Overview

The President of the Producers Savings Bank in Bakersfield, CA, William S. Tevis, Sr., lived with his wife and four sons in the Stockdale district of Bakersfield, CA, in 1900. His KY-born father, Lloyd Tevis (1824-1899), was a 49er in CA, and worked as the first President of the Wells Fargo and Company Bank. Lloyd Tevis died with an estate valued at about $30 million.

Building History

Banker William Sanders Tevis, Sr., (born c. 08/1863 in CA-d. 08/03/1943 in San Mateo County, CA), his wife, Mabel Pacheco, (born c. 08/1863 in CA-d. 1921).
Mabel was the daughter of Governor Romualdo Pacheco (1831-1899) who served a number of political offices in early Anglo CA government, including as State Treasurer (1863-1867), Lieutenant Governor (1871-1875) and Governor (02/27/1875-12/09/1875). (See Library of Congress.gov, "Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995: Romualdo Pacheco," accessed 02/02/2018.) William and Mabel had four sons--Lloyd Pacheco, (born c. 04/1890 in CA), William S., Jr., (04/01/1891-09/25/1979), Gordon B., (born 02/1893 in CA), and Lansing K.(born 02/1893 in CA)-- lived in the Stockdale district in 1900. (See Ancestry, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 6, Kern, California; Roll: 87; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240087, accessed 02/02/2018.) Tevis and his family continued to live in Bakersfield in 1910 on the Stockdale Country Road. (See Ancestry, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 6, Kern, California; Roll: T624_78; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374091, accessed 02/02/2018.) By 1919, William S. Tevis, Sr., lived in New York, NY, according to his son's US Passport application of 09/25/1919. (See Ancestry, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 927; Volume #: Roll 0927 - Certificates: 120500-120749, 23 Sep 1919-24 Sep 1919, accessed 02/02/2018.)

From at least 1930 until 1940, Tevis, Sr., resided at 1222 Oak Grove Avenue in Burlingame, CA. (See Ancestry, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Pedro/Wilmington/Los Angeles, California; NAI Number: 4486355; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 02/02/2018.) He was buried in the Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA. (See "Death Claims W.S. Tevis, Sr.," Oakland Tribune, 08/04/1943)

Building Notes

William S. Tevis, Jr., would become the President of the Tevis Land and Livestock Company. Aside from three trips to Europe between 1900-1918, Tevis resided his whole life in CA, in Bakersfield, Burlingame and San Francisco. It appears that the Tevis Family had investments in Mexico as well as the US.

PCAD id: 21791