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John James Thrasher (b.1909 - d.1956) was married to [[Helen Thrasher]]. | John James Thrasher (b.1909 - d.1956) was married to [[Helen Thrasher]]. | ||
A 1953 Nevada State Journal newspaper article says that J.J. Thrasher "owns an interest in the general store, is a partner in the Gerlach-to-Reno truck line, holds the distributorship for an oil company, sells electric power to the residents and has ranching interest." "Until two years ago Thrasher sold his own diesel-generated power to most of the reseidents. Now, however, he purchases electricity from the Sierra Pacific Power Co. and re-sells it for domestic and business use." | Vanderburg (1938) and Overton (1947) state that J. J. Thrasher owned property in the [[Donnelly Mining District]]<ref>W. O. Vanderburg, "[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006866518 Reconnaissance of mining districts in Humboldt county, Nevada]," U. S. Bureau of Mines 6995, p. 20, 1938.</ref><ref>Theodore D. Overton, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=P_WKUKn3HzsC&lpg=PA63&ots=b3qU8Abi7B&dq=%22David%20Pennick%22%20gerlach&pg=PA63#v=onepage&q=%22David%20Pennick%22%20gerlach&f=false B046: Mineral resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties]," B046, Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology, 1947. [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/b46.pdf Full version with lower resolution images]. Includes images of Fly Geyser, the Petrified Forest, Gerlach Hot Springs that are in the collection at UNR.</ref> | ||
A 1953 Nevada State Journal newspaper article says that J.J. Thrasher "owns an interest in the general store, is a partner in the Gerlach-to-Reno truck line, holds the distributorship for an oil company, sells electric power to the residents and has ranching interest." "Until two years ago Thrasher sold his own diesel-generated power to most of the reseidents. Now, however, he purchases electricity from the Sierra Pacific Power Co. and re-sells it for domestic and business use."<ref>John Burns; Frank Johnson. "[http://newspaperarchive.com/nevada-state-journal/1953-04-26/page-7 Residents of Gerlach Like to Think of It As One of the last Genuine Frontier Towns]," Nevada State Journal, April 26, 1953, Page 7.</ref> | |||
The 1940 Census has a record of the Thrashers living in Gerlach in 1935. | The 1940 Census has a record of the Thrashers living in Gerlach in 1935. | ||
== | Thrasher was a member of the [[Gerlach-Empire Lions Club]] and died in 1956.<ref>Nevada State Journal, "[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/nevada/reno/nevada-state-journal/1956/11-18/page-3 Gerlach Resident, Dies Here," p. 3, November 18, 1956.</ref> | ||
A photo of John J. Thrasher appears on p. 850 of [https://books.google.com/books?ei=ydt0VaaMKpeKoQS7l4E4&id=f9gjAQAAIAAJ&dq=nevada%2C+the+silver+state+-+volume+2&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=John+J.+Thrasher Nevada, The Silver State]," vol. 2, p. 850, Western States Historical Publishers, 1970. | |||
== References== | == References== | ||
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== Resources == | |||
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71083874 Find a grave for John James Thrasher] | * [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71083874 Find a grave for John James Thrasher] | ||
* [https://secure.flickr.com/photos/10111/8484102735/in/set-72157622455088065 Thrasher General Store from 1930] (from Danger Ranger) | * [https://secure.flickr.com/photos/10111/8484102735/in/set-72157622455088065 Thrasher General Store from 1930] (from Danger Ranger) | ||
==See Also== | |||
* [[Gerlach Post Office]] | |||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
[[Category:Gerlach residents]] | [[Category:Gerlach residents]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:30, 10 August 2016
John James Thrasher (b.1909 - d.1956) was married to Helen Thrasher.
Vanderburg (1938) and Overton (1947) state that J. J. Thrasher owned property in the Donnelly Mining District[1][2]
A 1953 Nevada State Journal newspaper article says that J.J. Thrasher "owns an interest in the general store, is a partner in the Gerlach-to-Reno truck line, holds the distributorship for an oil company, sells electric power to the residents and has ranching interest." "Until two years ago Thrasher sold his own diesel-generated power to most of the reseidents. Now, however, he purchases electricity from the Sierra Pacific Power Co. and re-sells it for domestic and business use."[3]
The 1940 Census has a record of the Thrashers living in Gerlach in 1935.
Thrasher was a member of the Gerlach-Empire Lions Club and died in 1956.[4]
A photo of John J. Thrasher appears on p. 850 of Nevada, The Silver State," vol. 2, p. 850, Western States Historical Publishers, 1970.
References
- ↑ W. O. Vanderburg, "Reconnaissance of mining districts in Humboldt county, Nevada," U. S. Bureau of Mines 6995, p. 20, 1938.
- ↑ Theodore D. Overton, "B046: Mineral resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties," B046, Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology, 1947. Full version with lower resolution images. Includes images of Fly Geyser, the Petrified Forest, Gerlach Hot Springs that are in the collection at UNR.
- ↑ John Burns; Frank Johnson. "Residents of Gerlach Like to Think of It As One of the last Genuine Frontier Towns," Nevada State Journal, April 26, 1953, Page 7.
- ↑ Nevada State Journal, "[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/nevada/reno/nevada-state-journal/1956/11-18/page-3 Gerlach Resident, Dies Here," p. 3, November 18, 1956.
Resources
- Find a grave for John James Thrasher
- Thrasher General Store from 1930 (from Danger Ranger)