YUBA COUNTY Biographies
ALFRED GREET
Prominent among those esteemed residents of Sutter County whose steady success as individuals has likewise contributed to the general advancement of California agriculture, may well be named Alfred Greet, of Live Oak. A native of England, he was born on February 18, 1868, at Plymouth, the harbor town so closely associated with the history of America and the mother country, and while growing up in his native land enjoyed the educational advantages so freely given the British youth. In England he also learned the trade of the brick-mason.
Crossing the Atlantic to the United States in 1905, Mr. Greet located for a while in New York City, and there followed his trade. In 1907, however, he came out to San Francisco, after the great earthquake and fire, and for eighteen months helped to build the stricken city, still working as a brick-mason. In 1909, he moved inland to Live Oak, and here bought some ten acres of raw land near town, which he proceeded to plant to alfalfa, prunes and walnuts; and now he has a finely developed ranch, equipped with every necessary modern convenience. He also erected a five-room cottage; and here he and his wife, formerly Mrs. Emily L. Wilkinson, a gifted lady of Illinois, took up housekeeping. Mr. Greet has since erected a modern business block in Live Oak, a creditable addition to the town; and in so doing he has given practical expression to his confidence in the community’s future.
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p. 945
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