"Father of the City of Long Beach"
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Father: Amasa Bixby
Mother: Fanny Weston
Spouse: Margaret Hathaway
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Jotham Bixby started buying land on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the 1870s. On September 25, 1882, Jotham acquired over 17,000 acres of Rancho Los Palos Verdes, which was half of the original land grant given to Jose Delores Sepulveda. This land was awarded to Bixby as a result of a Superior Court Decree order ordering the foreclosure of the property owned by the Sepulveda heirs. Bixby used the rolling hills of this acreage to graze his cattle.
It was 1885, when Jotham and his family returned to Los Cerritos to reside in a newly completed frame house on Magnolia Avenue at Ocean Boulevard, overlooking the sea at Long Beach. In the meantime, the old adobe hacienda remained vacant for over a quarter of a century, with the exception of an occasional caretaker. The structure became neglected and decayed.
George Bixby, Jotham's oldest son, constructed his own family home in 1890, on a piece of property, which became known as the Los Cerritos Tract. This house, which still stands, was built facing American Avenue (now Long Beach Boulevard) between Bixby Road and Roosevelt Road. Four years later, George took control of his father's Palos Verdes interests. He hired a man named Harry Phillips to manage the ranch and raised sheep there.
During the 1890s, Jotham Bixby became more involved in civic affairs of Long Beach. In 1895, he became president of the of the First Bank of Long Beach and would earn the title of "Father of Long Beach. Bixby Road, and the Long Beach neighborhood of Bixby Knolls, are named for this early pioneer. It was also during this time that he began selling portions of his large rancho where other communities quickly sprouted.
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BIXBY FAMILY PLOT
John W. Bixby 1848-1887
Susan P.H. Bixby
Jotham Bixby 1831-1917
Jotham Winslow Bixby 1884-1946
Margaret H. Bixby 1843-1927
Harry Llewellyn Bixby 1870-1902
Rosamond Read d:1899
Katharine Bixby 1850
Margaret Hathaway d:1878
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Father: Amasa Bixby
Mother: Fanny Weston
Spouse: Margaret Hathaway
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Jotham Bixby started buying land on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the 1870s. On September 25, 1882, Jotham acquired over 17,000 acres of Rancho Los Palos Verdes, which was half of the original land grant given to Jose Delores Sepulveda. This land was awarded to Bixby as a result of a Superior Court Decree order ordering the foreclosure of the property owned by the Sepulveda heirs. Bixby used the rolling hills of this acreage to graze his cattle.
It was 1885, when Jotham and his family returned to Los Cerritos to reside in a newly completed frame house on Magnolia Avenue at Ocean Boulevard, overlooking the sea at Long Beach. In the meantime, the old adobe hacienda remained vacant for over a quarter of a century, with the exception of an occasional caretaker. The structure became neglected and decayed.
George Bixby, Jotham's oldest son, constructed his own family home in 1890, on a piece of property, which became known as the Los Cerritos Tract. This house, which still stands, was built facing American Avenue (now Long Beach Boulevard) between Bixby Road and Roosevelt Road. Four years later, George took control of his father's Palos Verdes interests. He hired a man named Harry Phillips to manage the ranch and raised sheep there.
During the 1890s, Jotham Bixby became more involved in civic affairs of Long Beach. In 1895, he became president of the of the First Bank of Long Beach and would earn the title of "Father of Long Beach. Bixby Road, and the Long Beach neighborhood of Bixby Knolls, are named for this early pioneer. It was also during this time that he began selling portions of his large rancho where other communities quickly sprouted.
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BIXBY FAMILY PLOT
John W. Bixby 1848-1887
Susan P.H. Bixby
Jotham Bixby 1831-1917
Jotham Winslow Bixby 1884-1946
Margaret H. Bixby 1843-1927
Harry Llewellyn Bixby 1870-1902
Rosamond Read d:1899
Katharine Bixby 1850
Margaret Hathaway d:1878
"Father of the City of Long Beach"
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Father: Amasa Bixby
Mother: Fanny Weston
Spouse: Margaret Hathaway
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Jotham Bixby started buying land on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the 1870s. On September 25, 1882, Jotham acquired over 17,000 acres of Rancho Los Palos Verdes, which was half of the original land grant given to Jose Delores Sepulveda. This land was awarded to Bixby as a result of a Superior Court Decree order ordering the foreclosure of the property owned by the Sepulveda heirs. Bixby used the rolling hills of this acreage to graze his cattle.
It was 1885, when Jotham and his family returned to Los Cerritos to reside in a newly completed frame house on Magnolia Avenue at Ocean Boulevard, overlooking the sea at Long Beach. In the meantime, the old adobe hacienda remained vacant for over a quarter of a century, with the exception of an occasional caretaker. The structure became neglected and decayed.
George Bixby, Jotham's oldest son, constructed his own family home in 1890, on a piece of property, which became known as the Los Cerritos Tract. This house, which still stands, was built facing American Avenue (now Long Beach Boulevard) between Bixby Road and Roosevelt Road. Four years later, George took control of his father's Palos Verdes interests. He hired a man named Harry Phillips to manage the ranch and raised sheep there.
During the 1890s, Jotham Bixby became more involved in civic affairs of Long Beach. In 1895, he became president of the of the First Bank of Long Beach and would earn the title of "Father of Long Beach. Bixby Road, and the Long Beach neighborhood of Bixby Knolls, are named for this early pioneer. It was also during this time that he began selling portions of his large rancho where other communities quickly sprouted.
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BIXBY FAMILY PLOT
John W. Bixby 1848-1887
Susan P.H. Bixby
Jotham Bixby 1831-1917
Jotham Winslow Bixby 1884-1946
Margaret H. Bixby 1843-1927
Harry Llewellyn Bixby 1870-1902
Rosamond Read d:1899
Katharine Bixby 1850
Margaret Hathaway d:1878
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Father: Amasa Bixby
Mother: Fanny Weston
Spouse: Margaret Hathaway
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Jotham Bixby started buying land on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the 1870s. On September 25, 1882, Jotham acquired over 17,000 acres of Rancho Los Palos Verdes, which was half of the original land grant given to Jose Delores Sepulveda. This land was awarded to Bixby as a result of a Superior Court Decree order ordering the foreclosure of the property owned by the Sepulveda heirs. Bixby used the rolling hills of this acreage to graze his cattle.
It was 1885, when Jotham and his family returned to Los Cerritos to reside in a newly completed frame house on Magnolia Avenue at Ocean Boulevard, overlooking the sea at Long Beach. In the meantime, the old adobe hacienda remained vacant for over a quarter of a century, with the exception of an occasional caretaker. The structure became neglected and decayed.
George Bixby, Jotham's oldest son, constructed his own family home in 1890, on a piece of property, which became known as the Los Cerritos Tract. This house, which still stands, was built facing American Avenue (now Long Beach Boulevard) between Bixby Road and Roosevelt Road. Four years later, George took control of his father's Palos Verdes interests. He hired a man named Harry Phillips to manage the ranch and raised sheep there.
During the 1890s, Jotham Bixby became more involved in civic affairs of Long Beach. In 1895, he became president of the of the First Bank of Long Beach and would earn the title of "Father of Long Beach. Bixby Road, and the Long Beach neighborhood of Bixby Knolls, are named for this early pioneer. It was also during this time that he began selling portions of his large rancho where other communities quickly sprouted.
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BIXBY FAMILY PLOT
John W. Bixby 1848-1887
Susan P.H. Bixby
Jotham Bixby 1831-1917
Jotham Winslow Bixby 1884-1946
Margaret H. Bixby 1843-1927
Harry Llewellyn Bixby 1870-1902
Rosamond Read d:1899
Katharine Bixby 1850
Margaret Hathaway d:1878
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