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Emily Maud Hedges died January 25 1917, San Mateo, California, died from a cerebral hemmorhage.

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Emily Maud Hedges Garmeson
Birth Jan 1861, Oxfordshire, England
Death 26 Jan 1917 (aged 55–56), San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot WS-Section A Mausoleum Niches Row/Tier/Division-4 Niche / Crypt / Grave-23 View
Memorial ID 186941262

In the January to March 1852 birth index John Deakin Garmeson, Pancras, London, Middlesex, volume 1b, page 37.

Parish Records St. Pancras, Camden, Middlesex
Baptism January 21 1852 John Deakin Garmeson, born December 29, 1851, parents John and Emma Garmeson, Tottenham Court Road, father’s occupation draper.

1861 Census 91 Stafford Street Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Head John M. Wood, age 46, principal? of Eccleshall Grammar School, born Manchester, Lancashire
John’s wife, a cook, a housemaid and 11 pupils including
Pupil John Garmeson, age 9, scholar, born London, Middlesex

From the New Army List 1874
20th regiment of Hussars
Sub Lieutenants
1 year of service, J. D. Garmeson, 15 March 1873 [must be date of his appointment]

From the United Service Magazine
The Army Gazette October 17 1873
20th Hussars - Sub Lieut. John Deakin Garmeson resigns his commission.

In the October to December 1876 marriage index John Deakin Garmeson on the same page as Emily Maud Hedges and Lydia Jane Squire, Islington, London, volume 1b, page 702.

In the 1900 US Census twenty-first Street, district 129, San Francisco, California. Head John D. Garmeson, born December 1853 [?], England, parents born in England, immigrated 1883, 17 years in U.S, Book Keeper.
Wife Maud Garmeson, born January 1861, England, mother of 6 children, 6 living, immigrated 1883.
Daughter Beatrice Garmeson, born January 1880 in England, single, immigrated 1883.
Son Reginald Garmeson, born May 1884 [incorrect], England, immigrated 1885 [incorrect], office boy.
Daughter Violet Garmeson, born August 1885 Illinois, at school.
Son George Garmeson, born October 1887 Illinois, at school.
Son Bertie Garmeson, born February 1891, California.
Son Russell Garmeson, born June 1896, California.

In the 1910 US census Alpine Road, district 167, assembly district 37, San Francisco, California.
Head John D. Garmeson, age 58, married 25 years, immigrated 1888 [?], born in England, bookkeeper.
Wife Emily M. Garmeson, age 45, born in England, 6 children, 6 living, immigrated 1888,
Daughter Beatrice Garmeson, age 23, single, born England, bookkeeper.
Son Reginald Garmeson, age 22, born England, clerk hardware.
Daughter Violet Garmeson, age 19, born Chicago, bookkeeper photo and optical. Son Bert Garmeson, age 17, born California, apprentice painter.
Son Russell Garmeson, age 13, born California.

From Garmeson Family Tree - Ancestry.co.uk
John Deakin Garmeson died July 31, 1911, San Francisco, California, died at German Hospital from Sepsis and Gangrene.

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John Deakin Garmeson
Birth 29 Dec 1851, England
Death 31 Jul 1911 (aged 59), San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot WS-Section A Mausoleum Niches Row/Tier/Division-4 Niche / Crypt / Grave-23
Memorial ID 186670036


from The Garmeson Family Tree at ancestry by Garmeson
John Deakin Garmeson's Life
[Additional comments by Kim Simmonds in square brackets.]

John Deakin Garmeson was born 29 Dec 1851 in St. Pancras, London, England. He was the eldest son of John Wood Garmeson and Emma Deakin. His baptism took place in the Parish of St. Pancras, London, England on 21 Jan 1852. His brothers and sisters were Thomas Deakin Garmeson, born 06 May 1854, Ann Wood Garmeson. born 01 Sep 1855, Emma Elizabeth Garmeson, born 07 Oct 1857, and George Deakin Garmeson, born 14 Nov 1861.
 
There were two accounts published regarding the death of one year old Thomas Garmeson. One was in the Era Newspaper (London, England) and the other was in the  Ipswich Journal (London, England) dated 27 May 1855 and 02 Jun 1855 respectively. It was told that John Deakin Garmeson accidentally poisoned his brother Thomas, who was 12 months old. The two boys had been left unattended by their  nursemaid, and John poured Hartshorn in Oil into the mouth of Thomas, thinking it was a medication. The child died within hours. The coroner held an inquest, ruling the case accidental, but felt the chemist should be held liable for not labeling the bottle as poisonous. The coroner felt such a warning would have alerted the parents not leave poisonous products within the reach of children. A similar case was reported around that same time, where an 18 month old girl died the day after she ingested Hartshorn in Oil. Hartshorn in Oil is an ammonia product used for cleaning and also as “smelling salts” in that time period.
 
John’s father, John Wood Garmeson, was the owner of a silk and general drapery store in London, England. There were several newspaper articles written about him. His store was evidently the scene of several shoplifting crimes. There was also an ad where John was looking for a young lad who would be willing to work as an apprentice, and learn the trade. He worked in partnership with his brother, Thomas. There was a public notice regarding the split of their partnership in the London morning Post on 04 Mar 1859.
 
John Wood Garmeson died on 11 Jul 1865, at the age of 42. The cause of his death is not known.  His death notice was published in the England and Wales Death registry. The England and Wales National Probate Calendar published that John Wood Garmeson’s estate was worth 8000£.  These funds were to go to his widow, Emma, and to John Sharrod of Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England. His widow, Emma also had to liquidate the assets of his store, which were valued at 2173 £. This was noted in the Stanford Newspaper (London England) dated 09 Oct 1865. Five years later, Emma Garmeson died on 01 April 1870 at the age of 50.  This left her four children orphaned. John Deakin Garmeson was 18 years old when he lost his mother, but his siblings were much younger. Ann was 10, Emma Elizabeth was 7 and George was only 3 years old.  It is not known, but assumed, that relatives took them in and raised these children to their adult years.

There are a few listings in the London newspapers that give us a glimpse as to what John Deakin Garmeson did after losing his parents. An article appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette (London, England) dated 05 Jul 1869. John Deakin Garmeson was named as a candidate to the Royal Military College. All those named, had successfully completed an entrance exam, and were now qualified to enter this academy for officer training in either infantry or cavalry. John Deakin Garmeson successfully completed his training, and joined the King’s 20th Hussars. [Coincidentally my grandfather’s aunt was married to Albert Jewell who was also in this regiment at that time.]The 20th Hussars were stationed in Colchester, UK, and served an obligatory tour of duty in Ireland to uphold the civil power. In the Star Newspaper (St. Peter Port, Guernsey, England) on 18 Mar 1873, they printed a list of promotions within the military ranks. John Deakin Garmeson was listed as being promoted to sub-Lieutenant in succession of Lt. C. Mangles. This promotion was also recorded in the United Service Magazine Army Gazette dated March 1873 John Deakin was later reported to have resigned his commission in the Morning Post (London, Greater London, England) dated 18 Oct 1873. In 1874, the 20th King’s Hussars were stationed in Aldershot, UK.
 
John Deakin Garmeson married Emily Maud Hedges on 18 Dec 1876, in Islington, London, England. Emily was born 10 Jan 1853 in Oxfordshire, England and was the daughter of John Hedges, according to their marriage certificate. The name of her mother is not known.
 
While residing in England, John and Emily became parents to two of their six children. Beatrice Maud Deakin Garmeson was born 06 Jun 1877 and Reginald Deakin Garmeson was born 24 May 1882.  For reasons unknown, John Deakin Garmeson, his wife Emily Maud and their two children Beatrice and Reginald emigrated to the United States on the ship SS Britannic. They left Liverpool, England on 20 Nov 1882 and  landed in New York harbor on 30 Nov 1882.

Sometime during 1883, the family migrated to Chicago, Illinois. A public notification was found in the Chicago Tribune dated 11 Sep 1885, that a Samuel A. Martin was filing an appeal to a prior lawsuit against John Deakin Garmeson. A later public notice appeared in the same newspaper dated 09 Sep 1885. The case had been presented before Chief Justice Rogers. The final judgement was “ ruling discharged”. It is not known why John had been sued by Samuel A. Martin. It could be investigated by visiting Chicago, and looking up records at the County Courthouse.

The following research was done to get an idea of what may have happened. Samuel A. Martin was a salesman in his father’s Produce Warehouse. His father was Arthur Martin, a Produce Commission Merchant in Chicago, according to the 1870 and 1880 Federal Census records. The following is a definition of a Produce Commission Merchant;
[ “Produce commission merchant” means a person who, by himself, or his clerk, a servant or agent as his principal business, receives produce for sale, either on commission  or credit,  of the consignor.”  Every produce commission merchant shall, upon the receipt of a consignment of produce, and as he handles and disposes of the same, make a record in a book to be kept for the purpose, of all transactions relating thereto.  Such record shall specify the name and address of the consignor, the date of receipt of the consignment, the kind and quantity of produce received, the date of sale, the quantity sold, the selling price thereof and the expenses connected therewith.   A report of the sale containing the particulars, shall, together with the balance due to the consignor, be mailed to him within five days after the sale of such consignment has been completed. The names and addresses of purchasers shall be furnished by the produce commission merchant when demanded by the consignor. Whenever any produce commission merchant buys for himself, any produce consigned to him, the report of the sale shall contain a statement that he has purchased for himself the produce therein mentioned.
 
Record of transactions:  A Commission accountant will calculate the sales clerks commission payouts in a timely and accurate manner. The accountant will calculate commissions, provide commission statements to the sales clerks, answer to any inquiries related to these commissions, and comply with approved  accounting standards.
 
John Deakin Garmeson was not on the 1880 census, since he had not emigrated to the United States until 1882, so there is no record of his employment while he was in Chicago. Since his occupation was “Bookkeeper” in all other documentation of John, it is plausible that his association with this family was in that capacity. Perhaps this lawsuit was over John Deakin Garmeson’s poor record keeping of the transactions in this consignment warehouse, and Samual Martin felt he had been cheated out of his sales profits.

While living in Chicago, John Deakin Garmeson and his wife Emily had two more children. Violet Deakin Garmeson, who was born 25 Aug 1885 and George Deakin Garmeson who was born  10 Oct 1887.

A personal ad appeared in the New York Herald Newspaper dated 29 Dec 1887. It read as follows:
“John Deakin Garmeson, being entitled to a legacy, is requested to communicate
with Mr. Bickerton H. Deakin, [my 2G uncle, John’s second cousin] solicitor, Monmouth, England”
The fact this personal ad was published in a New York newspaper meant that Bickerton H. Deakin thought John Deakin Garmeson was still living in New York. Unfortunately, John and Emily had already moved to Chicago, and were possibly not aware of this notice. The “legacy” that John was entitled to was an inheritance from the estate of Sarah Cradock Deakin, a great Aunt who died childless. She left a personal estate amounting to 27,190 pounds, 16 shillings and 1 pence. to any living family members. Bickerton Homer Deakin was her nephew and her attorney. He was also John Deakin Garmeson’s cousin. His job was to contact all living heirs, and split the money from this estate amongst them. It is not known if John Deakin Garmeson ever got this message, or his share of the inheritance.
 
In 1888 John moved his family to Los Angeles, California, and then to San Francisco, California.  John and Emily had two more children born in San Francisco, California. Bertram John Deakin Garmeson was born 03 Feb 1891 and  Charles Russell Deakin Garmeson was born  05 Jun 1896.                       

There was an article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, dated 26 May 1893. John Deakin Garmeson was working as a bookkeeper/cashier for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. An auditor was reviewing their books, and reported that money was missing. John Garmeson was rumoured to have taken the funds, because he “had taken departure”. The manager, Kirkpatrick, defended John Garmeson, and claimed the missing money could simply be a clerical error. An investigation occurred, and they discovered that a cashier named Smith had absconded with $900 and had fled to Santa Cruz. Smith was later found, and brought back to San Francisco with most of the money on him. Although John Garmeson was cleared of the allegations of theft,  he was discharged from his duties anyway, for keeping the books in “a terribly muddled condition”.
 
John Deakin Garmeson had many addresses in California but primarily worked as a bookkeeper. The following is a list of his addresses found in the San Francisco Directory and the Federal Census records.
            1893 Lived in San Francisco, California;                  Occupation: Bookkeeper
            1895 Lived at 265 Gleason Ave., Las Angeles;        Occupation: Money Collector for the
                                                                                                         W.H. Perry Lumber and Mill Co.
            1897 Lived at 308 Bartlett Street, San Francisco;   Occupation: Bookkeeper
            1900 Lived at 1625 24th Avenue San Francisco;    Occupation: Bookkeeper
            1901 Lived at 3526 21st Avenue, San Francisco;   Occupation: Bookkeeper
            1902 Lived at 1113 E. 23rd Avenue, Oakland        Occupation: Clerk
            1903 Lived at 1708 E. 23rd Avenue, Oakland        Occupation: Clerk
            1904 Lived at 1708 E. 23rd Avenue, Oakland        Occupation: Clerk
            1905 Oakland, California listing -                 “Moved to San Francisco”
            1910 Lived at 55 Alpine Street, San Francisco        Occupation: Bookkeeper
            1911 Lived at 55 Alpine Street, San Francisco        Occupation: Bookkeeper
 
John Deakin Garmeson died in the German Hospital on 31 Jul 1911 at the age of 59. His death certificate stated that he died from sepsis and gangrene due to urinary retention caused by an enlarged prostate that restricted his urethra.  He was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo, California.  
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