Ellen Elizabeth Hitchcock

May 26, 1897; Ellen is born in San Marcial "On Wednesdaymorning a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hitchcock. This isthe first present to the young couple from Babyland and of course,their joy is unbounded. May 10, 1917 Will return to City ofBirth as Bride . . . An interesting marriage ceremony, lastevening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hitchcock at 855 NortonAvenue made their daughter, Miss Ellen Elizabeth Hitchcock the brideof Max Ames of San Marcial, New Mexico. The bride will be welcomed onher return to San Marcial to the city of her birth, which she leftfour years ago to accompany her parents to Los Angeles. The familyhas lived in San Bernardino only since March, Mr. Hitchcock beinggeneral foreman of the Santa Fe shops. The bride is a niece ofJ. R. Hitchcock, superintendent of the Santa Fe, and a very attractivegirl who has a host of friends awaiting her arrival in San Marcial,where the groom will take the bride following a short wedding trip toLos Angeles and the coast on which they departed last night bymachine. The at home cards read, after June 4. The bride and groomwill return here for a short visit on Monday. The home wasbeautifully decorated in flowers for the wedding event, the bridalparty standing in front of a bank of roses. The bride wore a jauntyand becoming tailieur of rose color with hand embroidered Georgetteblouse, with white shoes, and carried a boquet of white rosebuds. Immediately after the ceremony which was pronounced by Rev. Bellar ofHighland, pastor of the Methodist church who was the pastor of thefamily in Los Angeles, a wedding repast was served. The appointmentsbeing in pink and the flowers the Cecil Bruner roses. Garlandsof pink extended to the corner of the table from the chandelier, thecenterpiece being a bowl of Cecil Beruner roses and maidenhair fern.The place cards were pink and the bride's cake was decorated in pinkroses and the wedding cake in white roses. Pink and green basketsholding candies were the favors. Those who were present towitness the ceremony and have the pleasure of wishing the bride andgroom happiness forever were Mrs. and Mrs. D. W. Hitchcock,grandparents of the bride, the parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hitchcock,Miss De Etta Hitchcock of Los Angeles, daughter of SuperintendentHitchcock and cousin of the bride, Miss Viola Jackson and George Rossof Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flack of San Bernardino. 1920Census, Winslow, Pct. 3, NavajoCo., Arizona, Jan. 7: Sup. Dist. 1, ED94, Sheet 6A, p. 161: Ames, Max age 27 b. in UT; Father b. in OH;Mother b. in UT; Max is a "Collector" for the SF Water Co. Theyrent their home. Ellen E. age 22 1918 During WWI:THIS DAUGHTER OF OFFICIAL IN OVERALLS To do her "bit" in thiswar, Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Hitchcock Ames, member of the famous SantaFe railroad family, has donned overalls and has gone to work in theair department of the shops at Winslow, Arizona. Her husband,Max Ames, formerly division accountant of the Santa Fe at San Marcial,New Mexico, is with a railroad unit in France. Mrs. Amesformerly lived here, where she was married at the family home onNorton Ave. in May, 1917. Her father is W. D. Hitchcock, mastermechanic at Winslow. One of her uncles is Superintendent J. R.Hitchcock of the Los Angeles division and there are other uncles invarious branches of the Santa Fe service. Mrs. Ames is filling aman's place by choice and she is being paid 43 cents an hour. Shesays she likes her work and the novelty of a woman filling the placeof a man with a railroad company. Mr. Ames has been in Francesince February. When daughters and nieces of high railroadofficials demonstrate their patriotism by donning overalls, it willprobably not be long before many other women will be anxious to go towork in the shops. WOMAN TAKES R.R. SHOP JOB Member ofWidely-Known Family Doing Her Bit While Husband Is In FranceClad in overalls, Mrs. Ellen Hitchcock Ames, member of a widely knownfamily of Santa Fe officials, has gone to work in the Santa Fe shopsat Winslow, Arizona, to do her "bit" while her husband is with thearmy in France. She is the daughter of W. D. Hitchcock, SantaFe master mechanic at Winslow, niece of Superintendent J. R. Hitchcockof the Santa Fe's Southern California lines and of 1241 West FifthStree, Los Angeles, and niece of several other Santa Fe officials.Mrs. Ames formerlly lived in Los Angeles. Her husband, Max Ames, wasdivision accountant at San Marcial. They were married in SanBernardino last year and Mr. Ames soon left with a railroad unit forFrance. Mrs. Ames is filling a man's place by choice and sheis being paid 43 cents an hour. She is in the air brake deparment. When daughters and nieces of high railroad officials demonstratetheir patriotism by donding overalls, it will probably not be longbefore many other women will be anxious to go to work in the shops. Women have not yet begun to fill men's places in the Santa Fe shopsin California, although many are at work through New Mexico andArizona and a census has been taken to determine how many women can beused to fill men's places in the shops at San Bernardino. Feb. 5,1928 Ellen Ames Called By Death Thursday Ellen HitchcockAmes, wife of R. Max Ames and daughter of our Master Mechanic, W. D.Hitchcock, passed away at 11 o'clock in the evening of February 5th ather home in San Bernardino, California. Funeral services wereheld Monday, February 9th at 2:20 p.m. at the Shaw undertakingparlors. The pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of whichshe was a member, delivering the beautiful tribute to the dead andwords of lasting comfort to the bereaved families and the great throngof sorrowing friends pressent. The members of the ladies' SundaySchool class of which she was a member, rendered appropriate music andher class mates, dressed all in white, were pall bearers.Interment was made in Mountain View cemetery, one of the mostbeautiful spots in all California. All appreciation is hereexpressed for the members of the bereaved families for the beautifulsentiments and deep sympathy expressed by the host of friends throughtelegrams, letters and great banks of flowers which came to them fromall over the southwest. ELLEN ELIZABETH AMES Mrs. EllenElizabeth Ames, wife of Max Ames, died last night at the family home,1855 Florence Avenue. She was a native of New Mexico and had lived inSan Bernadino two years. In addition to her husband she is survivedby a son. More About Ellen Elizabeth Hitchcock: Burial:Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA MoreAbout R. Max "Curly" Ames: Burial: Eugene, OR 23 ii. Lawrence W.Hitchcock, born Jan 08, 1899 in San Marcial, Socorro, NM; died Mar 20,1975 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM. He married Marie E. Probus Abt.1920; born Feb 22, 1900 in Lexington, Fayette, KY; died Dec 18, 1987in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM. Notes for Lawrence W. Hitchcock:Marriage Announcement: Lawrence W. Hitchcock of San Diego and MarieProbus of Winslow, Arizona. Laurence was a Corporal in Company Kduring WWII in France In 1956 they lived in Pinetown, AZ. Lawrencewas a civil engineer at Winslow. He was a stern, serious man.Laurence had several heart attcks. Death: March 20, 1975HITCHCOCK - Lawrence W. Hitchcock, 76, a resident of Albuquerque,passed away in a local hospital Thursday. He is survived by his wifeMarie E. Hitchcock, of the family home; a daughter, RuthellaHitchcock, Albuquerque; a son William D. Hitchcock, Albuquerque; asister, Jessie Murphy, Newport Beach, Calif.; seven grandchildren andfour great-grandchildern. He was a member of the Albuquerque Lodge60, A.F.&A.M. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. inFern Chapel of Strong-Thorns, 1100 Coal SE, with Chaplain R.Y.Bradfordofficiating. Internment will be in Sunset Memorial Park with theAlbuquerque Lodge 60 A.F.&A.M officiating at the graveside.Pallbearers will be members of the Albuquerque Lodge 60 A.F.&A.M.More About Lawrence W. Hitchcock: Burial: Mar 22, 1975, SunsetMemorial Park, Albuquerque, NM