In 1896 John Rogers Prince and Maude Elizabeth Mitchell were married. After the birth of their second son in 1902 they moved out west to California’s Tuolumne County, right in the heart of lumber country in the Sierra foothills, sixty miles north of Yosemite Valley. JRP took up his position as Manager of the Westside Lumber Company.
John Rogers Prince Sr. (1859-1933) & Maud Mitchell Prince (1870-1918)
- Eugene Mitchell Prince, 1897–1965 b. in Ashland, WI
- John Rogers Prince Jr, 1902–1943 b. in Ashland, WI
- Guy Salisbury Prince, 1904–1958 b. in Tuolumne, CA
- Richard Nourse Prince, 1907–1973 b. in Tuolumne, CA
- Lois Lucy Prince, 1910–1963 b. in Tuolumne, CA
Road-Rail Car Ride, Front: Mr. Hanlon, Dr. Frank P. Nourse. Back: Maude Prince, Mrs. Lois Beach Nourse.
Date: 1910
Maude Elizabeth Mitchell Prince and Jack (JRP Jr.), circa 1903
Date: 1903
Guy Salisbury Prince, 1905
Date: 1905
John Rogers Prince, Jr. (Jack), 1902
Date: 1902
John Rogers Prince, Jr. (Jack)
Date: 1920
Guy Salisbury Prince, 1904
Date: 1904
Eugene Mitchell Prince, 1897
Date: 1897
A view of Tuolumne
Date: 1900
West Side Lumber Co.s mill, Tuolumne, Cal.
Date: 1900
L/R: Jack, Eugene, Lucy, Guy, Dick
Date: 1915
Eugene Mitchell Prince, 1897
Date: 1897
From old albums at the Prince Family Reunion, 2023
Date: 2023-05-21T11:45:37.887-07:00
Note: Older photograph dates are approximate based on photograph type, age of the sitter and dress.
In 1912 EFP passed away and William Ray Durfee (husband of Eugenia) in 1915. Matilda Orpha Bebee Prince and her two daughters moved out to California to join the rest of her children before passing away in 1917.
In 1918 Maude Elizabeth Mitchell Prince passed away at only 47.
When Westside Lumber was sold to new owners Pickering in 1925 and JRP retired, the family bought a house in Alameda by San Francisco Bay to spend their remaining years in an epic 4000 sq ft Victorian home. She still stands today…
1007 Grand St., Alameda, CA
Date: 1895
1007 Grand Ave., Alameda, California circa 2019
Family Photos of the Westside Lumber Co. circa 1930-35.
Westside Lumber Company, Tuolumne, Ca, 1930's
Date: 1930
Westside Lumber Company, Tuolumne, Ca, 1930's
Date: 1930
Westside Lumber Company, Tuolumne, Ca, 1930's
Date: 1930
Westside Lumber Company, Tuolumne, Ca, 1930's
Date: 1930
Westside Lumber Company, Tuolumne, Ca, 1930's
Date: 1930
West Side Lumber Co.s mill, Tuolumne, Cal.
Date: 1900
Westside Lumber Co, Tuolumne CA, 1935
Date: 1935
Westside Lumber Co, Tuolumne CA, 1935
Date: 1935
Westside Lumber Co, Tuolumne CA, 1935
Date: 1935
Westside Lumber Co, Tuolumne CA, 1935
Date: 1935
Westside Lumber Co, Tuolumne CA, 1935
Date: 1935
Westside Lumber Co, Tuolumne CA, 1935
Date: 1935
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