Evelyn Williams Moulton

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Evelyn E. Williams Moulton (July 15, 1876 - February 19, 1971) was an American club woman.

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Early life

Evelyn E. Williams was born on July 15, 1876, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Alfred Williams. [1]

Career

Evelyn Williams Moulton was especially interested in all public questions affecting the welfare of women and children. [1]

She was president of the Wilshire Woman's Club and the Dean Club of Southern California. [1] [2]

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She was a member of the Republican Study Club, Political League, Athletic Club, Casa del Mar and Gables Beach Clubs. [1]

Personal life

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Clarissa Derry Moulton

Evelyn Williams Moulton moved to Los Angeles in 1921 and lived at 958 Keniston Ave., Los Angeles, California. [1]

She married Capt. Percy Daniel Moulton (1881-1942), Lieutenant Colonel of the Medical Corps of the United States Army, and had three children: Clarissa Derry Moulton (1904-1973, married first Malcolm Charles McCassy and second Charles B. Overacker), Julia Evelyn Moulton Willson (1911-1979), and Daniel Percy Moulton (1906-1952), a surgeon. [1] [3]

In 1928, the family moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where Percy Daniel Moulton became the city editor for the Portsmouth Herald. [4] [5] After Percy Daniel Moulton's retirement, the family moved back to Los Angeles where Evelyn Williams Moulton went back to preside the Wilshire Woman's Club. [6]

She died on February 19, 1971, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, together with her husband.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 70. Retrieved 8 August 2017.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "27 Sep 1950, Wed". The Los Angeles Times: 55. 1950. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "01 Oct 1925, Thu". The Los Angeles Times: 26. 1925. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "19 Jul 1931, Sun". The Los Angeles Times: 41. 1931. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "20 Apr 1940, Sat". The Portsmouth Herald: 4. 1940. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "18 Oct 1950, Wed". The Los Angeles Times: 42. 1950. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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