following article in a History of Alameda County published by S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. in 1914 which mentions C.H. Twombly:
Chapter VII The Harbor, Webster Street Bridge, etc.
On the 24th of February, 1873, articles of incorporation of the Oakland Harbor Improvement Company were filed, its object being to dredge and open a ship channel across the bar at San Antonio creek and protect the same by suitable means; to improve and make navigable the waters of the creek and estuary; to connect by a canal the bay of San Leandro with the creek or estuary; to construct along their line and adjacent to them suitable wharves and warehouses for the accommodation of trade and commerce, and to construct across the mouth of San Leandro bay a suitable dam with flood-gates sufficient to turn the waters of the bay through San Antonio creek. The object also was to purchase and acquire all necessary property, franchises, rights and privileges for the carrying out of these objects. The principal place of business was declared to be at Oakland; the capital stock was $2,000,000, and the directors were G. W. Bowie, William Graham, F. Chappellet, G. M. Fisher, W. H. Gorill, Elijah Case, Z. Montgomery, E. W. Woodward, John Doherty, R. C. Gaskell and C. H. Twombly, all of Oakland.
The first appropriation for the Oakland harbor was made by Congress in 1874. In that year the freight business amounted to 154,300 tons. By 1882 the freight amounted to 1,225,266 tons and the passengers carried to 858,352. In August, 1882, $263,389 was available for continuing the harbor improvement. At this time, with a harbor channel only two feet deep, Oakland's commerce was as follows: Traffic by ferry, 60,000 tons; traffic by vessels, 94,300 tons; total, 154,300 tons. In 1888, with a channel twelve feet deep, the traffic by steam ferries was 1,876,633 tons; traffic by vessels at railroad temporary wharf, 492,417 tons; traffic by vessels at city wharves, 221,370 tons; total, 2,590,422 tons. Recent dredging was a great disappointment, because it widened instead of deepened the channel to the city wharves. What Oakland wanted—had begged for from the start, was a channel of sufficient depth to permit large ocean-going steamers to reach its docks.
In the 1910 census for Oakland City, Alameda Co. CA., Mary A. Twombly, age 47 is widowed, and living with her is her now 16 yr old daughter Cora May who states that her father Charles H. Twombly was born in New Hampshire. Noemployment is listed for either of them.
Mary and Charles Henry Twombly from NH had a daughter:
Cora May TWOMBLY b. 12 Feb 1884 CA
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