William Henry THRALL

1873 - Aft 1965  (92 years)

• Name	William Henry THRALL  [1]
  Birth	Sep 1873	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA   [2]
  	10 East Beacon Street
  Death	Aft 1965  [2]
  Notes	WIll H Thrall now 88 years old, is known as the "Mountain Historian" of Southern California. He has furnished information to the Los Angeles County Dept. of Recreation on the 1,587 square miles of mountain and forest in that county, of which he knows every foot. He has edited and published the "Little Trails" magazine, and wrote "Today's Hike" column for the Los Angeles Times. According to the County and Federal Forestry Departments, he has been instrumental in saving in fire supression costs alone, an average of $150,000 a year. He was the only one who knew the mountains and their people well enough and to get the cooperation of the thousands of people who used the mountains, to combat the fire danger. His one-man crusade to protect the mountains he loved, has won him acclaim, Will was President and leader of the San Antonio Hiking Club for 34 years. He led them on three hiking trips after he was 80 years old. His is an Honorary Life member of 2 other hiking clubs. [2]
  Person ID	I2563	US Thrall family
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2004

  
  

  Father	Lorraine THRALL,   b. 13 Feb 1847, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Rosalind Annette DAVIS   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Had 3 children [3]
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Olive J FRYER   d. 10 Jul 1952, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Marriage	15 Dec 1898	Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F1142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2004

  
  

  Family 2	Ruby May WEBB,   b. 3 Jun 1898, Council Bluff, DeKalb, Alabama, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Dec 1952	Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Roslind Florence THRALL,   b. 27 Jan 1902   d. Jun 1942 (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F1143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2004

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Sep 1873 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Residence - 10 East Beacon Street - - Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 126. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 170. [S5] Compiled by D Stephen Thrall., Thrall Genealogy 1630-1965, (Grant Leslie Thrall 1976), 82.