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James Bracken (Goldstone) Wetherill
b.13 Feb 1896 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
d.21 Jun 1978 Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA
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m. 1894
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m. Abt 1927
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He was born James Goldstone, when his father died his mother changed his name to James Wetherill (her maiden name). He smoked unfiltered Camels. James walked hunched over, shuffling in his cowboy boots, due to a broken spine. The fracture was found in his eighties when emergency x-rays were taken. He had broken his back before 1952. The Drs were amazed that the fracture hadn't shifted and severed his spinal cord. After his mother, Blanche, married her second husband, Edwin Swartley, he and his new step-father had a falling out. James was then taken in by Joseph and Theresa Bracken as a young man between 1910 and 1920. At this time his name changed again from James Wetherill to James Bracken Wetherill. This is how the Bracken name was added to the Wetherill Legacy. He smoked unfiltered Camels. James walked hunched over, shuffling in his cowboy boots, due to a broken spine. The fracture was found in his eighties when emergency x-rays were taken. He had broken his back before 1952. The Drs were amazed that the fracture hadn't shifted and severed his spinal cord. After his mother, Blanche, married her second husband, Edwin Swartley, he and his new step-father had a falling out. James was then taken in by Joseph and Theresa Bracken as a young man between 1910 and 1920. At this time his name changed again from James Wetherill to James Bracken Wetherill. This is how the Bracken name was added to the Wetherill Legacy. Plot: 7 0 676 PA National Guard: pvt, Co D, 2nd Inf, enlisted 19 Jan 1915, age 18 yrs 11m; residence - Philadelphia; occupation - clerk; 68", dark complexion, brown eyes & hair; discharged 28 Jun 1916 (rejected for US Service) California Death Index: WETHERILL, JAMES BRACKEN MALE born: 02/13/1896 - PENNSYLVANIA died: 06/21/1978 - LOS ANGELES social security #: 169200591 California Death Index, 1940-1997 Name: James Bracken Wetherill Social Security #: 169200591 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 13 Feb 1896 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Death Date: 21 Jun 1978 Death Place: Los Angeles |