Placer
County
Biographies
FREDERICK S. STEVENS
Frederick S. Stevens, the well known
proprietor of the Stevens Drug Store, in Auburn, is one of the native sons of
the town, his birth having occurred there on the 23rd of May,
1864. He is a son of Solon Mills
Stevens, whose life record appears elsewhere in this volume. He is the second of four sons, was educated
in the public schools and received his business training in his father’s drug
store, of which he is now the proprietor.
In 1892 he was honored with the appointment of postmaster of the town in
which he was born and reared, and he was most capable and efficient in
discharging his duties. He also made
many improvements in the office, securing a complete outfit of new boxes and
modern post office furnishings, meeting the needs of the office in every
particular; and serving four years he purchased his father’s drug store, in
1896, and has since conducted that enterprise, enjoying a large patronage. He keeps a complete stock of drugs and such
other goods as are usually found in a first class drug store, and conducts his
business so honorably that he enjoys the unqualified confidence and the liberal
support of the citizens of his native town.
Mr. Stevens belongs to Auburn Parlor
of the Native Sons of the Golden West and has served as its president. He is also a past grand of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and has attained to the Knight Templar degree in the
Masonic fraternity. In his political
affiliations he is a Republican. On the
24th of February, 1894, Mr. Stevens was united in marriage to Miss
Alberta Mitchell, a native of Placer County, born in Newcastle, and a daughter
of Berry Mitchell, one of the highly respected pioneers of this community. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens now have two daughters,
Olivia and Madeline. He inspires warm
personal friendship by his courteous and genial manner and retains his friends
by reason of his reliability and upright life.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
“A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of Northern
California”, Page 182. Chicago Standard Genealogical Publishing Co. 1901.
© 2010
Gerald Iaquinta.