San Diego County
Biographies
MRS.
HARRIET (FLOYD) THOMAS
For many years a resident of
National City, Mrs. Harriet (Floyd) Thomas is thoroughly informed regarding
events that have shaped the history and influenced the development of this part
of the state. She is a daughter of Ira and Christiana M. (Bonney)
Floyd, who were of Revolutionary stock, the latter a direct descendant of John
Robinson who was one of the Pilgrim Fathers. In search of health, Ira Floyd
came to Southern California in 1876, establishing a home in National City
because his friends, the Kimballs, pioneers of 1869,
were residing here at that time, but unfortunately he lived only eight years in
his new home. He was the father of nine children, of whom but three survive:
Mrs. Anna Zinn, who lives with her sister, Mrs.
Thomas, in National City; and Mrs. Carrie Harbison, whose home is also in this
city.
In 1902, at National City, Miss
Harriet Floyd became the wife of George W. Thomas, who took his bride to the
dwelling at 37 East Twenty-seventh street that he had
prepared for her, and this has been her home for thirty-one years. Mr. Thomas
prospered as a dairyman and farmer and was thus engaged until his death in
1921. Besides his widow, he left a son, Warren Floyd Thomas, born January 15,
1903. The young man had planned a college education but abandoned this at his
father’s death to take charge of the Thomas dairy farm, which he owns, and this
property he has since managed successfully. Close study and practical
experience have given him a detailed knowledge of his occupation and through
modern methods and plenty of hard work he is making this one of the most
desirable and valuable ranches in San Diego county. In August, 1929, at Chula
Vista, California, he was married to Miss Esther Craft, a graduate of the
University of Southern California at Los Angeles, and they now have a little
daughter, Jean Esther, who is two years of age.
Mrs. Harriet (Floyd) Thomas has a
winning personality and those qualities which make for social prominence. She
belongs to San Miguel Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to
the Olivewood Club and the M. A. B. Club. Her niece, Miss Mary L. Floyd, is a
well known educator who has served as principal of the Selma Avenue school in Hollywood, California, for the past twenty-one
years.
Transcribed By:
Cecelia M. Setty.
Source: California
of the South Vol. II,
by John Steven McGroarty, Pages 485-486,
Clarke Publ., Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis. 1933.
© 2012 Cecelia
M. Setty.
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