Kenyon Judson Scudder

1890 - 1977  (87 years)

• Name	Kenyon Judson Scudder
  Birth	26 Feb 1890	California
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Sep 1977	Laguna Hills, Orange, California   [1]
  Person ID	I5347	Scudder
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Reverend William Waterbury Scudder,   b. 26 Oct 1860, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India d. 22 Feb 1947, Whittier, Los Angeles, California (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Bertha Jackson North,   b. 22 Mar 1861, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut d. 1 Aug 1941, Whittier, Los Angeles, California (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1885
  Family ID	F1876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Fairbanks Jewett,   b. 18 May 1890, Vacaville, Solano, California d. 26 Feb 1954, Chino, San Bernardino, California (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1917	Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland
  Children	1. Franklin Fairbanks Scudder,   b. 16 Feb 1919, Berkeley, Alameda, California d. 21 Aug 2000, Escondido, San Diego, California (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Donna Harris,   b. 16 Dec 1900, Ione, California d. 5 Feb 1958, Balboa Island, California (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1955	Sacramento, California
  Family ID	F13593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Dorothy Louise Dunstan,   b. 24 Jun 1892, Perth, Australia d. 24 Feb 1970, Laguna Hills, California (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	13 Mar 1959	Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
  Family ID	F13594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Kenyon was the first superintendant of the California Institution for Men, Chino. He was a world renowned leader in prison reform. His book, "Prisoners Are People," was made into a movie, "Unchained." The musical theme for the movie became "Unchained Melody," made a hit by the Righteous Brothers. He died at Saddleback Hospital at age 86.

  
  

• Sources

  [S767] Social Security Death Index, SSN: 565-50-3178.