Biography
Weyse was the granddaughter of William Wolfskill, Southern California pioneer; she was the daughter of Juanita Wolfskill Barrows and Henry D. Barrows; married to Henry Guenther Weyse.
Henry Dwight Barrows arrived in Los Angeles, California, 1854; taught in Southern California three years; married Juanita Wolfskill, November 14, 1860; served as County School Superintendent; appointed U.S. Marshal by President Lincoln (1861) and served four years; formed a partnership with J.D. Hicks, 1864, selling tin and hardware; manufactured pipe, ca. 1874; lived with his daughter Alice for several years contributing to the Historical Society and continuing his strong interest in Los Angeles.
From the guide to the Alice Wolfskill Weyse Correspondence, 1859-1943, bulk 1859-1897, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
