Charles A. Canfield
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
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He was married to Chloe Canfield. She was murdered in 1906 by a disgruntled employee called Morris Buck who had been fired five years earlier for leaving the Canfields' horses unattended and beating them.

They had a daughter, Daisy, who was married to J.M. Danziger, but she divorced him in 1921, citing cruelty.[HEIRESS SEEKS DIVORCE.; Daughter of Charles A. Canfield Accuses J.M. Danziger of Cruelty.](https://www.nytimes.com/1921/12/25/archives/heiress-seeks-divorce-daughter-of-charles-a-canfield-accuses-jm.html), *[The New York Times](/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")*, December 25, 1921\. In 1923, she remarried to [Antonio Moreno](/wiki/Antonio_Moreno "Antonio Moreno") (1887–1967\), and they lived in the [Canfield\-Moreno Estate](/wiki/Canfield-Moreno_Estate "Canfield-Moreno Estate").

They also had a son, Charles O. Canfield. He was married to Pearl, who divorced him in 1930\.[http://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme\-court/2d/13/1\.html](http://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2d/13/1.html), *Canfield v. Security\-First National Bank*, March 1, 1939 The couple served as witnesses to the marriage of silent film stars [Marie Prevost](/wiki/Marie_Prevost "Marie Prevost") and [Kenneth Harlan](/wiki/Kenneth_Harlan "Kenneth Harlan") in October 1924\.[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7\-L93H\-W9D8\-3?mode\=g\&i\=1132\&cc\=1804002](https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93H-W9D8-3?mode=g&i=1132&cc=1804002), *California, County Marriages 1850\-1952*, October 14, 1924\.

In 1910, he moved into the newly built [Canfield\-Wright House](/wiki/Canfield-Wright_House "Canfield-Wright House") in Del Mar, California.

He died at his home in Los Angeles on August 15, 1913, and was buried in the [Evergreen Cemetery](/wiki/Evergreen_Cemetery_%28Los_Angeles%29 "Evergreen Cemetery (Los Angeles)") in Los Angeles.


Why did Pearl Canfield divorce her husband?