| Name |
Dates |
Address |
Notes |
| Abbot |
|
Loleta |
Eagle Rock Mayor, Lived on Loleta |
| Adams, Edward |
|
|
Assembled over 40 parcels to allow
construction of Eagle Rock plaza. Son in law of Roberts. |
| Adams, John Quincy |
|
Eagle Rock Blvd. |
Built house now used as Cresse Mortuary |
| Affleck, Ben |
|
|
Occidental College alumnus; Lived in Braush
house white
writing "Good Will Hunting." |
| Alatorre, Richard |
|
|
Councilman 14th district 1983-99 |
| Arbogast |
|
5212 Highland View |
Founded school for mentally handicapped |
| Argus |
|
|
Owned bowl site of early performances |
| Asa, Oren |
died in 2002 |
|
Publisher Eagle Rock Sentinel |
| Bailey, John T |
|
|
born in Indiana,
Chairman First Eagle Rock City Board of Trustees 1911, Mayor
1911, laid out
Kenilworth and built 2 houses, Trustee of Church of the Good
Shepherd (Bungalow Church) |
| Bailey, Paul |
|
|
Publisher Eagle Rock Advertiser,
Westernlore Press |
| Becker, Ernest |
|
|
Real Estate |
| Bell, Juanita Aurelia |
|
|
Owner Scholfield and Shepherd |
| Bell, Orel E |
died Feb 7 1949 |
|
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| Bergsvik, Elmer M |
|
|
Eagle Rock City Trustee ca 1922 |
| Biles, Fred |
|
|
Pioneers '61; Eagle Rock Board of
Trade 1911; Eagle
Rock Bank |
| Blankenship |
|
Ellenwood Dr. |
Blankenship Castle Ellenwood Dr |
| Blumer, May M. |
|
|
Pioneers '61 |
| Bobo, Roger |
|
|
Musician Played tuba with LA Philharmonic |
| Bobo, Willie |
|
|
Musician |
| Bramble, Claude |
|
Loleta |
Eagle Rock City Manager, Marshall and
Street Supt. |
| Braush, Constance |
|
Hill Dr. |
Piano Teacher; Built "Ma Castle" |
| Brando, Marlon |
|
|
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| Brayton, JennieC. |
|
|
Artist & Real Estate develper (with
husband Colonel) |
| Brigman, Anne W. |
1869-1950 |
|
"Died in Eagle Rock, Wrote "Songs
of a Pagan" |
| Bruce, Wallace E |
1864 |
|
born in Lewiston, Maine, First Eagle Rock
City Board of Trustees 1911, Eagle Rock Board of Trade 1911 |
| Buff, Conrad III |
1926-1988 |
Linda Rosa |
|
| Buff, Conrad IV |
|
|
Film editor winning Oscar
for "Titanic" |
| Buff, Mary Marsh |
1890-1970 |
Linda Rosa |
Children’s book author |
| Candee |
|
|
Eagle Rock City Clerk |
| Chan |
|
1325 Saginaw |
Built house on Wiota later 1325 Saginaw |
| Citrin, Herb |
7/30/22 |
|
Invented the concept of valet parking |
| Colley,Scott |
|
|
Musician Leading jazz bass player |
| Cook, W. J. |
1849-8/34 |
5227 Sierra Villa |
Eagle Rock City Treasurer ca 1922. Lived at
"Valle Vista" Hill Dr. then at 5227 Sierra Villa |
| Cooley, Frances |
|
|
Pioneers '61 |
| Cota, Carole |
|
|
Eagle Rock High School ( W'
64), Rose Queen 1966 |
| Councilman, Bill |
|
|
Drew Katzenjammer Kids |
| Cowan, Mrs. |
|
|
President WTCC 1911 |
| Cowan, William Keene |
|
|
born in Missouri; First Eagle Rock City
Board of Trustees 1911; built "Rosemary" and moved
to "Vista del Valle" |
| Cox, George E |
|
|
Eagle Rock City Board of Trustees |
| Cruzan |
|
|
Judge, Eagle Rock City Municipal Court |
| Curtis, H B |
|
|
Eagle Rock City Trustee ca 1922 |
| Damon, Matt |
|
Hill Dr |
Lived in Braisch House while
writing "Good Will Hunting" |
| De Swart, Jan |
|
|
Artist Modern sculptor in plastics |
| De Vega, Henry |
|
|
Played Reeds with Gerald Wilson |
| Drengberg, J |
|
|
First Eagle Rock postman |
| Ducker, P H |
|
|
Member. Eagle Rock City Water Board ca 1922 |
| Earhart, Ann |
|
|
Stepmother of Amelia |
| Ecke, Hans |
|
|
Developed Poinsettia |
| Eckert, Fred |
|
|
Foreman Gates ranch Contributed Chinese
Photos. Superintendent Eagle Rock City Water Dept. ca 1922 |
| Eckert, Bessie |
|
|
m. Fred |
| Eddy, J W |
|
|
Built "Angels Flight"; residence: Colorado
Blvd & El Rio (Eddy) |
| Edwards, Godfrey |
|
|
Built Women’s Club; E&W
Building. Member: Eagle Rock City Water Board ca 1922. Member Library
Board. |
| Ellenwood, William Henry |
|
Two-story
house at Ellenwood and Hill |
He
was born in 1840 in Illinois and died in 1917; buried at
Forest Lawn with his first wife, Virginia Cole Ellenwood.
They had 16 children. (per Donna Zinser,
great-grand-daughter)
|
| Ellenwood, W J |
|
|
|
| Evans, Carroll |
|
|
Owner Carroll Evans Insurance |
| Ferdon, James |
|
|
Built "Happyland"tract, College
Inn
building, old Mason's Hall and Ferdon Building at Merton and
Eagle
Rock. Owned Ferdon-Silverwood house and Gates Ranch |
| Fey, Frances Hatch |
|
|
Pioneers '61 |
| Frackelton, John |
|
|
|
| Frackelton, Katherine V. |
|
|
m. John |
| Frackleton, William |
|
|
|
| Galpin, Cromwell |
|
|
Mayor of Eagle Rock City, donated
land for first schoolhouse |
| Gardiner, Blanche |
|
|
Member Library Board, Librarian
1913-1942 |
| Green,
Jay |
|
Onteora Way |
Lived on Onteora Way between 1975-1985,
Owner of the famous Poo-Bahs
record shop,
still located in Pasadena. Jay was an active parent and Jazz
journalist and met John Rinaldo, when his step-son was in band
during the early 80's. The Pro Jazz concerts on Sundays that Rinaldo
played with many pros, were friends of Jay and he attended all the
concerts with greats like Shelly Mann and many others. |
| Harrison, Anne Hare |
|
1854 Monte Flora |
|
| Hatch, Mrs. L. A. |
|
|
Member Library Board |
| Hidas, Andrew |
|
|
President Western State University |
| Holland, C. A. |
|
|
Councilman 14th district 1929- |
| Holland, John C. |
|
|
Councilman 14th district 1947- |
| Hopps, Walter |
5-Mar |
|
d. 2005 Popularized Avant Garde artists in
the 60's |
| Juett, George |
|
|
|
| Juett |
|
|
Donor bike shop photos |
| Karger, Earnst |
|
5233 El Rio |
|
| Karger, Johann |
|
5215 El Rio |
|
| Karger, Theresa |
|
5215 El Rio |
m.Johann |
| Kaufman, Craig |
|
|
|
| Kemp, Jack |
1935- |
Occidental College |
Attended
Occidental College 1953-1957, played NFL football, U.S.
Congressman, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
Vice-Presidential candidate (Bob Dole) |
| Kienholtz, Edward |
|
|
went to San Raphael Elementary School,
Assemblage artist |
| Kincheloe, James E |
|
|
born in Kentucky, First Eagle
Rock City Board of Trustees 1911 (represented east end), house:
"Rosemont" |
| Kratz, Richard P. |
|
|
Defender and popularizer of Interoculalens
Surgery |
| Lawhon, DavidWilder |
1924-1988 |
June |
Navy fighter pilot in World War II;
President of Manufacturing for Capitol Records/EMI Music |
| Lawson, Harry A |
1881-1978 |
|
Editor and publisher of the Eagle Rock
Sentinel. Born on Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Canada. Died
Thanksgiving 1978. |
| Le Clere,
Mary Louise |
12/8/1888-12/23/76 |
|
born in Monticello, Came to Eagle
Rock
1913, Founder; Eagle Rock Presbyterian Church,
1914, DAR
(San Raphael) 1920, BP Women's Club 1923, ERVHS
1961, Pioneers '61 |
| Line, Francis |
|
|
Owned the Eagle Rock |
| Lorenz, Anetta De Young |
|
|
m. John, Pioneers '61 |
| Lorenz, John |
|
|
came from Austria with Kargers |
| Manning, Donald O |
|
|
L.A. City Fire Chief |
| Martsolf, Benjamin B |
|
Loleta |
Eagle Rock City Clerk ca 1922 |
| Marx, Ruth Blackadder |
|
|
|
| Mason, T C |
|
|
Member. Eagle Rock City Water Board ca 1922 |
| Mattison, George C |
|
|
Eagle Rock City Trustee ca 1922 |
| May |
|
|
[ May Co.] Joe & Audry Lazaroni
lived
in his summer house on Escarpa |
| Mc Nitt, Rollin |
|
|
Eagle Rock City Attorney, Boy
Scouts Scrapbook |
| Menasco, Esa Von Grofe |
|
|
Mdme. Played Cello at the 20th Century club
opening. |
| Merritt, Connie Braisch |
|
|
Piano teacher |
| Miller, Mrs. W. L. |
|
|
Member Library Board |
| Miller, W. L. |
|
|
Owner of the Sentinel |
| Minskey, Dardy Rosemary
Blackadder |
|
|
|
| Moore, Alice Dirks |
|
|
Pioneers '61 |
| Moreno, Carlos |
|
|
California Supreme Court Justice |
| Morris, Bertha |
1/18/50 |
5411 Hillmont |
1st Worthy Matron Eagle Rock Eastern
Star, Goat & plant expert, friend of Helen
Pratt, Husband : Rufus |
| Murdock, Elena Frackleton |
|
|
Pioneers '61 |
| Murdock, Ray |
|
|
|
| Neal, William |
|
|
Asst. City Attorney |
| Neal |
|
|
William Neal’s son killed in WW
II. Neal Dr named in his honor |
| Newhan, Beth Ellenwood |
|
|
Pioneers '61 |
| Null Marian M |
|
|
Lived at "Valle Vista", Hill Dr.,
Wrote ""Davy Crockett Forgotten Pioneer" |
| Nutting, Wayne |
1894-4/28/69 |
|
born in Michigan, Dahlia
Motors Stanley Steamer, Died at Knott's Berry Farm
(Shutz killed [him]) [Response
from Kathy Muller-Carrillo] |
| Obama, Barack |
1961- |
Occidental College |
Attended
Occidental College first two years before transferring to Columbia
University, 44th President of the United States (taking office January
20, 2009) |
| Orkin, Ruth |
9/3/21-1/16/85 |
|
|
| Osborne, Sherril B. |
|
|
Eagle Rock City Mayor ca 1922 Councilman
14th district to 1929 |
| Pacheco, Nick |
|
|
Councilman 14th district 1999-2003 |
| Patterson, Shirley |
|
|
Miss California |
| Pedigo, Kate |
|
|
Artist & Author -- "Eagle Rock's
Grandma Moses" |
| Phinney, Carle &
Myrtle |
|
|
Eagle Rock's first doctor |
| Pittman |
|
|
First Eagle Rock City Clerk |
| Pitts, ZaSu |
1/3/1894-6/7/1963 |
York Pl. |
Star of "Greed" |
| Pratt, Helen |
|
Ridgeview |
Early bird authority. Named Ridgeway (now
Ridgeview) for the famous ornithologist |
| Puthuff, Hanson |
|
College View Ave. |
Painter Leading Plein Air artist |
| Real, James |
|
|
Owned the Eagle Rock |
| Roberts, Howard |
|
|
s Carrie |
| Roberts, Mrs. Carrie A. |
|
Ellenwood Dr |
d Pittman Member Library Board |
| Rodgers, Ralph B |
|
|
|
| Root, Orlando J. |
d 2-17-28 (suicide) |
5269 La Roda Ave. |
Manager of Root & Vandervoort Of
East Moline, Ill.(Moline Auto Co.) Autos &
engines, trustee of Eagle Rock Bank, 1st President
of Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce 1913. |
| Ross, Laura |
d 12-76 |
|
|
| Sauer |
|
328 Highland View |
Built 1928 (Genine) |
| Scholfield, Sarah J. |
d
1956 |
Hartwick
St. and later Mt. Royal Drive |
Came
to Eagle Rock in 1917; with her father, William Sheppard, founded
Scholfield & Sheppard Real Estate |
| Shaw, Robert |
4/30/16-1/25/99 |
Ellenwood Dr. |
Choral director (Robert Shaw Chorale) |
| Shawn, Ted |
|
Addison Way |
Modern Dancer |
| Shearin |
|
Shearin Ave. |
|
| Shedd, John C. |
|
|
(Dr.) Oxy professor, developer,
poet |
| Sherman, Dr. Benjamin F. |
|
|
Wrote "La Paloma"
& "Feilcita", "(Escondido)" |
| Silverwood, Francis B. |
1863-1924 |
|
Silverwood's, developer Eagle
Rock's "Happyland", Lyricist for California's state
song "I Love you Calfornia""adopted 1988. |
| Snow, May E. |
|
|
First President of the Eagle Rock Business
and Professinal Women's Club |
| Snyder, Arthur K |
|
|
Councilman 14th district 67-83 |
| St Cyr, Lili |
|
|
(Willis Marie Blackadder) Burlesque Queen,
entrepreneur |
| St Denis, Ruth |
|
Addison Way |
Modern Dancer |
| Steinbeck, John |
|
|
Author Lived in Eagle Rock several times [click here
for more information] |
| Stine, George F |
|
|
Owner Stine’s Drug |
| Stowe, Madeiline |
1958- |
|
Actress, Film debut "Stakeout",
1987; Member of TV "Raines" cast, 2007 |
| Swan, Anna |
|
|
First library |
| Swan, Howard |
|
Addison Way |
Taught Chorale at ERHS & Oxy |
| Swanson, Emil |
|
|
Owner Eagle Rock Lumber |
| Swinnerton, Kenneth |
d 10-75 |
|
|
| Taylor, Jesse H |
|
|
Eagle Rock City Trustee ca 1922 |
| Thompson, Marshall |
1926-1992 |
|
Actor, Occidental College student, was on
cross country team; in 1994 left Oxy fro movies "To Hell and Back";
host of TV's "Daktari |
| Thrasher, Edward L. |
|
|
Councilman ca 1935 |
| Tritch, Stewart |
|
Colorado Blvd. |
Owner Tritch Hardware |
| Trumbo, Dalton |
|
|
Blacklisted Hollywood Writer,
Mitzi Trumbo) |
| Vallance |
|
|
Harry Lauder’s sister had a shop
south of the Murfield block |
| Verdugo |
|
|
|
| Veysey |
|
|
|
| Wagner, Lindsay |
|
Lolita |
Actor [more
information in wikipedia] |
| Wong, Bill Sr. |
05- |
|
born in Canton, China Serve Well
1955 -70 |
| Wong, Jessie Chan |
2-Jul |
|
Sacramento? Married Chan then Bill Sr. |
| Wong, Richard |
|
|
Son of Bill Sr. (?) ERHS |
| Wong, Roberta
Chan(Bobbie) |
|
|
Daughter of Chan. Later adopted by Bill Sr.
Married George Wong, no relation |
| Wong, William (Bill) Jr. |
2-2-43-03 |
|
Son of Bill Sr. Hon c of c member. ERHS 1970 |
| Woods, Elizabeth |
|
|
ERHS Eagles Scream Founder |
| Young, Charles W. |
|
|
born in Illinois, First Eagle
Rock City Board of Trustees 1911, House "Castle Crags" above
Ellis Ave., Eagle Rock City Clerk |
| Young, Emma |
|
|
California History and Landmarks Womens
20th Century Club |
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