Patton Family Property Papers
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers having to do with land plots in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles. The owners of the land are sisters Maria Jesus De Shorb, Annie Wilson, and Ruth Patton. In 1909 a trust was established by the Title Insurance and Trust Company of Los Angeles naming Annie Wilson and Ruth Patton the grantors and Maria Shorb the beneficiary. The collection contains preliminary trust papers as well as the declaration of trust (trust # 2010). Also included are tax reports, receipts, and statements from the trust from the years between 1909 and 1938, various deeds and title papers, court papers, and correspondences.
Dates
- 1909-1938
Creator
- Grenier, Judson (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English
Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Maria Jesus De Shorb (1844-1917), Annie Wilson (1854-?), and Ruth Patton (1861-1928), are the daughters of Benjamin Davis Wilson, a prominent California statesman and politician during the 1800’s. Maria is the daughter of Ramona Yorba, the first wife of Wilson, and Annie and Ruth are the daughter’s of Margret Hereford, Wilson’s second wife. Southern California’s Mt. Wilson was named after Benjamin Davis Wilson.
Maria Jesus De Shorb (Maria De Jesus “Sue” Wilson Shorb) married James DeBarth Shorb in 1867, they had eleven children. James worked for Maria’s father and developed much of the land in Los Angeles, including the cities of Alhambra which he named, and San Marino.
Annie Wilson never married and lived with her sister Ruth and her family.
Ruth Patton married George S. Patton Sr., a California politician. They are the parents of George S. Patton Jr., the famous World War II General.
Extent
1 box
.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains papers having to do with land plots in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles, California owned by sisters Maria Jesus De Shorb, Annie Wilson, and Ruth Patton. Included in the collection are declaration of trust papers, deeds and title papers, tax reports, receipts, statements, court papers, and correspondence.
Arrangement
Arranged in five series:
- Series I. Declaration of Trust Papers (1909-1916)
- Series II. Deeds and Title Papers (1909-1938)
- Series III. Tax Reports, Receipts, and Statements (1909-1918)
- Series IV. Correspondence (1914-1916)
- Series V. Court Papers (1909-1917)
Acquisition Information
Collection donated to CHUDH Archives by Judson Grenier in 2011.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Shannon Salcido in July of 2011. Materials were arranged by type of item and chronologically.
- Deeds of trust
- Grantor trusts
- Land titles -- California -- Los Angeles County
- Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1856-1927
- Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
- Shorb, James De Barth
- Title Insurance and Trust Company (1893-1968)
- Trust companies
- Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Wilson, Benjamin Davis, 1811-1878
Creator
- Grenier, Judson (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Patton Family Property Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Shannon Salcido
- Date
- ©2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu