Gertrude B. Hascall

1881 - 1973  (91 years)

• Name	Gertrude B. Hascall  [1]
  Birth	9 Aug 1881	North Dakota   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Jul 1973	..., Santa Clara, California   [1, 2, 4]
  Person ID	I71084	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles Alanson Hascall,   b. 26 Apr 1851, Aztalan, Juneau, Wisconsin d. 16 Jul 1928, Fallon, Churchill, Nevada (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary A. Bailey,   b. 21 Sep 1854, Wisconsin d. 20 Nov 1895, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1875	San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F33054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Zela Steele,   b. 17 May 1876, Michigan d. 19 Aug 1926 (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1903  [1, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Meredith J. Steele,   b. 5 Oct 1903, ..., Lake, South Dakota d. Dec 1983 (Age 80 years)   2. Alice Sybil Steele,   b. 1907, California
  Family ID	F15688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Family 2	James Jacob Dickson,   b. 16 Jun 1880, Colorado d. 9 Nov 1956, ..., Santa Clara, California (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1922  [1]
  Family ID	F33074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Oakland Tribune November 23 1922 James J. Dickson and his wife Gertrude were arrested for conducting a sean ce. May 1933 James J. Dickson was indicted for aiding and abetting a suicide. Gertrude was divorced from Jame. She was the beneficiery of the suicide victim of $40,000. The family broke the will giving Gertrude the money. James had created a church that was focused on spiritualism and seance's. Testimony in the "spook trial" took place over several weeks. After 9 hours of deliberation the jury was discharged as they could not reach a verdict.On March 15, 1934 charges were dismissed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S15135] 1900 census, South Dakota, Kingsbury county. [S14755] Death index, California, Gertrude B. Dickson. [S27365] Genealogy of the Folsom Family, 1638 - 1938, (Elizabeth Knowles Fol;som, page 276-277). [S24108] 1910 census, South Dakota, Beadle county. [S42719] RootsWeb.com, Hascall Family (Richard K. Hascall).