Ithamer was always known by his family as Thamer. He never married and in his younger years was somewhat of a vagabond. Although he was based in King City (Monterey County) and later in life in Stockton (San Joaquin County), he was a frequent wanderer while still in his twenties and thirties. His travels were always in the central California region and his frequent traveling partner was his nephew, Dudley Masters. They would sometimes appear unannounced on the doorstep or farm of many of their California kinfolk. Here they would stay for a week at a time (and sometimes longer) before moving on to another relative's home.
With advancing age came a lessening of the desire to wander and Thamer settled in the Stockton area in the 1930s, where he was engaged in farming until 1940. At the age of 65 he retired and moved into the city of Stockton where he settled at 511 West Worth Street, a residence where he lived for the remainder of his life. When he retired he reversed his first and middle names so that he became known as Henry Ithamer Marston. At the time of his death, all of his siblings had predeceased him and since he had no children, his closest living relative was a niece, Annie (Masters) Cantrell, who also lived in San Joaquin County. She was a sister of his erstwhile traveling companion, Dudley Masters, who had also predeceased Thamer. Annie handled all the arrangements associated with Thamer's death.
With advancing age came a lessening of the desire to wander and Thamer settled in the Stockton area in the 1930s, where he was engaged in farming until 1940. At the age of 65 he retired and moved into the city of Stockton where he settled at 511 West Worth Street, a residence where he lived for the remainder of his life. When he retired he reversed his first and middle names so that he became known as Henry Ithamer Marston. At the time of his death, all of his siblings had predeceased him and since he had no children, his closest living relative was a niece, Annie (Masters) Cantrell, who also lived in San Joaquin County. She was a sister of his erstwhile traveling companion, Dudley Masters, who had also predeceased Thamer. Annie handled all the arrangements associated with Thamer's death.
Ithamer was always known by his family as Thamer. He never married and in his younger years was somewhat of a vagabond. Although he was based in King City (Monterey County) and later in life in Stockton (San Joaquin County), he was a frequent wanderer while still in his twenties and thirties. His travels were always in the central California region and his frequent traveling partner was his nephew, Dudley Masters. They would sometimes appear unannounced on the doorstep or farm of many of their California kinfolk. Here they would stay for a week at a time (and sometimes longer) before moving on to another relative's home.
With advancing age came a lessening of the desire to wander and Thamer settled in the Stockton area in the 1930s, where he was engaged in farming until 1940. At the age of 65 he retired and moved into the city of Stockton where he settled at 511 West Worth Street, a residence where he lived for the remainder of his life. When he retired he reversed his first and middle names so that he became known as Henry Ithamer Marston. At the time of his death, all of his siblings had predeceased him and since he had no children, his closest living relative was a niece, Annie (Masters) Cantrell, who also lived in San Joaquin County. She was a sister of his erstwhile traveling companion, Dudley Masters, who had also predeceased Thamer. Annie handled all the arrangements associated with Thamer's death.
With advancing age came a lessening of the desire to wander and Thamer settled in the Stockton area in the 1930s, where he was engaged in farming until 1940. At the age of 65 he retired and moved into the city of Stockton where he settled at 511 West Worth Street, a residence where he lived for the remainder of his life. When he retired he reversed his first and middle names so that he became known as Henry Ithamer Marston. At the time of his death, all of his siblings had predeceased him and since he had no children, his closest living relative was a niece, Annie (Masters) Cantrell, who also lived in San Joaquin County. She was a sister of his erstwhile traveling companion, Dudley Masters, who had also predeceased Thamer. Annie handled all the arrangements associated with Thamer's death.
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