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A hard-working, honest, gentleman is Harvey H. Georgeson, who was born in Berlin, Wis., on April 1, 1887. His father was originally known as L. P. Jorgensen, but owing to much confusion in the delivery of his mail, due to the presence of so many Jorgensens, he had his name changed to Georgeson.

The fourth eldest in a family of eight children, all of whom grew to maturity. Harvey H. lived in Wisconsin until 1895, when he came West to California and Fresno County with his parents. They located in the Madison school district, and there the lad attended school and obtained the foundation of a good education. He was given much work to do, however, as a boy, and so early learned viticulture and general ranching, at which he busied himself until his seventeenth year. He then worked, until the fall of 1911, at logging, lumbering, and stationary engineering at Millwood, Pine Ridge and the Standard Lumber Company's plant.

On New Year's Day, 1912, Mr. Georgeson was married to Miss Clara V. Hansen, who was born at Malaga, Fresno County, a daughter of H. C. Hansen.

Following his marriage, Mr. Georgeson purchased his present ranch of twenty acres at the corner of Madison and Braly avenues. He laid out a fine vineyard and erected a residence with suitable buildings for farm use. His vineyard yields the best of Muscat and Thompson seedless grapes, and these command the highest prices in the market. Mr. Georgeson is both a member and a stockholder of the California Associated Raisin Company.

For the past six years Mr. Georgeson has also assisted in caring for the county roads in road district No. 1, and he runs the Holt caterpillar sixty horsepower engine used in doing the road work.

Mr. and Mrs. Georgeson have two children, Gilbert and Stanley.