Served as lieutenant colonel and executive officer on the Field & Staff, 1st California Cavalry, 24 Aug 1861-30 Nov 1862.
Obituary:
The Macomb Journal, Macomb, Illinois, Thursday, January 19, 1899; p. 1.
HIS BROTHER DEAD.
Was a Worthy Citizen of San Francisco--Went West Years Ago.
George W. Eyre of North McArthur Street, this city, Monday received a telegram from San Francisco, Cal., announcing the death of his brother, Edward L. [sic] Eyre, who for years has been a resident of the city named. There were no particulars, and as our citizen had not heard that his brother was ill, he thinks he died quite suddenly.
Deceased was about 75 years of age and has lived in California since 1849. Before that he lived in this locality and is remembered by a number of the early settlers. When the great gold excitement in California broke out deceased was a young man clerking in a store in Cincinnati. His brother, Geo. W. Eyre, then a resident of Emmet township, Elijah Stapp and Edward Pearson were fitting out a team and wagon to go to the new Eldorado. A few days before starting deceased appeared, having heard of his brother's going, threw up his job in Cincinnati and came here. He did not have the money to pay his way but they took him in and his brother paid his share of the expense in the trip. As said above, deceased did not return.
He leaves besides his wife eight children. Besides real estate and banking interests he was quite a holder of stock in the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Obituary:
The Macomb Journal, Macomb, Illinois, Thursday, January 19, 1899; p. 1.
HIS BROTHER DEAD.
Was a Worthy Citizen of San Francisco--Went West Years Ago.
George W. Eyre of North McArthur Street, this city, Monday received a telegram from San Francisco, Cal., announcing the death of his brother, Edward L. [sic] Eyre, who for years has been a resident of the city named. There were no particulars, and as our citizen had not heard that his brother was ill, he thinks he died quite suddenly.
Deceased was about 75 years of age and has lived in California since 1849. Before that he lived in this locality and is remembered by a number of the early settlers. When the great gold excitement in California broke out deceased was a young man clerking in a store in Cincinnati. His brother, Geo. W. Eyre, then a resident of Emmet township, Elijah Stapp and Edward Pearson were fitting out a team and wagon to go to the new Eldorado. A few days before starting deceased appeared, having heard of his brother's going, threw up his job in Cincinnati and came here. He did not have the money to pay his way but they took him in and his brother paid his share of the expense in the trip. As said above, deceased did not return.
He leaves besides his wife eight children. Besides real estate and banking interests he was quite a holder of stock in the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Served as lieutenant colonel and executive officer on the Field & Staff, 1st California Cavalry, 24 Aug 1861-30 Nov 1862.
Obituary:
The Macomb Journal, Macomb, Illinois, Thursday, January 19, 1899; p. 1.
HIS BROTHER DEAD.
Was a Worthy Citizen of San Francisco--Went West Years Ago.
George W. Eyre of North McArthur Street, this city, Monday received a telegram from San Francisco, Cal., announcing the death of his brother, Edward L. [sic] Eyre, who for years has been a resident of the city named. There were no particulars, and as our citizen had not heard that his brother was ill, he thinks he died quite suddenly.
Deceased was about 75 years of age and has lived in California since 1849. Before that he lived in this locality and is remembered by a number of the early settlers. When the great gold excitement in California broke out deceased was a young man clerking in a store in Cincinnati. His brother, Geo. W. Eyre, then a resident of Emmet township, Elijah Stapp and Edward Pearson were fitting out a team and wagon to go to the new Eldorado. A few days before starting deceased appeared, having heard of his brother's going, threw up his job in Cincinnati and came here. He did not have the money to pay his way but they took him in and his brother paid his share of the expense in the trip. As said above, deceased did not return.
He leaves besides his wife eight children. Besides real estate and banking interests he was quite a holder of stock in the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Obituary:
The Macomb Journal, Macomb, Illinois, Thursday, January 19, 1899; p. 1.
HIS BROTHER DEAD.
Was a Worthy Citizen of San Francisco--Went West Years Ago.
George W. Eyre of North McArthur Street, this city, Monday received a telegram from San Francisco, Cal., announcing the death of his brother, Edward L. [sic] Eyre, who for years has been a resident of the city named. There were no particulars, and as our citizen had not heard that his brother was ill, he thinks he died quite suddenly.
Deceased was about 75 years of age and has lived in California since 1849. Before that he lived in this locality and is remembered by a number of the early settlers. When the great gold excitement in California broke out deceased was a young man clerking in a store in Cincinnati. His brother, Geo. W. Eyre, then a resident of Emmet township, Elijah Stapp and Edward Pearson were fitting out a team and wagon to go to the new Eldorado. A few days before starting deceased appeared, having heard of his brother's going, threw up his job in Cincinnati and came here. He did not have the money to pay his way but they took him in and his brother paid his share of the expense in the trip. As said above, deceased did not return.
He leaves besides his wife eight children. Besides real estate and banking interests he was quite a holder of stock in the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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