Clara Louise (née Hastings) Catherwood Darling
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St. Helena Star, September 20, 1929
MRS. DARLING PASSES AWAY
Resided In Napa Valley in Early Days and Was Social Leader.
Death claimed another of the belles of California's colorful pioneer days, when Mrs. Clara Hastings Catherwood Darling, many years ago a resident of Napa valley, passed away, at the age of 84 years, at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco last Saturday morning after a long illness.
Mrs. Darling at one time owned the property near Rutherford which is now the home of F.M. Doak and family, and in early days spent much of her time there. She was a contemporary of Mrs. Lillie Hitchcock Colt, who passed away July 22nd, and who also had much to do with the early social life of California.
Mrs. Darling was born in Muscatine, Iowa, March 23, 1845, and was brought to San Francisco during the gold rush days by her father, the late Judge S.C. Hastings, first Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court and founder of the Hastings College of Law, now incorporated with the University of California.
As a child she lived at Benicia, where she was educated at the Norte Dame Convent. She later attended school in Paris and Germany.
Miss Hastings was married in 1868 to the late Colonel E.C. Catherwood, who served with distinction with the Missouri Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil war. There were three children by that marriage. They are Mrs. Louise C. Maud, now of Medford, Or., and Honolulu; Madame Joaquin de Pereyra, wife of the Spanish Consul-General at Tunis, Algeria, and the late Dr. C.H. Catherwood, who died in Denver, Colo., in 1893. Dr. Catherwood's son, Joseph Fiske Catherwood, is now a San Francisco banker. She was also the grandmother of E.C. La Montague.
In 1895 Mrs. Catherwood married Colonel John A. Darling, who died in Connecticut in 1914. There were no children.
Mrs. Darling was an outstanding figure in San Francisco in the '70s, '80s and '90s. Her ready wit, her ability as a speaker and story teller and her charm as a hostess gave her a commanding position as a social leader. The Stanfords, Hearsts, Huntingtons, Crackers, Grants, Sharons, Mills—all who contributed to the early upbuilding of the State—were friends of Clara Hastings.
At various times Mrs. Darling lived in Germany, Paris, England and Japan. She won considerable fame as a composer of music and as a writer.
Mrs. Darling was a member of the Colonial Dames, Daughters of the American Revolution and Women's Auxiliary, Society of California Pioneers.
The remains of Mrs. Darling were brought to St. Helena for burial, interment being made in the family plot in the St. Helena cemetery. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from Parmelee's funeral parlors and thence to St. Helena's Catholic church where simple services were conducted by Rev. Father Bresnan.
Judge Zook's department of the Superior Court in San Francisco adjourned Tuesday in honor of the memory of deceased.
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St. Helena Star, September 20, 1929
MRS. DARLING PASSES AWAY
Resided In Napa Valley in Early Days and Was Social Leader.
Death claimed another of the belles of California's colorful pioneer days, when Mrs. Clara Hastings Catherwood Darling, many years ago a resident of Napa valley, passed away, at the age of 84 years, at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco last Saturday morning after a long illness.
Mrs. Darling at one time owned the property near Rutherford which is now the home of F.M. Doak and family, and in early days spent much of her time there. She was a contemporary of Mrs. Lillie Hitchcock Colt, who passed away July 22nd, and who also had much to do with the early social life of California.
Mrs. Darling was born in Muscatine, Iowa, March 23, 1845, and was brought to San Francisco during the gold rush days by her father, the late Judge S.C. Hastings, first Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court and founder of the Hastings College of Law, now incorporated with the University of California.
As a child she lived at Benicia, where she was educated at the Norte Dame Convent. She later attended school in Paris and Germany.
Miss Hastings was married in 1868 to the late Colonel E.C. Catherwood, who served with distinction with the Missouri Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil war. There were three children by that marriage. They are Mrs. Louise C. Maud, now of Medford, Or., and Honolulu; Madame Joaquin de Pereyra, wife of the Spanish Consul-General at Tunis, Algeria, and the late Dr. C.H. Catherwood, who died in Denver, Colo., in 1893. Dr. Catherwood's son, Joseph Fiske Catherwood, is now a San Francisco banker. She was also the grandmother of E.C. La Montague.
In 1895 Mrs. Catherwood married Colonel John A. Darling, who died in Connecticut in 1914. There were no children.
Mrs. Darling was an outstanding figure in San Francisco in the '70s, '80s and '90s. Her ready wit, her ability as a speaker and story teller and her charm as a hostess gave her a commanding position as a social leader. The Stanfords, Hearsts, Huntingtons, Crackers, Grants, Sharons, Mills—all who contributed to the early upbuilding of the State—were friends of Clara Hastings.
At various times Mrs. Darling lived in Germany, Paris, England and Japan. She won considerable fame as a composer of music and as a writer.
Mrs. Darling was a member of the Colonial Dames, Daughters of the American Revolution and Women's Auxiliary, Society of California Pioneers.
The remains of Mrs. Darling were brought to St. Helena for burial, interment being made in the family plot in the St. Helena cemetery. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from Parmelee's funeral parlors and thence to St. Helena's Catholic church where simple services were conducted by Rev. Father Bresnan.
Judge Zook's department of the Superior Court in San Francisco adjourned Tuesday in honor of the memory of deceased.
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Clara Louise (née Hastings) Catherwood Darling
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St. Helena Star, September 20, 1929
MRS. DARLING PASSES AWAY
Resided In Napa Valley in Early Days and Was Social Leader.
Death claimed another of the belles of California's colorful pioneer days, when Mrs. Clara Hastings Catherwood Darling, many years ago a resident of Napa valley, passed away, at the age of 84 years, at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco last Saturday morning after a long illness.
Mrs. Darling at one time owned the property near Rutherford which is now the home of F.M. Doak and family, and in early days spent much of her time there. She was a contemporary of Mrs. Lillie Hitchcock Colt, who passed away July 22nd, and who also had much to do with the early social life of California.
Mrs. Darling was born in Muscatine, Iowa, March 23, 1845, and was brought to San Francisco during the gold rush days by her father, the late Judge S.C. Hastings, first Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court and founder of the Hastings College of Law, now incorporated with the University of California.
As a child she lived at Benicia, where she was educated at the Norte Dame Convent. She later attended school in Paris and Germany.
Miss Hastings was married in 1868 to the late Colonel E.C. Catherwood, who served with distinction with the Missouri Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil war. There were three children by that marriage. They are Mrs. Louise C. Maud, now of Medford, Or., and Honolulu; Madame Joaquin de Pereyra, wife of the Spanish Consul-General at Tunis, Algeria, and the late Dr. C.H. Catherwood, who died in Denver, Colo., in 1893. Dr. Catherwood's son, Joseph Fiske Catherwood, is now a San Francisco banker. She was also the grandmother of E.C. La Montague.
In 1895 Mrs. Catherwood married Colonel John A. Darling, who died in Connecticut in 1914. There were no children.
Mrs. Darling was an outstanding figure in San Francisco in the '70s, '80s and '90s. Her ready wit, her ability as a speaker and story teller and her charm as a hostess gave her a commanding position as a social leader. The Stanfords, Hearsts, Huntingtons, Crackers, Grants, Sharons, Mills—all who contributed to the early upbuilding of the State—were friends of Clara Hastings.
At various times Mrs. Darling lived in Germany, Paris, England and Japan. She won considerable fame as a composer of music and as a writer.
Mrs. Darling was a member of the Colonial Dames, Daughters of the American Revolution and Women's Auxiliary, Society of California Pioneers.
The remains of Mrs. Darling were brought to St. Helena for burial, interment being made in the family plot in the St. Helena cemetery. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from Parmelee's funeral parlors and thence to St. Helena's Catholic church where simple services were conducted by Rev. Father Bresnan.
Judge Zook's department of the Superior Court in San Francisco adjourned Tuesday in honor of the memory of deceased.
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St. Helena Star, September 20, 1929
MRS. DARLING PASSES AWAY
Resided In Napa Valley in Early Days and Was Social Leader.
Death claimed another of the belles of California's colorful pioneer days, when Mrs. Clara Hastings Catherwood Darling, many years ago a resident of Napa valley, passed away, at the age of 84 years, at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco last Saturday morning after a long illness.
Mrs. Darling at one time owned the property near Rutherford which is now the home of F.M. Doak and family, and in early days spent much of her time there. She was a contemporary of Mrs. Lillie Hitchcock Colt, who passed away July 22nd, and who also had much to do with the early social life of California.
Mrs. Darling was born in Muscatine, Iowa, March 23, 1845, and was brought to San Francisco during the gold rush days by her father, the late Judge S.C. Hastings, first Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court and founder of the Hastings College of Law, now incorporated with the University of California.
As a child she lived at Benicia, where she was educated at the Norte Dame Convent. She later attended school in Paris and Germany.
Miss Hastings was married in 1868 to the late Colonel E.C. Catherwood, who served with distinction with the Missouri Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil war. There were three children by that marriage. They are Mrs. Louise C. Maud, now of Medford, Or., and Honolulu; Madame Joaquin de Pereyra, wife of the Spanish Consul-General at Tunis, Algeria, and the late Dr. C.H. Catherwood, who died in Denver, Colo., in 1893. Dr. Catherwood's son, Joseph Fiske Catherwood, is now a San Francisco banker. She was also the grandmother of E.C. La Montague.
In 1895 Mrs. Catherwood married Colonel John A. Darling, who died in Connecticut in 1914. There were no children.
Mrs. Darling was an outstanding figure in San Francisco in the '70s, '80s and '90s. Her ready wit, her ability as a speaker and story teller and her charm as a hostess gave her a commanding position as a social leader. The Stanfords, Hearsts, Huntingtons, Crackers, Grants, Sharons, Mills—all who contributed to the early upbuilding of the State—were friends of Clara Hastings.
At various times Mrs. Darling lived in Germany, Paris, England and Japan. She won considerable fame as a composer of music and as a writer.
Mrs. Darling was a member of the Colonial Dames, Daughters of the American Revolution and Women's Auxiliary, Society of California Pioneers.
The remains of Mrs. Darling were brought to St. Helena for burial, interment being made in the family plot in the St. Helena cemetery. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from Parmelee's funeral parlors and thence to St. Helena's Catholic church where simple services were conducted by Rev. Father Bresnan.
Judge Zook's department of the Superior Court in San Francisco adjourned Tuesday in honor of the memory of deceased.
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