Tunis R. KERSHAW

Family 1: Martha Wheeler BOWEN
  1. Evelyn Eugenia KERSHAW 
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Oaths of Office - Washington State Online Index: Last Name: KERSHAW First Name: T.R. Middle Name: Office: FISH COM./GAME WARDEN Oath Number: 67 Page Number: 0 ________________ Fairhaven Times Frank C. Teck, Editor Saturday, January 10, 1903: Fish Commissioner and Mrs. T. R. KERSHAW left this week for Olympia, where they will remain d uring the legislative session. ____________________________________________ Fairhaven Times Frank C. Teck, Editor Saturday, January 31, 1903: B. A. SEABORG, the well known pioneer fish canner, is now in the employ of State Fish Commiss ioner KERSHAW and is working at the Nooksack or Kendall creek hatchery under Superintendent P erry BAKER. _____________________________________________ Fairhaven Times Frank C. Teck, Editor Saturday, January 31, 1903: Mr. and Mrs. Leo KAUFMAN of San Francisco, have rented the KERSHAW residence of Eldridge aven ue, Whatcom. Mr. KAUFMAN is establishing a ladies' furnishing house in the store formerly occ upied by GREENBERG Bros. ____________________________________________ 1900 US Federal Census (Pg 211B/44) New Whatcom City, Whatcom Co, WA E.D. 243, Ward 2 Recorded - June 22, 1900 Kershaw, Timothy R. aged 47 yrs born NY birth Feb 1855 Occ: Real Estate Broker (wife) Martha B. aged 45 yrs born WI birth June 1854 Colborne, Bessie A. aged 14 yrs born Dakota birth Feb 1886 Niece ___________________________________________ 1910 Census Extractions for the City of Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington ED #319, pps. 15 Sheet Line Surname, Given Name Age Birthplace ED# County Town Ward/Pct 15A 2 KERSHAW, Tunis R 54 IL 319 Whatcom Bellingham 1/2 15A 3 KERSHAW, Martha B 53 WI 319 Whatcom Bellingham 1/2 15A 4 COLBOURNE, Elizabeth A 24 SD 319 Whatcom ______________________________________________________________________________ 1920 US Census Name: Frank (should be TUNIS) Kershaw Age: 65 years Estimated birth year: 1854 Birthplace: New York Race: White Home in 1920: Seattle, King, Washington Roll: T625_1929 Page: 4A ED: 268 Image: 0763 Household: KERSHAW, Tunis age 65 Martha, age 63 born Wisconsin __________________________________ 1930 US Census Martha B. Kershaw Age: 71 Widow Estimated birth year: 1858 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head-of-house: Head Race: White Home in 1930: Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Occupation: None Education: View image Military Service: None Rent/home value: View image Age at first marriage: View image Parents' birthplace: View image Owned a radio: View image Image Source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington; Roll: T626_2521 ; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 1112. ___________________________________ Kershaw, Tunis R Among the state officers of Washington is numbered Tunis R. Kershaw, one of the prominent cit izens of Whatcom, who is now serving as fish commissioner. He has long figured actively in po litical interests of the northwest, and the Republican Party finds in him a stalwart supporte r whose efforts in its behalf have been effective and far-reaching. In the discharge of his d uties he shows that he has the best interests of the state at heart, and has done not a littl e for the promotion of what is fast becoming one of the most important industries of this sec tion of the country. Almost the width of the continent separates Mr. Kershaw from his birthp lace, for he is a native of Genesee County, New York, his natal day being February 26, 1853 . His parents were George S. and Susan (Van Ness) Kershaw, who were also natives of the Empir e state, and there passed away, the father in 1886 and the mother in 1889. Their children are : Peter F., a farmer of Missouri; Carrie E., who is employed in the United States treasury de partment in Washington, D. C.; Sarah, the widow of George Weyman, of Sycamore, Illinois; an d Tunis R. The last named acquired his preliminary education in the public schools of Rochel le, Illinois, and later attended Blackburn University at Carlinville, that state, being gradu ated in that institution in 1872, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then took up the st udy of law in Rochelle, in the office of P. J. Carter, and was admitted to the bar at Ottawa , Illinois, in June, 1874. He then began practice in Rochelle, and the following year was ele cted city attorney. In the spring of 1876, however, Mr. Kershaw went to Dakota, locating a t Rockport, where he remained until 1877, when he removed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, bein g there engaged in the practice of his chosen profession until 1882, and during the greater p art of that time was a partner of ex-Senator Pettigrew. On the expiration of that period Mr . Kershaw removed to North Dakota and laid out the town of Carrington. When the capital was r emoved to Bismarck he took up his abode in that place, but in January, 1884, came to Washingt on, settling at Seattle, where he was engaged in the abstract business until after the disast rous fire which swept over that city in 1889. Mr. Kershaw then came to Whatcom and once mor e resumed the practice of law. He has since made his home here and was also engaged in the re al estate business with Hugh Eldridge from 1898 until 1902, when he was appointed state fis h commissioner .by Governor McBride, entering upon the duties of the office in March, 1902, f or a term of four years. His appointment came in recognition of his faithful service in behal f of the party and of the great fishing industries of Whatcom. As fish commissioner he has al ready done effective work and is putting forth every effort in his power to preserve and prop agate food fish and to enlarge the industry, which is already a source of much income to Wash ington. He is now giving special attention to the building up of the oyster business. Since M r. Kershaw assumed the duties of fish commissioner he has been very persistent in establishin g a hatchery on the Frazer River in British Columbia for the purpose of propagating sockeye f ish. There being no streams in the state of Washington that the sockeye fish ascend for propa gating, and this being the best variety of fish, he deems it essential to the perpetuating o f the industry on Puget Sound that there should be a good system of hatcheries established o n the Frazer river. In politics Mr. Kershaw has ever been an active Republican, with firm fa ith in the principles of the party and in their ultimate triumph. He attended every state con vention of his party in Dakota during his residence there, and has also been a delegate to th e county and state conventions in Washington, his opinions carrying weight in the party counc ils. On the 30th of April, 1879, Mr. Kershaw wedded Miss Mattie Bowen, a daughter of Hiram B owen, who was the original editor and founder of the Milwaukee Sentinel and who afterward con ducted the Janesville Gazette, of Janesville, Wisconsin. In 1885 he retired from the journali stic field and established a large stock farm in South Dakota. Mrs. Kershaw is also a siste r of W. S. Bowen, the editor of the Sioux Falls Press, a paper established by Senator Pettigr ew, who sold out to the present proprietor. Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw had one child that died in i nfancy. They now have an adopted daughter, Bessie Colburn, a niece of Mrs. Kershaw and no w a student in Pratt's Art Institute of Brooklyn, New York. Their friends in Whatcom are many , and Mr. Kershaw is well known throughout the state, especially in political circles. His ge nial manner, unfailing courtesy, and stalwart advocacy of whatever cause he espouses have gai ned for him the admiration and regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact. From "A History of the Puget Sound Country" by Col. William F. Prosser. Lewis Publishing 1903 , pages 315-317. ______________________ 1870 US Federal Census: Flagg, Ogle Co., Illinois Tunis Kershaw Census: 24 JUN 1870 Flagg Township, Ogle Co., IL Name: Kershaw, Tunis;Age:19; Male;White;Occupation:Attorney Clerk;Place of birth: New York Page: Township of Flagg, Ogle C o. IL Line 8 Family 174 _____________________ Household: 1880 Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mothe r's Birthplace M. MC CALL Self W Female W 67 NH Housekeeper NH NH Carrie B. MC CALL Dau S Female W 26 NY Millinery NY NH Nellie BLANCHARD Other S Female W 21 NY Millinery --- --- Inez MC MILLEN Other S Female W 23 WI Millinery --- --- Lizzie STRAUSS Other S Female W 24 GER Servant GER GER T. R. KERSHAW Other M Male W 33 IL Lawyer NY NY J. A. KERSHAW Other M Female W 26 WI NY NY Source Information: Census Place Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, Dakota Territory Family History Library Film 1254113 NA Film Number T9-0113 Page Number 452C ________________________ Title: Kershaw Genealogy Abbrev: Kershaw Genealogy Author: Vivienne Dorene RICHARDS Publicati on: c.a. 1977 Page: Livingston Co. NY State Census of 1855. Vivienne Jones has Mt. Morris lis ted as place of birth, but Census states only that Livingston Co. was place of birth. Tunis l isted as age 4 _____________________________ Oregon Coastal Salmon Restoration Initiative Chapter 6 Conceptual Foundation Pacific Coast Fisheries. 1903. Commissioner Kershaw hopeful. January 20, 1:15, Seattle, WA. _____________________________ Science Origin and History of the Trout Brood Stocks of the Washington Department of Game b y Bruce Crawford 1979 This is an attempt to narrate the various major events and accomplishments which led to the d evelopment of the trout stocks that have been and/or are presently cultured and planted int o state waters. The evolution of fish culture and the constantly changing social and politica l climate in Washington helped to shape the course of brood stock development. The records ar e often sketchy or non-existent. Much of the information has been obtained from past and pres ent employees of the Department of Game and the former Department of Fisheries and Game. My a pologies in advance for those inaccuracies that must surely exist in the manuscript. I. HISTORY OF GAME FISH ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON In 1889 Washington achieved statehood and the Department of Fisheries and Game was establishe d. In 1890 James Crawford was appointed the first Fish Commissioner of the State, and betwee n 1890 and 1898 had three deputies to assist in regulating a statewide industry. Between 189 7 and 1913 A.C. Little (1899-1902), T.R. Kershaw (1902-1905) and John L. Riseland (1906-1913 ) were appointed Fish Commissioner. During this time numerous salmon hatcheries, oyster reser ves and a few trout hatcheries were provided. Shortly after the Department of Fisheries and G ame was created (1903) a county system of Game Commissions was established with each county h aving a game warden appointed by the Commission. http://www.watrailblazers.org/science/crawford/ Cut & pasted Dec 31, 2003. ______________________________________ I did a lookup in the Wash. Death Index and found: Kershaw, Tunis R. age: 69 died: Seattle da te: February 25, 1923 Cert. # 469 received by e-mail from Gloria Lester 2 Jan 2004. gclester@juno.com ___________________________________ History of Whatcom County, Lottie Roth, supervising editor, published by Pioneer Historical C ompany in Chicago / 1926. We have had some weather and e-mail issues here. In any case, I did find a few references t o Mr. Kershaw in volume 1 of the History of Whatcom County: Page 741 ÙSÙRHon. Henry McBrideÙRchose Timothy R. Kershaw of Bellingham as his state commissioner of fish eries, and Mr. Kershaw established state fishery headquarters in Bellingham, and for a time m aintained in the Roth block a fishing exhibit, including a miniature hatchery operation. Gove rnor Mead in 1905 appointed John L. Riseland to succeed Mr. Kershaw and the fishing headquart ers with its interesting exhibit remained in Bellingham.ÙT Page 590 ÙSJonesÙRconstructed the first direct wagon road from the city of Silver Beach, Lake Whatcom, 1 890, built a hotel there, and also at that time built the colossal frame Grand Central Hote l building, corner of Forest and East Holly streets, an imposing labyrinthine structure of ma ny stairwells, narrow hallways, countless rooms ÙX and which fortunately was not opened as a h otel but accommodated St. Lukes Hospital in its initial year, later became a cheap apartmen t house, still later was remodeled and conducted as the Mount Baker Hotel by Mavis Taylor an d Timothy R. Kershaw, and was later partly burned and destroyed.ÙT Page 684 Martha Kershaw is listed as past president of the Aftermath Club (a womenÙus club started a s a reading circle, but branched off into civic and social concerns as well.) I also found an advertisement for ÙSEldridge & Kershaw: Dealers in Real Estate / Farm LoansÙT i n Northwest Washington and the Bellingham Bay Country (published in Bellingham in 1900). Th e text reads, ÙSMr. Kershaw has been engaged in the Abstract Business in Whatcom County for 1 2 years and is thoroughly posted on titles and values.ÙT Unfortunately, there is no photograp h accompanying the advertisement.



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