This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rdjtaj_1 Surnames: Beard Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.stanislaus/6550/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bio -- GEORGE K. BEARD. - Another representative of one of the most interesting historic families is George K. Beard, the third son and seventh child of T. K. and Adele Grace (Lewis) Beard, the well-known pioneers long prominent in Stanislaus County's best circles. With his wife, Mr. Beard is very busy building up their home on their fruit ranch of 100 acres in the Dickinson precinct, five miles west of La Grange on the Waterford-La Grange Road. This property Mr. Beard purchased from his father, and he has certainly improved it greatly since he took possession. George Beard was born in Modesto on February 4, 1893. After spending three years at the Modesto high school he entered Anderson Academy at Irvington, a mili-tary school, where he was graduated in 1910. After that he spent two years at the University of Nevada, from 1912 to 1914, pursuing the mechanical engineer's course. He was next manager for two seasons on his father's large Stanislaus County ranches, and in 1917 set up for himself. He has erected a beautiful dwelling, and also a spacious barn; has sunk a well and has built a 15,000-gallon tank on a hill near his house, in order to obtain the desired supply of water for domestic purposes, and for lawn and garden. He is planting peach, apricot and other fruit trees. In Los Angeles in 1914, Mr. Beard was married to Miss Irma Keith of Denver; and they have been blessed with two children, Betty Ann and Barbara J. Mr. Beard belongs to the Odd Fellows of La Grange. In Mr. Beard is represented one of Stanislaus County's leading families, and it is pleasant to observe that he himself, totally disinclined to live upon a reputation created by others, is making a place and a name for himself, and so is contributing to the enviable record of the family. ============ 1921 Biography and History of Stanislaus County, California With by GEORGE H. TINKHAM -- http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofstanisl00tink/historyofstanisl00tink_djvu.txt ============ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.