July 17, 1973 (12 pages)

J e of Nevada County — ed in 1924 NILES SEARLS — An encomium upon the life and on. Niles Searls is not needed in a volu presenting tative citizens of Nevada County ofthe past and yherever.the name is known it is honored as that of one g, earn¢st and forceful men who made the ac-, it of his efforts the bulwark of our western statehood.\ les Searls was a man of unusual ability and had a very reer. A native of New York, he was born at Coeymans \lbany County, a Son of Abraham Searls, a farmer. was educated at the old Rensselarville Academy and Cherry Valley Law School, where he was graduated itted to the bar. He was married in Rensselaerville to _ Niles, born in Albany County, N.Y., the daughter of Sq.,an attorney at law. Her brother, Addison C. Niles, fornia in the fifties and was a prominent attorney, 2 of the supreme judges of California. rls came to California in 1849; and opened a law office a book store in Nevada City in 1850. He started across 1849, and represented that hardy bank of Argonauts is State famous. In 1853 Judge Searls returned East. s married, and brought his bride to Nevada City the where her culture and refinement were much apr. Searls was elected district attorney of Nevada ater district judge of the, fourteenth judicial district, ‘ised Nevada, Sierra and Plumas Counties. As a was elected to the State senate in 1878, and he served. id zea!. He was appointed and served as a member of Court Commission of California: In 1886, on the death ce Morrison, he was appointed by Governor Bartlett, Supreme Court of California with headquarters in San ater he was again appointed to the Supreme Court serving until his resignation, after which he made his eley until his death in 1907, at the age of eighty-three imable wife, who was endeared to all who knew her, until 1910. t of their union was the birth of two children: Fred orney in Nevada City, and Niles Searls, for many ed with the Southern Pacific railroad company, now rkeley. Judge Searls was a Knight Templar Mason, mmander of Nevada Commandery, No. 6, K. T., at He was an active merfber of the Society of California an Francisco, serving as its president for one term. W.B. Lardner DAVID E. MORGAN — Nevada County has for the past halfcentury been rich not only in precious metals, but in something even more precious and necessary to the growth of a community — the locating and settling here of men whose characteristics and caliber have had more to do with the ultimate advancement of the section than any other one factor in its development. David E. Morgan, retired banker of Nevada City, was born in that city on September 12, 1858, the son of John T. and Eliza (Eddy) Morgan, the former a native of Wales and the latter of England. John T. Morgan crossed the plains to California in 1850, and mined for a time at Hangtown, now Placerville. He came to Nevada City in 1852 and engaged in mining, and also ran a blacksmith shop, for that had been his trade in Great Britain. For an interval, in those early days, he lived at San Juan and had gravel mining interests there; but he returned to Nevada City in 1872, and for a period of four years served as county assessor of Nevada County. A man of unusual ability and versatility, this esteemed pioneer was one of the organizers of the Citizens Bank, in 1876, and he filled the position of teller, cashier, and later, president of that institution, doing all in his power to advance its growth and also that of the city and the surrounding district of which it was a part. This he prac— tically made his life work; and since finance is the backbone of all development work, he was one of the real upbuilders of the county, helping to lay the foundation for that great era of prosperity which . is now on the way, His marriage to Eliza Eddy occurred at Nevada City in 1857. Twelve children were born to them, eight of whom grew to maturity and seven of whom are now living, as follows: David E:, Mrs. F. T. Nilon, Mrs. A. P. Moore, E. J. Morgan, F. S. Morgan, Mrs. J: H. Fuller,.and Dr. A. N. Morgan. Mr. Morgan was a Mason, and an Odd Fellow. David E. Morgax followed mining as a young man, at the Blue Tent Mine, being its bookkeeper, and he was deputy county assessor of Nevada County under his father. In 1880 he entered the employ of the Citizens Bank; and for the following forty years he was one of the staff of-the bank, working his way up through different positions, and he served as the president of the institution up to the time it was consolidated with the Bank of Nevada County. So he has literally carried on the work so ably started by his pioneer father, and has been an active factor in the progress of his native city. a man of true worth and recognized as such throughout Superior California. The many movements which were promoted during his years at the hélm of the banking establishment have found in him an active worker, ready with time and advice, as well as financial aid, to do all.in his power to advance the best interests of Nevada City and Nevada County. cou The Marriage of David E. Morgan, which occurred April 25, 1883, at Nevada City, united him with Helen Naffziger, a native of Iowa; and four children blessed their union: Mrs. Elizabeth C. Barker, D.N. Morgan, Mrs. A. A. Hoffman, and Mrs. R. N. Hoffman. There are-ten grandchildren in the Morgan family, viz: Edgar Morgan Barker, Robert Channing Barker, Charles David Barker, and Helen Elizabeth Barker, residing with their parents at Salt Lake City. Helen Jane Morgan and Anne Morgan, children of David N. Morgan, Editor of the Pacific Rural Press, living in San . Francisco. John Hoffman, Rachel Hoffman, Margery Ann Hoffman, and Betsey Hoffman, all of Berkeley. Prominent in fraternal affairs, Mr. Morgan is a member of Nevada Lodge No. 13, F.&A.M. He has béen through all branches of Masonry, including Islam _. Shrine of San Francisco, and is a Past Master, Past High Priest, and Past Comniander in that order. He belongs to and is Past Exalted Ruler of Nevada City Lodge No. 518, B.P.O. Elks; Wyoming Tribe No. 49, Red Men; and Hydraulic Parlor No. 56, N.S.G.W.; and he not only belongs to the above orders, but also has been through all the chairs in each, taking an active interest in thefraternal and social life of the community. His many friends know __. him to be a real friend in return, a man of sterling attributes of — mind and heart. (Since the above was written MrMorgan, who wielded a strong influence for the general welfare of Nevada County for fifty ~ years, died on June 22, 1924.)

J e of Nevada County — ed in 1924 NILES SEARLS — An encomium upon the life and on. Niles Searls is not needed in a volu presenting tative citizens of Nevada County ofthe past and yherever.the name is known it is honored as that of one g, earn¢st and forceful men who made the ac-, it of his efforts the bulwark of our western statehood.\ les Searls was a man of unusual ability and had a very reer. A native of New York, he was born at Coeymans \lbany County, a Son of Abraham Searls, a farmer. was educated at the old Rensselarville Academy and Cherry Valley Law School, where he was graduated itted to the bar. He was married in Rensselaerville to _ Niles, born in Albany County, N.Y., the daughter of Sq.,an attorney at law. Her brother, Addison C. Niles, fornia in the fifties and was a prominent attorney, 2 of the supreme judges of California. rls came to California in 1849; and opened a law office a book store in Nevada City in 1850. He started across 1849, and represented that hardy bank of Argonauts is State famous. In 1853 Judge Searls returned East. s married, and brought his bride to Nevada City the where her culture and refinement were much apr. Searls was elected district attorney of Nevada ater district judge of the, fourteenth judicial district, ‘ised Nevada, Sierra and Plumas Counties. As a was elected to the State senate in 1878, and he served. id zea!. He was appointed and served as a member of Court Commission of California: In 1886, on the death ce Morrison, he was appointed by Governor Bartlett, Supreme Court of California with headquarters in San ater he was again appointed to the Supreme Court serving until his resignation, after which he made his eley until his death in 1907, at the age of eighty-three imable wife, who was endeared to all who knew her, until 1910. t of their union was the birth of two children: Fred orney in Nevada City, and Niles Searls, for many ed with the Southern Pacific railroad company, now rkeley. Judge Searls was a Knight Templar Mason, mmander of Nevada Commandery, No. 6, K. T., at He was an active merfber of the Society of California an Francisco, serving as its president for one term. W.B. Lardner DAVID E. MORGAN — Nevada County has for the past halfcentury been rich not only in precious metals, but in something even more precious and necessary to the growth of a community — the locating and settling here of men whose characteristics and caliber have had more to do with the ultimate advancement of the section than any other one factor in its development. David E. Morgan, retired banker of Nevada City, was born in that city on September 12, 1858, the son of John T. and Eliza (Eddy) Morgan, the former a native of Wales and the latter of England. John T. Morgan crossed the plains to California in 1850, and mined for a time at Hangtown, now Placerville. He came to Nevada City in 1852 and engaged in mining, and also ran a blacksmith shop, for that

had been his trade in Great Britain. For an interval, in those early days, he lived at San Juan and had gravel mining interests there; but he returned to Nevada City in 1872, and for a period of four years served as county assessor of Nevada County. A man of unusual ability and versatility, this esteemed pioneer was one of the organizers of the Citizens Bank, in 1876, and he filled the position of teller, cashier, and later, president of that institution, doing all in his power to advance its growth and also that of the city and the surrounding district of which it was a part. This he prac— tically made his life work; and since finance is the backbone of all development work, he was one of the real upbuilders of the county, helping to lay the foundation for that great era of prosperity which . is now on the way, His marriage to Eliza Eddy occurred at Nevada City in 1857. Twelve children were born to them, eight of whom grew to maturity and seven of whom are now living, as follows: David E:, Mrs. F. T. Nilon, Mrs. A. P. Moore, E. J. Morgan, F. S. Morgan, Mrs. J: H. Fuller,.and Dr. A. N. Morgan. Mr. Morgan was a Mason, and an Odd Fellow. David E. Morgax followed mining as a young man, at the Blue Tent Mine, being its bookkeeper, and he was deputy county assessor of Nevada County under his father. In 1880 he entered the employ of the Citizens Bank; and for the following forty years he was one of the staff of-the bank, working his way up through different positions, and he served as the president of the institution up to the time it was consolidated with the Bank of Nevada County. So he has literally carried on the work so ably started by his pioneer father, and has been an active factor in the progress of his native city. a man of true worth and recognized as such throughout Superior California. The many movements which were promoted during his years at the hélm of the banking establishment have found in him an active worker, ready with time and advice, as well as financial aid, to do all.in his power to advance the best interests of Nevada City and Nevada County. cou The Marriage of David E. Morgan, which occurred April 25, 1883, at Nevada City, united him with Helen Naffziger, a native of Iowa; and four children blessed their union: Mrs. Elizabeth C. Barker, D.N. Morgan, Mrs. A. A. Hoffman, and Mrs. R. N. Hoffman. There are-ten grandchildren in the Morgan family, viz: Edgar Morgan Barker, Robert Channing Barker, Charles David Barker, and Helen Elizabeth Barker, residing with their parents at Salt Lake City. Helen Jane Morgan and Anne Morgan, children of David N. Morgan, Editor of the Pacific Rural Press, living in San . Francisco. John Hoffman, Rachel Hoffman, Margery Ann Hoffman, and Betsey Hoffman, all of Berkeley. Prominent in fraternal affairs, Mr. Morgan is a member of Nevada Lodge No. 13, F.&A.M. He has béen through all branches of Masonry, including Islam _. Shrine of San Francisco, and is a Past Master, Past High Priest, and Past Comniander in that order. He belongs to and is Past Exalted Ruler of Nevada City Lodge No. 518, B.P.O. Elks; Wyoming Tribe No. 49, Red Men; and Hydraulic Parlor No. 56, N.S.G.W.; and he not only belongs to the above orders, but also has been through all the chairs in each, taking an active interest in thefraternal and social life of the community. His many friends know __. him to be a real friend in return, a man of sterling attributes of — mind and heart. (Since the above was written MrMorgan, who wielded a strong influence for the general welfare of Nevada County for fifty ~ years, died on June 22, 1924.)