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MELVIN JEREMIAH MONETTE
MONETTE, MELVIN JEREMIAH, Banker, Los Angeles, California, was born in Marion County, Ohio, August 24, 1847, the son of Abraham Monette and Catherine (Braucher) Monette. His family is one of the oldest in the world, extending back prior to the twelfth century, when it was one of the noble houses of France. His American ancestors were Huguenot refugees and soldiers in the Revolution. He married Olive Adelaide Hull, Jan. 5, 1869. They have two boys, Orra Eugene, now a prominent attorney of Los Angeles, and Clark Fremont Monette, deceased.
Mr. Monette, raised on a farm, obtained his education in the public schools of Ohio. Remained a farmer until 21, then engaged in the cattle business in Chicago. In 1881 he was President and Director, Second National Bank, Bucyrus, Ohio; 1897-98, stock broker at Cripple Creek, Colo., and interested in mining; 1898 to 1905, ranch owner and cattleman in Nebraska; later part owner in famous Mohawk mine in Goldfield, Nev.; went to Los Angeles, 1907. Pres. and Direc. Am. Nat. Bank, L.A.; Los Angeles-Nevada Mining Stock Exchange and the Monette Mining & Milling Co. Clubs: Elks, Calif. Country, Union League, LA.; Absarben, Omaha; Society of Colonial Wars and Sons of the Revolution.
Transcribed 7-24-09
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 320,
International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2009 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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