BYRNE, Walter Graves

BYRNE, Walter Graves[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1891 - 1949  (57 years)

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  • Name BYRNE, Walter Graves 
    Birth 2 Nov 1891  San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Male 
    Education Walter Byrne attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in the class of 1914.  [7
    Obituary From Oakland Tribune

    BYRNE In Oakland, April 28. . 1949, Walter - G- dearly beloved . husband of Agnes M. Byrne: loving father of Walter Jr.. Marian, Elizabeth, Patricia and Thomas Byrne; Mrs. Harriet Philpot, Mrs. . Ruth Anderson and Mrs. Robert A. Maixner; brother of Carlton and Howard Bvrne, Mrs. Harriet Olmsted,-Mrs. Gertrude Stone, Mrs. Helen Stikeman and the late . George Byrne.

    Friends are Invited to attend the funeral Saturday, April, 30, 1949. at 8:30 a.m. from the Piedmont Memorial Chapel of John .J. Cox. 3479 Piedmont Avenue, thence to St. Leo's Church. Piedmont and Ridgeway Avenues, where - requiem mass ..will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, commencing ;v at 9 a.m. Interment. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Recitation of the rosary Friday evening at 8 o'clock. (For further information .- call Piedmont 5-0220.)  [8
    Occupation Architect 
    Residence 1900  Santa Cruz Ward 3, Santa Cruz, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1910  Santa Cruz Ward 4, Santa Cruz, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1920  Santa Cruz Ward 4, Santa Cruz, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1930  Architect Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence Not Stated, Santa Cruz, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1930  Pasadena, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Death 28 Apr 1949  Oakland, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Burial 30 Apr 1949  Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda, CA USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Notes 
    • From the Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz:

      Walter Graves Byrne (1891 - 1949). Walter Graves Byrne was born in San Francisco, the son of George Griffin Byrne and Helen Graves Byrne. Approximately three years later, the Byrne family, formerly of Jackson, Michigan, settled in Santa Cruz.

      Walter Byrne attended the University of California, Berkeley, when the Craftsman aesthetic was prevalent there, graduating in the class of 1914. While a student, he did drafting work for Julia Morgan and John Galen Howard. The Craftsman preference for simplicity, a preference which allows material to become important as design elements, is evident in the buildings in Santa Cruz which can be assigned to him: The Walter Charles Byrne house, 1912, and his own home, 1919.

      On returning to Santa Cruz, Byrne found that there were not enough commissions available to support him as an architect. Consequently, he became a teacher of mathematics and mechanical drawing at Santa Cruz High School in 1918. During the years 1921 to 1923, he was a junior partner of architect Allen C. Collins. Their office was located in the New Santa Cruz Theatre Building at the northwest corner of Pacific and Walnut Avenues.

      In 1923, Byrne moved to Los Angeles, where he associated with the firm of Ross Montgomery and that of John C. Austin, architect of Los Angeles City Hall, Shrine Auditorium, and the Griffith Park Observatory. Byrne's most important project was the California State Building in the Los Angeles Civic Center. Byrne left Southern California for Oakland in 1942 and worked for Kaiser Industries during the war. He was afterwards employed by John J. Donovan, architect of Oakland Technical High School, the Ina Coolbirth Library, also in Oakland, and a consulting architect for the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge. At the time Byrne also designed an addition to the building which housed Oakland's Little Sisters of the Poor. He continued to practice until three years before his death in 1949.


      Also:

      Designed home for Walter Charles Byrne and Mabel Drennan Byrne family at 332 Union Street, Santa Cruz (originally 28 Union Street). Family lore had it that this was a project while he was studying architecture at UC Berkeley, which would fit with his having graduated in 1914 and the home was built in 1912. [12]
    Person ID I1774  Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2023 

    Father BYRNE, George Griffing,   b. 19 Apr 1864, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1923, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother GRAVES, Helen Fidelia,   b. 28 Sep 1867, Bath, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1948, ALAMEDA, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1890  Portland, OR, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    Photos
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    Howard Sewell Byrne & Helen Fidelia Graves
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    George Griffing Byrne & Howard Sewell Byrne
    Albums
    John Byrne Descendants
    John Byrne Descendants (59)
    Descendants of John Byrne of Windham Connecticut (1760-1830)
    Family ID F683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HOLLAND, Agnes Mercer,   b. 8 May 1889, Sheep Ranch, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1978, Oakland, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1915  2256 San Antonio Ave, Alameda, Alameda CA USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17
    Notes 

    • From Oakland Tribune 1 Jan 1916:

      New Year Wedding Is Church Affair

      Alameda, Jan 1. A pretty wedding ceremony, uniting Miss Agnes Holland, daughter of Dr. Judson A. Holland, and Walter Byrne, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Byrne of Santa Cruz, was performed yesterday at the home of the brides aunt, Mrs. Emma Rathgreb. 2256 San Antonio avenue, bv Rev. C. L. Mears of the First Congregational Church.

      There were, about two dozen of the relatives of the young people present at the ceremony and the wedding breakfast which followed. The Lohengrin bridal march was played by the mother of the bridegroom, Mrs. George Byrne.

      There were seven at the bride's table including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Byrne, Miss Harriet Byrne, Miss Marjorie Bemus, George Byrne, Wilmot Milham, and Sumner Holland, brother of the bride.



      From Oakland Enquirer: She is the daughter of Dr. Judson Holland, county physician of Calaveras county, and a sister of Miss Elois Holland and Sumner Holland. Mr. Byrne is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Byrne of Santa Cruz. He will take his bride to that city to reside after a wedding trip thru the southern part of the state. [18]
    Children 
     1. BYRNE, Agnes Harriet,   b. 11 Nov 1916, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 2014 (Age 97 years)
     2. BYRNE, Walter Graves,   b. 8 Apr 1918, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1971, Elk Rapids, Antrim, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. BYRNE, Marian H,   b. 22 Jun 1919, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 2004, Castro Valley, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4. BYRNE, Ruth Margaret,   b. 8 Nov 1920, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 2008, Arcata, CA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. BYRNE, Roberta Catherine
     6. BYRNE, Elizabeth
     7. BYRNE, Thomas George
     8. BYRNE, Patricia Ann
     9. BYRNE, Josephine   d. Bef 2008
    Photos
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    Descendants of George Griffing Byrne Family Photo
    Family ID F946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Nov 1891 - San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Santa Cruz Ward 3, Santa Cruz, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Santa Cruz Ward 4, Santa Cruz, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1915 - 2256 San Antonio Ave, Alameda, Alameda CA USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Santa Cruz Ward 4, Santa Cruz, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 1930 - Architect Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Not Stated, Santa Cruz, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Pasadena, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Apr 1949 - Oakland, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 30 Apr 1949 - Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda, CA USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Walter Graves Byrne, 1919
    Walter Byrne 1913 Cal Yearbook
    Walter Byrne 1913 Cal Yearbook
    Walter Grave Byrne’s 1913 Blue & Gold yearbook photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Santa Cruz, California, ED 90, roll T623 112, page 22A.

    2. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United Stat.

    3. [S35] Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000), Online publication - Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

    4. [S103] Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.), Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.

    5. [S129] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, M1509, 4,582 rolls. Roll 1544331, DraftBoard 0.

    6. [S311] Family Bible George G Byrne & Helen Graves, Walter Graves Byrne Nov 2 1891.

    7. [S1084] John Chase, Daniel Platt Gregory , (Museum of Art & History, 2005), Walter Byrne attended the University of California, Berkeley, when the Craftsman aesthetic was prevalent there, graduating in the class of 1914.

    8. [S1026] Walter G Byrne.

    9. [S14] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,.

    10. [S17] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, ED 1224, roll 168, page , image 772.0.

    11. [S1026] Walter G Byrne, Interment. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Recitation of the rosary Friday evening at 8 o'clock.

    12. [S1084] John Chase, Daniel Platt Gregory , (Museum of Art & History, 2005).

    13. [S249] Leon Rowland, Leon Rowland Collection, (Collection of cards and histories by Leon Rowland), George Griffin - d. Dec. 28, 1923, SC; 59; Michigan., Came to SC 1889; worked for uncle, C.B.Byrne in, Heath & Byrne. About 1893 m. Helen Graves (not of SC);, left widow, Helen. Sons- Walter G., in LA; George G. in, SC; Carlton at Stanford. Dtrs - Mrs. Harriet Olmstead in.

    14. [S311] Family Bible George G Byrne & Helen Graves, Married at Portland Oregon Dec 17 1890.

    15. [S116] Santa Cruz Daily Surf, She is the daughter of Dr. Judson Holland, county physician of Calaveras county, and a sister of Miss Elois Holland and Sumner Holland. Mr. Byrne is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Byrne of Santa Cruz. He will take his bride to that city to reside after a wedding trip thru the souther part of the state -- Oakland Enquirer.

    16. [S311] Family Bible George G Byrne & Helen Graves, Walter and Agnes Mercer Holland, Dec 31, 1915.

    17. [S1145] New Year Wedding Is Church Affair, at the home of the brides aunt, Mrs. Emma Rathgreb. 2256 San Antonio avenue.

    18. [S1145] New Year Wedding Is Church Affair.



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