Eugene C. Cady was twice married. His first marriage, which occurred in 1868, united him with Miss Adelaide Forbes, of Warren, Ohio. They had seven children, all living: Mary A., wife of T. W. Williams of Los Angeles; Florence M.; Edmond D. of Delta, Utah; Jennie C., widow of William Noble and a resident of Warren, Ohio; Grace, a nurse in Hollywood; Helen, wife of Dr. Frank Cunningham, of Hollywood; and Eugene W., of Los Angeles. The latter was in the Government service during the World War as instructor in the motor department and stationed in Los Angeles. Mrs. Adelaide Cady died in Los Angeles, in 1904. On February 8, 1905, Mr. Cady was united in marriage with Mrs. Penelope L. Calder, born in Nova Scotia, the descendant of Scotch parents named Cameron, representatives of the Cameron clan of Scotland. At the age of twelve Miss Cameron was taken to Boston, Mass., and there was reared and educated, and there her first marriage occurred on April 23, 1893, when she was united with Jacob L. Calder, and they had a son Alexander James Calder, born in Los Angeles, after their removal to this state. This young man, known by his intimates as James Calder, served a year in the Coast Artillery at Fort Scott, during the World War. He is now living with his mother and ranching on her property, and with his wife, enters heartily into the social life of their section of the county.
In April, 1894, Mr. and Mrs. Calder moved to Orange County and bought forty acres of bare land near Buena Park, developed it and carried on general farming until Mr. Calder died in 1898. They planted alfalfa, put down three three-inch wells which furnished an artesian flow sufficient to irrigate their property, but when more wells were put down in the neighborhood it became necessary to install a pumping plant to lift the water to the ditches. This forty acres adjoined the forty that Mr. Cady later purchased, and after Mr. Cady and Mrs. Calder were married, Mr. Cady farmed both tracts and, with the aid of his wife, met with gratifying success.
Mr. and Mrs. Cady were well known in the northern part of Orange County and enjoyed the esteem of an ever-widening circle of friends. She is very active in all forward movements and is a member of the Buena Park Ladies' Club. As a pioneer of this section she is deeply interested in elevating the social and moral plane of the citizens and can be counted upon to do her part in charitable work. After the death of Mr. Cady she made an extended visit through the East, visiting Boston and other interesting parts of the country, but was well satisfied to return to California.
