Individual Record 2837
| Name} Bitter, Marguerite J. | Family History} Olson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title} | Race} White | Sex} Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth: Date} Exa 21 Apr 1893 | Place} Manhattan Borough, New York, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marr.: Date} Exa 11 Aug 1919 | Place} , Los Angeles, California (Link) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marr.: Date} Exa 10 Nov 1927 | Place} , Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death: Date} Exa 9 Jan 1950 | Place} , Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial: Date} Cir 12 Jan 1950 | Place} Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parents: } Lawrence J. Bitter and Louise M. Turgeon Household No.} 451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Household No.} 451 = Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation 1} Pianist Occupation 2} Housewife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion/Church} Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouses: Prime}
Romandy, Gounod Clayton, Arthur Harrison Total Number of} 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Marguerite J. Bitter was born 21 Apr 1893 in the Borough of Manhattan, New York. Her parents were Lawrence J. Bitter and Louise M. Turgeon. In the 1900 U.S. census, Marguarte I., 2, was living with her parents at 166 Holland Street, Lewiston, Maine. Her mother Louise M., 25, was head of the household, and her father Lawrence, 27, was a halftoner (one who makes halftones from images). Minnie L. Britton, 23, was a boarder in the home. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marguerite's family moved to California at some point in time, and are not found in
the 1910 U.S. census. Marguerite married Gounod Romandy, a
violinist, on 11 Aug 1919 in Los Angeles County, California. In the 1920 U.S. census, Marguerite J., 21, and her husband Gounod Romandy, 26, were living in the home of her parents, Lawrence J., 45, and Louise M. Bitter, 43, at 1221 Colton Street, Los Angeles, California. Lawrence was an engraver for a lithograph company. In 1920, Marguerite was registered to vote as a Republican. The 1920 City Directory lists Gounod as a musician and Marguerite as a music teacher. Marguerite was a pianist, and played at Grauman's Rialto theater, and in 1921 was a soloist with the Hotel Green Ensemble, Pasadena. The marriage was a short one. They separated 9 Jun 1921, and on 13 Jun 1922, Marguerite was in the Los Angeles Superior Court requesting attorney's costs and court fees. Marguerite married Arthur H. Clayton, a public school principal on 10 Nov 1927. In the 1930 U.S. census, Marguerite, 30, and Arthur H., 40, were living at 1217½ North Serrano Street, Los Angeles. Arthur was a public school teacher. In the 1940 U.S. census, Marguerite, 38, and Arthur H., 51, were living with her mother, Louise M. Bitter,62, at 2825 Ellendale Place, Los Angeles, California. Marguerite was a public school teacher, and her husband was a public school principal. They both had 4 years of college, and had no children. A boarder was Gladys Clayton, 44, perhaps Arthur's sister? In 1942 when Arthur, 53, registered for the WWII "Old Mens' Draft", he listed himself as employed by the L.A. Board of Education Chamber of Commerce. He was 5'7"". 168 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair, and had a bad right eye. Marguerite, a nationally known pianist, was formerly with the New York Symphony orchestra, and played in concert tours of the U.S. and Canada. She was a faculty member at the University of California School of Music, appeared with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and frequently played the piano in motion pictures, including The Cat and The Fiddle. On 8 Jul 1949 Marguerite sailed on the S.S. Franconia, from Quebec, Canada, to Liverpool, England, returning 14 Aug 1949. On 30 Oct 30 1949, Marguerite and her husband and mother were injured in an automobile accident near Bakersfield, California. She died from these injuries in a Los Angeles sanitarium on 9 Jan 1950. A Requiem Mass was held at St. Agnes Church, Los Angeles, on 10 Jan 1950, following which whe was buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time of Birth} | Time of Death} | Fraternal/Social} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baptism Date} | Place} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confirm. Date} | Photos} None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigr'n Date} N/A | Port} N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: Grade} College, 4 yr or Top 2 Degrees} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military: Service} for the State of} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Health Condition} Cause of Death} Automobile injuries |
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