Page 325 - Just another English family (Sep 2019)

John and Fannie’s second child is shown as Jay D. and I assume that this is Jay Henry Soothill who wrote a book with Charles David Kepner, The Banana Republic: A Case Study of Economic Imperialism (published in 1935). The book is dedicated to Enriqueta Chamberlain Soothill. In the Preface it is stated that Jay Henry Soothill held important posts with the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica and Panama.
Not unexpectedly, Jay appears on passenger lists. He is shown as arriving in New Orleans on 13 April 1918 sailing in the ship, Atenas, from Central American Ports. Similarly, he is shown as arriving in Boston on 15 April 1920 sailing in the ship, San Mateo, from Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. Seven years later he is recorded as arriving in New Orleans on 15 February 1927 in the ship, Heredia, again coming from Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. Enriqueta is shown as arriving in New York from Liverpool on 29 April 1928 on the Toloa. Her estimated birth year is shown as about 1890.
Jay was, in fact, born in Albion, Nebraska, on 24 October 1885. He made a U.S. passport application on 1 April 1918, perhaps when he obtained his job with the United Fruit Company. At this time – in 1918 – his residence was in Santa Cruz, Califormia. Jay is shown as being married to Henrietta which I assume is an anglicised version of Enriqueta. There is no evidence that they had any children.
John and Fannie’s third child was Ray Angeles (1887-1966) who was born in Nebraska on 24 August 1887. Ray was known to have enlisted in the military in the First World War. He died in Los Angeles, California, on 11 August 1966 at the age of 78 years.
John and Fannie’s fourth child was Mable [sic] G. (1890-?), but nothing 321