Person:David Board (1)

Death Claims David Board in Humboldt End Comes to Former Foothill Stockman After Long Illness

    David Board, former cattleman of Calaveras and Eastern San Joaquin county and a member of a well known pioneer family of the foothill region, passed away last night at his home in Arcata, Humboldt county.  His death followed an illness of over a year's duration.
   Mr. Board, who formerly was engaged in cattle business at Salt Spring Valley and conducted a butcher shop at Linden, removed to Kneeland, Humboldt county about five years ago where he had a large stock ranch and extensive interests.  Stricken by illness a year ago, he was forced to give up his active life and removed with his family to Arcata where he lived until his death.
    Deceased is survived by the widow, Mrs. Marienne Walsh Board and a daughter Mary Elizabeth Board, both of Arcata.  Two brothers and a sister are also left.  They are James M. Board of Linden, Frank Board of Arcata and Mrs. B. D. Beckwith of Linden, Mrs. Lynn Woods of Stockton sister of Mrs. Board, was with the family when the end came.
    David Board was born sixty years ago at the 28 Mile House in the Stanislaus county triangle east of Stockton.  A great part of his life was spent at Salt Spring Valley where the family at one time resided.  deceased was prominent in Masonic circles.  He was widely known and popular in the Linden section where he lived for many years.
    Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed.

Stockton Record (Stockton, San Joaquin, California) Wednesday, December 16, 1925, page 1, column 5, California State Library, Sacramento, California.

David Board, Jr. purchased 2 parcels of land in Tuolumne County, California on April 17, 1899. Township 0050N, Range 0160E, section 008 and section 005.

Linden Butcher Gets the Ducks Calaveras County Man Loses Thanksgiving Dinner; "Losers Wheeper, Finders Keeper," Says David Board

    To travel 50 miles for ducks with which to celebrate Thanksgiving and to lose the game while returning home was the luckexperienced by George Stewart, one of Calaveras county's leading garage men.
    To find the ducks on the road was the luck of Thomas Evans, a Linden butcher.  The Mail took up the hunt for the missing fowls and located the birds or, rather, where they went to.
    The San Andreas Prospect tells of the disappearance of the ducks.  The article follows:
    " George Steward out Main street merchant, had a rather unpleasant experience this week.  He went down into the slough country the firs of the week after ducks for his Thanksgiving dinner.  As Geoge is some sportsman and a crack shot, his Thanksgiving dinner seemed assured, and some of his intimate friends also counted on his well know generosity for a similar feast on that day.  He was all right in the first part of his calculations.  Ducks were plentiful, his aim was true, adn Tuesday he started to return with the limit carefully stowed in his automobile.
    But alas, for his fond anticipations of a table adorned with nicely browned beauties, and sad the disappointment of those who gathered with mouths already awater about the returned hunter and his auto.  The closest search failed to reveal a single feather, let alone a plump mallard or gaily plumaged widgeon.  All had vanished into thin air.  In orther words the whole bunch had been lost on the road womewhere between Stockton and Bellota, and the strictest search has failed to determine where they went.  Someone no doubt will have ducks for Thanksgiving but it will not be George or his friends."
    Listen George--the ducks were found on the road by Thomas Evans, an employee of David Board, a former Calaveras county cattle man, but now engaged in the butcher business at Linden.  The thirteen birds were found on the road near Stone Corral.
    Needless to say Board and his family enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner.

Copied from newspaper clipping of Mary E. Freeman.

Great Register of Calaveras County, California, Oct. 24, 1892

Board, David Jr., 27 years, 5' 1 1/2", fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, farmer, born in CA, residence Copperopolis, P.O. Copperopolis[Board.FBC.FBK.FTW]

Death Claims David Board in Humboldt End Comes to Former Foothill Stockman After Long Illness

    David Board, former cattleman of Calaveras and Eastern San Joaquin county and a member of a well known pioneer family of the foothill region, passed away last night at his home in Arcata, Humboldt county.  His death followed an illness of over a year's duration.
   Mr. Board, who formerly was engaged in cattle business at Salt Spring Valley and conducted a butcher shop at Linden, removed to Kneeland, Humboldt county about five years ago where he had a large stock ranch and extensive interests.  Stricken by illness a year ago, he was forced to give up his active life and removed with his family to Arcata where he lived until his death.
    Deceased is survived by the widow, Mrs. Marienne Walsh Board and a daughter Mary Elizabeth Board, both of Arcata.  Two brothers and a sister are also left.  They are James M. Board of Linden, Frank Board of Arcata and Mrs. B. D. Beckwith of Linden, Mrs. Lynn Woods of Stockton sister of Mrs. Board, was with the family when the end came.
    David Board was born sixty years ago at the 28 Mile House in the Stanislaus county triangle east of Stockton.  A great part of his life was spent at Salt Spring Valley where the family at one time resided.  deceased was prominent in Masonic circles.  He was widely known and popular in the Linden section where he lived for many years.
    Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed.

Stockton Record (Stockton, San Joaquin, California) Wednesday, December 16, 1925, page 1, column 5, California State Library, Sacramento, California.

David Board, Jr. purchased 2 parcels of land in Tuolumne County, California on April 17, 1899. Township 0050N, Range 0160E, section 008 and section 005.

Linden Butcher Gets the Ducks Calaveras County Man Loses Thanksgiving Dinner; "Losers Wheeper, Finders Keeper," Says David Board

    To travel 50 miles for ducks with which to celebrate Thanksgiving and to lose the game while returning home was the luckexperienced by George Stewart, one of Calaveras county's leading garage men.
    To find the ducks on the road was the luck of Thomas Evans, a Linden butcher.  The Mail took up the hunt for the missing fowls and located the birds or, rather, where they went to.
    The San Andreas Prospect tells of the disappearance of the ducks.  The article follows:
    " George Steward out Main street merchant, had a rather unpleasant experience this week.  He went down into the slough country the firs of the week after ducks for his Thanksgiving dinner.  As Geoge is some sportsman and a crack shot, his Thanksgiving dinner seemed assured, and some of his intimate friends also counted on his well know generosity for a similar feast on that day.  He was all right in the first part of his calculations.  Ducks were plentiful, his aim was true, adn Tuesday he started to return with the limit carefully stowed in his automobile.
    But alas, for his fond anticipations of a table adorned with nicely browned beauties, and sad the disappointment of those who gathered with mouths already awater about the returned hunter and his auto.  The closest search failed to reveal a single feather, let alone a plump mallard or gaily plumaged widgeon.  All had vanished into thin air.  In orther words the whole bunch had been lost on the road womewhere between Stockton and Bellota, and the strictest search has failed to determine where they went.  Someone no doubt will have ducks for Thanksgiving but it will not be George or his friends."
    Listen George--the ducks were found on the road by Thomas Evans, an employee of David Board, a former Calaveras county cattle man, but now engaged in the butcher business at Linden.  The thirteen birds were found on the road near Stone Corral.
    Needless to say Board and his family enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner.

Copied from newspaper clipping of Mary E. Freeman.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Board.FBC.FBK.FTW.

   Date of Import: 14 May 2004

2. ↑ California Birth Index.