California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno 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 (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
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ILHERO MARCEL. � Born in Basses-Pyrenees, France, on January 
25, 1886, Ilhero Marcel was the son of farmers there, who still reside on the 
old home farm where Ilhero was reared. He received a good education in 
the local schools, and assisted his father on the farm until he entered the 
Twenty-fourth Regiment of Field Artillery in the French Army, where he 
served a period of two years. After receiving his honorable discharge, he 
spent about one year at Pau, and then concluded to cast in his lot on the 
Pacific Coast. His brother Simon had preceded him two years and was liv- 
ing in Fresno County ; so Ilhero came hither. For two seasons he was em- 
ployed in the sawmills at Hume and for two more in lumbering on Pine 
Ridge, while during the winters he was engaged in farming and stock- 
raising. Next he was employed in the Hector Bumess vineyard for eighteen 
months, and then for a short time in dairying with his brother at Kerman. 
In 1917 he entered the employ of J. Bidegaray, and since then has been one 
of the foremen on his ranch. He is a very reliable young man, conscientious 
and thorough in his work, and alert to protect the interests of his employer. 
He is a member of the French Hospital Association in San Francisco. Po- 
litically, he is a Republican.