George Lincoln Beaver, B.A. 1874
Born February 10, 1854,in San Francisco, Calif. Died January 6, 1922, in Palo Alto, Calif.
George Lincoln Beaver was born in San Francisco, Calif, February 10, 1854, the son of George Washington and Mary (Miller) Beaver His father, whose parents were David and Anna (Clappsadale) Beaver, went to California from Circle- ville, Ohio, in 1851,shortly after his marriage, to establish a branch house of the New York firm of James Patrick & Company, commission and importing merchants. His first American ancestor was John George Beaver, a Huguenot refugee, who came from Rosenthal, Alsace, to America and settled in the Oley Valley in Berks County, Pa. Mary Miller Beaver was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Myers) Miller The first member of her family in this country was William Miller, who came to Pennsylvania from Germany.
Before entering Yale George L Beaver attended the San Francisco Latin High School, the University Mound College in San Francisco, and the State University of California. His appointment in both Junior and Senior years at Yale was a dissertation He was a member of the Class Statistics Committee
He entered the Columbia Law School in the fall after graduation, but in February, 1875,was obliged to return to his home on account of ill health. He spent the period from July, 1875, to April, 1877, in the law office of Jarboe & Harrison, of which John R. Jarboe (B.A. 1855) was a member, and was then admitted by the Supreme Court of California to practice in the state. In the fall of 1877 ne became associated with the law firm of Bishop & Fifield, leaving it to join the firm of Garber, Thornton & Bishop, with which he was connected until June, 1880. He then took an extensive trip through the western part of the country, and upon his return to California gave up the practice of law. In February, 1881, he removed from San Francisco to Santa Clara County, and became en- gaged in horticultural pursuits near the town of Campbell, where he had purchased an extensive orchard and vineyard In 1912, after devoting thirty-one years to fruit and vine cul- ture, he sold his orchard, and moved to Palo Alto, where he made his home until his death, which occurred there very suddenly, as the result of a heart attack, on January 6, 1922. Although he had suffered from heart trouble for a number of years, his death was unexpected. Interment was in the Alta Mesa Cemetery near Palo Alto.
Mr. Beaver had been a member of the Santa Clara Fruit Exchange, the Pacific Coast Fruit Association, the California Cured Fruit Association, and the West Side Fruit Growers Association. He had also served as secretary and a director of the Santa Clara County Y. M. C. A. and as a member of the board of directors of the Stanford University Y. M. C. A. He was a regular attendant at the First Congregational Church in Palo Alto.
He was married December 14,1892", near Campbell, to Ella Laurette Lovell, a member of the Class of 1875 at tne University of the Pacific. Mrs. Beaver, whose parents were Ira Joseph and Ann Laurette Lovell, survives her husband with three children, George Lovell, Mary Ann, and Mildred, graduates of Stanford University in 1915, 1917, and 1918, respectively. The son served in France during the World War as a First Lieutenant of Engineers, participating in various engage- ments, notably the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Besides his wife and children Mr. Beaver leaves three sisters, Anna Wheaton Beaver, Kate Woodward Beaver, and Ethel Beaver, all of whom reside in San Francisco.
Born February 10, 1854,in San Francisco, Calif. Died January 6, 1922, in Palo Alto, Calif.
George Lincoln Beaver was born in San Francisco, Calif, February 10, 1854, the son of George Washington and Mary (Miller) Beaver His father, whose parents were David and Anna (Clappsadale) Beaver, went to California from Circle- ville, Ohio, in 1851,shortly after his marriage, to establish a branch house of the New York firm of James Patrick & Company, commission and importing merchants. His first American ancestor was John George Beaver, a Huguenot refugee, who came from Rosenthal, Alsace, to America and settled in the Oley Valley in Berks County, Pa. Mary Miller Beaver was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Myers) Miller The first member of her family in this country was William Miller, who came to Pennsylvania from Germany.
Before entering Yale George L Beaver attended the San Francisco Latin High School, the University Mound College in San Francisco, and the State University of California. His appointment in both Junior and Senior years at Yale was a dissertation He was a member of the Class Statistics Committee
He entered the Columbia Law School in the fall after graduation, but in February, 1875,was obliged to return to his home on account of ill health. He spent the period from July, 1875, to April, 1877, in the law office of Jarboe & Harrison, of which John R. Jarboe (B.A. 1855) was a member, and was then admitted by the Supreme Court of California to practice in the state. In the fall of 1877 ne became associated with the law firm of Bishop & Fifield, leaving it to join the firm of Garber, Thornton & Bishop, with which he was connected until June, 1880. He then took an extensive trip through the western part of the country, and upon his return to California gave up the practice of law. In February, 1881, he removed from San Francisco to Santa Clara County, and became en- gaged in horticultural pursuits near the town of Campbell, where he had purchased an extensive orchard and vineyard In 1912, after devoting thirty-one years to fruit and vine cul- ture, he sold his orchard, and moved to Palo Alto, where he made his home until his death, which occurred there very suddenly, as the result of a heart attack, on January 6, 1922. Although he had suffered from heart trouble for a number of years, his death was unexpected. Interment was in the Alta Mesa Cemetery near Palo Alto.
Mr. Beaver had been a member of the Santa Clara Fruit Exchange, the Pacific Coast Fruit Association, the California Cured Fruit Association, and the West Side Fruit Growers Association. He had also served as secretary and a director of the Santa Clara County Y. M. C. A. and as a member of the board of directors of the Stanford University Y. M. C. A. He was a regular attendant at the First Congregational Church in Palo Alto.
He was married December 14,1892", near Campbell, to Ella Laurette Lovell, a member of the Class of 1875 at tne University of the Pacific. Mrs. Beaver, whose parents were Ira Joseph and Ann Laurette Lovell, survives her husband with three children, George Lovell, Mary Ann, and Mildred, graduates of Stanford University in 1915, 1917, and 1918, respectively. The son served in France during the World War as a First Lieutenant of Engineers, participating in various engage- ments, notably the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Besides his wife and children Mr. Beaver leaves three sisters, Anna Wheaton Beaver, Kate Woodward Beaver, and Ethel Beaver, all of whom reside in San Francisco.
George Lincoln Beaver, B.A. 1874
Born February 10, 1854,in San Francisco, Calif. Died January 6, 1922, in Palo Alto, Calif.
George Lincoln Beaver was born in San Francisco, Calif, February 10, 1854, the son of George Washington and Mary (Miller) Beaver His father, whose parents were David and Anna (Clappsadale) Beaver, went to California from Circle- ville, Ohio, in 1851,shortly after his marriage, to establish a branch house of the New York firm of James Patrick & Company, commission and importing merchants. His first American ancestor was John George Beaver, a Huguenot refugee, who came from Rosenthal, Alsace, to America and settled in the Oley Valley in Berks County, Pa. Mary Miller Beaver was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Myers) Miller The first member of her family in this country was William Miller, who came to Pennsylvania from Germany.
Before entering Yale George L Beaver attended the San Francisco Latin High School, the University Mound College in San Francisco, and the State University of California. His appointment in both Junior and Senior years at Yale was a dissertation He was a member of the Class Statistics Committee
He entered the Columbia Law School in the fall after graduation, but in February, 1875,was obliged to return to his home on account of ill health. He spent the period from July, 1875, to April, 1877, in the law office of Jarboe & Harrison, of which John R. Jarboe (B.A. 1855) was a member, and was then admitted by the Supreme Court of California to practice in the state. In the fall of 1877 ne became associated with the law firm of Bishop & Fifield, leaving it to join the firm of Garber, Thornton & Bishop, with which he was connected until June, 1880. He then took an extensive trip through the western part of the country, and upon his return to California gave up the practice of law. In February, 1881, he removed from San Francisco to Santa Clara County, and became en- gaged in horticultural pursuits near the town of Campbell, where he had purchased an extensive orchard and vineyard In 1912, after devoting thirty-one years to fruit and vine cul- ture, he sold his orchard, and moved to Palo Alto, where he made his home until his death, which occurred there very suddenly, as the result of a heart attack, on January 6, 1922. Although he had suffered from heart trouble for a number of years, his death was unexpected. Interment was in the Alta Mesa Cemetery near Palo Alto.
Mr. Beaver had been a member of the Santa Clara Fruit Exchange, the Pacific Coast Fruit Association, the California Cured Fruit Association, and the West Side Fruit Growers Association. He had also served as secretary and a director of the Santa Clara County Y. M. C. A. and as a member of the board of directors of the Stanford University Y. M. C. A. He was a regular attendant at the First Congregational Church in Palo Alto.
He was married December 14,1892", near Campbell, to Ella Laurette Lovell, a member of the Class of 1875 at tne University of the Pacific. Mrs. Beaver, whose parents were Ira Joseph and Ann Laurette Lovell, survives her husband with three children, George Lovell, Mary Ann, and Mildred, graduates of Stanford University in 1915, 1917, and 1918, respectively. The son served in France during the World War as a First Lieutenant of Engineers, participating in various engage- ments, notably the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Besides his wife and children Mr. Beaver leaves three sisters, Anna Wheaton Beaver, Kate Woodward Beaver, and Ethel Beaver, all of whom reside in San Francisco.
Born February 10, 1854,in San Francisco, Calif. Died January 6, 1922, in Palo Alto, Calif.
George Lincoln Beaver was born in San Francisco, Calif, February 10, 1854, the son of George Washington and Mary (Miller) Beaver His father, whose parents were David and Anna (Clappsadale) Beaver, went to California from Circle- ville, Ohio, in 1851,shortly after his marriage, to establish a branch house of the New York firm of James Patrick & Company, commission and importing merchants. His first American ancestor was John George Beaver, a Huguenot refugee, who came from Rosenthal, Alsace, to America and settled in the Oley Valley in Berks County, Pa. Mary Miller Beaver was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Myers) Miller The first member of her family in this country was William Miller, who came to Pennsylvania from Germany.
Before entering Yale George L Beaver attended the San Francisco Latin High School, the University Mound College in San Francisco, and the State University of California. His appointment in both Junior and Senior years at Yale was a dissertation He was a member of the Class Statistics Committee
He entered the Columbia Law School in the fall after graduation, but in February, 1875,was obliged to return to his home on account of ill health. He spent the period from July, 1875, to April, 1877, in the law office of Jarboe & Harrison, of which John R. Jarboe (B.A. 1855) was a member, and was then admitted by the Supreme Court of California to practice in the state. In the fall of 1877 ne became associated with the law firm of Bishop & Fifield, leaving it to join the firm of Garber, Thornton & Bishop, with which he was connected until June, 1880. He then took an extensive trip through the western part of the country, and upon his return to California gave up the practice of law. In February, 1881, he removed from San Francisco to Santa Clara County, and became en- gaged in horticultural pursuits near the town of Campbell, where he had purchased an extensive orchard and vineyard In 1912, after devoting thirty-one years to fruit and vine cul- ture, he sold his orchard, and moved to Palo Alto, where he made his home until his death, which occurred there very suddenly, as the result of a heart attack, on January 6, 1922. Although he had suffered from heart trouble for a number of years, his death was unexpected. Interment was in the Alta Mesa Cemetery near Palo Alto.
Mr. Beaver had been a member of the Santa Clara Fruit Exchange, the Pacific Coast Fruit Association, the California Cured Fruit Association, and the West Side Fruit Growers Association. He had also served as secretary and a director of the Santa Clara County Y. M. C. A. and as a member of the board of directors of the Stanford University Y. M. C. A. He was a regular attendant at the First Congregational Church in Palo Alto.
He was married December 14,1892", near Campbell, to Ella Laurette Lovell, a member of the Class of 1875 at tne University of the Pacific. Mrs. Beaver, whose parents were Ira Joseph and Ann Laurette Lovell, survives her husband with three children, George Lovell, Mary Ann, and Mildred, graduates of Stanford University in 1915, 1917, and 1918, respectively. The son served in France during the World War as a First Lieutenant of Engineers, participating in various engage- ments, notably the Argonne-Meuse offensive. Besides his wife and children Mr. Beaver leaves three sisters, Anna Wheaton Beaver, Kate Woodward Beaver, and Ethel Beaver, all of whom reside in San Francisco.
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