Yolo-Solano County CA Archives Biographies.....McGarr, P. H. 1865 - 
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Author: Tom Gregory

P. H. McGARR

    One of the enterprising men of Yolo county who has made his home here since
1886, Mr. McGarr is well known throughout Winters and vicinity not only as an
orchardist of exceptional ability, but also as a most public-spirited citizen,
prompt to lend his efforts toward the progress of the community.

   A native of Canada, Mr. McGarr's birth occurred January 6, 1865, in Guelph,
where he received his education, spending his youth on the farm of his parents,
Patrick and Ann (Cunningham) McGarr, natives of Guelph. At the age of twenty he
came to California, successfully conducting a farm in Solano county for eleven
years prior to his removal to Yolo county, where he has since been engaged in
fruit raising. For many years he leased an orchard in the vicinity of Winters,
but in the fall of 1911 he accepted the position of foreman for M. Kahn, having
charge of his large orchard, located three miles west of Winters, to which he
gives his undivided time.

    In Woodland, February 29, 1892, Mr. McGarr was united in marriage with Miss
Mary L. Baker, whose birth occurred in Solano county, and whose parents crossed
the plains from Illinois in the early '50s. She died in September, 1907. Six
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McGarr, as follows: Francis L., Henry H.
(both of Winters), Edith M., William D., Clark A. and Raymond P., the four last
mentioned residing at home. Mr. McGarr's second marriage occurred in San
Francisco and united him with Mary Gotellie, a native of Italy, who by a former
marriage had three children, Anthony, Joseph and Louis. A Republican in
politics, Mr. McGarr is a broad minded and generous citizen, interested in all
public movements of merit. He is a communicant of the Holy Rosary Catholic
Church, as are also his wife and family.


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HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
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
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]

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