In Iowa County, Wis., Paschal Bequette was born in December, 1845, a son of Col. Paschal Bequette, Sr. His childhood days were passed in Wisconsin and was in his seventh year when his family moved to California. His education was begun in San Francisco and continued at Visalia, and it was in the office of the Visalia Delta that he served a five years' apprentice¬ship at the printer's trade. When he had perfected himself in his knowledge of "the art preservative of all arts" he went to Havilah. Kern County, and became half owner of the Courier, a newspaper published in that town. In 1869 he disposed of his interests at Havilah and became a student at a business college at San Francisco, and in 1871 and 1872 he was connected with the Los Angeles News for a year.
Returning to Visalia in the year last mentioned, he bought a half interest in the Visalia Times, which he disposed of eventually in order to engage in sheep raising in Kern County. On his return to Tulare County he took up general farming and interested himself more actively in local politics than he had ever done before. He has served eight years as deputy County assessor, four years in the United States land office, four years as under-sheriff, in the administration of B. B. Parker, and he is now deputy County recorder and deputy County treasurer. All of these various offices he has filled with ability and integrity which have commended him to the good opin¬ion of his fellow citizens of all classes.
In 1875 Mr. Bequette married Martha L. Clarke, who has borne him children as follows: Augustus D., Paschal, Mary C., Elizabeth T., and James C. Mrs. Bequette is a daughter of James T. Clarke, a Mexican war veteran, and a California pioneer of 1849, who was a prominent early stock-raiser in this state. Her mother, who was Mary A. Graves, was a member of the famous Donner party, the awful experiences of which are a part of the history of pioneer immigration to California. Led by a man named Donner, these pioneers were snow-bound at the point now known as Donner. Lake in Nevada County, Cal., and a great number of them starved to death.
(Courtesy of "History of Tulare and Kings Counties, California with Biographical Sketches History" By Eugene L. Menefee and Fred A. Dodge, Los Angeles, Calif., Historic Record Company, 1913, P456-47 .)
Returning to Visalia in the year last mentioned, he bought a half interest in the Visalia Times, which he disposed of eventually in order to engage in sheep raising in Kern County. On his return to Tulare County he took up general farming and interested himself more actively in local politics than he had ever done before. He has served eight years as deputy County assessor, four years in the United States land office, four years as under-sheriff, in the administration of B. B. Parker, and he is now deputy County recorder and deputy County treasurer. All of these various offices he has filled with ability and integrity which have commended him to the good opin¬ion of his fellow citizens of all classes.
In 1875 Mr. Bequette married Martha L. Clarke, who has borne him children as follows: Augustus D., Paschal, Mary C., Elizabeth T., and James C. Mrs. Bequette is a daughter of James T. Clarke, a Mexican war veteran, and a California pioneer of 1849, who was a prominent early stock-raiser in this state. Her mother, who was Mary A. Graves, was a member of the famous Donner party, the awful experiences of which are a part of the history of pioneer immigration to California. Led by a man named Donner, these pioneers were snow-bound at the point now known as Donner. Lake in Nevada County, Cal., and a great number of them starved to death.
(Courtesy of "History of Tulare and Kings Counties, California with Biographical Sketches History" By Eugene L. Menefee and Fred A. Dodge, Los Angeles, Calif., Historic Record Company, 1913, P456-47 .)
In Iowa County, Wis., Paschal Bequette was born in December, 1845, a son of Col. Paschal Bequette, Sr. His childhood days were passed in Wisconsin and was in his seventh year when his family moved to California. His education was begun in San Francisco and continued at Visalia, and it was in the office of the Visalia Delta that he served a five years' apprentice¬ship at the printer's trade. When he had perfected himself in his knowledge of "the art preservative of all arts" he went to Havilah. Kern County, and became half owner of the Courier, a newspaper published in that town. In 1869 he disposed of his interests at Havilah and became a student at a business college at San Francisco, and in 1871 and 1872 he was connected with the Los Angeles News for a year.
Returning to Visalia in the year last mentioned, he bought a half interest in the Visalia Times, which he disposed of eventually in order to engage in sheep raising in Kern County. On his return to Tulare County he took up general farming and interested himself more actively in local politics than he had ever done before. He has served eight years as deputy County assessor, four years in the United States land office, four years as under-sheriff, in the administration of B. B. Parker, and he is now deputy County recorder and deputy County treasurer. All of these various offices he has filled with ability and integrity which have commended him to the good opin¬ion of his fellow citizens of all classes.
In 1875 Mr. Bequette married Martha L. Clarke, who has borne him children as follows: Augustus D., Paschal, Mary C., Elizabeth T., and James C. Mrs. Bequette is a daughter of James T. Clarke, a Mexican war veteran, and a California pioneer of 1849, who was a prominent early stock-raiser in this state. Her mother, who was Mary A. Graves, was a member of the famous Donner party, the awful experiences of which are a part of the history of pioneer immigration to California. Led by a man named Donner, these pioneers were snow-bound at the point now known as Donner. Lake in Nevada County, Cal., and a great number of them starved to death.
(Courtesy of "History of Tulare and Kings Counties, California with Biographical Sketches History" By Eugene L. Menefee and Fred A. Dodge, Los Angeles, Calif., Historic Record Company, 1913, P456-47 .)
Returning to Visalia in the year last mentioned, he bought a half interest in the Visalia Times, which he disposed of eventually in order to engage in sheep raising in Kern County. On his return to Tulare County he took up general farming and interested himself more actively in local politics than he had ever done before. He has served eight years as deputy County assessor, four years in the United States land office, four years as under-sheriff, in the administration of B. B. Parker, and he is now deputy County recorder and deputy County treasurer. All of these various offices he has filled with ability and integrity which have commended him to the good opin¬ion of his fellow citizens of all classes.
In 1875 Mr. Bequette married Martha L. Clarke, who has borne him children as follows: Augustus D., Paschal, Mary C., Elizabeth T., and James C. Mrs. Bequette is a daughter of James T. Clarke, a Mexican war veteran, and a California pioneer of 1849, who was a prominent early stock-raiser in this state. Her mother, who was Mary A. Graves, was a member of the famous Donner party, the awful experiences of which are a part of the history of pioneer immigration to California. Led by a man named Donner, these pioneers were snow-bound at the point now known as Donner. Lake in Nevada County, Cal., and a great number of them starved to death.
(Courtesy of "History of Tulare and Kings Counties, California with Biographical Sketches History" By Eugene L. Menefee and Fred A. Dodge, Los Angeles, Calif., Historic Record Company, 1913, P456-47 .)
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He is buried just to the south of Charles Bequette's monument. There is no visible marker for Paschal Jr..
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