Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1850, May 1 | Born Pyotr Alekseyevich Dementyev in Novgorod Governorate near St. Petersburg, Russia; a nobleman |
1867-1871 | Served as officer in tsar's infantry guard |
1871 | Took ownership of the family estates in Tverʹ Province upon his majority |
circa 1872 | Married Raisa Borisenko |
1881 | Arrived in United States and traveled to Jacksonville, Fla. |
1881-1885 | Settled in Longwood, Fla., and operated lumber and contracting businesses |
1886-1889 | Assumed charter of Orange Belt Railway and set up with others the Orange Belt Investment Co., a rail line constructed from Sanford, Fla., to the Pinellas Peninsula, present-day St. Petersburg, Fla.; sold interest in the railroad, 1889 |
1889-1892 | Moved to Asheville, N.C., and operated P. A. Demens Woodworking Co., a lumber and contracting business; sold business, 1892 |
1892-1919 | Moved to Los Angeles, Calif., and operated steam laundry venture; invested in citrus groves, Alta Loma, Calif.; president of Cucamonga Citrus Fruit Growers Association |
1893-1914 | Contributed articles to Viestnik Evropy under the name P. A. Tverskoĭ |
1905 | Returned briefly to Russia |
1919, Jan. 21 | Died, Alta Loma, Calif. |