Abbie Jane Hunter Explained
| Abbie Jane Hunter |
| Birth Name: | Abigail Jones Goldsmith |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, US |
| Death Date: | ??? |
| Occupation: | Real estate development |
| Spouse: | John J. Hunter |
| Children: | 1 |
Abigail Jane Hunter, (1855–???) was a businesswoman and real estate developer in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Early life
Hunter was born in San Francisco, California, in 1855.[1] She was the daughter of J. Gillet Goldsmith.[2] and Annie Johnston (1820-1898).[3] She married John J. Hunter on September 6, 1876 in San Francisco,[4] and lived on 355 First Street.[5] They had one child, Wesley R. Hunter (1876-1966), who was born on February 12, 1876, at San Francisco’s Hunters Point, named for his father.[6] [7] The Hunters were divorced on September 4, 1903, in San Francisco.[8]
Professional background
Carmel City
In December 1889, Abbie Hunter bought 7 lots in Carmel City from Duckworth.
Women's Investment Company
She was appointed President of the Investment Company on August 16, 1891. The company headquarters were in the California Academy of Sciences building.[9]
Hunter, of 355 First Street, was arrested in February 1892, when Duckworth brought charges of embezzlement. Duckworth said that Hunter was collecting money for her own use on property sold on the installment plan and that she had formed a conspiracy against Duckworth. It was also said that she transferred all her property to her mother, Annie Goldsmith.[10]
In February 1895, Hunter was apprehended and arrested in San Francisco on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses and failing to produce a deed to a client, Mary O'Donnell, who had bought a lot in the Sunnyside tract of San Francisco.[11] [12] Hunter was released on $3000 bail. The San Francisco court drop the charges, but the bank foreclosed on her home in Carmel-by-the-Sea on Guadalupe Street and 4th Avenue.[13] [14]
Carmel-by-the-Sea
In 1892, Hunter sent out a bulk mailing postcard promoting Carmel-by-the-Sea instead of a Catholic retreat:
See also
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Notes and References
- Goldsmith . Abigail . 1856 . 1860 United States Federal Census . Database . United States of America, Bureau of the Census .
- News: Died - Goldsmith . The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 21, 1886. 10. 2023-03-01.
- News: Deaths - Goldsmith . The San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. April 2, 1898. 12. 2023-03-01.
- Web site: Married. The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California . September 13, 1876 . 3. 2023-02-26.
- Web site: Calvary Presbyterian Church . WM. C. Brown. San Francisco, California. 1883. 29. 2023-02-27.
- Web site: The early days of developing the town and the mysterious Abbie Jane Hunter. Neal Hotelling. . Carmel-by-the-Sea, California . 12 Jul 2019 . 26–27. 2022-07-10.
- Web site: Wesley Hunter. Carmel Pine Cone . Carmel-by-the-Sea, California . 1966-06-23 . 26–27. 2022-07-11.
- Web site: The following divorces were granted yesterday. The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California . September 5, 1903 . 3. 2023-02-26.
- News: Will Use Electricity. Recent Representative Sales.. The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 16 Aug 1891. 4. 2022-07-10.
- News: Alleged Conspiracy Against a Prominent Resident of Monterey.. The San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, California. February 7, 1892. 2. 2023-02-27.
- News: Did Not Own The Lot. The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California . February 10, 1895. 9. 2023-02-27.
- News: An Investment Company Unsuccessfully Dabbles In Real Estate. The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California . February 15, 1895. 11. 2023-02-27.
- News: Mrs. Hunter's Defense, She Denies That She Ever Swindled Mary O'Donnell.. San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 7 Mar 1895. 14. 2022-07-10.
- Web site: What if trains had come to carmel and Pebble Beach? We'll never know.. Neal Hotelling. . Carmel-by-the-Sea, California . 19 Jul 2019 . 27–28. 2022-07-10.
