| Male/Husband} Williams, Simeon Clyde (Si) |
Family History} Hancock |
| Female/Wife} McFarren, Bessie Crystal (Bess) |
Relationship Type} Marriage |
| Marriage: Date} Exa 24 Apr 1924 |
Place} Woodland, Yolo, California |
Ended: On Date} Exa 24 Sep 1976
By} Death of wife |
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| 1st Household No.} 3 = 1615 F Street, Napa, California |
| Photos} See below |
Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock |
Date Updated} 6 May 2010
Date Created} 17 Jun 1994 |
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Notes: After Bess had been at the Veterans Home in Yountville for about one year,
she became pregnant in January 1920. To avoid embarrassment,
Simeon and Bess said that they were married on 19 Dec 1919,
in Woodland, California. However, 24 Apr 1924 was the
actual legal date of their marriage. (They kept this latter
date secret during their lifetimes — and told everyone that
their marriage date was 19 Dec 1919. Hence they
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in December 1969.)
Simeon started a grocery store in 1934 on Jefferson Street in Napa that quickly
evolved into the Green Lantern restaurant. Bess
cooked simple, homecooked meals at this popular eatery that eventually drew big-rig
drivers whose trucks lined the curb waiting for the doors to open at dawn.
The Green Latern's hearty breakfasts and meatloaf luncheons were daily
specials. They served blue collar workers until Simeon and Bess sold the
business in 1947.
The photo at the left shows Bess and Simeon at the Sacramento River circa 1947.
In 1948 Bess and Simeon bought a new house and seven acres of land four miles south of
Fort Bragg, California. See 33601 Pacific Way.
The two photos at the right above were taken in 1953 and show just one of the many
picnics organized by Bess and Simeon at the various beaches near their home
at Fort Bragg. The next photo at the left shows Bess and Simeon in 1955.
The three photos at the right show Simeon and Bess at their 50th wedding
anniversary party in Dec 1969 at Fort Bragg. The second photo shows them
with their daughters Viola and Lorraine. |
| Children: |
Total # of Children} 2 |
Seq. # of Primary} 1 |
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