*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 19--- public school, Buckfield, Me. After leaving school worked in a store in Buckfield until 21 years of age; em- ployed by Hannah, Lay & Co., Traverse City, Mich., 1872; stockholder in Co., 1884-94; moved to Los Angeles, and became stockholder in the Los Angeles Olive Growers' Assn., located near San Fernando; supt. same, 1895- 1904; business mgr. of Pottenger Sanitorium Co., Monrovia, 1904-05; secy., treas. and business mgr. for same, 1905-08; with Los Angeles Olive Growers Assn., 1908-09; formed a partnership with William Parsons, under the firm name of Parson & Atwood, general agents for the Pacific Coast of the Security Life Ins. Co. of America, 1909-10; purchased partner's interest and is now general agent of this Co. for Cal. Republican. Presbyterian. AUSTIN, John Corneley Wilson. Architect. Office Wright & Callender Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Bodicote, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, Feb. 13, 1870; son of Richard Wilson and Jane Elizabeth Austin. Married to Hilda Violet Mytton in 1902. Educated by tutors and in private schools of England; took arch- itectural apprentice course in England while studying in offices of William S. Barwick, architect. Moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1891, and entered employ of Benjamin Linfoot, a promi- nent architect of Philadelphia, with whom he remained one year; moved to England and again went into offices of the Barwick firm; moved to San Francisco, Cal., where he was employed with the firm of William Mooser and C. J. Devlin for two and a half years; visited in England for three months; returned to former em- ployers in San Francisco; moved to Los Angeles, 1894, where he has since resided; emplyoed by several firms in Los Angeles, among them being Morgan & Walls; opend offices for him- self in Los Angeles. Among build- ings designed by him are: Wright & Callender Bldg.; Potter Hotel, Santa Barbara, Cal.; Virginia Hotel, Long Beach, Cal.; many local schools and churches; Judge Erskine M. Ross' home in Los Angeles; First Methodist churches of Los Angeles and Pasadena; California and Angelus hospitals; Harvard Military School; Ontario High School; Grand Avenue school; Twelfth and E Street grammar schools of San Diego; every build- ing constructed in Del Mar; Darby, Freemont, Leighton, Hershey Arms and Alvarado hotels of Los Angeles. Pres. Los Angeles Humane Society for Children. Member Los Angeles Chapter Amer. Inst. of Archts.; asso- ciate member of the national body; member Jonathan and Sierra Madre clubs; Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree Mason; Shrine. AUSTIN, Robert Emmett. Physician. Res. 944 Spruce st.; office 1007 American National Bank Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Carrollton, Mo., June 26, 1872; son of R. A. and Tillie (Williams) Austin. Married to Lillian Salisbury. Attended high school at Carrollton, Mo.; Missouri Medical College, St. Louis, Mo. First lieut. Medical Reserve Corps, U. S. Army. Member American Theological Assn.; Cal. State Medical Soc.; San Diego Co. Medical Soc. AVERILL, George Edward. Oil and land broker. Res. 2716 Halldale ave.; office 626 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born. in Fairfield, Ia. Oct. 22, 1864; son of Norman S. and Anna S. (Wells) Averill. Married to Mamie E. Williams in 1896. Attended public schools in Los Angeles, Cal., graduating from high school, Los Angeles, 1882. Moved with his family to Garden Grove, Cal., 1879; to Los Angeles, 1880; after leaving school, en- tered employ of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., where he was pro- moted to second mgr. for the com- pany in Los Angeles; with firm of W. C. Furrey & Co., 1883-85; bookkeeper and cashier, Germain Fruit Co., 1885- 94; in charge of Sacramento and Los Angeles offices of Porter Bros. Chicago, 1894-98; with Earl Fruit Co., Sacramento, 1898-1902; with J. K Armsby, San Francisco, 1902-05; sales agt. for Associated Oil Co., headquar- ters at Los Angeles, 1905-07; estab- lished oil and oil land brokerage busi- ness for himself, having for clientele oil investors of United States and Europe. Member Masonic fraternity; Maccabees; Chamber of Commerce; Chamber of Mines and Oils; Municipal League; Ellis Club. Congregationalist. AYRES, Frank H. Acreage syndicate. Res. 508 S. Oxford st.; office 1015 Los Angeles Investment Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cleveland, O., April 3, 1876; son of Samuel S. and Sarah C. (Gambee) Ayres. Married to Daisy B. Burge in 1898. Educated in public schools of Toledo, O. Physical director Y. M. C. A., St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., 1894- *** end ***