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Edward Engle Eyre (1823-1899), 49er, businessman, army officer in the Union Army.

Born in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania in 1823.

beginnings in Illinois & Missouri; to Sacramento overland in the Gold Rush of 1849; his rise to prosperous merchant & prominent gentleman in Sacramento, 1850s;


 * 1860 US Census: Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA
 * First Name, Last Name Birth Year Age Census Year State 	County 	  City/Township
 * Arabela    Eyre 	 1858 	    2 	1860 	    California 	Sacramento Second Ward Sacramento
 * E E        Eyre 	 1826 	   34 	1860 	    California 	Sacramento Second Ward Sacramento
 * M T        Eyre 	 1836 	   24 	1860 	    California 	Sacramento Second Ward Sacramento 	—

Lt. Colonel, First California Cavalry, 1861 - 1863

activities on the Comstock & financial success, 1860s-1870s;


 * 1870 US Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
 * First Name, Last Name Birth Year Age Census Year State 	County 	       City/Township
 * E E        Eyre 	 1826 	    — 	1870 	    California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco, ward 10
 * Mary       Eyre 	 1832 	    — 	1870 	    California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco, ward 10
 * Arabella   Eyre 	 1858 	    — 	1870 	    California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco, ward 10
 * Maggie     Eyre 	 1864 	    — 	1870 	    California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco, ward 10
 * Perry      Eyre 	 1868 	    — 	1870 	    California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco, ward 10

Robert Morrison EYRE ( - ) Mary Virginia EYRE (1870-1950)

leadership and distinction on the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board; & family eminence in San Francisco society, 1870s-1890s."


 * 1880 US Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
 * First Name, Last Name Birth Year Age Census Year State 	County 	City/Township
 * Edward     Eyre 	 1824 	56 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco
 * Edward     Eyre 	 1866 	14 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco
 * Perry      Eyre 	 1868 	12 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco
 * Mary        Eyre 	 1840 	40 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco
 * Isabella    Eyre      1859 	21 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco
 * Margaret    Eyre      1862 	18 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco
 * Robert      Eyre 	 1873 	 7 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco
 * Mary        Eyre 	 1871 	 9 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco
 * Mary        Eyre 	 1871 	 9 	1880 	California 	San Francisco 	San Francisco


 * Husband: Edward Engle EYRE (1824-1899)   56
 * Wife: 	 Mary J Tutt PERRY (1832/36->1899) 48
 * Children: Arabella EYRE (1858- )         22
 * Margaret EYRE (1864- )          16
 * Edward Lilburn EYRE (1866- )    14
 * Perry Preston EYRE (1868- )     12
 * Robert Morrison EYRE (1873 - )   7
 * Mary Virginia EYRE (1870-1950)  10


 * Family


 * THE SOCIAL WORLD. Wedding of Miss Nina Macondray and Mr. P. P. Eyre.


 * DEATH HAD FULL HARVEST FOR A DAY

Passing of Three Well Known People.

COL EYRE LA GRIPPE'S VICTIM WAS ILL A FEW DAYS AND PNEUMONIA CAME. Emanuel M. Heller, the Merchant, Passes Away — Mrs A. W. Scott a Third on the Fatal List. Death the Reaper was busy in this city yesterday, and among his victims were several well known to the general public. The most striking figure among these was Colonel Edward Engle Eyre, who passed away at his late residence on Pacific avenue.

Colonel Eyre since he came to this State in the early sixties had been prominently identified with the large business interests of San Francisco, and California as well. At a time when the Stock and Exchange Board was a great institution Mr. Eyre was its president and one of the leading speculators in the market. He also conducted a large brokerage business, and during the bonanza days he handled the entire stock business of Flood & O'Brien. Deceased was one of the few large operators who had the sagacity to retire at the proper time. He left the stock business with a fine competency, and settled at Menlo Park, where he owned a beautiful estate. The family are among the leading society people of this State. Colonel Eyre continued to take an interest in mercantile affairs and was at the time of his death president of the Germania Lead Works, with offices at 124 Sansome street. He was also one of the first to appreciate the need for the construction of the Valley road and one of the original subscribers to the stock. Deceased was the father of Mrs. Richard D. Girvin of the firm of Girvin & Eyre, Miss Mary, Robert M., E. L., Percy and Perry Eyre. A widow is also left to mourn his loss. Mr, Eyre was over 75 years old at the time of his death. The immediate cause of his demise was la grippe, followed by pneumonia. He was attended by Dr. De Vecchi, but the disease had secured such a strong hold upon his system that there was no possibility of saving him. The funeral will be held from his late residence in this city on Tuesday at 11 a. m.