▁city . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁Ge ph ard ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Als ace - L or raine , ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁part ▁of ▁Germany , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁America ▁as ▁a ▁baby . ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁boy hood ▁in ▁Western ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁left ▁his ▁wid ow ▁and ▁two ▁daughters ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁residence ▁at ▁ 2 3 8 ▁North ▁Grand ▁Avenue ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 1 . ▁One ▁daughter , ▁Frances , ▁was ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁J . ▁J . ▁Mey ler ▁and ▁the ▁other , ▁N ett ie ▁Ge ph ard , ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁family ▁home . ▁Inter ment ▁was ▁at ▁Ever green ▁C emetery , ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁V ocation ▁ ▁Ge ph ard ▁came ▁across ▁the ▁pla ins ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁taking ▁up ▁min ing ▁and ▁l umber ing ▁in ▁Nev ada ▁County . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁to ll ▁road ▁with ▁one ▁termin us ▁at ▁R ough ▁and ▁Re ady ▁and ▁Gr ass ▁Valley , ▁California , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁at ▁Sm art ville ▁and ▁Nev ada ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁inv ested ▁in ▁real ▁estate . ▁ ▁Public ▁service ▁ ▁Ge ph ard ▁was ▁elected ▁ ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁ 3