Biography - Edward B. Yerington

EDWARD B. YERINGTON, general freight and passenger agent of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, is a son of the Hon. H. M. Yerington, the builder of the road. Edward B. was born at Port Stanley, Canada, August 6, 1859, and came with his father and family to Carson City in 1863. He attended the Carsons schools until 1872, then he attended the Rev. Dr. Brewers' school in San Mateo, Cal., where he remained until 1877. He then attended the Gait Commercial College in Canada. After three years he returned to Carson City and later went to Bodie and Aurora, where he mined for three years. In 1881 he went to Virginia City and became secretary of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad until 1896, when the office was removed to Carson City; the following year he was appointed general freight and passenger agent, which position he still holds. Mr. Yerington was united in marriage to Miss Ella Cogswell, of Madison, Wisconsin, in 1886. Their four children are Russell, who is taking a mechanical engineering course at Ann Arbor, Michigan; Eleanor, Clara and Frances. Mr. Yerington is a member of the Masonic Lodge and a Charter member of the B. P. O. E. of Reno.

Transcribed 2020 May 06 by Norma Hass from The History of Nevada, published in 1913, volume 2, page 1268-1269.

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