Family of Herman Gustave Herkomer and Blanche Griffin
Husband: Herman Gustave Herkomer
| Name: |
Herman Gustave Herkomer |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Father: |
John Herkomer (1821-1913) |
| Mother: |
Agnes Koenig (c. 1828- ) |
| Birth |
1862 |
Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Census |
1880 (age 17-18) |
Living with parents |
| Census |
1891 (age 28-29) |
Artist, Painter, living with parents in Bushey, Herts |
| Immigration |
26 Feb 1914 (age 51-52) |
to Arr. New York from Southampton with family on S S Olympic |
| Census |
1920 (age 57-58) |
Fruit farmer, Township 2, Placer, California |
| Census |
1930 (age 67-68) |
Farmer, fruit ranch, Township 14, Placer, CA |
| Death |
4 Nov 1935 (age 72-73) |
USA |
Wife: Blanche Griffin
| Name: |
Blanche Griffin |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Father: |
- |
| Mother: |
- |
| Birth |
7 Sep 1872 |
Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| Death |
3 Apr 1961 (age 88) |
Sacramento, California, USA |
| Name: |
John Anthony Herkomer |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
14 Oct 1901 |
Marylebone, Middlesex |
| Birth fact |
1901 (age 0) |
1901 Dec Qtr, Marylebone, 1a/502 |
| Census |
1920 (age 18-19) |
Living with parents |
| Census |
1930 (age 28-29) |
Engineer at power company, living with parents |
| Death |
13 Oct 1960 (age 58) |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Name: |
Philip Francis Herkomer |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
27 Jul 1904 |
Kensington, Middlesex |
| Birth fact |
1904 (age 0) |
1904 Sep Qtr, Kensington, 1a/142 |
| Census |
1920 (age 15-16) |
Living with parents |
| Census |
1930 (age 25-26) |
Bank clerk, living with parents |
| Death |
2 Oct 1991 (age 87) |
Sacramento, California, USA |
| Name: |
Leonard V Herkomer |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
23 Feb 1906 |
Kensington, Middlesex |
| Birth fact |
1906 (age 0) |
1906 Jun Qtr, Kensington, 1a/90 |
| Census |
1920 (age 13-14) |
Living with parents |
| Census |
1930 (age 23-24) |
Bank clerk, living with parents |
| Occupation |
27 Oct 1942 (age 36) |
Linotype operator (on army enlistment record) |
| Death |
10 Jul 1985 (age 79) |
Sacramento, California, USA |
| Name: |
Vincent Edward Herkomer |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
1907 |
Kensington, Middlesex |
| Birth fact |
1907 (age 0) |
1907 Sep Qtr, Kensington, 1a/97 |
| Census |
1920 (age 12-13) |
Living with parents |
| Census |
1930 (age 22-23) |
Bank clerk, living with parents |
Note on Husband: Herman Gustave Herkomer - shared note
Herman Gustave Herkomer was born in Cleveland but settled in London for 30 years from the early 1880s until returning to the USA in 1912. He moved to California with his family in 1917. He was recognised in art circles for his work as a portrait painter. In 1876 he was among the group of German artists in Cleveland who set up an art club that later became the Cleveland Art School.
In France and England, he earned a much-respected reputation for portraiture of prominent persons. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Royal Academy of London. In 1891 he was a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
His portrait of his cousin Hubert Herkomer, painted in 1887, is now in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, USA.
