San Diego County Biographies

EDGAR VERTREES

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was born in Brown County, Illinois, February 26, 1856. His father, Joseph 
Vertrees, was a native of Kentucky, as was his father, also born in Kentucky. 
His mother, Lucinda (Chenwith) Vertrees, was born in 1834, and had a family of 
eleven children, but six of whom are now living.  Mr. Vertrees was the tenth 
child, and was educated in Brown County, Illinois. When twenty years of age he 
became a farmer, and has continued in that business all his life. He moved to 
Kansas, and from there to Vernon County, Missouri. After some years spent in 
both of these States alluded to, he removed to California, March 20, 1885, and 
purchased forty acres of land about one mile north from the business portion of 
San Jacinto, on which he built a house and barn, and made a very commodious 
home. His principal crop is alfalfa hay, of which he gets six crops each year, 
and an average per crop of one and one-fourth tons per acre. This is the 
average, one year with another, and it sells at from $8 to $12 per ton. He has 
planted all kinds of fruit for family use, and the trees are bearing nicely. He 
was married January 21, 1880, to Miss Nancy C. Ratekin, daughter of Dr. Elisha 
S. Ratekin. She was born in Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois, January 13, 
1860. They have two boys, �Leonard W., born in Vernon County, Missouri, August 
2, 1883, and Clarence E., born May 6, 1885, in San Jacinto. Two of Mrs. 
Vertrees' uncles and Mr. Vertrees' brother served in the Union army during the 
war, from Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Vertrees are members of the Methodist Church, 
are worthy members of society, and are highly spoken of by their neighbors.
 
SOURCE:  An Illustrated History of Southern California:  Embracing the Counties 
of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the Peninsula of Lower 
California� Chicago:  The Lewis Publishing Company, 1890.  p.-  140-141