Tulare County
Biographies
C. E. ASAY, D.D.S.
C. E. Asay, D. D. S., of Visalia, was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1853, the son of Dr. A. M. Asay, who
practiced dentistry for forty years. Our subject, the youngest of six children,
received his literary education in the public schools of Philadelphia, and
February 28, 1874, graduated at the Pennsylvania Dental College. He began as
office boy for his father, and hence had a practical knowledge of dentistry
before attending college. After his graduation he practiced his profession in
the East until 1880, when he came to Visalia, where he formed a partnership with
his brother, J. L. Asay, M. D., now of San Jose. Since coming to Visalia, Dr.
Asay has built up a large, lucrative and constantly increasing practice. His
dental rooms are in the Holt Block, opposite the Palace Hotel, and his residence
is located on North street.
Dr. Asay was married in 1882, to Miss Malinda Newell, a native of California,
and daughter of Elza Newell, a wealthy farmer of Tulare County. They have one
child, Wallace E.
SOURCE: Memorial and Biographical History of the counties of Fresno, Tulare and
Kern, California :Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892 Page 631
Transcribed by Beverly Green
A. M. AYERS
A. M. Ayers, of the mercantile firm of Agee & Ayers, Grangeville, is a native
son of the golden West, born in Butte County, in 1860. His father, A. S. Ayers,
a native of Ohio, crossed the plains to California in 1852, and for fourteen
years followed mining. He then farmed for nine years on the Sacramento river,
and in 1877 came to Grangeville, purchased lands, and now owns 260 acres, forty
of which is in fruit trees and vines and the remainder in alfalfa and grain.
A. M. Ayers was educated in the public schools of Sacramento, and remained with
his father until twenty-one years of age, when he purchased 160 acres of land
and began farming. He continued that occupation until 1886, when he sold out,
and for one year was superintendent of the Last Chance ditch. He next secured
clerkship in the general merchandise store of D. Brownstone, and in February,
1889, in partnership with W. M. Agee, they bought out the entire business,
including building and grounds. The store, 40 x 86 feet, is well stocked with a
general assortment for the family and house hold. They also carry agricultural
implements and farm machinery, and do an extensive business. Mr. Ayers also owns
town property, upon which he built his residence in 1886.
He was married in Sonoma County, in 1883, to Miss Clara Farnsworth, a native of
California, and they have four children, -Ralph, Clifford, Raymond and Bessie.
Mr. Ayers is a member of Welcome Lodge, No. 255, F. & A. M., at Lemoore. He was
appointed Postmaster of Grangeville in September, 1889, by John Wanamaker,
Postmaster General.
SOURCE: Memorial and Biographical History of the counties of Fresno, Tulare and
Kern, California: Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892 Page 284, 285
Transcribed by Beverly Green