Charles Andrew Wyman

1887 - 1970  (82 years)

• Name	Charles Andrew Wyman
  Born	23 Dec 1887	Pescadero, San Mateo, California, United States
  Christened	5 Aug 1888	Half Moon Bay, San Mateo, California, United States
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7867198
  _FGRAVE	7867198
  _FSFTID	9NS8-2SW
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9NS8-2SW
  _UID	14DF7F37FB283949BA0A6C7A7A33F70DA9D1
  Died	26 Jun 1970	La Honda, San Mateo, California, United States
  Buried	Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States
  Person ID	I15805	Wyman
  Last Modified	30 May 2018

  
  

  Father	William Henry Wyman,   b. 24 Jan 1853, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States ,   d. 1 Jun 1912, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Josephine Sibrian,   b. 19 Mar 1859, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, United States ,   d. 7 Oct 1951, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States  (Age 92 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1879	Spanish Town, San Mateo, California, United States
  Family ID	F6485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Caughey,   b. 28 Feb 1902, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States ,   d. 15 Jan 1936  (Age 33 years)
  Married	1926
  Children	1. Margy Juanita Wyman,   b. 14 Aug 1927, , , California, United States ,   d. 13 Apr 2017, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States  (Age 89 years)   2. Charles A. Wyman,   b. 1929, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States ,   d. 22 Oct 1929, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F15604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Dec 1887 - Pescadero, San Mateo, California, United States Christened - 5 Aug 1888 - Half Moon Bay, San Mateo, California, United States Died - 26 Jun 1970 - La Honda, San Mateo, California, United States Buried - - Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		L - Charles R- Victor
  		Charles, Victor, Francis J, Henry
  		charlesawyman6.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  'Crash Kills La Honda 'Legend',' Redwood City Tribune 27 June 1970. An 82-year-old La Honda man, regarded by neighbors as a 'legend,' was killed and his daughter severely injured last night after he apparently suffered a heart attack and drove his pickup truck over the edge of a 4[*]-foot embankment into La Honda Creek. The tragic accident, which occurred shortly before midnight, threw Charles A. Wyman throuygh the widshield into the creek, California Highway Patrolman said. An autopsy is being conducted to determine the precise cause of death. his daughter, Miss Mary Wyman, 42, his only chisd, suffered a broken leg and fractured arm and multiple cuts. Her condition was described as 'fair' at San Mateo County General Hospital in San Mateo. The mishap occurred less than a mile from the Wymans' home on Memory Lane in La Honda. Patrolmen said the elderly Wyman apparently suffered a heart seizure. His pickup hit a feance on the south side of the road and slid back across the road over a metal guard and down the embankment. The speedometer was found stuck at 60. Deaf since World War I, Wyman nevertheless lived 'the normal life,' neighvbors said this morning. He was a farmer 'as long as we can remember,' said one neighbor, 'until he retired some years back.' His wife Mary died 30 years ago. mrs. Barbara Carpenter, a distant cousin, said Wyman was a 'popular person who would keep people in absolute stiches. He talded real loud, but he didn't know.' 'Charlie,' as he was called by his friends, played cards ''almost every week in P[***]dero and Half Moon Bay' Mrs. Carpenter said, He was born in Pescadero. 'Charlie was really something,' another cousin said, 'Shat a memory he had. He could tell some teal [****] about La Honda and [*****] side.' --------------------------------------------------------------- --- 'Services Tomorrow for Charles Wyman,' Redwood City Tribune 30 June 1970. Funeral services will be tomorrow for Charles A. Wyman, 82, of Memory Lane, La Honda, retired farmer and popular Coastside card player and local 'legend' who was killed Friday night in an accident which seriously injured his daughter. Wyman's pickup truck plunged over an embankment and into La Honda Creek after he apparently was stricken by a heart attack, police said. His daughter, Miss Margie Wyman, was reported recovering in San Mateo County General Hospital today. Wyman was a native of Pescadero. At the age of 17, he was working in La Honda redwood mills as a teamster leading teams of oxen to pull, the great logs. He also worked as a [**]nbark packer. In World War I, Wyman served, along with six brothers in the U.S. Army. He was an artilleryman and came [******]eafened by the roar of the big guns. After the war, he married Annie, who died 30 years ago. He became a farmer-rancher. His friends say he was one of the best riflemen and hunters in the county. Wyman, though deaf, was admired as a story teller and humorist on the Coastside. He was also an ardent card player. 'After the war, he could hear if you talked loud in his ear. Lately, you had to write notes, but he never complained,: a friend said. he was a member of the Veterans or Foreign Wars, and the Foresters of America. Besides his daughter, Wyman is survived by three brothers, Victor of San Francisco, Francis of Biggs City, and henry of Felton. Funeral services will be tomorrow at 9 p.m. at Crippen and Flynn Chapel, 400 Woodside Road, Redwood City, under the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Woars, Post 2310. Burial will take place Tursday at Alta Mesa Cemetery. Palo Alto.