Bio:Wolcott LeClear Beard

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Year of birth via A genealogy of the descendants of Widow Martha Beard of Milford, Conn., Stating: 448. Wolcott LeClear, born Nov. 10. 1866. He was a graduate of Hobart College, B. S., 1889, C. ]*-.. 1891. For a time he was engaged in irrigation works in Arizona and he was 1st lieutenant of the U. S. volunteer engineers in 1898. He contributed numerous stories to magazines and wrote "Sand and Cactus." He held government positions in Lingayen, province of Pangasinan, as civil engineer, supervisor and head of administrative boards, and commanclcd an exploring expedition to the Bolivian headquarters at Amazon. He married Gabriella Smyth, June, 1901, in New York. Wife l>orn \l)ri! 24, 1876. Residence — New York City. --Dirk P Broer 12:27, 10 November 2011 (UTC)