Biography - Henry Marvin Yerington

HENRY MARVIN YERINGTON was born in Calborne, Canada. In 1863 he removed to Carson City and became one of the prominent and representative citizens. Among his earliest work was the construction of the Merrimac Mill for the crushing of Comstock ore, the first mill in the State of that description. Later he became associated with D. O. Mills, Wm. Sharon and Wm. C. Ralston in the construction of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, and he had the honor of driving the first and last spikes. He was made General Manager of the road, which position he held for many years. He was instrumental in bringing about the construction and had charge of the Carson & Colorado Railroad, which was completed in 1882, which was sold to the Southern Pacific Company in 1900. Mr. Yerington was interested in the Inyo Development Company and the Southern Development Company at Hawthorne. He was interested largely in the Carson Water Works and had holdings in various places in California as well as Nevada, and at one time was president of sixteen different companies. He also constructed the first flume for sending wood and timber down the mountains, built the Carson yard for the timber and flume companies and the Eldorado Wood and Flume Company, through which they delivered a large portion of wood and timber for the Comstock mining companies embracing about three hundred and ten miles of drifts. Mr. Yerington was united in marriage to Miss Susan B. Hume, of Canada, in 1858. To this union were born four children E. B., M. H., J. A., and Jennie Avery. Mrs. Yerington died in November, 1874, at the age of thirty-six years. In 1877 Mr. Yerington was again married to Clara V. Bender, the niece of Judge E. B. and Mrs. Crocker. This union resulted in one son Herbert. The subject of this sketch was a member of the Masonic Order, and in politics he was a Republican. Mr. Yerington died November 25, 1910.

Transcribed 2020 May 06 by Norma Hass from The History of Nevada, published in 1913, volume 2, page 1255.

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