Merced County Biographies
Ref: Pages 859-860
Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 7/26/2009
EDWARD BICKMORE
Among the successful and enterprising professional men of Merced County, is Edward Bickmore, who has won an enviable reputation throughout this section as an able lawyer. The son of a California pioneer, he was born near Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Cal., on July 27, 1876. His father, Thomas Bickmore, when a mere lad helped to drive oxen across the plains to California in 1852. The family settled in the vicinity of Los Angeles, at El Monte. When a young man, Thomas Bickmore came north through the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley to Watsonville, where later he farmed and raised fruit. In 1854 Miss Martha Cullumber left her home in Texas for California, and in 1866 she was married to Thomas Bickmore at Watsonville, and the home was established there. Thomas Bickmore was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the Union Army; he is now deceased; the mother is still living, residing at Hollister.
The public schools of Santa Cruz County furnished the early education of Edward Bickmore; this was supplemented by the study of law in a private office. In April, 1908 he was admitted to practice law by the State bar and opened an office and engaged in the practice of his profession in Watsonville; then for four years he maintained an office in Los Banos; and during 1913 established a law office in Merced, where he has since been engaged in building up a lucrative practice.
The marriage of Mr. Bickmore united him with Miss Alice G. Bourges, a native daughter of Monterey County, and one son, Thomas E., has been born of this union. Fraternally, Mr. Bickmore is a member of the Odd Fellows, the Native Sons of the Golden West, and the Woodmen of the World. In line with his profession he is a member of the State Bench and Bar Association. While C.H. McCray was in the United States service in 1918, Mr. Bickmore served as deputy district attorney. He takes a keen interest in his profession and is a booster for Merced County. While not active in public affairs, yet he is intensely interested in the growth and advancement of his section of California.
History of
MERCED COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1925
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