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Husband: John LONDON (1)
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   Birthdate: 1831 - , , Pennsylvania, USA (2)
  Death date: 14 Oct 1897 - , , California, USA
      Buried:
    Marriage: 7 Sep 1876                     Place:
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Other Spouse: ??? (Abt 1836-Bef 1881)  Date:
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Events
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      1. He appeared on the Census in 1880 in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA, ED 29,
      pg 30 (pg 631B). Pacific Avenue
      John London     Self    M       49      Pennsylvania
      Flora London    Wife    F       34      Ohio
      Eliza London    Dau     F       13      Iowa
      Ida London      Dau     F       10      Iowa
      John London     Son     M        4      California
      The elder John is a farmer and the girls are at school.

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   Wife: Flora WELLMAN (3)
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   Birthdate: 17 Aug 1844 - Massillon, Stark, Ohio, USA (4,5,6)
  Death date: 4 Jan 1922 - , , California, USA
      Buried:
      Father: Marshall WELLMAN (Abt 1814-    )
      Mother: Eleanor Garrett JONES (Abt 1819-    )
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Other Spouse: William Henry CHANEY (1821-1903) (7)   Date: 11 Jun 1874
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Events
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      1. She worked as a music teacher and spiritualist in 1876 in San Francisco, San
      Francisco, California, USA.

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Children
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1  M  John Griffith LONDON
   Birthdate: 12 Jan 1876 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA (9,10)
  Death date: 22 Nov 1916 - Glen Ellen, Sonoma, California, USA
      Buried: 23 Nov 1916 - Glen Ellen, Sonoma, California, USA
      Spouse: Elizabeth May MADDERN (1876-1947)
  Marr. Date: 7 Apr 1900 - , , California, USA (11)
      Spouse: Charmian KITTREDGE (1871-1955) (12)
  Marr. Date: 19 Nov 1905 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (13)
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2  F  Eliza LONDON (14)
   Birthdate: 1867 - , , Iowa, USA (15)
  Death date: Oct 1939 - Glen Ellen, Sonoma, California, USA
      Buried:
      Spouse: Capt James Henry SHEPARD (1843-1919) (16,17)
  Marr. Date: 1883 (18)
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3  F  Ida LONDON (19)
   Birthdate: 1870 - , , Iowa, USA (20)
  Death date: Deceased
      Buried:
      Spouse: MILLER (Abt 1865-    )
  Marr. Date:
      Spouse: John BYRNE (1874-    ) (21)
  Marr. Date:
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General Notes: Husband - John LONDON
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John was married previously and had several children. Eliza and Ida were the youngest
along with a son. Jack London was very close to Eliza and stayed close to her throughout
his life. I don't know the name of Eliza and Ida's mother.

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General Notes: Wife - Flora WELLMAN
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   Flora left her moderately wealthy family as a teen and never contacted any of them
again. Although she was quite spoiled, she resented her stepmother.
   According to Flora Wellman's account, as recorded in the San Francisco Chronicle of
June 4, 1875, Chaney demanded that she have an abortion. When she refused, he disclaimed
responsibility for the child. In desperation, she shot herself. She was not seriously
wounded, but she was temporarily deranged. After giving birth, Flora turned the baby over
to ex-slave Virginia Prentiss, who remained a major maternal figure throughout London's
life. Late in 1876, Flora Wellman married John London, a partially disabled Civil War
veteran, and brought her baby John, later known as Jack, to live with the newly married
couple. The family moved around the San Francisco Bay Area before settling in Oakland,
where London completed grade school. [Wikipedia]
  Aunt Jennie Prentiss was probably a patient of the doctor who delivered Jack. Since
Flora was sickly and unstable, the doctor suggested that Jack be given to a wet nurse.
Jennie had just lost a baby in childbirth.

Last Modified: 31 Jul 2014

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Sources
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1. 1880 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 29, pg 30 (pg 631B).  John London.
2. 1880 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 29, pg 30 (pg 631B).  age 49,
     Pennsylvania.
3. 1910 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 96, pg 1B.  Flora London.
4. 1910 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 96, pg 1B.  age 66, Ohio.
5. 1900 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 391, pg 11A.  age 55, Aug 1844, Ohio.
6. 1880 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 29, pg 30 (pg 631B).  age 34, Ohio.
7. 1900 Federal Census, Illinois, Cook, ED 306, pg 15A.  Chaney, Wm H Prof.
8. 1910 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 96, pg 1B.  Jack London.
9. 1910 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 96, pg 1B.  age 34, California.
10. 1900 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 391, pg 11A.  age 24, January 1876,
     California.
11. 1900 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 391, pg 11A.  married 2/12 (June 6,
     1900).
12. 1910 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 96, pg 1B.  Charmian London.
13. 1910 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 96, pg 1B.  married 4 years.
14. 1880 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 29, pg 30 (pg 631B).  Eliza London.
15. 1880 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 29, pg 30 (pg 631B).  age 13, Iowa.
16. 1900 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 390, pg 9A.  James H Shepard.
17. California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 (FamilySearch.org), Shepard, James Henry.
18. 1900 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 390, pg 9A.  married 15 years.
19. 1880 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 29, pg 30 (pg 631B).  Ida London.
20. 1880 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 29, pg 30 (pg 631B).  age 10, Iowa.
21. 1910 Federal Census, California, Alameda, ED 145, pg 21A.  John Byrne.

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My Notes
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If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF.

Child #1 is author Jack London, most famous for his books Call of the Wild and
White Fang. I have taken much of this information from Wikipedia, and
JackLondons.net along with several other sites that claim to have the scoop on London's
family.