Résumé

Architectural Draftsman, Welmer P. Lamar, Riverside, CA, 1918.

Principal, Welmer P. Lamar, Architect, Riverside, CA, 1925-1926. In 1925-1926, Lamar had an office in Room #316 of the Loring Building at 699 Main Street in Riverside. (See Riverside, California, City Directory, 1925, p. 500.)

Relocation

Born in West Virginia, Welmer Lamar's Family moved to California sometime between 1890 and 1893.

In 1900, the Lamar Family lived at 733 D Street in San Diego, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: San Diego Ward 6, San Diego, California; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0197; FHL microfilm: 1240099, accessed 03/11/2019.)

He lived at 876 West 8th Street in Riverside, CA, on 09/12/1918. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Riverside; Roll: 1531275; Draft Board: 1, accessed 03/11/2019.) He remained at this same location in 1926. (See Riverside, California, City Directory, 1926, p. 276.)

Parents

His father was Richard G. Lamar (brn c. 01/1850 in MD) and his mother, Sarah Lamar (born 02/1853 in VA). They had had, according to the 1900 US Census, seven children, five of whom survived in that year. His siblings included Richard Lamar (born c. 09/1880 in WV), Daniel S. Lamar (born c. 08/1883 in WV), John B. Lamar (born 02/1889 in WV) and Charles B. Lamar (born 05/1893 in CA).

The 1900 US Census reported that Richard worked as a shoe salesman, while his elder brother Richard was a crockery salesman. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: San Diego Ward 6, San Diego, California; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0197; FHL microfilm: 1240099, accessed 03/11/2019.) In 1926, Richard, Charles and John B. Lamar all operated the Lamar Shoe Company in Riverside, CA, at 699 Main Street in Riverside, the same location, the Loring Building, as that of Welmer's architectural office. (See Riverside, California, City Directory, 1926, p. 276.)

Biographical Notes

His World War I draft registration card listed Lamar as being of medium height, with a medium build, brown hair and blue eyes. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Riverside; Roll: 1531275; Draft Board: 1, accessed 03/11/2019.)