History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . ey, and in a thousand ways demonstrated that he is not afraid ofhard work, and plenty of it. On April 10, 1908, Mrs. Wilson died, the highly-esteemed and lamented mother offour children: Beryl is a farmer at Chatsworth and the husband of Miss Mamie Jef-frey of Irvine; Maude is the wife of Earl Lentz. the rancher at Smeltzer. and the motherof two children; William Oscar Wilson married M
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . ey, and in a thousand ways demonstrated that he is not afraid ofhard work, and plenty of it. On April 10, 1908, Mrs. Wilson died, the highly-esteemed and lamented mother offour children: Beryl is a farmer at Chatsworth and the husband of Miss Mamie Jef-frey of Irvine; Maude is the wife of Earl Lentz. the rancher at Smeltzer. and the motherof two children; William Oscar Wilson married Miss Leonore Benott. of Irvine, a pros-perous rancher, and they have two children; Leo B. is the husband of Miss GladysGeyer, of Santa Monica, by whom he has had one child. Fraternally Mr. Wilson is amember of all branches of the Odd Fellows. Mr. Wilson has for years advocated the principles of the Democratic party, buthe has never allowed party politics to influence his action in matters purely local, wherethe needs of a small, mixed community must be considered. He is a wide reader, a deepthinker, and a good conversationalist; and his influence must necessarily work for theupbuilding of town and HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY 447 LUMIS A. EVANS.—A pioneer of two cities—Pasadena and Anaheim—whostarted in the good, old-fashioned way as a farm hand contributing his mite towardthe development of American agriculture, Lumis A. Evans, the path-breaking dealer inAnaheim real estate is one of the very interesting citizens of Orange County. He wasborn on a farm in St. Joseph County, Mich., at Centerville, the county seat, on Novem-ber 8, 1854, and attended the country schools of that section and period. When eight-een years of age, he removed to New York state, to work on a farm, and later hesecured employment on an Erie Canal boat plying between Buffalo and New York,an adventure affording him one of the most pleasing experiences of his life. Aftertwo years in New York, he ret
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