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More JMH references from David's Grandson
Aug 22 2007, 3:08 PM EDT
hi, hope you get to see this sometime, good work by the way collecting this info.
JMH was my Great Grandfather on the Rogers side. I've been finding more info on various buildings in the NY area. 1905-06 T Square club twelfth annual exhibition catalog has the winning design drawing for the brooklyn masonic temple. the 1909 T Square club catalog has two photos of the interior of a residence for E.S. Harkness in New London, CT. in both cases Hull has been ommited from the firm name. Do you find this valuable? |
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1. RE: More JMH references from David's Grandson
Dec 11 2007, 6:54 PM EST
Hi to you. I think John Hewlett has been in touch with you. Your father,David, came to our daughter's wedding 20 years ago. So I met him. What do you know of where Estelle and JMH lived while in Pennsylvania? Also, isn't it Rodgers not Rogers. Hope you see this sometime. Lesea Newman.
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2. RE: More JMH references from David's Grandson
Dec 15 2007, 1:47 PM EST
well they seem to have got around a bit, I'm not sure of the locations, Mom (Estelle Hewlett) could fill me in when I talk to her next.What I do know is that David went off to school in europe (for any number of rumored reasons) and JMH and Estelle did spend time at the American Academy villa in Rome (mom has the villa's guest book in with the photo albums) they also appear to have spent time at Rock Hall in the addition which now houses the museum offices (we also have an self-portrait by JMH of the sitting room in the rockhall addition). one thing I never really found out was what their primary residence was, My guess would be the general area of west Phila, Roxborough, bucks county, Germantown, somewhere around there, most of my side of the family is in those areas. David resided in Doylestown until his death, at least 30 years if not more. and yes, John has been in contact with me, and I also had the chance to come to one of the reunions at Rockhall a few years ago. I'll see what kind of specifics I can dig up for you cheers Doug Mills Do you find this valuable? |
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3. RE: More JMH references from David's Grandson
Jan 20 2008, 4:18 PM EST
Doug, where do you live? I am in Essex Fells, NJ. Call me at 973-228 0633. I was curious about Estelle. Asked the Social Register . Her father was an oilman. Know more btu will have to look it up. Do you find this valuable? |
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4. RE: More JMH references from David's Grandson
Jan 24 2008, 12:19 PM EST
Im a stage tech and theatrical lighting designer in NYC currently. I dont have a whole lot of info on Great Grandmother Estelle, so I'm not sure what her father did, again I'll have to pick mom's brain for more details, that is if I manage to find the time to call or visit :) one of my great unfinished projects is to try to digitize and archive the stuff in mom's collection of photo albums and papers, perhaps one day I can actually get it done and make it available to interested family members. ok back to work for me, I'll try and get in touch with you some time. Doug Do you find this valuable? |
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5. RE: More JMH references from David's Grandson
Feb 3 2009, 6:36 PM EST
Doug, please send me your email. I wrote a bio of JMH that is in the 2009 edition of the Social Register. Several years ago I emailed the SR to ask what they knew about Estelle, when they finally got back to me they asked if I like to do something on JMH. Did that and I can email it to you. Also, this is what they said about Estelle. Daughter of M&M Harrie Oscar Rodgers (E. Lillian Funston) of 422 W. Chelten Ave., Germantown, PA. Her father was an oilman. She was first married in May(?) 1908 to James B. Wilbur Jr. and according to their wedding announcement they were to reside in Wichita, Kansas. They were last listed as a couple in the 1923 Chicago Social Reg., at 7 Forest, New Britain, CT. By the following year she was listed as single, still in New Britain. On July 8, 1924 she was married to JMH. David Hewlett's age or birth date does not appear anywhere in our records. However, he is first reported in 1932 as a junior (between 14-20) and first given as an adult (over 20) in 1940. Makes him approximately five in 1923. I think a cousin remembers visiting JMH and Estelle in Doylestown and of course they must have lived a Briarwood Crossing in Lawrence which house JMH built for them. Lesea Do you find this valuable? |
