Isophene Goodin Bailhache
Isophene Planteau Goodin Bailhache (19 November 1863-15 January 1941) was a San Francisco socialite and the National Vice-Chairman of Historic Spots of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Biography
Isophene Planteau Goodin was born on 19 November 1863 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was daughter of William Henry Goodin and Aurelia "Rilla" Craig. Bailhache was a direct descendant of Major General Israel Putnam. and she was raised by her uncle Samuel Goodin along with her younger sister Hattie, in St. Louis. She attended Grace P. Jones' school in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin in 1880 and married John Mason Bailhache in 1891.
The couple moved to California by 1892, where their first son, John was born that same year. (John and Isophene were the first owners of their residence, which in 1900 was the birthplace of Adlai Stevenson II. The house, now part of the North University Park Historic District, has been designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.) Their second son Preston was born in California in 1895. Bailhache was the first person to decorate the Liberty Bell with a wreath in recognition of it being a national shrine.
Bailhache was a prominent member of San Francisco society, being listed in the social register and often served as hostess for events of various civic organizations from the 1910s until her death. Bailhache was very interested in preserving history and was a member of the California Genealogical Society and Library.
Death
Bailhache died on 15 January 1941 in San Francisco.
Biography
Isophene Planteau Goodin was born on 19 November 1863 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was daughter of William Henry Goodin and Aurelia "Rilla" Craig. Bailhache was a direct descendant of Major General Israel Putnam. and she was raised by her uncle Samuel Goodin along with her younger sister Hattie, in St. Louis. She attended Grace P. Jones' school in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin in 1880 and married John Mason Bailhache in 1891.
The couple moved to California by 1892, where their first son, John was born that same year. (John and Isophene were the first owners of their residence, which in 1900 was the birthplace of Adlai Stevenson II. The house, now part of the North University Park Historic District, has been designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.) Their second son Preston was born in California in 1895. Bailhache was the first person to decorate the Liberty Bell with a wreath in recognition of it being a national shrine.
Bailhache was a prominent member of San Francisco society, being listed in the social register and often served as hostess for events of various civic organizations from the 1910s until her death. Bailhache was very interested in preserving history and was a member of the California Genealogical Society and Library.
Death
Bailhache died on 15 January 1941 in San Francisco.
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