The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1906-10-17
Treasurer Of Marion County.

Tom Pasteur is a Marion county boy
who by his desire and thirst for
knowledge, secured good education.
not So much by his attendance at
school and what he acquired thereby.
though an apt scholar. but by his
constant desire to he among the eaTths
best froenls-goOd books. He was
quiet. studiOus young man. and In
time became one OF MariOn's best
and most accomplished teachers. which
occupation he relinquiShed to enter the
mercantile world. conducting a sue
cessful business at Eureka for several
years. when the many steadfast friends
he made in that section during his
unassuming relations with them. and
who learned To respect his sterling
character and attachments. brought
him out as a candidate six years ago
for county treasurer. and although, in
his first canvass. he had two Of the
most popular men in the county to OPP
pose him. he won BY a hand
some majority. and made such
an efficient and CAPABLE Off
cial that all opposition has vanished.
and at the late primary. when he was
candidate for the fourth term, he
had no opponent.
Mr.. Pasteur is not only capable and
efficient. but is methOdical and syste-
matte in all his business relations,
writes a very legible hand and keeps
as clean and accurate a set Of books as
can be found in the State.
Mr.. Pasteur is the honOred son %
Mr.. George Pasteur, Of Anthony, one
of the substantial and pioneer set
tiers Of his section. and at one time
a member Of MariOn's Board Of County
Commissioners.
There are few men in Marion who
have so completely won the confidence
and respect Of the people a. has the
subject il this sketch. In this oonnee-
ton IL viii not be out OF place to re-
fer to- his grandfather. who was one
OF the marked men Of his day in
Marion. and for whom the ''Old timers"
Of the county stil have tender Tecols
IectiOns. He was a man Of kindly.
knightly character. We refer TO
Thos. ). Pasteur.
Thomas Jefferson Pastsur came TO
Florida from Fairburn. n. c.. In tbe
year 1852.
Located at Silver Springs. which
: property ne bought and upon which
he for many years resided At the
same .f,no hc purchased and put into
cultivation a sugar plantation two
miles down the Silver Springs river.
and this with the aid Of slave labor.
he successfully operated down TO the
close Of the Civil War. After the war
he moved onto a small farm six miles
north Of Silver Springs. where he re-
sided until 1857. the year o. his death
He was educated at Chapel Hill. ~. g.
and Of his classmates many Of them
were now among the least conspicuous
Of the great names Of that State.
While in Carolina he had taken an
active part in the politics q that
/ state. having alternately served a.
sheriff and as representative Of era
Z ven county. and during President
I POlk's administration was collector o.
the port Of Portsmouth on OcraeOke
+ sound While a lifelong Democrat
his only political service In Florida
was in his election in 1855. ne being
one 0f the two delegates from Marion
/ county whose duties II Was 10 accept
and ratIfy the constitutional amend
ment necessary for the resforaff0n ~
the State 20 fts former place in TIE
( Union
! OF his family Of nine children oaly
three are living Mrs. Dr. Holmes 81
{ Spartanburg s c. and two sOrs
I George and John PzsteuT. both worthy
citizens and residents u fnis comfy.