Plumas County
Biographies
Emory Wing,
son of Elihu and Desire Wing, was born in Onondaga county, New York, February 21, 1810. His father was a farmer, and Emory followed that occupation in Chataugua county, until he was forty-four years old, when he removed to Iowa in 1854, and farmed until 1861. He then came overland to California, and went directly to Indian valley. In 1862 he rented a ranch and worked it one year, and then prospected and mined for twelve years. He discovered the Green Mountain mine in 1863, and sold it for $300; in 1865 he struck the Plumas mine, and sold it a month after for $1,200; in 1869 he opened the Wing Hill gravel mine, which he sold for $600; and various other mines owe their origin to him. He was married November 5, 1827, to Miss Eliza Hunt of New York, who died August 29, 1880, leaving three daughters and three sons. Their names are Emeline, Edgar, Ellis, Ellen, Elbridge and Emily. Elissa, their fifth child, died September 7, 1861. He settled on the farm he now owns in 1875.
SOURCE: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 1513 to 1850.
Fariss and Smith, San Francisco, 1882. p 308
Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Dec. 2004
A. W. Fletcher,
son of Francis and Elizabeth Fletcher, was born at Richmond, Indiana, July 2, 1842. His father was engaged in the hardware business at the time of his birth. After attending the common schools, our subject passed five terms at Earlham college, Richmond. At the age of age of eighteen he commenced to learn the blacksmithing trade, and was so engaged three years. At the age of twenty-one he went to St. Louis, but soon returned to his home. In December, 1874, he came to California. He soon went to Nevada, and worked at his trade in various places, principally at Virginia City. In October, 1877, he came to Taylorville, where he conducted a blacksmith shop till October, 1881, when he sold out and bought the farm known as Farra ranch, in the north arm of Indian valley. In 1868 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Peele of Cambridge, Indiana, by whom he has had one son.
SOURCE: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 1513 to 1850.
Fariss and Smith, San Francisco, 1882. p 308
Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Dec. 2004
E. Prowattain,
son of Evan and Elizabeth Prowattain, was born in Philadelphia in 1852. He lived in that city until 1874, when he removed to San Francisco, where he lived three years, engaged in the wholesale hardware trade. From there he came to Plumas county, and with I. Prowattain, under the firm name of Prowattain & Co., established the first bank in Greenville. He is a single man, and in politics is democratic.
SOURCE: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 1513 to 1850.
Fariss and Smith, San Francisco, 1882. p 308
Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Dec. 2004
Thomas Treleaven
was born in the parish of Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, May 27, 1838. At the age of twenty-six he came to the copper mines of Lake Superior, where he was engaged in mining until the spring of 1866, when he came to California, via Panama. He mined eighteen months in Indian valley, and afterwards followed the same calling in the Cherokee mining district, in the New York mine and at Soda bar. In the winter of 1868 he went back to England for his family, and brought them to this county the following year. Since that time he has been engaged continually at mining. In 1875, with J. H. Whitlock, he re-located the New York quartz-mine, on which they procured U. S. patents. In 1878 he sold his interest to John May. February 19, 1862, Mr. Treleaven was married to Miss Isabella James, and the children born to them are Annie, born January 17, 1863; W. T., October 7, 1864, Frederick C., December 15, 1869; Harry A., January 13, 1871all of whom are living at home. Mr. Treleaven is a member of Plumas Lodge No. 132, A. O. U. W.
SOURCE: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 1513 to 1850.
Fariss and Smith, San Francisco, 1882. p 308-309
Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Dec. 2004