Born in Elkhart, Indiana to Levi Jacob Zuver and Mary Ann Lauer. At 12 or 13 years of age made the long water voyage west via the Isthmus of Panama and locating with his family in Sacramento. Soon after attaining his majority, he engaged in business in Sacramento as a stock buyer, supplying several of the markets in the city. He traveled extensively through Northern California in pursuit of this occupation. He married Miss Eva Florence Wooten, of Linden, CA, on September 15, 1874 in Oakland, Alameda Co, Ca. Immediately after their marriage they established a home in Sacramento, CA. They had six wonderful children. Mr. Zuver was known throughout the district as a mine expert, and formerly nationally know trap shooter. In 1884 he won the state trap shooting contest and went East where he participated in many meets with stars from all over the country and won himself national recognition as a sportsman. He was made an honorary member of the Forester Gun Club. He was an early pioneer and followed the butchering business in Sacramento for twenty-three years. After leaving Sacramento, he engaged in mining and was entrusted with a stage system (Stage coach driver) to the mining section in this and El Dorado County for several years. He had been in the mining game since 1903, doing a good deal of appraisal work and was the owner of a mine above Georgetown. Being of home-loving nature he erected there a commodious dwelling where he lived with his family for some years. Here, after moving with his family to Roseville, he spent his summers in developing his mine and here he entertained many welcome visitors during the summer and fall months when the call of the mountains was insistent. It was as a home-maker that he revealed his kindly, generous heart, while neighborly solicitude won for him the esteem of all who knew him. Firm in his convictions, resolute in purpose he was a living exponent of the Golden Rule. Strong and active until three years prior to his death, he continued in the pursuit of his business affairs until two weeks when he began to fail, the peaceful end of the long journey coming unexpectedly to his loved ones at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Alonzo and Gladys Schwestka. He was survived by his wife Eva of Roseville, five brothers and sisters; Colt, Al, Calley, Nettie and Viola all of Crescent City, Del Norte County; six children; Oren and Joseph of Richmond, Mila of Sacramento, Annie, Merrill and Gladys of Roseville.