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Elijah H Falk

Birth	:	4 Oct 1850 Hancock County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	14 Mar 1942 Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Description	:	Elijah's parents were David and Mary Falk who moved from Greenville, Pennsylvania to Hancock Co., Ohio in 1845. Elijah became part owner in a sawmill. After the deaths of his parents Elijah left Ohio in 1878 with his family to join his oldest brother Noah, who was already operating a lucrative lumbering business in northern California. He learned the skills of a millwright which he used to design and construct more lumber mills in the redwood region than any other man. He revolutionized the shingle industry by designing and building the first shingle drying plant. After retiring he turned to... Read More	Elijah's parents were David and Mary Falk who moved from Greenville, Pennsylvania to Hancock Co., Ohio in 1845. Elijah became part owner in a sawmill. After the deaths of his parents Elijah left Ohio in 1878 with his family to join his oldest brother Noah, who was already operating a lucrative lumbering business in northern California. He learned the skills of a millwright which he used to design and construct more lumber mills in the redwood region than any other man. He revolutionized the shingle industry by designing and building the first shingle drying plant. After retiring he turned to politics and was elected mayor of Eureka as a Socialist in 1915. He was survived by sons Curtis, Eugene & William and daughter Laura.

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Elijah H Falk death on 14 Mar 1942 in Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA