George F Wherry (1839 - 1908)

Husband of Margaret I (Campbell) Wherry — married 25 Dec 1864 in Cacheville, Yolo County, California

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Biography

From Dorothy Peterson née Raymoure:

The following is from Mrs. Clyde Wherry (deceased) of Portland, Oregon copied from "The Illustrated Atlas and History of Yolo County, California from 1825-1880", and she also supplied the names of his children.

"George F. Wherry, a native of Plymouth, Michigan, was born in 1839. Here he made his home until 1859 when he left his native state and emigrated to California, coming by water via Panama.

He settled immediately in Cacheville, Yolo County, where he engaged in a general blacksmithing business for ten years. He then engaged in farming, in the vicinity of Cacheville, which vocation he pursued for seven years.

When the Northern Railroad had been completed, he sold his farm and again took up his residence in Cacheville, which is a station on that road, and erected a large warehouse, and for two years devoted his attention to the storing and transportation of wheat and other products.

After his return to Cacheville, he accepted the post-mastership of that place, a position which he still retains. In 1879 he purchased the mercantile establishment of A. Griffith and has since been engaged in that and the grain business.

Mr. Wherry was married to Miss Margaret I. Campbell, whose parents resided in Cacheville at that time, on 25 December 1864. He has erected a fine residence, in which he now lives, and a view of which may be seen on Plate 36.

Margaret and George had:

• Delos
• Mary
• Eva, who married a Mr. Hadley and lived in Yolo
• Maud, who married Mr. Cartee and lived in Oakland
• Florence, b. January 11, 1876, d. December 15, 1943. She was a seamstress.

Sources

• Raymoure, Dorothy. Raymoure Hubbell Franklin Osborne. 1982.