When in high school, in the 1950s, as part of an assignment I put together a report on the early citizens of San Diego, California. The material I used was a copy of the 1920 San Diego County Directory. Having come across my long stored handwritten notes I decided they might be of use to genealogy researchers researching family in the San Diego, CA area. Though it is not a part of my own family genealogy, I place it here for those who may find it useful.Dawn Davies Carpenter8/20/2003
.All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free. Voltaire (1764)
G. Aubrey Davidson: Founder of the Southern Trust and Commerce Bank of San Diego. He came to San Diego with his parents in 1886 when he was 18 years old. President of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce from 1909-1910. Planned the 1915 Panama -California Exposition, 1915. President of the Y.M.C.A. His son, Gilbert Aybrey Davidson was born in 1903.
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.Lawyer. b. 1875. Graduated San Diego High School. 1893. Son of President Grant.
Children: Miriam (Macy), Chaffee, Julia, Fannie, and Ulysses S. Grant, III. Built the U. S. Grant Hotel at the cost of 1 1/2 million dollars.
Judge Geo. Puterbaugh:Came to San Diego in 1885. Lawyer with Puterbaugh, Leovy, & Humis. He became judge of the Superior Court in 1889 President of the U. S. Grant Hotel Co.. Died in San Diego on Nov. 22, 1918 at the age of 76.
Johnson W. Puterbaugh: Lawyer. b. 1875. Graduated San Diego High School with the class of 1894. Firm: Puterbaugh & Puterbaugh. City Attorney to National City, 1914. City Attorney to the city of Coronado, 1914-1920. One son, George Puterbaugh, b. 1902.
John D. Spreckles:`Investor, Sugar refiner, Real Estate, S. C. Water Company, President; Oceaner Steamship Company, Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego Ferry Boat Company. (home in Coronado, CA.)
The Following names are from the alphabetized pages of the directory:
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J. Clyde Adair: Garage and Machine shop owner. Adairs Garage at 2nd. & E Street.
Residence: 4081 4th. Street.
Roy O. Akers: Editor of East San Diego Press. Came to San Diego in 1916. Residence: 4520 Canyon Road.
Morris C. Allen:Manager, Winsor Ranch, Sweetwater. Son of Russell Allen Children; David, Charles, & Ernest.
Russell C. Allen: V. President of the Sweetwater Fruit Company
Lois Almgren;Fire Chief. Born 1876. Came to San Diego in 1887. Joined the Fire Department 1902. Engineer in 1909, Fire department in 1916. In 1920 (138 men, 16 stations, in a two platform system.) Children: Lois, R, Sidney Edgar, GertrudeThresa. Residence; 660 18th street.
John Francis Anderson: Bridge Builder. Built Hudson River Tunnel, and bridges world wide. Residence: 3136 Front St. San Diego.
Julius Anderson:Owner, San Diego Laundry. Residence: 22nd and E. Street.
James W. Arrasmith: Manager, San Diego branch of the Fish Finance Company. Store at 202 B Street.Owner of the Southern Vineyard Co. El Central, CA.
Osborne G. Austin:Landscape architect and owner of Beacon Hill Nursery. Landscaper for Balboa Exposition Grounds. Sales at 12th and Broadway.
Walter W. Austin: Owner of Austin Safe and Desk Company. Came to San Diego in 1912. Business at 1131 Third St. Residence; 2330 Albatross St. Children; Genevieve Irene, Virginia Lucille, Warren Wolcott, Gladys Viola, and Edgar Owen.
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Elisha S. Babcock:President Western Salt Company. Offices in Owl Drugstore Building. To San Diego 1884. Built the first electric light systen in San Diego
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Roy Baker:Store Owner. 9th and Broadway. Owned "Amelias'.
Wheeler J. Baily:W. J. Baily Company. Est. 1888. 708 W. G. St. Furnished the material that was used to build the buildings in Balboa Park, also the Coronado Hotel. Resides in the Amalf Tract, La Jolla.
John Barclay:Painting Contractor and Interior Decorator. To San Diego 1910. Decorated the Spreckles home, State Normal School and Californai State Building. Resides: 1933 Dale Street.
Winfield Barkley:Manager of South Trust and Commerce Bank.
A. Ellis Barron: Owner of Sunnyside Citrus Ranch.
Lucius R Barrow:Postmaster since 1917. Foreman of San Diego Tribune 1907. Residence: 3913 Ibis St. Mission Hills..
Ray Kent Barry, M.D. Heart doctor.
E. Roscoe Baskerville: Lawyer. To San Diego in 1910. Three children: Robert W., Lucile, Lloyd Ralph. Resides: 2736 L St.
William B. Becker:Treasurer, Sunset Engraving Company. To San Diego 1911.
Dwight D. Bell:Born Ord, NE.1887. To San Diego, 1892. Lawyer. Director of California Chemical Company.
Harry R. Bledsoe:Bledsoe Furniture Company 1101-1123 6th st. and 6026 E. st. Residence: 1344 Granada Ave.
Abraham Blockmon:Baking Capitalist. Came to San Diego 1881. President of Blockman Banking Co.. Six years on City Council.
Lucien Blockman:President of Blockman Banking and Security. Member of Vity Council for six years.
Very Rev. John Brady: Rector St. Joseph's. Laos out Holy Cross Cemetery.
Allen Brant:Lawyer. To San Diego 1914.
Prudence Stokes Brown: Private Kindergarten Teacher. Montessori Method. National City.
Charles Everett Burch: Lawyer, office at Security Bank Building. Director of Buckman Springs Water Company. Residence: 2859 F St. Chailsrn: C. E. Burch and Virginia Lomar.
George Burnham:Vice president of South Trust abd Commerce. To San Diego 1903. Children: Harold, Percy, Helen, Lawence, Virginia & Ben.
Clarence E. Butler:Lawyer. Children, John Tilton, Emily E., Richard David. Residence: 4360 Hermosa Way.
John Tilton: Butler: b. 1852, to San Diego 1900. County Clerk. 2 sons, three daughters.
Alton D. Butterfield: Surgeon. Paradise Valley Hospital. Superintendent.
W. J. Bush:Citrus Products Company. Chemist Products Included. Orange, lemon oils & extracts. Perfume, & concentrated orange juice.
James C. Byers: Lawyer. To San Diego, 1912, Board of Supervisors, 1918, Sheriff, 1919.
Democracy is measured not by the leaders doing great things but by the citizen doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.John Gardiner
