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Charles married BRASFIELD, Barbara Anne in 1960, and was divorced in 1964. Barbara (daughter of BRASFIELD, George Albright and NEILSON, Fern T.) was born on 28 Jan 1941 in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA; died on 23 Dec 2015 in Kensington, Contra Costa, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Age at Death: 60

George married MALCOLM, Margaret Elaine. Margaret was born on 28 Jul 1908 in Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA; died on 7 May 2000 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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October 28, 1934

The New York Times, which lacked both cartoons and comics, nevertheless found a reason to chuckle over the California race. Upton Sinclair, the Times declared, had accomplished an authentic miracle in transforming Frank Finley Merriam into a New Dealer. "When a standpat Republican politician abandons a lifetime of party regularity at 70 to come out in hearty praise of a Democratic President," the paper noted, "it is time for connoisseurs of the unusual to stand by and take notes." Surely a GOP-White House deal to scuttle Sinclair was in the works.

Another notable aspect of the Merriam campaign, the New York Times observed in a second article, was the effective way it pitted jobholders against the jobless. That's what the paranoid warning about an invasion of indigents -- transmitted via billboard, radio, and movie screen -- was all about. In fact, the entire Merriam message was aimed at "the great white-collar class of the State. It is a unique sort of campaign," the Times commented, "as it probably marks the first attempt at a large scale and effective organization of this class in the history of American politics."

The Times hinted, however, that the election of Sinclair was not out of the question. The EPIC movement remained formidable, and public outrage over the GOP vote-purge drive had aroused "resentment and suspicion." The Times, which trumpeted news of the bums' rush earlier, now labeled as propaganda the GOP's charge that the unemployed were flocking to California.

Among Republicans in California, certainty was giving way to worry, even trepidation. The smear campaign had peaked too early, some feared; intimidation tactics backfired, others believed.

Upton Sinclair remained hopeful of a miracle finish. Returning this week to Southern California, EPIC's hotbed, had lifted his spirits. And every time he thought about quitting, someone came along to put him back on track.

This morning he received a telegram from a man named George Brasfield, who had lost his job Thursday at a biscuit company in San Francisco for objecting to the distribution of "nefarious, intimidating" anti-Sinclair literature at his office. But Brasfield seemed more concerned about Sinclair than himself. "Stay in and fight," he wired the candidate. "You are the next governor of California... "

George married NEILSON, Fern T. in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA. Fern (daughter of NEILSON, Thomas Scott and CATHIE, Eliza Louise Merriman) was born on 20 Feb 1913 in British Columbia, Canada; died on 20 Dec 2004 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States of America; was buried in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Fern Neilson Brasfield Fern Neilson Brasfield passed away peacefully on Monday, December 20, at the age of 91. Devoted wife of the late George A. Brasfield and loving mother of Barbara A. Brasfield of Kensington and Thomas A. Brasfield and wife, Nancy, of Reno, NV. She was the middle daughter of Thomas and Eliza Neilson and was predeceased by her two sisters, Elsie N. Kosel and Jessie N. Jones. She is also survived by two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter and several nieces and a nephew. She was loving mother and grandmother, devoted to her family. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, she came to Berkeley with her parents in 1920 and moved to Kensington in 1935. She was an Alta Bates Volunteer and a longtime member of the St. Francis Yacht Club. Family services to be held. Donations in her memory may be made to the Pulmonary Rehab Program, c/o Alta Bates Foundation, 2855 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705. Published in the Contra Costa Times on 12/31/2004.

Hiram married ALBRIGHT, Ina on 12 Jun 1905 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, USA. Ina (daughter of ALBRIGHT, Edward and STRANG, Kate) was born on 1 Mar 1872 in Oregon, USA; died on 14 Mar 1964 in Alameda, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married CATHIE, Eliza Louise Merriman on 8 Dec 1909. Eliza was born on 16 Feb 1888 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland; died on 6 Oct 1975 in Contra Costa County, California, United States of America; was buried in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]