Résumé

Draftsman, John R. Ross, Architect, San Luis Obispo, CA, 1962. (See San Luis Obispo, California, City Directory, 1962, p. 257.)

Designer, Charles K. Schmandt, Architects, Santa Barbara, CA, 1968- . (See American Architects Directory, 1970, John F. Gane, ed., [New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1970], pp. 628-629.)

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architect (AIA), Santa Barbara Chapter, Santa Barbara, CA, 1969- . (See American Architects Directory, 1970, John F. Gane, ed., [New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1970], pp. 628-629.)

Registered Architect (License #600C-6070) in the State of CA, 10/02/1969. (See American Architects Directory, 1970, John F. Gane, ed., [New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1970], pp. 628-629 and Opengovus.com, "Kenneth Orrin Minor," accessed 04/26/2022.) His license expired on 07/31/2017.

College

B.S., Arch., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, (Cal Poly SLO), San Luis Obispo, CA, 1963.

Relocation

Born in Upland, CA, in 1938, Minor lived with his family at 1440 South Oaks Avenue in Ontario, CA, two years later, according to the 1940 US Census. The house had an approximate value of $1,000 at the time. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Ontario, San Bernardino, California; Roll: m-t0627-00290; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 36-72, accessed 04/26/2022.) The Minors remained at this address in 1951. (See Los Angeles Directory Company's Ontario, California, City Directory, 1951, p. 165.)

Minor attended college at the California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA, between about 1959 and 1963. In 1962, he and his wife Loretta dwelled at 750 Nipomo Street in San Luis Obispo. (See San Luis Obispo, California, City Directory, 1962, p. 257.)

He relocated to Santa Barbara, CA, by at least 1968 and has remained living in that city since that time.

He resided at 1326 Montecito Place, Apartment #B, Santa Barbara, CA, in 1970. (See American Architects Directory, 1970, John F. Gane, ed., [New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1970], pp. 628-629.)

Parents

His father was William Gladwin Minor (born 05/28/1906 in IL-d. 02/16/1991 in San Bernardino County, CA), who worked as a truck driver for the City of Ontario, CA, in 1940. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Ontario, San Bernardino, California; Roll: m-t0627-00290; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 36-72, accessed 04/26/2022.) He was one of four children of Orrin Burt Minor (born 10/31/1871 in IL-d. 03/08/1954 in San Bernardino County, CA), a cement block maker in 1910, and his mother, Ella M. Smith (born c. 09/1870 in IN-d. 01/10/1937 in San Bernardino County, CA). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: San Jose, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_87; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0328; FHL microfilm: 1374100, accessed 04/26/2022.)

Carol Elizabeth Metzger (born 12/18/1910 in Los Angeles County, CA-d. 06/09/1998 in Santa Barbara County, CA) was his mother. Her parents were James Metzger (born 05/1885 in IN-d. 11/09/1932 in Los Angeles County, CA), who worked as a citrus tree pruner, and Ethel A. Boddy (born 06/30/1889 in CA-d. 06/18/1970 in Los Angeles County, CA). James died young at age 47. Carol Metzger married William Minor on 07/09/1931 in Los Angeles County, CA, and managed the household during her life. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images, accessed 04/26/2022.)

As per the 1940 US Census, William had completed one year of high school, Carol graduated from it.

Toward the end of her life, Carol dwelled at 1403 San Miguel Avenue in Santa Barbara, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, accessed 04/26/2022.)

Kenneth had an older brother, Richard James Minor (born 12/08/1932 in CA-d. 01/10/2007 in Montclair, CA) and a younger sister, Cathy Minor Ramsay, who lived in Jacobsburg, OH; in 2007. Richard worked for the Southern California Gas Company during his life.

Spouse

He married Loretta T. Manley (born c. 1941) on 07/28/1959 in Los Angeles County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, accessed 04/26/2022.)

• Upland, CA (Architect's Birth)
  Upland, CA 91786

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