EDGAR GRAHAM HOPE. Of pioneer ancestry, and a resident of California since his boyhood, Edgar Graham Hope has witnessed wonderful transformations in the face of the country, and has ably assisted in the development and promotion of its industrial progress. His finely improved ranch, a part of which he inherited from his parents, lies about ten miles south of the city of Madera, and is one of the most attractive and productive in the vicinity. A skillful, thrifty and enterprising farmer, he holds a position of prominence among the leading agriculturists of this section of the state, and is a worthy representative of all that constitutes an exemplary citizen. A son of Aquilla M. Hope, he was born January 29, 1841, in Kentucky, but was reared in Missouri and California.
Bred and receiving his early education in Scotland County, Mo., Edgar Graham Hope came with his parents to California in 1852, and subsequently lived with them in different places until coming to Madera County in 1873. Subsequently learning the trade of blacksmith, he followed it for twelve years, having a blacksmith shop in Madera. Inheriting from his parents one hundred and sixty acres of the old home place, he is now engaged in farming pursuits, and is meeting with great success. He carries on a ranch of one thousand acres, raising large quantities of wheat, for which his land is especially adapted, averaging about seven hundred pounds to the acre.
Mr. Hope married Elizabeth Edwards, and they are parents of seven children, namely: George, a merchant in Madera; Frank E., a prosperous farmer, his ranch adjoining that of his father; Marion, a barber in Madera; Edith, wife of S. Crowder; Versa, wife of D. Stevenson, of Oakland, Laura, and Thomas. Politically Mr. Hope is a sound Democrat, but has never been an aspirant of official honors.
Guinn, J. M., History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley, California, (Chicago: Chapman Publishing, 1905), page 1282.
Bred and receiving his early education in Scotland County, Mo., Edgar Graham Hope came with his parents to California in 1852, and subsequently lived with them in different places until coming to Madera County in 1873. Subsequently learning the trade of blacksmith, he followed it for twelve years, having a blacksmith shop in Madera. Inheriting from his parents one hundred and sixty acres of the old home place, he is now engaged in farming pursuits, and is meeting with great success. He carries on a ranch of one thousand acres, raising large quantities of wheat, for which his land is especially adapted, averaging about seven hundred pounds to the acre.
Mr. Hope married Elizabeth Edwards, and they are parents of seven children, namely: George, a merchant in Madera; Frank E., a prosperous farmer, his ranch adjoining that of his father; Marion, a barber in Madera; Edith, wife of S. Crowder; Versa, wife of D. Stevenson, of Oakland, Laura, and Thomas. Politically Mr. Hope is a sound Democrat, but has never been an aspirant of official honors.
Guinn, J. M., History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley, California, (Chicago: Chapman Publishing, 1905), page 1282.
EDGAR GRAHAM HOPE. Of pioneer ancestry, and a resident of California since his boyhood, Edgar Graham Hope has witnessed wonderful transformations in the face of the country, and has ably assisted in the development and promotion of its industrial progress. His finely improved ranch, a part of which he inherited from his parents, lies about ten miles south of the city of Madera, and is one of the most attractive and productive in the vicinity. A skillful, thrifty and enterprising farmer, he holds a position of prominence among the leading agriculturists of this section of the state, and is a worthy representative of all that constitutes an exemplary citizen. A son of Aquilla M. Hope, he was born January 29, 1841, in Kentucky, but was reared in Missouri and California.
Bred and receiving his early education in Scotland County, Mo., Edgar Graham Hope came with his parents to California in 1852, and subsequently lived with them in different places until coming to Madera County in 1873. Subsequently learning the trade of blacksmith, he followed it for twelve years, having a blacksmith shop in Madera. Inheriting from his parents one hundred and sixty acres of the old home place, he is now engaged in farming pursuits, and is meeting with great success. He carries on a ranch of one thousand acres, raising large quantities of wheat, for which his land is especially adapted, averaging about seven hundred pounds to the acre.
Mr. Hope married Elizabeth Edwards, and they are parents of seven children, namely: George, a merchant in Madera; Frank E., a prosperous farmer, his ranch adjoining that of his father; Marion, a barber in Madera; Edith, wife of S. Crowder; Versa, wife of D. Stevenson, of Oakland, Laura, and Thomas. Politically Mr. Hope is a sound Democrat, but has never been an aspirant of official honors.
Guinn, J. M., History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley, California, (Chicago: Chapman Publishing, 1905), page 1282.
Bred and receiving his early education in Scotland County, Mo., Edgar Graham Hope came with his parents to California in 1852, and subsequently lived with them in different places until coming to Madera County in 1873. Subsequently learning the trade of blacksmith, he followed it for twelve years, having a blacksmith shop in Madera. Inheriting from his parents one hundred and sixty acres of the old home place, he is now engaged in farming pursuits, and is meeting with great success. He carries on a ranch of one thousand acres, raising large quantities of wheat, for which his land is especially adapted, averaging about seven hundred pounds to the acre.
Mr. Hope married Elizabeth Edwards, and they are parents of seven children, namely: George, a merchant in Madera; Frank E., a prosperous farmer, his ranch adjoining that of his father; Marion, a barber in Madera; Edith, wife of S. Crowder; Versa, wife of D. Stevenson, of Oakland, Laura, and Thomas. Politically Mr. Hope is a sound Democrat, but has never been an aspirant of official honors.
Guinn, J. M., History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley, California, (Chicago: Chapman Publishing, 1905), page 1282.
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