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James Harvey “JH, Harve” Dewar

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James Harvey “JH, Harve” Dewar

Birth
El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, USA
Death
11 May 1966 (aged 81)
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA
Burial
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA Add to Map
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Garden of Love, 11-9-4
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JH was born at the family's Turkey Creek farm, a few miles south of El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas. In late 1906 he and his brother George and George's new wife Ellen left El Dorado. They ventured to North Dakota and Tacoma, Washington before arriving in Bakersfield. JH and his brother George were the founders of Dewar's Candy Store in Bakersfield in 1909. The store, an institution in Bakersfield, celebrated its centennial in May 2009 and is still going strong.
https://www.dewarscandy.com
He married Lena Bernice Yancey in Bakersfield on 10 Aug 1910 and they had 4 children. JH turned the candy store over to his sons Joe and Jim in 1947 and in 1949 he and Lena moved to Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California. Joe soon after left the candy business and moved to Santa Cruz, California. His grandson George is the current (2023) owner and is gradually turning it over to his son Michael and daughter Heather.
JH was born at the family's Turkey Creek farm, a few miles south of El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas. In late 1906 he and his brother George and George's new wife Ellen left El Dorado. They ventured to North Dakota and Tacoma, Washington before arriving in Bakersfield. JH and his brother George were the founders of Dewar's Candy Store in Bakersfield in 1909. The store, an institution in Bakersfield, celebrated its centennial in May 2009 and is still going strong.
https://www.dewarscandy.com
He married Lena Bernice Yancey in Bakersfield on 10 Aug 1910 and they had 4 children. JH turned the candy store over to his sons Joe and Jim in 1947 and in 1949 he and Lena moved to Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California. Joe soon after left the candy business and moved to Santa Cruz, California. His grandson George is the current (2023) owner and is gradually turning it over to his son Michael and daughter Heather.

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  • Created by: John Bracchi Relative Grandchild
  • Added: Jan 17, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24008060/james_harvey-dewar: accessed ), memorial page for James Harvey “JH, Harve” Dewar (22 Mar 1885–11 May 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24008060, citing Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA; Maintained by John Bracchi (contributor 46965003).