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Mary Relda Ford |
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Mary Relda Ford was born in San Francisco, California, on December 8, 1888. She was the daughter of Tirey L. Ford, a former California state senator and attorney general.
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| Important Facts |
| December 8, 1888 | Mary Relda Ford was born in San Francisco, California, the eldest child of Tirey L. Ford, a former California state senator and attorney general who later authored Dawn of the Dons, a history of the Monterey Peninsula, and Mary Emma Byington. |
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| 1893 | Relda's parents moved to San Francisco, because his father accepted a partnership with ex-Senator Charles W. Cross in the firm Cross, Ford, Hall & Kelly. | |
| June 8, 1900 | The US Census lists and F. L. Ford (42), Emma (37) Mary R. (11) and Byington (9) living in San Francisco, California. Source: US Federal Census. | |
| She attended high school in San Francisco and graduated from the San Francisco Girls’ High School. She was raised a Catholic. | ||
| June 1, 1908 | Relda married Frederick Van Devender Stott, in San Francisco. Source:The San Francisco Chronicle, Tuesday, June 2, 1908. | |
| April 30, 1910 | The 1910 U.S. Census listed Relda and Frederick V. Stott living with her family on 3800 Clay Street in San Francisco. Relda (27), Tirey (52), Emma B. (47), and brother, Tirey L. Jr. (12). Source:1910 U.S. Census for Maple Street, San Francisco, California, Series: T624 Roll: 100 Page: 85. | |
| June 17, 1916 | Relda and Fred Stott divorced in San Francisco, California. Source:“T. L. Ford’s Daughter Will Seek Divorce,” The San Francisco Examiner, Nov 11, 1915, page 6. | |
| February 8, 1919 | Relda married Samuel F. B Morse at a small wedding at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tirey L. Ford. Morse was the great grandson and namesake of the inventor of the telegraph. They met at a charity ball in San Francisco. Morse formed the Del Monte Properties Company and acquired those holdings, which included Del Monte Forestand the popular Hotel Del Monte (now the Naval Postgraduate Schoolin Monterey). Relda and Sam were married for over thirty years. Source:“Boss, The Story of S.F.B. Morse," Charles Osborne, 2018, page 56." |
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| September 5, 1920 | Mary Relda Morse was born in San Francisco, California. She later competed in the National Women's Amateur Golf Championship at Pebble Beach. On June 20, 1943, she married Richard L. Osborne in New York City. They had four children together. Sources: "Mary Shaw's Obituary," The San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, November 3, 1951. | |
| April 11, 1920 | At the close of the polo season, Samuel F. B. Morse, a former delegate of the Del Monte Polo Club, and his wife, Relda, were honored at a dinner at Pebble Beach, followed by an informal dance. Relda’s brother, Byington Ford, was among those in attendance. Source: "Society News," The San Francisco Chronicle, April 11, 1920, page 20. | |
| November 17, 1920 | Relda attended the wedding of brother Byington Ford and Marion Boisot in Pebble Beach, California. Source: Chicago Daily Tribune; San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) Page: 45. |
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| November 20, 1920 | Relda's husband, Samuel F. B. Morse gave a luncheon at the Del Monte golf clubhouse in honor of his brother-in-law, Byington Ford, and Miss Marion Boisot who was recently married. Source: "Society News," San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California · Saturday, November 20, 1920, Page: 14. | |
| January 26, 1921 | Relda and her husband, Samuel F. B. Morse entertained a party, with dancing, in the Palm Grill at the Hotel del Monte on Friday evening. Among those at dinner were, Mr. and Mrs. Byington Ford. Source: "Dinner at Del Monte," The Bulletin, San Francisco, California · Wednesday, January 26, 1921, page 11. | |
| June 12, 1921 | Relda's mother, Mrs. Emma Byington Ford died on June 10, 1921 at the family home at 2800 Jackson Street. Funeral services were at Byington Ford's home at 3860 Clay Street and proceed to St. Edwards's Church on California Street, between Walnut and Laurel Street. Source: "Last Rites Are to Be Held Tomorrow for Mrs. Emma B. Ford," San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California · Sunday, June 12, 1921, Page: 59. | |
| June 26, 1928 | Relda's father, Tirey L. Ford, died of a heart attack, in bed after he had ordered breakfast sent up to his room, at the Pacific Union Club in San Francisco. Source: "Tirey L. Ford, Dead," San Francisco Bulletin, San Francisco, California · Tuesday, June 26, 1928, page 6. |
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| January 22, 1938 | Relda and Sam traveled to Honolulu. Later that year, they traveled to Genoa, a port city in northern Italy, departing on the Conte Di Savoia on November 27, 1938 and arriving in New York on December 4th. Source: New York City Passenger and Crew Lists, 1925-1957, familysearch.org. | |
| November 2, 1951 | At age 63, Relda Ford died of a heart attack at her home in Pebble Beach, California, after returning from a week's trip to La Jolla. Funeral services were held in the chapel of The Paul Mortuary in Pacific Grove, California. She was survived by her husband, Samuel F. B. Morse, and daughter, Mary Relda Morse. Source: "Mrs. Morse Dies at Pebble Beach," The San Francisco News, San Francisco, California · Friday, November 02, 1951, page 2. |
Last Updated: September 17, 2026
