A World War I Veteran, Dwight served as the Justice of Peace and City Clerk when Tustin was incorporated.
The “fighting “ Holderman’s fought in four wars. Upton was a County Supervisor. A park on E. 17th Street is named after the family.
A descendant of a Mayflower passenger, Brad Hellis was the superintendent of the Irvine Ranch for many years and a community fundraiser.
David Hewes was a packinghouse owner, businessman and developer. He donated the Golden Spike for the transcontinental railroad.
Family man, good citizen, man of many professions and worldwide traveler, George Brommell lived to be 100.
“A. J. “ Cook’s son, George raised grain and beans on the Irvine Ranch. He raised two children and had two stepsons.
Remembering Phil Cox Phillip “Phil” Koehler Cox was born in St Joseph’s Hospital on 7/11/1937. His proud parents were Edwin “Ed’ Cox and Loela Koehler Cox. Ed was the proprietor of The Tustin Food Center which he and Leola had started the year before. The market was in Old Town Tustin on the southeast corner […]
A farmer, William D Bowman came to Tustin in 1881. His son, William Henry Bowman, became a successful contractor.
John was elected President of the Santa Ana, Orange and Tustin Street Railway Company in 1887 and owned the Bundy Addition.
A Civil War Veteran, James served as the Commander of Sedgwick Post 17 of the Grand Army of the Republic for eight years.