Stocker, Oscar Wellington, 1872-1941

Oscar Wellington Stocker was born on April 1, 1872 in Easton, Pennsylvannia. Oscar married Mayme Virgina Clifton on December 26, 1891 in Reading, Pennsylvania, who would later become the first person to hold a legal casino license. He and his wife had three sons, Clarence, Harold, and Lester. The family left Pennsylvania in 1904, eventually settling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. Oscar worked as an engine foreman for the railroad yards in Las Vegas and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainsmen. He passed away on September 10, 1941.

Source:

Hopkins, A.d. “Mayme Stocker.” Journal. Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 28, 2017. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/mayme-stocker/.