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"Early Life and Letters of Luther Burbank" by Emma Burbank Beeson (Page 29 & 31):
Peter Ross, blue-eyed and slight build, was of Scotch blood. Peter Ross, although a cabinet maker by trade, was by nature a horticulturist, and was the originator of several new grapes. He was best known at the time by the superior fruits and vegetables produced on his place. He was a rather frail man, suffering all his life from attacks of heart disease, yet he lived to the advanced age of 87 years, retaining his ambition and enthusiasm to the last. He was clearing the brush from a very steep rocky hillside in order to set it with grapevines when he was called by death. He was found one bright summer day sitting on a big rock, apparently resting, as so often he had done, but life had quietly gone out.

Peter heiratete Burpee, Polly Kendall in 1811. Polly (Tochter von Burpee, Jeremiah Jr. und Kendall, Molly) wurde geboren am 18 Mrz 1791 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 10 Dez 1865 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oak Hill Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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The Daily Telegram (Long Beach, California) Tuesday, September 4, 1906, Page 4:
Mrs. Harriet F. Van Ornam, who had been a resident of Long Beach for thirteen years, died at 12:10 o'clock this afternoon at the family home, 832 East Sixth street, from a stroke of paralysis which she suffered last Saturday. Mrs. Van Ornam would have been 95 years old had she lived until December 19. Before coming to this city she lived in Lewis, Iowa. She was a native of Sterling, Mass. She had been a member of the Methodist church since she was a young girl.
Two sons, both of whom live here, survive her, Edward C. and Ferris B. Van Ornam. Three grandsons and seven granddaughters also live here, another grandson at Huntington Beach and another granddaughter in Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Friday. The exact hour has not been set, as yet. Burial will be at Wilmington, where one of Mrs. Van Ornam's grandsons is buried.

From the Lewis Standard (Lewis, Iowa) September 13 & 16, 1906:
Grandma Van Orman, as she was formerly known here, died at the home of her son, E.C.D. Van Ornam at Long Beach, Cal., Friday, September 7th, and was buried the Sunday following. She moved from here with her son to Long Beach several years ago. She was quite well known among the older people of this vicinity. She was aged almost a century.

Harriet heiratete van Ornam, Daniel Dudley geschätzt 1833. Daniel wurde geboren am 20 Sep 1808 in , Essex County, New York, USA; gestorben am 9 Okt 1866 in Durant, Cedar County, Iowa, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Edward's full name is Edward Charles DeLavan Van Ornam. A pretty long name so sometimes he just shortened it to Edward C.D. Van Ornam, Edward Charles Van Ornam or E. C. Van Ornam. C.D. is not a nickname.
From The Long Beach Press (Long Beach, California) Monday, January 12, 1914, Page 12:
E. C. VanOrnam, resident of Long Beach for more than twenty years, passed away Saturday night at 9:40 at his home in Forty-eighth street, Los Angeles. The body is at the undertaking parlor of Edgar McFadyen, in East Third street, where the funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. He leaves three sons, Chester of Long Beach, Ralph of San Luis Obispo and William of Hemet, Riverside County and two daughters, Mrs. Steen of this city and Mrs. Snell of Riverside County.
From History of the State of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties - Call Number from CA State Library: [Alcove] 979.4 G9 -- 2 -- Book NC, Page 1132:
EDWARD C.D. VAN ORNAM. The first representative of the Van Ornam family in the United States was Great-grandfather Van Ornam, who, as may be surmised from the surname, was a native of Holland. Bringing with him all the sturdy qualities for which the Dutch as a nation are noted, he settled in New York state and reared his family amid the trying conditions which always prevail in a new country.
A grandson of this immigrant and the father of our subject, Daniel D. Van Ornam, was born in Willsboro, N.Y., where in his early manhood years he followed his trade of mason and builder. From there he later went to Buffalo, that state, and still later to Massachusetts, in both of which places he continued to work at his trade. Some time before his death he removed to the middle west, settling in Davenport, Iowa, and later in Cedar county, that state, where he died when in his fifty-seventh year.
As his wife he had chosen Harriet F. Ross, who was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Peter Ross, the latter born in New York state of English descent. In the latter's family was another daughter, Olive, who became the wife of Mr. Burbank, by whom she has one son, Luther Burbank, who is known the world over as the Wizard of Horticulture. Mrs. Van Ornam survived her husband many years, and passed away at the home of her son Edward in Long Beach September 4, 1906, where she was in her ninety-fifth year. For many years she had been a member of the Methodist Church, and throughout her life she exemplified the teachings of the Christian religion.
Of the ten children born to Daniel D. and Harriet F. (Ross) Van Ornam, only two are now living, Edward C.D. and Ferris B., both of Long Beach.
Edward C.D. was born in Champlain, N.Y., August 8, 1836 and was reared in Buffalo until six years old, when the family removed to Massachusetts, settling in Worcester. He attended the public schools of that city for a time, but later returned to Buffalo, where he was a pupil in the public schools. By the time he had reached his sixteenth year, he had settled upon definite plans for his future career in the business world. From his father he learned the brick mason's and builder's trade, and in 1854, when the family removed to Davenport, Iowa, he worked side by side with his father in the execution of the many and important contracts which came to them. Among them may be mentioned the Cook & Sargent's marble block, the Episcopal Church of Davenport, besides numerous fine residences.
After he followed his trade continuously for about twenty years, he made a change in both occupation and location, in 1870 removing to Cass county, Iowa, where he purchased wild land and started out as a farmer and stock-raiser. His specialty, however, was the raising of fine stock, consisting principally of high-grade Short-horn Durham cattle. During the eleven years which he carried on stock-raising in Cass county, he was fairly successful, but a desire to resume his trade caused him to dispose of his interests there and remove to Lewis, that county. In that city and Omaha, Neb., whither he later removed, he carried on contracting until 1887, during the winter of that year coming to California and visiting many cities in various parts of the state, Long Beach being among the number.
He returned to Iowa in the following spring and again took up his trade but the middle states seemed less attractive than formerly and he determined to transfer his interests to the west. Coming to Long Beach in 1893 he at once began to take contracts for building and during the twelve years following erected many of the finest buildings in this city. He has erected a number of residences on his own account and later sold them. Since 1905 he has not been in active business and is now living retired in the enjoyment of the competency accumulated through many years of continued activity.
In Durant, Cedar county, Iowa, Mr. Van Ornam married Ann M. Doolittle, born in Wallingford, Conn., her father being Chester Doolittle, well known in that state, where his death occurred. Mrs. Van Ornam died in 1890 in Lewis, Iowa. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Van Ornam, as follows: Hattie M., the wife of Fred W. Snell, of Buena Park, Cal.; Luther L., who died in early childhood; Bertha F., Mrs. John B. Steen, of Long Beach; William W., also of this city; Edward E., who died when in his twenty-fourth year; Chester D., manager of the San Pedro Lumber Company at Huntington Beach; and Ralph R., who is in the employ of the Nofzinger Lumber Company, Los Angeles. In his church affiliations Mr. Van Ornam is a Presbyterian and politically he is a Republican.

Edward heiratete Doolittle, Anna Maria geschätzt 1862. Anna wurde geboren in 1841 in ,, Connecticut, USA; gestorben am 3 Mrz 1890 in Lewis, Cass County, Iowa, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oakwood Cemetery, Lewis, Cass County, Iowa, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Died of bronchial pneumonia. Mortuary was Christensen-Pino in Long Beach, CA. Burial was March 3, 1955. Person signing paperwork for burial was Vera Sherf.

Bertha heiratete Steen, John Benjamin in 1889. John wurde geboren am 14 Nov 1860 in , Knox County, Missouri, USA; gestorben am 7 Sep 1945 in Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Little Lake Cemetery, Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Victor and Hazel had two daughters - Hazel Marie Steen (1913-1973) and Lucille Genevieve Steen (1920-2004).
Victor Steen was killed in a train accident while working on a railroad track. The following represents four separate newspaper articles on the accident in June 1922 from The Deming Headlight (Deming, New Mexico); The Petaluma Daily Morning Courier (Petaluma, California); The Petaluma Argus-Courier (Petaluma, California) and The Copper Era and Morenci Leader (Clifton, Arizona):
John Thomas, who was badly injured last Thursday when he was struck by an engine near Steins Pass, was brought to the Ladies’ Hospital for treatment and is now reported to be progressing favorably. Mr. Thomas was section foreman and his gang was working on the track when the train came along, but it is believed that the high wind drowned the noise of the train’s approach until it was too late for the crew to jump clear of the track. One of the gang, an American named V. V. Steen, was killed and two other laborers were injured.
Thursday afternoon Dr. M. M. Crocker, S. P. surgeon, received a wire from Steins which stated that one man had been killed and several others wounded by a freight engine going west about two miles the other side of Steins. The news was confirmed in a short time when a special car brought the wounded men to the S. P. hospital, where they were given proper medical attention and sent to the hospital at Tucson in the evening. The body of V. V. Steen, one of the section men, was brought in on No. 10 and an inquest developed the fact that a freight special was running west from Steins when it ran into a section crew.
Victor Steen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Steen, who for many years resided on the Wilkie ranch on the Bodega road, met a tragic death at Steins, New Mexico, the first of the week, while working for the Southern Pacific Railroad Co., when two trains crashed together. His death was instantaneous. The body was shipped to Long Beach where the family is at present residing. The deceased was aged 32 years. His widow, who was formerly a Sebastopol resident, survives him with their two children.

Victor heiratete Ungewitter, Olive Hazel in 1911. Olive (Tochter von Ungewitter, William Preston und Donner, Mary Emma) wurde geboren am 1 Dez 1889 in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California, USA; gestorben am 5 Mrz 1975 in Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]