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John Hammond Crabbe

Birth	:	14 Oct 1880 Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death	:	25 Jan 1956 San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial	:	Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.7391470, -121.8367800
Plot	:	Sec 12,A Lot 63 sp 12
Description	:	FindAGrave volunteer Don, provided the following via email on December 25, 2015: "Nowhere, perhaps, can one crowd so much varied experience into so short a period as in the newspaper "game." Becoming familiar, as one does, with every walk of life, seeing men with all their foibles and hidden characteristics bared to the gaze'97no wonder such a profession makes for worldly wisdom. And by virtue of this wisdom does it generally make for success in another sphere later on. John Hammond Crabbe, attorney at law, rounded out his education by a turn in the newspaper business. For 14 months he was... Read More	FindAGrave volunteer Don, provided the following via email on December 25, 2015: "Nowhere, perhaps, can one crowd so much varied experience into so short a period as in the newspaper "game." Becoming familiar, as one does, with every walk of life, seeing men with all their foibles and hidden characteristics bared to the gaze'97no wonder such a profession makes for worldly wisdom. And by virtue of this wisdom does it generally make for success in another sphere later on. John Hammond Crabbe, attorney at law, rounded out his education by a turn in the newspaper business. For 14 months he was city editor of the Chico Daily Enterprise and for 8 months more a reporter on the Woodland Mail; he still is a newspaperman in a way, for since 1905 he has held credentials of the Northern Press Syndicate. Born October 14, 1880, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Mr. Crabbbe is the son of William and Lavinia Emily (Prowse) Crabbe. In 1884 he came with his parents to California and later attended school at Nimshew, Butte County. Subsequently the family removed to a place on Butte Creek and Mr. Crabbe was obliged to ride horseback about seven miles over two mountain ranges to West Branch school in Big Chico Canyon. Moving again in 1896 to Chico, Mr. Crabbe was graduated from the grammar schools in 1900 and entered the Chico State Normal, finishing in January 1905. To pay his own way, he worked in the sawmills during vacation. He was very active during his Normal course. He was captain of the football, baseball and basketball teams; president of the associated student body and of the Ilakawinn Debating Society; delegate to the Sacramento Valley Interscholastic Athletic League; editor of the Normal Record and for a year Normal reporter on the Chico Enterprise. Also during four years, Mr. Crabbe was a member of Company A, Second Regiment Infantry, National Guard of California, and as such served a month in Oakland and San Francisco following the 1906 fire. He served seven years with the Chico Volunteer Fire Department and for a year was its foreman, as well as member of the hose team that held the State record for racing. He received a certificate of exemption from engine company No. 1. In March 1907, after two years as a newspaperman, Mr. Crabbe came to San Francisco and took a course in stenography from the San Francisco Business College. After several months in mercantile establishments he was employed, in February 1908, as stenographer and law clerk for John O'Gara, then assistant district attorney. He studied law at odd moments and in the evenings and was admitted to the bar May 13, 1910, in the District Court of Appeal in San Francisco. He was admitted to the U.S. District and Circuit Courts May 14, 1910. Until January 1912, he practiced and at the same time acted as clerk for leading lawyers of the city. He then opened offices for himself at 947 Pacific building. Mr. Crabbe confines himself largely to civil practice, particularly probate and contract law. He has been retained in several cases of note; within five years after beginning practice he was retained by one side or the other in personal injury damages suits aggregating more than $100,000. He was one of the two attorneys who represented Lavinia Crabbe, as administratrix of the estate of William R. Crabbe, in a damage suit against the Mammoth Channel Gold Mining Company, in which a Butte County jury awarded a unanimous verdict of $20,000, the largest personal injury damages ever given in the County. The case was the first prosecuted under the Workman's Compensation law. Another hard-fought case in which Mr. Crabbe was employed was that involving the competency of Mrs. Louella Noonan Stapleton. Mr. Crabbe and his associates, after an eight-day jury trial in San Francisco, succeeded in restoring to competency their client, who owned property worth about $100,000. He is also one of the attorneys in an important will contest pending in Buchanan County, Missouri, and in a similar action pending before the Superior Court of San Diego County, California. Mr. Crabbe has traveled extensively, professionally and for pleasure. He is prominent in the Masons, belonging to King Solomon's Lodge No. 260, F.&A.M.; California Commandery No. 1, K.T.; and Islam Temple of Shiners; he holds membership also in the San Francisco Bar Association, California State Automobile Association, American Automobile Association, Mentor Association and the Betsy Ross Memorial Association of Philadelphia. He is a lover of the best in literature, art and music and enjoys motoring as a relaxation. He was married in San Francisco in 1908 to Mary Freeman Armstrong." ~~~ Birth and death dates and locations, mother's maiden name Prowse, from California Death Index Records. 76-year-old John Hammond Crabbe was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on February 15, 1956.

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John Hammond Crabbe's memorial is located at: Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, USA.
When did John Hammond Crabbe death?
John Hammond Crabbe death on 25 Jan 1956 in San Francisco County, California, USA
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Latitude: 39.7391470
Longitude: -121.8367800

Family Members:

Parent

William S. Crabbe

(1854 - 1918)

Lavinia Emily Prowse Crabbe

(1859 - 1946)

Spouse

Siblings

William Richard Crabbe

(1878 - 1911)

(unknow - unknow)

Benjamin Franklin Crabbe

(1887 - 1963)

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Chico, Butte County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7391470, -121.8367800

2. Chico Memorial Mausoleum and Crematory
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Coordinate: 39.7346010, -121.8374560

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Coordinate: 39.8617240, -121.9842480

13. Paradise Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7589989, -121.6119995

14. Clear Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6632996, -121.6138992

15. Nelson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5571410, -121.7694570

16. Cohasset Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9124880, -121.7333220

17. Nimshew Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8460007, -121.6200027

18. Skyway Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 39.8059998, -121.5790024

19. Magalia Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8088570, -121.5800629

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Coordinate: 39.9022700, -121.6596500

21. Smith-Lunt Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7126420, -121.5404070

22. Orland Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7030983, -122.1393967

23. Orland IOOF Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7026000, -122.1401000

24. Mound Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5026460, -121.8605080