Sutter-Yuba County Biographies

GEORGE LEWIS PRICE

Transcribed by: Kathy Sedler

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            An industrious agriculturist who has materially advanced through his 
work in the Golden State is George Lewis Price, who was born in Crawford County, 
Ind., April 24, 1862, a son of Henry L. and Martha Jane (Burnett) Price, natives 
of Rhode Island and Indiana, respectively.  George Lewis Price was but a year 
and a half old when the father, who was a farmer, passed away; and he was reared 
by his aunt, who resided in Harrison County, receiving his education there.
            In 1884, Mr. Price came to California and settled in Napa County, 
where he was employed for one and one-half years on the ranches.  He then came 
to Sutter County, in 1886, and for ten years was in the employ of Irwin 
Griffith, after which, for two years, he leased land.  In 1912 he purchased a 
ranch on the Butte House road, six miles northwest of Yuba City; and there he 
set out twenty-four acres to vineyard and orchard, and planted seven acres to 
Egyptian corn.
            The marriage of George Lewis Price occurred in Sutter County, on 
April 24, 1893, when he was united with Miss Mary Elizabeth McVey. She was born 
near Grace Church, in Sutter County, and was one of eight children that blessed 
the home of Thomas F. and Nancy (Vorst) McVey.  Her father, a native of 
Maryland, was reared in Missouri, and came to California from that State in 
1852.  Later he returned to Missouri and married Miss Nancy Vorst, and together 
they returned to Sutter County.  Mr. and Mrs. Price became the parents of six 
children:  George Wesley, who passed away at the age of nineteen years; John 
Kenneth, residing with his father; David Earl, who died when he was eleven years 
old; Eva, Mrs. Sutphen, now deceased; and Henry L. and Mary, both residing at 
home.  In May, 1917, John Kenneth Price entered the United States Naval 
Reserves, being called to service on March 5, 1918.  He was stationed for 
training at Point Loma, San Diego, where he remained for two months, and was 
then transferred to Mare Island and after one month of training was placed on 
the U. S. S. Charles, which was in the Pacific passenger service between San 
Diego and San Francisco and was known as the steamer Harvard, the sister ship of 
the Yale.  Later he served on the U. S. S. Charles between Southampton and La 
Havre and Southampton and Boulogne, France.  He was overseas from July, 1918 to 
May, 1919, and was discharged as a first-class fireman.  Mr. and Mrs. Price are 
patriotic and public-spirited , and take an active interest in community 
affairs.  In political affiliation Mr. Price is a Republican.
 
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p.  596-599