Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameMary Aileen DENNIS 
Birth7 Jun 1910, Alameda, Alameda, California898
Death17 Nov 1979, Knight’s Valley, Sonoma, California898 Age: 69
Burial23 Nov 1979, Sunset View Cemetery, Berkeley, Alameda, California899
OccupationTeacher; Counselor; Vice Principal899
Residence18081 Highway 128, Calistoga, CA 94515 (at time of death)898
EducationBA, History, University of California, 1932898
EducationUniversity of California, 1931; Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society474
FatherClifford Goldsworthy DENNIS (1880-1928)
MotherStella Mary KINDRED (1881-1959)
Individual Notes
• Miss Dennis has five brothers and two sisters residing in the East Bay with their mother.474
• The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Clifford G. Dennis of Spruce street, Berkeley, and is a graduate of the University of California, a member of Delta Zeta sorority and of the Phi Beta Kappa honor scholastic society.902
• He [Robert Eckart] has an attractive summertime assistant in the garden shop in Mrs. Eckart, whose regular profession is serving as vice principal of Kauai High school.900
• The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Clifford G. Dennis of Spruce street, Berkeley, and is a graduate of the University of California, a member of Delta Zeta sorority and of the Phi Beta Kappa honor scholastic society.902
• He [Robert Eckart] has an attractive summertime assistant in the garden shop in Mrs. Eckart, whose regular profession is serving as vice principal of Kauai High school.900
Census
• 1940 Census: Kauai, Hawaii. Age 29, b CA. Teacher, Public School.905
Spouses
Birth28 Oct 1907, San Francisco, San Francisco, California897, date only,898,899,25, p 4
Death14 Mar 1989, Calistoga, Napa, California898,887, date only Age: 81
Burial24 Mar 1989, Sunset View Cemetery, Berkeley, Alameda, California901
OccupationFarmer898
OccupationNurseryman900
ResidenceCalifornia & Hawaii898
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherCharles Franklin ECKART (1875-1934)
MotherEdith Morgan CROCKETT (1877-1953)
Individual Notes
• Birth Place given as San Francisco, Calif.898 I have his Birth Certificate.901
• At 1921 Thanksgiving dinner, 3014 Clay Street, San Francisco.33
• a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.474,902
• Another brother, Robert C. Eckart, is the county agent for Kauai, and is active in many agricultural affairs on the island.457
• Robert and his brother, Thomas, are now in Honolulu serving at the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association experimental station, where their father started after his graduation, and where later for eight years Mr. Eckart Sr. was manager of the Olaa plantation.474
• [excerpts] Gardeners on the Garden Isle of Kauai like to make their headquarters at Eckart Farm & Garden Supplies, just off the main street in Lihue. Here they can be sure of finding the latest garden gadgets, a fine selection of garden products and helpful, trained advice from owner Robert Eckart.
When he’s not busy at his smart, modern shop, Mr. Eckart can be found at his home nursery at Wailua Homestead, where he is becoming famous for his outstanding collection of Florida crotons and Puerto Rican tis.
“Florida has been breeding special crotons for years,” said Mr. Eckart, who journeyed to Florida and Cuba two years ago to import his prized plants. “We could have been doing it, too, we certainly have an even better climate for it. Guess we just never thought of it.”
Besides the usual tropical plants, which he sells locally, and ships to Honolulu and the mainland, Mr. Eckart also markets macadamia nuts from his orchard of 600 trees.
The Eckart's have resided on Kauai since 1935. Mr. Eckart received his degree in agriculture from the University of California.900
• My father enlisted in the army in 1943. He was 35 years old, the "old man". He did return, for which I have been eternally grateful. He was stationed in the South Pacific, participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and wound up growing vegetables for the Navy on Saipan...his degree from UC Berkeley, Agriculture. When he returned home he worked as a County Agent for the University of Hawaii Extension Service, quit to open up a farm and garden supply store and wound up raising grapes in Sonoma County, CA. He received no benefits from the U.S. military....his records had burned with many others in a terrible fire. The Veterans of Foreign Wars presented his widow with a flag when he died in 1989.903
• The Eckart Ranch on Kauai was a joint venture with Bob and Tom Eckart buying the property and my father developing it and eventually buying it from Tom. There were 60+ acres in the original parcel and my Dad sold off most of it, whittling it down to 12 acres which he sold in 1956. The Smiths eventually bought one acre where the house site is and have now managed to acquire 3-4 more acres. He is a landscaper of some note on the island and has done a gorgeous job of landscaping the property. The house has also been greatly remodeled They could have torn it down – it was in such bad shape when they bought it – but Rosemary loved it and they retained much of the original walls, floors and floor plan. It’s NICE. [Now Rosewood B&B].904
• At 1921 Thanksgiving dinner, 3014 Clay Street, San Francisco.33
• a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.474,902
• Another brother, Robert C. Eckart, is the county agent for Kauai, and is active in many agricultural affairs on the island.457
• Robert and his brother, Thomas, are now in Honolulu serving at the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association experimental station, where their father started after his graduation, and where later for eight years Mr. Eckart Sr. was manager of the Olaa plantation.474
• [excerpts] Gardeners on the Garden Isle of Kauai like to make their headquarters at Eckart Farm & Garden Supplies, just off the main street in Lihue. Here they can be sure of finding the latest garden gadgets, a fine selection of garden products and helpful, trained advice from owner Robert Eckart.
When he’s not busy at his smart, modern shop, Mr. Eckart can be found at his home nursery at Wailua Homestead, where he is becoming famous for his outstanding collection of Florida crotons and Puerto Rican tis.
“Florida has been breeding special crotons for years,” said Mr. Eckart, who journeyed to Florida and Cuba two years ago to import his prized plants. “We could have been doing it, too, we certainly have an even better climate for it. Guess we just never thought of it.”
Besides the usual tropical plants, which he sells locally, and ships to Honolulu and the mainland, Mr. Eckart also markets macadamia nuts from his orchard of 600 trees.
The Eckart's have resided on Kauai since 1935. Mr. Eckart received his degree in agriculture from the University of California.900
• My father enlisted in the army in 1943. He was 35 years old, the "old man". He did return, for which I have been eternally grateful. He was stationed in the South Pacific, participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and wound up growing vegetables for the Navy on Saipan...his degree from UC Berkeley, Agriculture. When he returned home he worked as a County Agent for the University of Hawaii Extension Service, quit to open up a farm and garden supply store and wound up raising grapes in Sonoma County, CA. He received no benefits from the U.S. military....his records had burned with many others in a terrible fire. The Veterans of Foreign Wars presented his widow with a flag when he died in 1989.903
• The Eckart Ranch on Kauai was a joint venture with Bob and Tom Eckart buying the property and my father developing it and eventually buying it from Tom. There were 60+ acres in the original parcel and my Dad sold off most of it, whittling it down to 12 acres which he sold in 1956. The Smiths eventually bought one acre where the house site is and have now managed to acquire 3-4 more acres. He is a landscaper of some note on the island and has done a gorgeous job of landscaping the property. The house has also been greatly remodeled They could have torn it down – it was in such bad shape when they bought it – but Rosemary loved it and they retained much of the original walls, floors and floor plan. It’s NICE. [Now Rosewood B&B].904
Census
• 1910 Census: Honolulu, Hawaii. Age 2, b CA. Parents b CA.461
• 1920 Census: Olaa, Puna District, Hawaii, TH. Age 12, b CA. Parents b CA.452
• 1930 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 22, b CA. Single. Parents b CA.462
• 1940 Census: Kauai, Hawaii. Age 32, b CA. Agriculturist, Extension Services.905
• 1920 Census: Olaa, Puna District, Hawaii, TH. Age 12, b CA. Parents b CA.452
• 1930 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 22, b CA. Single. Parents b CA.462
• 1940 Census: Kauai, Hawaii. Age 32, b CA. Agriculturist, Extension Services.905
Marriage Notes
• Robert & Aileen married at St. Andrews Cathedral in Honolulu (my grandparents, CFE & EMC were married there also).898
ChildrenEdith Louise (1934-2022)