Stocker family.

Oscar Stocker and Mayme Virginia Clifton were married in Reading, Pennsylvania, on December 26, 1891. Oscar Stocker, who was born on April 1, 1872, in Easton, Pennsylvania, was employed by the railroad. Mayme was born in Reading on September 5, 1875. She had worked at a silk mill in Philipsburg, New Jersey. The Stocker's three sons were all born in Reading. Lester Stocker was born on November 16, 1892, followed by Clarence on April 10, 1894. The youngest son, Harold, was born March 8, 1900. The Stocker family left Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1904 and after numerous moves, settled in Las Vegas in October, 1911. Mayme opened the Northern Club in 1920 after her sons became unemployed as a result of a railroad strike. She became the first recipient of a gaming license, after governor Fred Balzar signed the bill legalizing gaming in 1931. Oscar's name could not appear on the license because he was a railroad employee. Lester and Clarence Stocker were charter members of the Las Vegas Elks Lodge. Lester Stocker died in Las Vegas on December 17, 1934. Mayme Stocker was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainsmen, a social member of the Royal Neighbors, a member of the D.A.R. and other organizations. Mayme Stocker died December 12, 1972. Harold Stocker operated Nevada Silica Sand Company in Overton, Nevada, from 1932 to 1940. In 1939, he built the Chief Hotel Court, and in 1948, the Desert Plaza Apartments. He was state GOP chairman in the 1950s. Harold died January 9, 1983, in Las Vegas.