Sutter-Yuba County Biographies

MARK PEASE, JR.

Transcribed by: Kathy Sedler

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A native son of Sutter County, and a descendant of a family prominent in the 
affairs of the county, Mark Pease, Jr., was born on November 5, 1898, a son of 
Mark and Ida E. (Sanders) Pease, natives of New Hampshire and Sutter County, 
Cal., respectively, whose interesting life histories appear on another page in 
this history.
Mark Pease, Jr., the third eldest in a family of four children, attended the 
Sutter High School until 1915, when he took up ranching on his own account and 
soon after bought twenty-two acres of unimproved land, which he has since 
developed to a vineyard of Thompson Seedless grapes.  During the harvest season 
he has charge of the raisin-stemmer and packer at his father�s plant.  Recently 
Mr. Pease purchased three acres at Tierra Buena station which he developed to 
vineyard and where he makes his home.
The marriage of Mr. Pease at Sutter City, December 18, 1916, united him with 
Miss Authalena Alvera McPherrin, a native of Sutter County, daughter of W. H. 
and Authalena (Fox) McPherrin.  W. H. McPherrin was born in Sutter City, Cal., 
March 24, 1868.  His father came to California in 1859 and settled in Sutter 
County, where he became prosperous.  The mother, who is a member of South Butte 
Parlor, N.D.G.W., was born in Yuba City, a daughter of Thomas and Nancy Fox, who 
had crossed the plains and located in Sutter County, where they engaged in 
farming.  In time the Fox ranch at Sutter City became one of the substantial 
landmarks in the county.  Mrs. Pease was graduated from the Sutter Union High 
School in 1916.  Mr. and Mrs. Pease are the parents of one daughter, Gertrude L. 
 Mrs. Pease is active in welfare work and a member of Tierra Buena Improvement 
Club.  Mr. Pease is a member of Yuba City Camp W.O.W.  Since his fourteenth year 
he has been a member of the Marysville Municipal band in which he plays the 
trombone; however, he considers he does his best work on the violin.  His 
Cremona violin, purchased by his grandfather in Florence, Italy, in 1852, was 
used by him during his lifetime, then willed to the father of our subject, who 
in turn has given it to his son, Mark, who values it very highly, not only for 
its intrinsic worth, but as an heirloom of the family.
 
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p 1226