Another Pioneer is Called Away - City's First Assayer Dies at Home in Inglewood
One of the Two Men Appointed to Confer with Mayor Regarding Municipality Purchasing the Early-Day Water System - Body to be Cremated at Evergreen
Erwin Middlebrooks Wade, one of the early settlers in Los Angeles, died Monday at his home in Inglewood after an extended illness.
Mr. Wade was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1863, graduated at the University of Georgia in 1882 and from the Columbia College, Washington, D.C., with the degree of Master of Chemistry in 1886.
Thirty years ago, he and his brother opened the first assay establishment in Los Angeles and became well-known among mining men.
Mr Wade was one of a committee of two appointed to confer with Mayor Hazzard with regard to city ownership of the water system.
On October 8, 1900, Mr. Wade married Frances Kirby-Smith, daughter of the Confederate General E. Kirby-Smith of Tennessee.
Besides the widow, deceased leaves 3 children: Frances K., age 14; Catharine Selden, age 12; and Maner Lawton, age 10. Also three brothers and a sister. On his mother's side, Mr. Wade was a descendant of Col. Middlebrooks of General Washington's Army. He was for 16 years a member of the Fraternal Brotherhood.
To be cremated at Evergreen Cemetery.
