Mother's maiden name Marinan per CA Death Index
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A native son of the state, Jeremiah Ahern was born on the present site of the city of Berkeley, July 5, 1860. the son of Jeremiah and Bridget (Marnen) Ahern, the former of whom came to California from Boston in 1853.
Jeremiah Ahern, Jr., received his training in civil engineering in the University of California. In 1883 he entered the employ of the United States government as topographer on the geological survey and for six years was engaged in surveys in California. Virginia, Alabama, Georgia. Pennsylvania and New Jersey. as well as in Washington, D. C. From 1889 to 1891 he was engaged on the Powell irrigation survey, his duties including surveying and investigation work for the irrigation of arid lands in Montana, New Mexico and California. For the next three years he was in private practice as a civil engineer in San Francisco‘ From 1895 until 1899 he was again United States surveyor. making surveys of lands in the Indian territory. From 1899 to 1902 he was engaged as topographer by the United States geological survey, making surveys in Arizona. New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Nevada.
Upon the organization of the United States reclamation service in 1902. Mr. Ahern was appointed an engineer in that service, and from that date until 1908 was in charge of the Shoshone irrigation project in Wyoming. All surveys and investigation for the construction of the project were made under his supervision. He also supervised the construction of wagon roads. tunnels, dams and canals, which involved an expenditure of over two million dollars. This project will ultimately reclaim one hundred and sixty-four thousand acres of land, of which thirty thousand are now under irrigation.
In 1908 Mr. Ahern returned to California and purchased a portion of the Silveyville ranch near Dixon, where he is now engaged in farming. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Geographic Society, a life member of the Archeological Institute of America, a member of the American Forestry Association, and of the Landmarks Club, as well as other scientific societies. He was married in Denver, Colo., October 4, 1910, to Miss Julia Bessie Lane, a native of Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Source: 1912 book on the History of Solano and Napa Counties (courtesy FindAGrave contributor Ron Beffa)
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A native son of the state, Jeremiah Ahern was born on the present site of the city of Berkeley, July 5, 1860. the son of Jeremiah and Bridget (Marnen) Ahern, the former of whom came to California from Boston in 1853.
Jeremiah Ahern, Jr., received his training in civil engineering in the University of California. In 1883 he entered the employ of the United States government as topographer on the geological survey and for six years was engaged in surveys in California. Virginia, Alabama, Georgia. Pennsylvania and New Jersey. as well as in Washington, D. C. From 1889 to 1891 he was engaged on the Powell irrigation survey, his duties including surveying and investigation work for the irrigation of arid lands in Montana, New Mexico and California. For the next three years he was in private practice as a civil engineer in San Francisco‘ From 1895 until 1899 he was again United States surveyor. making surveys of lands in the Indian territory. From 1899 to 1902 he was engaged as topographer by the United States geological survey, making surveys in Arizona. New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Nevada.
Upon the organization of the United States reclamation service in 1902. Mr. Ahern was appointed an engineer in that service, and from that date until 1908 was in charge of the Shoshone irrigation project in Wyoming. All surveys and investigation for the construction of the project were made under his supervision. He also supervised the construction of wagon roads. tunnels, dams and canals, which involved an expenditure of over two million dollars. This project will ultimately reclaim one hundred and sixty-four thousand acres of land, of which thirty thousand are now under irrigation.
In 1908 Mr. Ahern returned to California and purchased a portion of the Silveyville ranch near Dixon, where he is now engaged in farming. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Geographic Society, a life member of the Archeological Institute of America, a member of the American Forestry Association, and of the Landmarks Club, as well as other scientific societies. He was married in Denver, Colo., October 4, 1910, to Miss Julia Bessie Lane, a native of Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Source: 1912 book on the History of Solano and Napa Counties (courtesy FindAGrave contributor Ron Beffa)
Mother's maiden name Marinan per CA Death Index
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A native son of the state, Jeremiah Ahern was born on the present site of the city of Berkeley, July 5, 1860. the son of Jeremiah and Bridget (Marnen) Ahern, the former of whom came to California from Boston in 1853.
Jeremiah Ahern, Jr., received his training in civil engineering in the University of California. In 1883 he entered the employ of the United States government as topographer on the geological survey and for six years was engaged in surveys in California. Virginia, Alabama, Georgia. Pennsylvania and New Jersey. as well as in Washington, D. C. From 1889 to 1891 he was engaged on the Powell irrigation survey, his duties including surveying and investigation work for the irrigation of arid lands in Montana, New Mexico and California. For the next three years he was in private practice as a civil engineer in San Francisco‘ From 1895 until 1899 he was again United States surveyor. making surveys of lands in the Indian territory. From 1899 to 1902 he was engaged as topographer by the United States geological survey, making surveys in Arizona. New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Nevada.
Upon the organization of the United States reclamation service in 1902. Mr. Ahern was appointed an engineer in that service, and from that date until 1908 was in charge of the Shoshone irrigation project in Wyoming. All surveys and investigation for the construction of the project were made under his supervision. He also supervised the construction of wagon roads. tunnels, dams and canals, which involved an expenditure of over two million dollars. This project will ultimately reclaim one hundred and sixty-four thousand acres of land, of which thirty thousand are now under irrigation.
In 1908 Mr. Ahern returned to California and purchased a portion of the Silveyville ranch near Dixon, where he is now engaged in farming. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Geographic Society, a life member of the Archeological Institute of America, a member of the American Forestry Association, and of the Landmarks Club, as well as other scientific societies. He was married in Denver, Colo., October 4, 1910, to Miss Julia Bessie Lane, a native of Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Source: 1912 book on the History of Solano and Napa Counties (courtesy FindAGrave contributor Ron Beffa)
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A native son of the state, Jeremiah Ahern was born on the present site of the city of Berkeley, July 5, 1860. the son of Jeremiah and Bridget (Marnen) Ahern, the former of whom came to California from Boston in 1853.
Jeremiah Ahern, Jr., received his training in civil engineering in the University of California. In 1883 he entered the employ of the United States government as topographer on the geological survey and for six years was engaged in surveys in California. Virginia, Alabama, Georgia. Pennsylvania and New Jersey. as well as in Washington, D. C. From 1889 to 1891 he was engaged on the Powell irrigation survey, his duties including surveying and investigation work for the irrigation of arid lands in Montana, New Mexico and California. For the next three years he was in private practice as a civil engineer in San Francisco‘ From 1895 until 1899 he was again United States surveyor. making surveys of lands in the Indian territory. From 1899 to 1902 he was engaged as topographer by the United States geological survey, making surveys in Arizona. New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Nevada.
Upon the organization of the United States reclamation service in 1902. Mr. Ahern was appointed an engineer in that service, and from that date until 1908 was in charge of the Shoshone irrigation project in Wyoming. All surveys and investigation for the construction of the project were made under his supervision. He also supervised the construction of wagon roads. tunnels, dams and canals, which involved an expenditure of over two million dollars. This project will ultimately reclaim one hundred and sixty-four thousand acres of land, of which thirty thousand are now under irrigation.
In 1908 Mr. Ahern returned to California and purchased a portion of the Silveyville ranch near Dixon, where he is now engaged in farming. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Geographic Society, a life member of the Archeological Institute of America, a member of the American Forestry Association, and of the Landmarks Club, as well as other scientific societies. He was married in Denver, Colo., October 4, 1910, to Miss Julia Bessie Lane, a native of Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Source: 1912 book on the History of Solano and Napa Counties (courtesy FindAGrave contributor Ron Beffa)
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