Jessie Fatima Culton was born on February 14, 1860, in Henry, Illinois. Her father, J.W.J. Culton, was 40, and her mother, Catherine F. Blanchard Culton, was 32. She had two brothers, who died in infancy, and three sisters, one of whom died in infancy as well.
She met her life partner, Adele Charters while they were at school, and soon after graduating and the death of her mother in Chicago, IL, she and Adele removed with her father J.W.J. Culton to Richmond, Ind. Jessie took after her father's adventurous spirit, and often joined him on excursions to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and other tourist attractions across the country. During their travels, they collected geological specimens and donated these to Women's Colleges for use in study.
Jessie was highly influenced by her father's political and spiritual leanings, and was raised in a family, that for generations, had placed public civic duty at the forefront of their life's mission. Raised devoutly Protestant, it was a tenant of the Culton and Blanchard families that dedication to God and their fellow man was paramount, and thusly Jessie often coordinated charity drives for needy children.
Due to her father's ailing health, J.W.J. Culton chose to settle in California, in 1884. Upon visiting the border between Tia Juana Mexico and California, J.W.J. noted that there was no symbol or flag to mark the line, and so he sponsored a flag raising ceremony between parties of the two countries. The event was attended by many and recorded in the San Diego Cal Union on April 17, 1890. Jessie, along with a young Mexican woman, raised the flags of their two countries in unison.
"What a beautiful idea that the flag should be raised by the daughter of the two republics! I wonder if that ever happened in the history of the world before, under like circumstance? Oh, that such a fraternal feeling might pervade all hearts the earth over and prevail among all nations. More than this, the act represents the view of two great nations. These fair ladies represent President Diaz and President Harrison, raising that same flag. They represent more – the people of the two republics."
Jessie and Adele lived with her father J.W.J. Culton in Garden Grove until his passing in 1898. The two women continued to live on the property and grow it substantially. Jessie became a devout follower of the "Christ First Scientist Church" and was an early member of the First Church of California.
Adele Charters was employed as a telephone pole installer and was responsible for erecting the first telephone lines in Garden Grove. Jessie was an editor and writer for the Richmond Paladium and a contributor for the Los Angeles times, several east coast and Chicago papers and the Christian Science Monitor.
She died on October 7, 1933, in Orange, California, at the age of 73, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Adele Charters passed away in 1938. They are buried side by side on Sunrise Slope.
Full biography for Jessie Culton and her family at WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culton-58
She met her life partner, Adele Charters while they were at school, and soon after graduating and the death of her mother in Chicago, IL, she and Adele removed with her father J.W.J. Culton to Richmond, Ind. Jessie took after her father's adventurous spirit, and often joined him on excursions to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and other tourist attractions across the country. During their travels, they collected geological specimens and donated these to Women's Colleges for use in study.
Jessie was highly influenced by her father's political and spiritual leanings, and was raised in a family, that for generations, had placed public civic duty at the forefront of their life's mission. Raised devoutly Protestant, it was a tenant of the Culton and Blanchard families that dedication to God and their fellow man was paramount, and thusly Jessie often coordinated charity drives for needy children.
Due to her father's ailing health, J.W.J. Culton chose to settle in California, in 1884. Upon visiting the border between Tia Juana Mexico and California, J.W.J. noted that there was no symbol or flag to mark the line, and so he sponsored a flag raising ceremony between parties of the two countries. The event was attended by many and recorded in the San Diego Cal Union on April 17, 1890. Jessie, along with a young Mexican woman, raised the flags of their two countries in unison.
"What a beautiful idea that the flag should be raised by the daughter of the two republics! I wonder if that ever happened in the history of the world before, under like circumstance? Oh, that such a fraternal feeling might pervade all hearts the earth over and prevail among all nations. More than this, the act represents the view of two great nations. These fair ladies represent President Diaz and President Harrison, raising that same flag. They represent more – the people of the two republics."
Jessie and Adele lived with her father J.W.J. Culton in Garden Grove until his passing in 1898. The two women continued to live on the property and grow it substantially. Jessie became a devout follower of the "Christ First Scientist Church" and was an early member of the First Church of California.
Adele Charters was employed as a telephone pole installer and was responsible for erecting the first telephone lines in Garden Grove. Jessie was an editor and writer for the Richmond Paladium and a contributor for the Los Angeles times, several east coast and Chicago papers and the Christian Science Monitor.
She died on October 7, 1933, in Orange, California, at the age of 73, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Adele Charters passed away in 1938. They are buried side by side on Sunrise Slope.
Full biography for Jessie Culton and her family at WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culton-58
Jessie Fatima Culton was born on February 14, 1860, in Henry, Illinois. Her father, J.W.J. Culton, was 40, and her mother, Catherine F. Blanchard Culton, was 32. She had two brothers, who died in infancy, and three sisters, one of whom died in infancy as well.
She met her life partner, Adele Charters while they were at school, and soon after graduating and the death of her mother in Chicago, IL, she and Adele removed with her father J.W.J. Culton to Richmond, Ind. Jessie took after her father's adventurous spirit, and often joined him on excursions to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and other tourist attractions across the country. During their travels, they collected geological specimens and donated these to Women's Colleges for use in study.
Jessie was highly influenced by her father's political and spiritual leanings, and was raised in a family, that for generations, had placed public civic duty at the forefront of their life's mission. Raised devoutly Protestant, it was a tenant of the Culton and Blanchard families that dedication to God and their fellow man was paramount, and thusly Jessie often coordinated charity drives for needy children.
Due to her father's ailing health, J.W.J. Culton chose to settle in California, in 1884. Upon visiting the border between Tia Juana Mexico and California, J.W.J. noted that there was no symbol or flag to mark the line, and so he sponsored a flag raising ceremony between parties of the two countries. The event was attended by many and recorded in the San Diego Cal Union on April 17, 1890. Jessie, along with a young Mexican woman, raised the flags of their two countries in unison.
"What a beautiful idea that the flag should be raised by the daughter of the two republics! I wonder if that ever happened in the history of the world before, under like circumstance? Oh, that such a fraternal feeling might pervade all hearts the earth over and prevail among all nations. More than this, the act represents the view of two great nations. These fair ladies represent President Diaz and President Harrison, raising that same flag. They represent more – the people of the two republics."
Jessie and Adele lived with her father J.W.J. Culton in Garden Grove until his passing in 1898. The two women continued to live on the property and grow it substantially. Jessie became a devout follower of the "Christ First Scientist Church" and was an early member of the First Church of California.
Adele Charters was employed as a telephone pole installer and was responsible for erecting the first telephone lines in Garden Grove. Jessie was an editor and writer for the Richmond Paladium and a contributor for the Los Angeles times, several east coast and Chicago papers and the Christian Science Monitor.
She died on October 7, 1933, in Orange, California, at the age of 73, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Adele Charters passed away in 1938. They are buried side by side on Sunrise Slope.
Full biography for Jessie Culton and her family at WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culton-58
She met her life partner, Adele Charters while they were at school, and soon after graduating and the death of her mother in Chicago, IL, she and Adele removed with her father J.W.J. Culton to Richmond, Ind. Jessie took after her father's adventurous spirit, and often joined him on excursions to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and other tourist attractions across the country. During their travels, they collected geological specimens and donated these to Women's Colleges for use in study.
Jessie was highly influenced by her father's political and spiritual leanings, and was raised in a family, that for generations, had placed public civic duty at the forefront of their life's mission. Raised devoutly Protestant, it was a tenant of the Culton and Blanchard families that dedication to God and their fellow man was paramount, and thusly Jessie often coordinated charity drives for needy children.
Due to her father's ailing health, J.W.J. Culton chose to settle in California, in 1884. Upon visiting the border between Tia Juana Mexico and California, J.W.J. noted that there was no symbol or flag to mark the line, and so he sponsored a flag raising ceremony between parties of the two countries. The event was attended by many and recorded in the San Diego Cal Union on April 17, 1890. Jessie, along with a young Mexican woman, raised the flags of their two countries in unison.
"What a beautiful idea that the flag should be raised by the daughter of the two republics! I wonder if that ever happened in the history of the world before, under like circumstance? Oh, that such a fraternal feeling might pervade all hearts the earth over and prevail among all nations. More than this, the act represents the view of two great nations. These fair ladies represent President Diaz and President Harrison, raising that same flag. They represent more – the people of the two republics."
Jessie and Adele lived with her father J.W.J. Culton in Garden Grove until his passing in 1898. The two women continued to live on the property and grow it substantially. Jessie became a devout follower of the "Christ First Scientist Church" and was an early member of the First Church of California.
Adele Charters was employed as a telephone pole installer and was responsible for erecting the first telephone lines in Garden Grove. Jessie was an editor and writer for the Richmond Paladium and a contributor for the Los Angeles times, several east coast and Chicago papers and the Christian Science Monitor.
She died on October 7, 1933, in Orange, California, at the age of 73, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Adele Charters passed away in 1938. They are buried side by side on Sunrise Slope.
Full biography for Jessie Culton and her family at WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culton-58
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