Hugh Glassell was the son of Andrew Glassell and Lucy M. Toland.
He married his first wife, Elvira Honorina Trudel, daughter of Anita Felicitas Johnson and Jean Baptiste Trudel, in 1884 in Multnomah County, Oregon; the marriage ended between 1885 and 1897. The couple had one child, a son, namely:
STEVE ANDREW GLASSELL (1885-1949).
He married his second wife, Anita May ("Nita") Kelly, daughter of Julius Augustus Kelly and Louisa May Houston, on November 3, 1897, in Los Angeles County, California, six months after the death of Anita's father. On the 1900 Census, Los Angeles County, Hugh appeared as the head of the household where his wife, Anita, and his niece, Weta Hamilton, resided [Weta was actually the niece of his first wife, Elvira]. Hugh Glassell sued Anita Glassell for divorce on November 26, 1902, in Los Angeles County [Los Angeles Times, Page 14]; the couple had no children together. Three months later, Hugh and his "niece" were wed.
He married his third wife, Weta Gertrude Hamilton, granddaughter of Anita Felicitas Johnson and Henry Mellus and daughter of Adelaida E. Mellus and Samuel Hamilton, on March 2, 1903, in Yuma County, Arizona; the marriage ended between 1910 and 1920. The couple had one child, a daughter, namely:
LUCY LOUISE (GLASSELL) McINTOSH (1908-1990).
He married his fourth wife, Lala (Serrano) Roberts (1880-1970), granddaughter of Adelaida Johnson [Anita's sister] and Francis Mellus [Henry's brother] and daughter of Josephine Mellus and Manuel P. Serrano, on July 20, 1926, in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; they were married until his death. The couple had no children together.
Hugh Glassell added new meaning to "keeping it in the family".
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Wednesday, March 4, 1903; Page A1:
"RETURN FROM GRETNA GREEN.
Hugh Glassell Brings Back Youthful Bride.
Latest Adventure of Hero of Many Affairs of the Heart.
Son Was Surprised When Times Reporter Told Him of Father's Marriage.
The little blind god has again taken a hand in shaping the destiny of Hugh Glassell of this city to the end that on March 2 that gentleman was wedded to Miss Weta Hamilton.
Just where the marriage ceremony was performed cannot be stated, as not even those most closely related to Mr. Glassell were taken into his confidence. That the wedding took place in Arizona or one of the States where those divorced within a year are not debarred from the privilege of again trying their fortunes, on the sea of matrimony, is to be taken as a matter of course, for it was about three months ago that Hugh Glassell obtained legal separation from the second Mrs. Glassell, formerly Miss Nita Kelley [sic-Kelly], with whom he had lived, in more or less felicity, at No. 2801 Menlo avenue, where at one time they entertained to some extent a certain number of the Los Angeles smart set to which they belonged. Hugh Glassell, now bridegroom for the third time, is the oldest son of the late Andrew Glassell, a pioneer capitalist of Los Angeles. The latter died only a few months ago, leaving a fortune, of which Hugh Glassell is administrator. The affairs of the estate, however, have not prevented Mr. Glassell from devoting a certain amount of time to his latest romance.
He had been paying devoted attention to Miss Weta Hamilton, but none of his friends imagined anything serious until the marriage was announced last evening.
A peculiar feature of the romance is that Mrs. Glassell is a niece of Glassell's first wife, and her husband has known her from the cradle. She is an amiable type of person, demure and retiring, and for two years past has been employed as a clerk in the Broadway Department Store, which position she gave up about two weeks ago. She is one of a large family, the widowed mother being a daughter of Albert Strudell [sic-the widowed mother, Adelaida (Mellus) Hamilton, was the daughter of Henry Mellus and Anita Johnson], one of the wealthiest of the early day residents of the city.
Some twenty years ago, when Hugh Glassell married Miss Strudell [sic-Elvira Trudel, daughter of Jean B. Trudel and Anita Johnson], it was considered the brilliant match of the season, uniting as it did, two of the richest families of that time. It was not long after the birth of their son Andrew, however, that a legal separation was sought, and granted to Mrs. Glassell. Nor was it the only experience of the kind for this woman, whose married life may be divided into four chapters, three of which have been terminated by the divorce courts. She is now living with her fourth husband.
Andrew Glassell, the son of the groom, and his new stepmother, are of about the same age, neither yet having reached twenty, while the bridegroom is 40.
Andrew did not know of his father's matrimonial step until last evening, when the news surprised him greatly.
The happy couple are to live at No. 1961 Norwood street, where they have rented a cottage."
Note: In common law, a "Gretna Green marriage" came to mean, in general, a marriage transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the parties' home jurisdiction [Wikipedia].
He married his first wife, Elvira Honorina Trudel, daughter of Anita Felicitas Johnson and Jean Baptiste Trudel, in 1884 in Multnomah County, Oregon; the marriage ended between 1885 and 1897. The couple had one child, a son, namely:
STEVE ANDREW GLASSELL (1885-1949).
He married his second wife, Anita May ("Nita") Kelly, daughter of Julius Augustus Kelly and Louisa May Houston, on November 3, 1897, in Los Angeles County, California, six months after the death of Anita's father. On the 1900 Census, Los Angeles County, Hugh appeared as the head of the household where his wife, Anita, and his niece, Weta Hamilton, resided [Weta was actually the niece of his first wife, Elvira]. Hugh Glassell sued Anita Glassell for divorce on November 26, 1902, in Los Angeles County [Los Angeles Times, Page 14]; the couple had no children together. Three months later, Hugh and his "niece" were wed.
He married his third wife, Weta Gertrude Hamilton, granddaughter of Anita Felicitas Johnson and Henry Mellus and daughter of Adelaida E. Mellus and Samuel Hamilton, on March 2, 1903, in Yuma County, Arizona; the marriage ended between 1910 and 1920. The couple had one child, a daughter, namely:
LUCY LOUISE (GLASSELL) McINTOSH (1908-1990).
He married his fourth wife, Lala (Serrano) Roberts (1880-1970), granddaughter of Adelaida Johnson [Anita's sister] and Francis Mellus [Henry's brother] and daughter of Josephine Mellus and Manuel P. Serrano, on July 20, 1926, in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; they were married until his death. The couple had no children together.
Hugh Glassell added new meaning to "keeping it in the family".
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Wednesday, March 4, 1903; Page A1:
"RETURN FROM GRETNA GREEN.
Hugh Glassell Brings Back Youthful Bride.
Latest Adventure of Hero of Many Affairs of the Heart.
Son Was Surprised When Times Reporter Told Him of Father's Marriage.
The little blind god has again taken a hand in shaping the destiny of Hugh Glassell of this city to the end that on March 2 that gentleman was wedded to Miss Weta Hamilton.
Just where the marriage ceremony was performed cannot be stated, as not even those most closely related to Mr. Glassell were taken into his confidence. That the wedding took place in Arizona or one of the States where those divorced within a year are not debarred from the privilege of again trying their fortunes, on the sea of matrimony, is to be taken as a matter of course, for it was about three months ago that Hugh Glassell obtained legal separation from the second Mrs. Glassell, formerly Miss Nita Kelley [sic-Kelly], with whom he had lived, in more or less felicity, at No. 2801 Menlo avenue, where at one time they entertained to some extent a certain number of the Los Angeles smart set to which they belonged. Hugh Glassell, now bridegroom for the third time, is the oldest son of the late Andrew Glassell, a pioneer capitalist of Los Angeles. The latter died only a few months ago, leaving a fortune, of which Hugh Glassell is administrator. The affairs of the estate, however, have not prevented Mr. Glassell from devoting a certain amount of time to his latest romance.
He had been paying devoted attention to Miss Weta Hamilton, but none of his friends imagined anything serious until the marriage was announced last evening.
A peculiar feature of the romance is that Mrs. Glassell is a niece of Glassell's first wife, and her husband has known her from the cradle. She is an amiable type of person, demure and retiring, and for two years past has been employed as a clerk in the Broadway Department Store, which position she gave up about two weeks ago. She is one of a large family, the widowed mother being a daughter of Albert Strudell [sic-the widowed mother, Adelaida (Mellus) Hamilton, was the daughter of Henry Mellus and Anita Johnson], one of the wealthiest of the early day residents of the city.
Some twenty years ago, when Hugh Glassell married Miss Strudell [sic-Elvira Trudel, daughter of Jean B. Trudel and Anita Johnson], it was considered the brilliant match of the season, uniting as it did, two of the richest families of that time. It was not long after the birth of their son Andrew, however, that a legal separation was sought, and granted to Mrs. Glassell. Nor was it the only experience of the kind for this woman, whose married life may be divided into four chapters, three of which have been terminated by the divorce courts. She is now living with her fourth husband.
Andrew Glassell, the son of the groom, and his new stepmother, are of about the same age, neither yet having reached twenty, while the bridegroom is 40.
Andrew did not know of his father's matrimonial step until last evening, when the news surprised him greatly.
The happy couple are to live at No. 1961 Norwood street, where they have rented a cottage."
Note: In common law, a "Gretna Green marriage" came to mean, in general, a marriage transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the parties' home jurisdiction [Wikipedia].
Hugh Glassell was the son of Andrew Glassell and Lucy M. Toland.
He married his first wife, Elvira Honorina Trudel, daughter of Anita Felicitas Johnson and Jean Baptiste Trudel, in 1884 in Multnomah County, Oregon; the marriage ended between 1885 and 1897. The couple had one child, a son, namely:
STEVE ANDREW GLASSELL (1885-1949).
He married his second wife, Anita May ("Nita") Kelly, daughter of Julius Augustus Kelly and Louisa May Houston, on November 3, 1897, in Los Angeles County, California, six months after the death of Anita's father. On the 1900 Census, Los Angeles County, Hugh appeared as the head of the household where his wife, Anita, and his niece, Weta Hamilton, resided [Weta was actually the niece of his first wife, Elvira]. Hugh Glassell sued Anita Glassell for divorce on November 26, 1902, in Los Angeles County [Los Angeles Times, Page 14]; the couple had no children together. Three months later, Hugh and his "niece" were wed.
He married his third wife, Weta Gertrude Hamilton, granddaughter of Anita Felicitas Johnson and Henry Mellus and daughter of Adelaida E. Mellus and Samuel Hamilton, on March 2, 1903, in Yuma County, Arizona; the marriage ended between 1910 and 1920. The couple had one child, a daughter, namely:
LUCY LOUISE (GLASSELL) McINTOSH (1908-1990).
He married his fourth wife, Lala (Serrano) Roberts (1880-1970), granddaughter of Adelaida Johnson [Anita's sister] and Francis Mellus [Henry's brother] and daughter of Josephine Mellus and Manuel P. Serrano, on July 20, 1926, in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; they were married until his death. The couple had no children together.
Hugh Glassell added new meaning to "keeping it in the family".
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Wednesday, March 4, 1903; Page A1:
"RETURN FROM GRETNA GREEN.
Hugh Glassell Brings Back Youthful Bride.
Latest Adventure of Hero of Many Affairs of the Heart.
Son Was Surprised When Times Reporter Told Him of Father's Marriage.
The little blind god has again taken a hand in shaping the destiny of Hugh Glassell of this city to the end that on March 2 that gentleman was wedded to Miss Weta Hamilton.
Just where the marriage ceremony was performed cannot be stated, as not even those most closely related to Mr. Glassell were taken into his confidence. That the wedding took place in Arizona or one of the States where those divorced within a year are not debarred from the privilege of again trying their fortunes, on the sea of matrimony, is to be taken as a matter of course, for it was about three months ago that Hugh Glassell obtained legal separation from the second Mrs. Glassell, formerly Miss Nita Kelley [sic-Kelly], with whom he had lived, in more or less felicity, at No. 2801 Menlo avenue, where at one time they entertained to some extent a certain number of the Los Angeles smart set to which they belonged. Hugh Glassell, now bridegroom for the third time, is the oldest son of the late Andrew Glassell, a pioneer capitalist of Los Angeles. The latter died only a few months ago, leaving a fortune, of which Hugh Glassell is administrator. The affairs of the estate, however, have not prevented Mr. Glassell from devoting a certain amount of time to his latest romance.
He had been paying devoted attention to Miss Weta Hamilton, but none of his friends imagined anything serious until the marriage was announced last evening.
A peculiar feature of the romance is that Mrs. Glassell is a niece of Glassell's first wife, and her husband has known her from the cradle. She is an amiable type of person, demure and retiring, and for two years past has been employed as a clerk in the Broadway Department Store, which position she gave up about two weeks ago. She is one of a large family, the widowed mother being a daughter of Albert Strudell [sic-the widowed mother, Adelaida (Mellus) Hamilton, was the daughter of Henry Mellus and Anita Johnson], one of the wealthiest of the early day residents of the city.
Some twenty years ago, when Hugh Glassell married Miss Strudell [sic-Elvira Trudel, daughter of Jean B. Trudel and Anita Johnson], it was considered the brilliant match of the season, uniting as it did, two of the richest families of that time. It was not long after the birth of their son Andrew, however, that a legal separation was sought, and granted to Mrs. Glassell. Nor was it the only experience of the kind for this woman, whose married life may be divided into four chapters, three of which have been terminated by the divorce courts. She is now living with her fourth husband.
Andrew Glassell, the son of the groom, and his new stepmother, are of about the same age, neither yet having reached twenty, while the bridegroom is 40.
Andrew did not know of his father's matrimonial step until last evening, when the news surprised him greatly.
The happy couple are to live at No. 1961 Norwood street, where they have rented a cottage."
Note: In common law, a "Gretna Green marriage" came to mean, in general, a marriage transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the parties' home jurisdiction [Wikipedia].
He married his first wife, Elvira Honorina Trudel, daughter of Anita Felicitas Johnson and Jean Baptiste Trudel, in 1884 in Multnomah County, Oregon; the marriage ended between 1885 and 1897. The couple had one child, a son, namely:
STEVE ANDREW GLASSELL (1885-1949).
He married his second wife, Anita May ("Nita") Kelly, daughter of Julius Augustus Kelly and Louisa May Houston, on November 3, 1897, in Los Angeles County, California, six months after the death of Anita's father. On the 1900 Census, Los Angeles County, Hugh appeared as the head of the household where his wife, Anita, and his niece, Weta Hamilton, resided [Weta was actually the niece of his first wife, Elvira]. Hugh Glassell sued Anita Glassell for divorce on November 26, 1902, in Los Angeles County [Los Angeles Times, Page 14]; the couple had no children together. Three months later, Hugh and his "niece" were wed.
He married his third wife, Weta Gertrude Hamilton, granddaughter of Anita Felicitas Johnson and Henry Mellus and daughter of Adelaida E. Mellus and Samuel Hamilton, on March 2, 1903, in Yuma County, Arizona; the marriage ended between 1910 and 1920. The couple had one child, a daughter, namely:
LUCY LOUISE (GLASSELL) McINTOSH (1908-1990).
He married his fourth wife, Lala (Serrano) Roberts (1880-1970), granddaughter of Adelaida Johnson [Anita's sister] and Francis Mellus [Henry's brother] and daughter of Josephine Mellus and Manuel P. Serrano, on July 20, 1926, in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; they were married until his death. The couple had no children together.
Hugh Glassell added new meaning to "keeping it in the family".
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Wednesday, March 4, 1903; Page A1:
"RETURN FROM GRETNA GREEN.
Hugh Glassell Brings Back Youthful Bride.
Latest Adventure of Hero of Many Affairs of the Heart.
Son Was Surprised When Times Reporter Told Him of Father's Marriage.
The little blind god has again taken a hand in shaping the destiny of Hugh Glassell of this city to the end that on March 2 that gentleman was wedded to Miss Weta Hamilton.
Just where the marriage ceremony was performed cannot be stated, as not even those most closely related to Mr. Glassell were taken into his confidence. That the wedding took place in Arizona or one of the States where those divorced within a year are not debarred from the privilege of again trying their fortunes, on the sea of matrimony, is to be taken as a matter of course, for it was about three months ago that Hugh Glassell obtained legal separation from the second Mrs. Glassell, formerly Miss Nita Kelley [sic-Kelly], with whom he had lived, in more or less felicity, at No. 2801 Menlo avenue, where at one time they entertained to some extent a certain number of the Los Angeles smart set to which they belonged. Hugh Glassell, now bridegroom for the third time, is the oldest son of the late Andrew Glassell, a pioneer capitalist of Los Angeles. The latter died only a few months ago, leaving a fortune, of which Hugh Glassell is administrator. The affairs of the estate, however, have not prevented Mr. Glassell from devoting a certain amount of time to his latest romance.
He had been paying devoted attention to Miss Weta Hamilton, but none of his friends imagined anything serious until the marriage was announced last evening.
A peculiar feature of the romance is that Mrs. Glassell is a niece of Glassell's first wife, and her husband has known her from the cradle. She is an amiable type of person, demure and retiring, and for two years past has been employed as a clerk in the Broadway Department Store, which position she gave up about two weeks ago. She is one of a large family, the widowed mother being a daughter of Albert Strudell [sic-the widowed mother, Adelaida (Mellus) Hamilton, was the daughter of Henry Mellus and Anita Johnson], one of the wealthiest of the early day residents of the city.
Some twenty years ago, when Hugh Glassell married Miss Strudell [sic-Elvira Trudel, daughter of Jean B. Trudel and Anita Johnson], it was considered the brilliant match of the season, uniting as it did, two of the richest families of that time. It was not long after the birth of their son Andrew, however, that a legal separation was sought, and granted to Mrs. Glassell. Nor was it the only experience of the kind for this woman, whose married life may be divided into four chapters, three of which have been terminated by the divorce courts. She is now living with her fourth husband.
Andrew Glassell, the son of the groom, and his new stepmother, are of about the same age, neither yet having reached twenty, while the bridegroom is 40.
Andrew did not know of his father's matrimonial step until last evening, when the news surprised him greatly.
The happy couple are to live at No. 1961 Norwood street, where they have rented a cottage."
Note: In common law, a "Gretna Green marriage" came to mean, in general, a marriage transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the parties' home jurisdiction [Wikipedia].
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