Merced County CA Archives Biographies.....Searing, W. H. 1880 - 
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Author: John Outcalt (1925)

W. H. SEARING

   A man of ability and energy, W. H. Searing is intimately associated with the
industrial prosperity of Merced as one of its leading business men. As manager
and part owner of the Union Steam Laundry and especially active in movements
intended for the advancement of his locality, he is advancing the prosperity of
this section. He was born in Merced, May 31, 1880, a son of Charles and Agnes
(Young) Searing. The father came to Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, in 1852
via the Isthmus of Panama. The mother was born at Hornitos, Mariposa County. Her
father, William Thomas Young, crossed the plains in 1849. His wife, Lucretia
Phillips, crossed the plains in the same train. Mr. and Mrs. Searing were
married in Merced, where the father conducted a livery stable business for many
years; he was a pioneer of Merced, locating here in 1873 and was an active
spirit in the early development of the county. The mother passed away in 1882,
the father surviving until March, 1915, when he passed away, aged eighty-three
years.

   W. H. Searing attended grammar school until he was fourteen years old when he
went to work at the printing trade, which occupied him for six years; then he
engaged in the grocery business until he became interested in the laundry
business, first as an employe, then as owner of the laundry. In February, 1919,
the company was formed which is now known as the Union Steam Laundry, the other
members of the firm being R. D. Ebert and O. M. Hickok; their establishment is
equipped with modern machinery of all kinds and they employ an average of
fifteen people in conducting the business.

   Mr. Searing has been married twice. By the former marriage there is a son,
Roy Dwaine, a student in St. Mary's College, Oakland. The second marriage of Mr.
Searing united him with Miss Caroline Alma Ormsby, a native daughter of
California; she is a member of the Eastern Star, while Mr. Searing belongs to
the Woodmen of the World, the Native Sons of the Golden West, the Elks and the
local Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Searing enjoys all healthy outdoor sports and
finds his recreation in the open.



Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF
MERCED COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
WITH A
Biographical Review
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
JOHN OUTCALT

ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1925


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