Jimmy was born James Craig Stumpf on May 13, 1907 in Uniontown, PA. It appears that his grandfather, John Rowe Stumpf had bought land in Lodi in 1907 with the intention of moving out here to grow grapes, but never did. In 1914, Jimmy’s immediate family of three -- himself, his mother Rachel Louise (Babinger) Stumpf, and his father Craig Edgar Stumpf – moved from Uniontown, PA to Lodi, CA, and then in August of 1923 made a second move to Glendale, CA, where Jimmy spent his senior year at Glendale High School. The moves were apparently prompted by Craig Edgar’s asthma, who had gone to Glendale earlier (in February of 1923) to look at the weather before moving the family there between Jimmy’s junior and senior years in high school. Unfortunately, Craig Edgar died in 1924, only a year after their move to Glendale, forcing Jimmy to withdraw his application to Stanford University. Jimmy lived with and supported his mother Rachel in the Glendale area for the next 14 years (until 1937), during several of which he delivered newspapers on his Indian motorcycle. Sometime between 1936 and 1937, Jimmy married Tedi (Henrietta Halliwell Strashun) and in January of 1937 they bought a house at 357 Mavis Drive in Glendale, CA. A good summary of Jimmy's educational experience is found under Jimmy Security Questionnaire below, and a good summary of his work experience is found under Work History and Work Experience.

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