ID: I00294
Name: Robert Martin LARNER
Sex: M
Birth: 14 JUL 1856 in Washington, D.C. 1
Death: 18 AUG 1906 in Washington, D.C. 2
Residence: 5 JUN 1900 529 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 3
Residence: BET. 1890 - 1891 1317 F Northwest, Washington, DC 4
Occupation: BET. 1880 - 1906 Journalist, Washington, DC 5
Occupation: BET. 1870 - 1875 Page at Captial, Washington, DC 5 6
Occupation: BET. 1875 - 1880 Practical Printer at the Case, Washington, DC 5
Occupation: BET. 1890 - 1891 Journalist 4
Burial: 20 AUG 1906 Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC 2 7
Event:
Burial Lot Location Sec. D, Lot 335, Site 1
Note: From "Who Was Who in America," A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943, 920.07w61, pp. 705-706:
Larner, Robert Martin, journalist; b. Washington, July 14, 1856, s. Andrew Jackson and Mary Laura L.; ed. pub. schs.; m. H. Adelaide De Freest, Apr. 1896. Page at capital before serving five yrs. at the case as practical printer; became a newspaper reporter while working at the case; in journalism, 1880 - ; reporter in Washington, corr. United Press, then on Washington staff Baltimore Sun, and later on New York Sun 5 yrs.; corr. New York Herald and Telegram, Savannah News and Charleston News and Courier. Secured some famous interviews; notably that on a streetcar with Sir Julian Pauncefote in the Behring Sea dispute. Home: Washington, D.C. Died 1906
Father: Andrew Jackson LARNER b: ABT. JUN 1826 in Washington, D.C.
Mother: Mary Laura MORROW b: JUN 1830 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Marriage 1
Harriet Adelaide DEFREEST b: 7 OCT 1872 in Troy, NY
- Married:
1896
in Washington, DC 3
Children
Gorman deFreest LARNER b: 5 JUL 1897 in Washington, D.C. Robert Johnson LARNER b: DEC 1899 Sources:
- Title: 1870 Federal Census of Washington D.C., pg. 220 (6/3/1870)
Repository: Media: Census
- Title: Death Certificate
Page: #169(5)06
- Title: 1900 Census - Washington, DC
Repository: Media: Census Page: ED 32, Sheet 4B (stamped 4B)
- Title: 1890 Washington, DC City Directory
Repository: Media: Book
- Title: Who Was Who in America
Author: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943 Publication: Volume 1, 1897-1942, Chicago Repository: Media: Book Page: pp. 705-706
- Title: 1870 Census - Washington, DC
Repository: Media: Census
- Title: Glenwood Cemetery Interment Card File
Publication: circa 1878-1988 (Hoskins, Henry M. to Mandanyohl, Nicholas), Book B, Page 264 Repository: Media: Microfilm
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