Santa
Clara County
Biographies
EDWARD
CAREY
EDWARD
CAREY. A prominent and successful young orchardist
of Santa Clara county, located in the vicinity of San
Jose, is Edward Carey, representative of one of the first families of the
middle west. He was born in Macon county, Ill., in August, 1871, a son of Hon. John B.
Carey. The latter, a native of Ireland,
came to the United States and located in Cleveland, Ohio, where he engaged as a
farmer and stockman. In time he removed
to Macon county, Ill., and there continued his old
occupation, in 1874 locating in Wichita, Kans.
With a firm faith in the future of that city he invested largely in
property and gave his best efforts toward the development of natural resources. With the passage of years he laid out a
sixty-acre addition to Wichita, now a finely built up portion of the city, and
erected the well-known Carey house, which was one of the largest and finest in
the state. Upon locating in Wichita he
engaged in the retail lumber business and in time organized and incorporated
the Carey Lumber Company, of which he served as president. He also established twenty-two lumber yards
in different cities in southern Kansas, in the counties of Sedgwick, Sumner,
Harper, Kingman and Kiowa. In addition
to his business interests he also owned a large stock ranch in Kingman county. Through his
personal characteristics as well as his extensive business interests, Mr. Carey
became very prominent in Wichita, being elected mayor of the city on the
Democratic ticket, an evidence of his popularity lying in the fact that the
city is strongly Republican. He also
served one term as a member of the state legislature. He was president of the Kansas State Bank of
Wichita, and in every possible way assisted in the
promotion of worthy enterprises and the upbuilding of the city’s best
interests. Deciding to locate in
California, Mr. Carey came to Santa Rosa in 1887 and remained a resident of
that city three years, when he removed to San Jose. He early assumed a prominent position in
local affairs in this city, shortly after his location here laying out an
addition to East San Jose now known as the Carey estate tract. He became a well-known and much-esteemed
citizen, and his death in 1899 removed from the community a man of sterling
qualities. Fraternally he was a
Mason. His widow now makes her home in
Wichita, Kans.
Edward Carey received his education
in the public and high schools of Santa Rosa, where he accompanied his parents
in 1887. Upon locating in San Jose he
attended the Santa Clara College and completed his education, after which he
engaged in the real estate business in partnership with W. S. Tureman as his first independent operations. This business was continued, however, for
only a short time, when Mr. Carey became interested in the orchard
business. He is now cultivating
thirty-five acres on the Fleming road, five miles east of San Jose, upon which
property is located a dryer and packing house.
A man of energy and perseverance, he is making a success of his work and
becoming well known as a prominent orchardist of this section. His place is well-improved and thoroughly
equipped for his line of work.
In San Jose Mr. Carey was married to
Kate Lee Tureman, who was born in San Francisco, a
daughter of W. S. and Nancy E. (Foxworthy) Tureman,
the latter of whom is now deceased. Mr. Tureman was engaged in the mercantile business in
Williamsburg, Callaway county, Mo., in which county
both himself and his wife were born. In
1870 he came to San Jose and engaged in the same business until 1899, in which
year he sold out and has since given his attention entirely to real estate
operations. In his political
affiliations Mr. Carey follows the example of his father and is prominent in
the counsels of the Democratic party, now acting as a member
of the Democratic State Central Committee.
Transcribed by
Doralisa Palomares.
Source: History of the State of California &
Biographical Record of Coast Counties, California by Prof. J. M. Guinn, A.
M., Page 1400. The Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago, 1904.
© 2017 Doralisa Palomares.