Children of Frances and Oley
1. Angel Baby Coke 1904 – 1904
2. Adele Helen Coke 1906 – 2000
3. Herbert Leroy Coke 1909 – 1934
3. Frances Bethel Coke 1911 – 2003
4. Lila Vivian Coke 1915 – 1999
Oley Loftus Coke left his home in Downey to study and teach at an agricultural college in Stockton, CA. Years later he told of the peat beds where cows and equipment would disappear. A peat bed is where a fire has made it hollow under the earth. Oley would go to visit friends and go to church in San Jose, CA where he met Frances Mitchell, who was living there with her grandmother. They married in SanJose in 1904. After they married, they bought land in Hynes, which is now Paramount, CA. They were just south of Downey where Oley's parents lived and had a dairy. Oley and Frances had four children- Helen Adele, Herbert, Frances Bethel, and Lila Vivian. Oley worked very hard and was almost prosperous. He helped start the "First National Bank" of Hynes and was a trustee for many years and he worked so hard that he got Bronchial Asthma and that made it so hard that he had to rent the dairy and move to the desert. The name of the small desert town where he and his family lived was Palm Springs. There was a player piano which was played by pumping the pedals that were under it. Date palms lined the street which was one single paved highway, tent houses scattered around with miles and miles of sage brush and sand around between and all over there was a lot of purple sand. Their three older children went to school in a one room school house, played at home and along the highway on a scooter. When playing at home, they played in the sand and there were always rattle snakes and scorpions to watch out for and sometimes the scorpions could be found in the beds under the round shelter made of palm leaves. Sometimes even in those days, movie companies would come to make pictures and there would be a lot of excitement in the hotel and among the children. The desert did not bring back Oley's health and in 1920, he decided to buy a house for his family near the foot hills of Los Angeles in a small settlement of La Crecenta. He moved his family there and settled down to die, but the climate and some new medicine gave him so much relief that he began to take an interest in the bank and dairy again, but bad luck hit and the dreaded hoof and mouth spread through southern California in the 1920s and all of the cattle were killed. The barns and property were rented for a few years until the city of Long Beach took in most of the land including the cow barn and they allowed no cows in the city so there were only a few acres to rent as pasture and the rest was rented to truck gardeners. In 1929, the son of the bank president stole a great deal of the money from the bank. Oley had mortgaged his land to put money back in the bank by that time his health was so good that he could live a few miles nearer his interest and they all moved to Glendale which was the happiest years of their lives. All of the kids went to Glendale High and were still seeing the same children they went to school with at La Cresenta because Glendale was the closest high school. Oley went to work for the bank as a regular employee. His job was to count and make descriptions of cattle for the bank to make loans on. He could drive his own car. All of these years, Frances had been doing the driving and most of the heavy work and that is not all she did the sewing and she took care of her four children. After two of their children got married, Oley and Frances decided that the Glendale house was too large and Oley wanted to be closer to his work so a small house was rented in Monte Bello. About that time, the "Bank of America" bought out the "First National Bank" and Oley continued to do the same work, but he moved into Los Angeles to make Frances happy. She had spent many lonely years in out of the way places raising her children and she wanted to live in a place where she could get to things that interested her. Oley Coke was a very good grandfather. He would take his grandson, Wayne, to the bank with him. Once, Wayne put his finger in the ink well, and Oley said he would have to wear it off. Oley amused Wayne hour after hour by drawing faces on his large finger nails. In spite of his illness, he was always cheerful and willing to lend a helping hand. He did a great deal of work helping his 9 brothers and sisters adjusting their affairs. During all of these years he watched Los Angeles grow.
1. Angel Baby Coke 1904 – 1904
2. Adele Helen Coke 1906 – 2000
3. Herbert Leroy Coke 1909 – 1934
3. Frances Bethel Coke 1911 – 2003
4. Lila Vivian Coke 1915 – 1999
Oley Loftus Coke left his home in Downey to study and teach at an agricultural college in Stockton, CA. Years later he told of the peat beds where cows and equipment would disappear. A peat bed is where a fire has made it hollow under the earth. Oley would go to visit friends and go to church in San Jose, CA where he met Frances Mitchell, who was living there with her grandmother. They married in SanJose in 1904. After they married, they bought land in Hynes, which is now Paramount, CA. They were just south of Downey where Oley's parents lived and had a dairy. Oley and Frances had four children- Helen Adele, Herbert, Frances Bethel, and Lila Vivian. Oley worked very hard and was almost prosperous. He helped start the "First National Bank" of Hynes and was a trustee for many years and he worked so hard that he got Bronchial Asthma and that made it so hard that he had to rent the dairy and move to the desert. The name of the small desert town where he and his family lived was Palm Springs. There was a player piano which was played by pumping the pedals that were under it. Date palms lined the street which was one single paved highway, tent houses scattered around with miles and miles of sage brush and sand around between and all over there was a lot of purple sand. Their three older children went to school in a one room school house, played at home and along the highway on a scooter. When playing at home, they played in the sand and there were always rattle snakes and scorpions to watch out for and sometimes the scorpions could be found in the beds under the round shelter made of palm leaves. Sometimes even in those days, movie companies would come to make pictures and there would be a lot of excitement in the hotel and among the children. The desert did not bring back Oley's health and in 1920, he decided to buy a house for his family near the foot hills of Los Angeles in a small settlement of La Crecenta. He moved his family there and settled down to die, but the climate and some new medicine gave him so much relief that he began to take an interest in the bank and dairy again, but bad luck hit and the dreaded hoof and mouth spread through southern California in the 1920s and all of the cattle were killed. The barns and property were rented for a few years until the city of Long Beach took in most of the land including the cow barn and they allowed no cows in the city so there were only a few acres to rent as pasture and the rest was rented to truck gardeners. In 1929, the son of the bank president stole a great deal of the money from the bank. Oley had mortgaged his land to put money back in the bank by that time his health was so good that he could live a few miles nearer his interest and they all moved to Glendale which was the happiest years of their lives. All of the kids went to Glendale High and were still seeing the same children they went to school with at La Cresenta because Glendale was the closest high school. Oley went to work for the bank as a regular employee. His job was to count and make descriptions of cattle for the bank to make loans on. He could drive his own car. All of these years, Frances had been doing the driving and most of the heavy work and that is not all she did the sewing and she took care of her four children. After two of their children got married, Oley and Frances decided that the Glendale house was too large and Oley wanted to be closer to his work so a small house was rented in Monte Bello. About that time, the "Bank of America" bought out the "First National Bank" and Oley continued to do the same work, but he moved into Los Angeles to make Frances happy. She had spent many lonely years in out of the way places raising her children and she wanted to live in a place where she could get to things that interested her. Oley Coke was a very good grandfather. He would take his grandson, Wayne, to the bank with him. Once, Wayne put his finger in the ink well, and Oley said he would have to wear it off. Oley amused Wayne hour after hour by drawing faces on his large finger nails. In spite of his illness, he was always cheerful and willing to lend a helping hand. He did a great deal of work helping his 9 brothers and sisters adjusting their affairs. During all of these years he watched Los Angeles grow.
Children of Frances and Oley
1. Angel Baby Coke 1904 – 1904
2. Adele Helen Coke 1906 – 2000
3. Herbert Leroy Coke 1909 – 1934
3. Frances Bethel Coke 1911 – 2003
4. Lila Vivian Coke 1915 – 1999
Oley Loftus Coke left his home in Downey to study and teach at an agricultural college in Stockton, CA. Years later he told of the peat beds where cows and equipment would disappear. A peat bed is where a fire has made it hollow under the earth. Oley would go to visit friends and go to church in San Jose, CA where he met Frances Mitchell, who was living there with her grandmother. They married in SanJose in 1904. After they married, they bought land in Hynes, which is now Paramount, CA. They were just south of Downey where Oley's parents lived and had a dairy. Oley and Frances had four children- Helen Adele, Herbert, Frances Bethel, and Lila Vivian. Oley worked very hard and was almost prosperous. He helped start the "First National Bank" of Hynes and was a trustee for many years and he worked so hard that he got Bronchial Asthma and that made it so hard that he had to rent the dairy and move to the desert. The name of the small desert town where he and his family lived was Palm Springs. There was a player piano which was played by pumping the pedals that were under it. Date palms lined the street which was one single paved highway, tent houses scattered around with miles and miles of sage brush and sand around between and all over there was a lot of purple sand. Their three older children went to school in a one room school house, played at home and along the highway on a scooter. When playing at home, they played in the sand and there were always rattle snakes and scorpions to watch out for and sometimes the scorpions could be found in the beds under the round shelter made of palm leaves. Sometimes even in those days, movie companies would come to make pictures and there would be a lot of excitement in the hotel and among the children. The desert did not bring back Oley's health and in 1920, he decided to buy a house for his family near the foot hills of Los Angeles in a small settlement of La Crecenta. He moved his family there and settled down to die, but the climate and some new medicine gave him so much relief that he began to take an interest in the bank and dairy again, but bad luck hit and the dreaded hoof and mouth spread through southern California in the 1920s and all of the cattle were killed. The barns and property were rented for a few years until the city of Long Beach took in most of the land including the cow barn and they allowed no cows in the city so there were only a few acres to rent as pasture and the rest was rented to truck gardeners. In 1929, the son of the bank president stole a great deal of the money from the bank. Oley had mortgaged his land to put money back in the bank by that time his health was so good that he could live a few miles nearer his interest and they all moved to Glendale which was the happiest years of their lives. All of the kids went to Glendale High and were still seeing the same children they went to school with at La Cresenta because Glendale was the closest high school. Oley went to work for the bank as a regular employee. His job was to count and make descriptions of cattle for the bank to make loans on. He could drive his own car. All of these years, Frances had been doing the driving and most of the heavy work and that is not all she did the sewing and she took care of her four children. After two of their children got married, Oley and Frances decided that the Glendale house was too large and Oley wanted to be closer to his work so a small house was rented in Monte Bello. About that time, the "Bank of America" bought out the "First National Bank" and Oley continued to do the same work, but he moved into Los Angeles to make Frances happy. She had spent many lonely years in out of the way places raising her children and she wanted to live in a place where she could get to things that interested her. Oley Coke was a very good grandfather. He would take his grandson, Wayne, to the bank with him. Once, Wayne put his finger in the ink well, and Oley said he would have to wear it off. Oley amused Wayne hour after hour by drawing faces on his large finger nails. In spite of his illness, he was always cheerful and willing to lend a helping hand. He did a great deal of work helping his 9 brothers and sisters adjusting their affairs. During all of these years he watched Los Angeles grow.
1. Angel Baby Coke 1904 – 1904
2. Adele Helen Coke 1906 – 2000
3. Herbert Leroy Coke 1909 – 1934
3. Frances Bethel Coke 1911 – 2003
4. Lila Vivian Coke 1915 – 1999
Oley Loftus Coke left his home in Downey to study and teach at an agricultural college in Stockton, CA. Years later he told of the peat beds where cows and equipment would disappear. A peat bed is where a fire has made it hollow under the earth. Oley would go to visit friends and go to church in San Jose, CA where he met Frances Mitchell, who was living there with her grandmother. They married in SanJose in 1904. After they married, they bought land in Hynes, which is now Paramount, CA. They were just south of Downey where Oley's parents lived and had a dairy. Oley and Frances had four children- Helen Adele, Herbert, Frances Bethel, and Lila Vivian. Oley worked very hard and was almost prosperous. He helped start the "First National Bank" of Hynes and was a trustee for many years and he worked so hard that he got Bronchial Asthma and that made it so hard that he had to rent the dairy and move to the desert. The name of the small desert town where he and his family lived was Palm Springs. There was a player piano which was played by pumping the pedals that were under it. Date palms lined the street which was one single paved highway, tent houses scattered around with miles and miles of sage brush and sand around between and all over there was a lot of purple sand. Their three older children went to school in a one room school house, played at home and along the highway on a scooter. When playing at home, they played in the sand and there were always rattle snakes and scorpions to watch out for and sometimes the scorpions could be found in the beds under the round shelter made of palm leaves. Sometimes even in those days, movie companies would come to make pictures and there would be a lot of excitement in the hotel and among the children. The desert did not bring back Oley's health and in 1920, he decided to buy a house for his family near the foot hills of Los Angeles in a small settlement of La Crecenta. He moved his family there and settled down to die, but the climate and some new medicine gave him so much relief that he began to take an interest in the bank and dairy again, but bad luck hit and the dreaded hoof and mouth spread through southern California in the 1920s and all of the cattle were killed. The barns and property were rented for a few years until the city of Long Beach took in most of the land including the cow barn and they allowed no cows in the city so there were only a few acres to rent as pasture and the rest was rented to truck gardeners. In 1929, the son of the bank president stole a great deal of the money from the bank. Oley had mortgaged his land to put money back in the bank by that time his health was so good that he could live a few miles nearer his interest and they all moved to Glendale which was the happiest years of their lives. All of the kids went to Glendale High and were still seeing the same children they went to school with at La Cresenta because Glendale was the closest high school. Oley went to work for the bank as a regular employee. His job was to count and make descriptions of cattle for the bank to make loans on. He could drive his own car. All of these years, Frances had been doing the driving and most of the heavy work and that is not all she did the sewing and she took care of her four children. After two of their children got married, Oley and Frances decided that the Glendale house was too large and Oley wanted to be closer to his work so a small house was rented in Monte Bello. About that time, the "Bank of America" bought out the "First National Bank" and Oley continued to do the same work, but he moved into Los Angeles to make Frances happy. She had spent many lonely years in out of the way places raising her children and she wanted to live in a place where she could get to things that interested her. Oley Coke was a very good grandfather. He would take his grandson, Wayne, to the bank with him. Once, Wayne put his finger in the ink well, and Oley said he would have to wear it off. Oley amused Wayne hour after hour by drawing faces on his large finger nails. In spite of his illness, he was always cheerful and willing to lend a helping hand. He did a great deal of work helping his 9 brothers and sisters adjusting their affairs. During all of these years he watched Los Angeles grow.
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