Frank Henry PADELFORD

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• Census: 1880, Living with mother in Spring Valley, White Pine County,Nevada
• Census: 1900, Living with mother in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calfornia
• Census: 1910, Living with mother in Fillmore, Ventura County, California
• Occupation: 1910; Farmer
• Census: 1920, Living in Piru, Ventura County, California
• Occupation: 1920; Farmer
• Census: 1930, Living in Piru, Ventura County, California
• Occupation: 1930; Proprietor - Citrus Ranch

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Obituary Notice - Fillmore, Piru, Bardsdale, Sespe Communities California - dtd November 21, 1963

DEATH TAKES VENERABLE FILLMORE AREA RESIDENT, FRANK PADELFORD

A pioneer passes.
Frank H. Padelford early Buckhorn area rancher, and venerable citizen of the Fillmore-Piru area, died Saturday, Nov. 16 following a short illness in a Ventura hospital.
The youngest of six children born April 20, 1871, to Sophia Miranda Willard and Hosea Padelford in Quechee Gorge near Hartland, VT., he lived his 92 years filled with many memories of early hardships of pioneering and present day miracles.
At the age of three Mr. Padelford came west with his family to the mining camps of Nevada near Ely, and in December of 1887, Mrs. Padelford and her two young sons, Charles and Frank moved to California first to Hueneme for a year then on to what was later to become the Padelford Ranch in Buckhorn area where Mr. Padelford continued to live for the next 75 years.
He developed the land from sagebrush and Mustard first to apricots then to its present citrus acreage.
On Sept. 7, 1910 he married Miss Sadie R. Smith in South Pasadena, one of three daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Smit, formerly of Danville, VT. Mrs. Padelford taught at Buckhorn school from 1908 to 1909 where she met her husband then clerk of the board. They became the parents of three children, F. Sumner, Frederick W.. and Allene W. who were reared on the home ranch and educated in local schools.
Mr. Padelford maintained an active interest in citrus culture and area growth, serving on the boards of the Piru Citrus Association, Buckhorn Elementary school, and the Bank of America. He had varied interests including world travel is rose garden, his grandchildren and great grandchildren, six of each. Eric Padelford, Nancy Noel of Fillmore, Peggy McBurney of Fullerton, Frank Urner of North Hollywood, Ronald Urner a second year cadet at the U.S. Air Academy, Colorado Springs, and Marlene Urner of Fallbrook are the grandchildren. His great grandchildren are Allen and Julie Padelford, Holly and Candy Noel of Fillmore, Shanna McBurney of Fullerton, and Christopher Urner of North Hollywood.
Mr and Mrs. Padelford celebrated their golden anniversary with an open house at the memorial Building, Sept 7, 1960. This past September they noted their 53rd anniversary with a family party at the Colonial House, Oxnard.
Mr. Padelford is survived by his widow at the family home; his sons, Sumner of Fillmore and Frederick at the family ranch; his sister, Flora (Mrs. John Alcock) of Los Angeles, and numerous nieces and nephews. His daughter, Allene (Mrs. Frank Urner) preceded him in death in December 1956.
Funeral services took place at the Skillin Mortuary, Santa Paula, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was in the family plot in Bardsdale cemetery. Officiating at the rites were the Rev. Frederick Edwards of the Piru Methodist Church, and the Rev. F. Kenneth Barta, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church.

Frank married Sadie Rhoda SMITH on 07 Sep 1910 in South Pasadena, California. Sadie was born on 06 Feb 1884 in Vermont; died on 17 Oct 1968 in Ojai, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frank Summer PADELFORD was born on 20 Feb 1912 in Ventura County, California; died on 30 Dec 1995 in Fillmore, Ventura County, California.
2. Frederick W. PADELFORD was born on 21 Nov 1913 in Fillmore, Ventura County, California; died on 10 Dec 1970 in Fillmore, Ventura County, California.
3. Allene PADELFORD was born about 1916 in California; died on 31 Dec 1956 in Escondido, California.

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• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont
• Census: 1860, Living in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont
• Occupation: 1860; Farmer
• Census: 1870, Living in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont
• Occupation: 1870; Farmer
• Census: 1900, Living in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont
• Fact: 1900, Listed as being divorced

Hosea married Sophia Miranda WILLARD on 04 Apr 1858 in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont. Sophia (daughter of Charles WILLARD and Miranda WOOD) was born in Oct 1838 in Vermont; died on 19 May 1927 in Buckhorn, Ventura County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont
• Census: 1880, Living in Spring Valley, White Pine County, Nevada
• Census: 1900, Living with son, Frank H. in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California
• Census: 1910, Living in Fillmore, Ventura County, California
• Fact: 1910, Listed as being Widowed
• Census: 1920, Living with son Frank H. in Piru, Ventura Co., California

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Obituary Notice - Fillmore Herald, May 20, 1927, front page.

SOPHIA MARIA PADELFORD PASSES AT BUCKHORN HOME

Mrs. Sophia Maria Padelford, aged 88 years, mother of Charles and Frank Padelford and Mrs. W.J. Alcock, who has made her home at Buckhorn for many years, passed away Thursday morning, May 19, 1927. Deceased was a native of Vermont where she was born October 1, 1839, and had been a resident of California close to half a century, most of which time was spent at Buckhorn.
Funeral services are to be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Brethren Church, Fillmore, Rev. Coate officiating.