Current genealogy record
Generated at build time from the current GEDCOM (July 10, 2026). The record is validated by name and birth date so the page does not depend solely on a changeable GEDCOM ID.
- Born
- 18 Apr 1852 — Whitewater, WI
- Died
- 15 Jul 1915 — San Jose, CA
- Burial
- Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA
Parents
- Lorenzo Douw Fonda (10 Jan 1828–15 Mar 1891)
- Harriet Dimmock Weeks (24 Aug 1834–5 May 1899)
Marriages and children
Ella Nell Gill (May 1857–19 Jun 1935)
Married 28 Sep 1880 — Sierraville, Sierra Co., CA
Children
- Bertha May Fonda (9 Jul 1881–20 Dec 1963)
- Louis Elmer Fonda (28 Jul 1883–13 Sep 1907)
- James Lorenzo Fonda (28 Dec 1884–8 Jul 1914)
- Earl Dow Fonda (12 Jul 1888–26 Feb 1970)
- Harriet Maria Fonda (15 May 1892–23 Mar 1980)
- Hazel Zelma Fonda (8 Apr 1896–1 Feb 1939)
m. Sierraville, Sierra Co., CA
Genealogy notes
b. Whitewater, WI; 1860 & 1870 US Federal Census, Lyons, Walworth Co., WI; 1880 US Federal Census, Whitewater, Walworth Co., WI; 1876-1896 California Voter Registration, Sierraville, Sierra, CA (Earl Vernon Fonda, b. 1852, WI); 1883 res. Marysville, CA; 1885 Directory Sierra County, CA (Fonda, Earl V. - screw tender Lebroke's Saw Mill); 1900 US Federal Census, Sierra, Sierra Co., CA; 1910 US Federal Census, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA; d. San Jose, CA; bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, San Jose, CA; o. Saw Mill Engineer; [Bureau of Land Management - Sierra Co., CA - Fonda, Earl V - Issue Date 12/10/1880 - Land Office: Mount Diablo - 160 Acres - Serial Nr. R 96 CACAAA 062704]; [California Pioneer List - Pioneer Name: Fonda, Earl Vernon, Spouse Name: Gill, Ella Nell, Byr: 1853, Syr: 1880, Town/Twp: Sierraville, Co: 46 (Sierra), Contact: Wittnbrg http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/cpl_dtoh.htm]; [Earl V. Fonda Dies At His Home Here Today - Earl V. Fonda, aged 63, a retired dairyman, died today at this residence, 128 North Fourth street. The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed by the Hocking-Arnold company. The decedent was the husband of Ella Fonda, and father of Earl D., Bertha and Hazel Fonda, and Mrs. Hattie Wittenberg. 1915-07-15 San Jose Evening News]; [Died - Fonda - In San Jose, Cal., July 15, 1915, Earl V., beloved husband of Ella Fonda and father of Earl D., Bertha and Hazel Fonda and Mrs. Hattie Wittenberg, a native of Wisconsin, aged 63 years, 2 months and 27 days. Friends are invited to attend the funeral tomorrow (Saturday) at 2 o'clock p.m. from the family residence, No. 128 North Fourth street. Services under the auspices of San Jose Encampment, No. 25, I.O.O.F. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. 1915-07-16 San Jose Mercury News] >> www.fonda.org <<