• General Notes

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  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3991, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998]
  
  Albert Stuart Ormsby (1871-1940) was born in Murphysboro, Illinois. Little is known about his early life or his formal education.  He married Jessie Lukins in 1892, and she bore three children by him.
  
  He separated from Jessie for reasons unknown to the writer, and married Mary Louise Smith in 1923.  They had three children, the last of whom -Norman Bruce Ormsby - was born in 1934 when Albert was 63, and Mary was 44.
  
  Albert and Mary lived in and around the Los Angeles area from the time of their marriage until shortly after Alan was born in 1927.  Then they moved to San Francisco, presumably because Albert was wanted at company headquarters which was located there.  They lived for a time in San Francisco, then had a home built in San Bruno, just a few miles south of San Francisco.  The family lived there for several years, and Albert commuted to work in San Francisco on the train.  In about 1935, the family moved to Palo Alto, which is farther south down the peninsula from San Francisco, and they bought a large home there.
  
  The plan was that rooms would be rented out, generating extra income for the family, and the plan seemed to work pretty well, because very soon after that move, another move, this time just one block down the street (Middlefield Avenue) to a still larger house, was made.
  
  Albert worked as an accountant and later as the comptroller for Norman L. Waggoner, an import/export firm with headquarters in San Francisco, and a sub office in Los Angeles.  He spent many hours and many days at his job, and was paid reasonably well for his efforts.  The firm had no retirement policy when he worked there, but in 1940 his health had deteriorated to the extent that everyone decided he should retire.  Mr. Waggoner kindly offered to continue his regular pay as long as he lived, and in those days that was an extrordinary retirement benefit.
  
  Albert experienced some type of cardiac problem for many years toward the end of his life.  He took Digitalis regularly for at least five years, but the exact nature of the illness is unknown.
  
  Albert actually retired on Thursday, August 17, 1940, and he died five days later on Tuesday, August 22, 1940.  Mr. Waggoner was under no obligation to continue paying Albert's salery to the family, but he did so for one year.  After that, he continued sending money for several years, but a lesser amount.  It is quite likely that Mr. Waggoner's fortunes were ebbing then, because an import/export firm cannot operate very profitably when there is a global war under way.
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  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3991, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998]
  
  Albert Stuart Ormsby (1871-1940) was born in Murphysboro, Illinois. Little is known about his early life or his formal education.  He married Jessie Lukins in 1892, and she bore three children by him.
  
  He separated from Jessie for reasons unknown to the writer, and married Mary Louise Smith in 1923.  They had three children, the last of whom -Norman Bruce Ormsby - was born in 1934 when Albert was 63, and Mary was 44.
  
  Albert and Mary lived in and around the Los Angeles area from the time of their marriage until shortly after Alan was born in 1927.  Then they moved to San Francisco, presumably because Albert was wanted at company headquarters which was located there.  They lived for a time in San Francisco, then had a home built in San Bruno, just a few miles south of San Francisco.  The family lived there for several years, and Albert commuted to work in San Francisco on the train.  In about 1935, the family moved to Palo Alto, which is farther south down the peninsula from San Francisco, and they bought a large home there.
  
  The plan was that rooms would be rented out, generating extra income for the family, and the plan seemed to work pretty well, because very soon after that move, another move, this time just one block down the street (Middlefield Avenue) to a still larger house, was made.
  
  Albert worked as an accountant and later as the comptroller for Norman L. Waggoner, an import/export firm with headquarters in San Francisco, and a sub office in Los Angeles.  He spent many hours and many days at his job, and was paid reasonably well for his efforts.  The firm had no retirement policy when he worked there, but in 1940 his health had deteriorated to the extent that everyone decided he should retire.  Mr. Waggoner kindly offered to continue his regular pay as long as he lived, and in those days that was an extrordinary retirement benefit.
  
  Albert experienced some type of cardiac problem for many years toward the end of his life.  He took Digitalis regularly for at least five years, but the exact nature of the illness is unknown.
  
  Albert actually retired on Thursday, August 17, 1940, and he died five days later on Tuesday, August 22, 1940.  Mr. Waggoner was under no obligation to continue paying Albert's salery to the family, but he did so for one year.  After that, he continued sending money for several years, but a lesser amount.  It is quite likely that Mr. Waggoner's fortunes were ebbing then, because an import/export firm cannot operate very profitably when there is a global war under way.

Details of Albert Stuart's family with Mary Louise Smith

Details of Albert Stuart's family with Jessie Lukins