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John "Big John" McWilliams, Jr
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Birth: Oct. 26, 1880
Odell
Livingston County
Illinois, USA
Death: May 20, 1962
Pasadena
Los Angeles County
California, USA

A conservative businessman originally from Illinois who managed real estate holdings in the Pasadena-Los Angeles region. He graduated in the class of 1901 from Princeton, where he studied history. He met his first wife Julia Carolyn (Caro) Weston in Chicago in 1903, married her on January 21 1911, and moved to Pasadena to take over his father's land management business.

Their children include Julia McWilliams Child, John McWilliams III, and Dorothy D. (Dort) McWilliams Cousins. His second wife was Philadelphia McWilliams.
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 Spouses:
  Julia Carolyn Weston McWilliams (1877 - 1937)*
  Philadelphia Borden Miller McWilliams (1896 - 1979)*
 
 Children:
  Julia Child (1912 - 2004)*
  John McWilliams (1914 - 2002)*
  Dorothy D. McWilliams Cousins (1917 - 2006)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.
Specifically: Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles Co., California
 
Created by: Cori Hoag
Record added: Aug 22, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 57467774
John Big John McWilliams, Jr
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