Thank you for visiting our web site.

We are long time residents of Santa Ana, California and graduates of USC.

We invite old friends who may have stumbled on our web site to drop us an e-mail. Hearing from friends is always a treat.

Contact us at:
roberte@plumleigh.net

Some of the organizations we support:

- USC College of L.A.S
- USC Graduate Writing Program
OOas headed by Dr. James Ragan
- USC Associates, Deans List
- USC Town & Gown, Life Member
- USC Yell Leaders
- USC Song Girls
- Marin Ballet, Northern California
- SCR (South Coast Repertory)

As far as most recent records show, our family can be traced from 1518 in Dartmouth, Devon, England with John Plumleigh, though other records indicate that we go as far back as 1400. Then, we jump to our most recent ancestor, Dr. Thomas Plumleigh, my Great Great Grandfather, who was born in Bristol, England in 1797, and emigrated first in New York around 1830, then shortly after to Algonquin, Illinois.

Our side of the Plumleigh family began with one of the six sons of Dr. Thomas, which was my Great Grandfather, Robert Plumleigh.

Betty's folks are the Joseph Callens on her mothers side, who came over from France, and Walter Gisler on her Father's side, who came over from Switzerland. Her Father, Walter Gisler, settled in Orange County and became one of the most prominent farmers in Orange County, with extensive holdings also in Imperial Valley, California.

I was born in Elgin, Illinois and Betty is a California native, born in Santa Ana, California.

I am an alumni of the University of Southern, California, and a member of the Phi Kappa Tau National Fraternity. In 1978 I received the prestigious Robert Fenton Craig award given by the National Blue Key Honor Society, and am also a member of Blue Key, Order of Omega and the most prestigious Skull and Dagger Society.

(by invitation only)

Betty received her Undergraduate Degree from Immaculate Heart College and her Masters Degree from USC and is a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority.

Our Daughter and Son in Law are both USC graduates. Our Daughter, Karen is a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority and our Son in Law, David Cortney is a member of Phi Kappa Tau National Fraternity.

They have given us four beautiful Grandchildren as shown in the family photographs, and our oldest Grandson, John, who just recently turned 21, is in his third year at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

From time to time, we hope to up date this site to show you what we, as well as our family are doing, so please check this site from time to time, to keep up on our history and travels.

For information on our upcoming anniversary, please click on the oval anniversary "logo" above.