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ANDERSON, N., is a native of Sweden; in 1855 came to Illinois, where he lived
for two years, and then started for California. For several years, Mr.
Anderson husbanded the wages earned, and, by careful management, secured the
farm of two hundred and forty acres, near Georgetown, on which he now lives.
He superintends the farm personally, and is unmarried. A view of his home may
be seen on another page.
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ANDERSON, THOMAS, lives fourteen miles from Sacramento and half a mile from
Franklin; he owns two hundred and eighty-three acres of land; was born in
England in 1829; he emigrated to the United States in 1850, and engaged in
farming in the State of New York until 1857; in that year he moved to Iowa,
and was engaged in farming there until 1866; he then came to California and
settled in this county, where he is now farming. He was married in 1856 to
Elizabeth Vile, also a native of England, by whom he has had four children a
son and a daughter living. Mr. Anderson is now holding the office of Justice
of the Peace of Franklin Township. Post Office, Franklin.
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BARRY, WILLIAM H., lives twenty-six miles from Sacramento and three miles from
Courtland; was born in South America in 1843; he came to California with his
parents in 1849, and settled in this county in 1854; he is now engaged in
farming. He was married in 1872 to Margaret Little, a native of Scotland, and
by whom he has had four children, only one of whom is living a daughter. Mr.
Barry has held the office of School Trustee of Onisbo District. Post Office,
Courtland.
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BATES, B., lives twenty-two miles from Sacramento, at Courtland; he owns seven
hundred and thirty acres of land, six hundred of which are in one tract, on
Sutter Island. He was born in England, in 1820; emigrated to the United States
when about four years of age, and lived in New Jersey until 1827; in that year
he moved to New York, and remained until 1849; he then came to California,
arriving on Sacramento River in September; he has lived in this county ever
since; has an orchard and vineyard of twenty acres. He was married, in 1841,
to Miss Jane Patten, a native of New Jersey, and who has borne him two sons
and two daughters all living. His land and improvements, not including the
Sutter Island farm, are worth about $12,500; Post Office, Courtland.
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BEACH, JULIUS CLINTON, lives one and a half miles from Freeport, his Post
Office, and ten miles from Sacramento; he owns two hundred and twenty-six
acres of land; was born in Ohio in 1824; when about twelve years of age he
removed with his parents to Missouri, and remained there until 1839; he then
went to Illinois and lived there until 1849; he came to California in 1850 and
engaged in mining for six months. He settled in this county, on the Sacramento
River, in October, 1850, where he has been engaged in farming ever since. Mr.
Beach was married in 1855 to Miss Mary E. Davis, a native of Pennsylvania, who
has borne him seven children one son and six daughters; one of the latter is
deceased. He has held the office of School Trustee of Freeport District. His
land and improvements are worth about ten thousand dollars.
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BENEDIX, CHRIS., lives eighteen miles from Sacramento, and four miles from
Franklin; he owns one hundred and sixty acres; was born in Germany, 1840; when
twelve years of age he emigrated with his parents to the United States, and
settled in Iowa, where he remained until 1864, engaged in farming; he then
moved to Idaho, and engaged in mining until 1866; in that year he came to
California, and settled in Solano County; he came to this county in 1868, and
located where he is now living. He was married in 1870 to Miss Emily Weisman,
a native of Germany; they have four children, all boys. His land and
improvements are worth about $3500. Post Office, Franklin. A view of his place
may be seen on another page.
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BRADFORD, PHILIP B., lives twenty miles from Sacramento and six miles from
Franklin; he owns one hundred and sixty acres of land; was born in Indiana in
1836, and remained with parents until 1856; he came to California in that
year, and lived in Sacramento until 1857, when he removed to Santa Rosa, and
remained until 1858, engaged in the mercantile business; he then traveled
until 1862, when he settled in this county, and is now engaged in viniculture
and farming. He was married in 1873, to Annie B. Barr, also a native of
Indiana; they have two boys living. His land and improvements are worth about
$3,000. Post Office, Franklin.
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BRADFORD, W. B., lives twenty miles from Sacramento, and six miles from
Franklin; he owns one hundred and sixty acres of land; was born in Indiana in
1826, and remained there until 1849; he arrived in Sacramento in 1850; is now
engaged in farming and stock-raising; he has thirty-six acres of fine
varieties of grapes, and orchard; owns three-year-old stallion “Byron.” He was
married in 1872 to Jennie S. Maguire, a native of England. His land and
improvements are worth about five thousand dollars. Post Office, Franklin.
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BRAINARD, G., lives eight miles from Sacramento; owns forty-five acres; was
born in Ohio in 1827, and lived there until 1840; he then moved to Illinois,
and remained until 1849; in that year he removed to Indiana; subsequently he
traveled over the Western States until 1861, engaged as a photographer and
dentist. He served in the army from 1861 to 1863; then, returning to Illinois,
he lived in Chicago until 1870, when he came to California, and settled in
this county; he owns and keeps the pretty wayside home, known as “The Union
House;” he has a fine public-hall over his dining-room, size fifty by
twenty-five feet; the floor is made to spring; the first entertainment held in
it was a party on July 4, 1874. Mr. Brainard was married in 1851 to Sarah
Elam, a native of Indiana; they have one child a daughter. His land and
improvements are worth about five thousand dollars. He holds the offices of
School Director and Postmaster.
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BRUNDAGE, N. J., lives sixteen miles from Sacramento, and two and a half miles
from Franklin Post Office; he owns two hundred acres; was born in the State of
New York, in 1823, and remained until 1848; he was engaged in farming and
marble engraving; he then removed to Wisconsin, and lived until 1874, engaged
in farming and marble cutting; in that year he came to California, and settled
in this county, where he has since resided. He was married, in 1857, to Mrs.
Phoebe Riley, a native of Vermont; they have three boys, and two girls all
living. Mrs. Brundage has two married daughters, living East, by her first
husband. Mr. Brundage is Road Overseer of District No. 33. His land and
improvements are worth about $4,000; Post Office, Franklin.
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BRYAN, ISAAC, lives fourteen miles from Sacramento and three miles from
Richland; owns one hundred and sixty acres of land; was born in Pennsylvania
in 1837; he moved with his parents in 1850 to Ohio and remained until 1858; he
came to California in that year and engaged in mining for six months; he then
settled on Sacramento River, where he is now engaged in farming and
fruit-raising; has an orchard of twenty-five acres. He was married in 1860 to
Miss Ellen Reardon, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and who has borne
him ten children seven sons and three daughters; one son is deceased. Mr.
Bryan is School Trustee of Richland District. His land and improvements are
worth about $20,000. Post Office, Richland. A view of his place is given in
this work.
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CALLOWAY, S. M., lives twenty mites from Sacramento and one mile from
Courtland; owns thirty-six acres of land; was born in Alabama in 1831, and
lived there until 1853; he came to California in that year, and stopped in San
Francisco about a year; he then went to the mines and engaged in mining until
1855, when he settled in this county where he now lives; is engaged in farming
and orcharding. Mr. Calloway was married in 1857 to Electa Ford, a native of
Arkansas, and who has borne him nine children five sons and four daughters;
two sons and a daughter are deceased. Post Office, Courtland.
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CONNER, JAMES, lives twelve miles from Sacramento on the Sacramento River;
owns two hundred and sixty-two acres of land; was born in Ireland in 1840; he
emigrated to the United States in 1859; he came to California in 1868, and
settled in this county, where he is now engaged in farming.
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COOK,
HENRY, lives twenty-five miles from Sacramento and four miles from Courtland;
owns eighty-eight acres of land: was born in Prussia in 1822; in 1838 he went
to sea, which he followed until 1854, when he landed in San Francisco, and
remained there until 1858; in that year he settled in this county, and is now
farming his place on Sutter Island---Steamboat Slough. He was married in 1865
to Christina Kastosson, a native of Germany; was married again in 1875 to Mary
Weir, a native of Scotland; he has one son living and one deceased. Post
Office, Courtland.
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DAVIS, FREDERICK, lives twenty-four and a half miles from Sacramento, and
three and a half miles from Courtland; he owns thirty-six acres of land; was
born in England in 1836; he emigrated to the United States in 1852, and lived
in New York until 1857; in that year he went to Philadelphia, and remained
until 1860; he then came to California, and settled on the place where he is
now living on Grand Island. He returned East in 1878, by way of the Isthmus;
he came back to this State the same year. His land and improvements are worth
about $4000. Post Office, Courtland. A view of his place is given on another
page.
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DAVIS, JOHN Y., lives one mile from Freeport, his Post Office, and nine miles
from Sacramento; owns one hundred and thirty-one acres; was born in Virginia
in 1830; when a babe removed with his parents to Pennsylvania, and lived there
until 1840; he then went to Illinois, and remained until 1850; he came to
California in that year; is now engaged in farming and brick-making; he
started his brickyard in 1878, its capacity being five million brick a year.
He was married in 1853 to Mildred N. Butler, a native of Illinois; they have
two children, daughters. His land and improvements are worth about $8000.
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EHRHARDT, JOHN, was born in Germany, in 1837, and lived there until 1850; he
lives two miles from Franklin, his Post Office, and twelve miles from
Sacramento; owns 474 acres. Mr. Ehrhardt emigrated to the United States, with
his parents, in 1850, and lived in Missouri until 1852; in that year he came
to California with his father, and settling in this county, engaged in
stock-raising; he drives his stock every year up into Modoc County. He was
married in 1865, to Carolina Hollman, a native of Chile, and by whom he has
had four children, boys, and all are living. Mrs. Ehrhardt was a scholar in
the first Sabbath-school organized in San Francisco; it was organized by
Father Taylor, in 1850. His land and improvements are worth about $10,000. A
view of his place is given on another page.
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FASSETT, TRUMAN N., lives two miles from Freeport, and six miles from
Sacramento, which is his Post Office. He owns two hundred and forty-five acres
of land. He was born in Vermont in 1807; removed with his parents in 1817 to
Ohio, and lived there until 1852, being engaged in farming. He came to
California in that year, and settled in this county, where he is now living
amid farming; his land and improvements are worth about $15, 000. He was
married in 1832 to Lydia Hillyer, a native of Ohio, and who has borne him four
children, two boys and two girls; one of the latter is deceased.
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FAY,
N. M., farmer and stock-raiser; Post Office, Sacramento; he lives twelve miles
from Sacramento, and four miles from Union House; was born in Vermont in 1848,
and lived there until 1870. He came to this State in that year, and settled in
this county, where he is now engaged in farming and stock-raising. He rents of
John Whitcomb thirty-eight hundred and fifty acres, having all under
cultivation except four hundred acres. He was married in 1868 to Miss Julia
Fay, also a native of Vermont; they have one child, a daughter.
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FOUNTAIN, GEORGE W., lives in Freeport, which is his Post Office, and seven
miles from Sacramento. He was born in Iowa in 1844, and lived there until
1856; in that year he moved with his parents to California, and remained in
Sacramento until 1859. In 1863 he went to Idaho, and engaged in mining until
1865, when he returned to California, and settled in this county, where he has
lived ever since; he is now engaged in farming and dairying. Mr. Fountain was
married in 1869 to Louisa Hollman, a native of this State, and who has borne
him three children, one son and two daughters, all of whom are living.
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FRY,
HENRY, lives twenty-two miles from Sacramento, and seven miles from Franklin;
was born in Germany in 1839, and remained until 1869, being engaged in
farming. He emigrated to the United States, and came to California in that
year; he is now engaged in farming in this county, on the place belonging to
Harry Slosson. He was married in 1875 to Eliza Herzog, also a native of
Germany; they have one boy and one girl. Post Office, Franklin.
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FRYE,
WILLIAM H., lives sixteen miles from Sacramento, and one and a half miles from
Franklin; he owns four hundred and forty acres; was born in Kentucky in 1813;
he emigrated with his parents to Missouri in 1819, and lived there until 1849;
he came to California in that year, and engaged in mining and merchandising on
the American River for about one year; he came to this county in 1850, and two
years later settled on the place where he is now living; he first turned his
attention to raising stock, but is now principally engaged in farming. He was
married in 1854 to Miss Sarah Sanford, a native of New York, who has borne him
five sons, four of whom are living. Mr. Frye has been Trustee of Franklin
School District for fifteen years. His land and improvements are worth about
thirteen thousand two hundred dollars. Post Office, Franklin. A view of Mr.
Frye's place may be seen on another page.
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GAMMON, MRS. D. D., lives eighteen miles from Sacramento, and one-half mile
from Richland; she owns one hundred and forty-one acres of land; was born in
Michigan in 1830, and lived there until 1855. She came to California in that
year, and engaged in teaching school for a number of years; she is now engaged
in farming and fruit-growing; has a fine orchard on Sacramento River. She was
married in 1860 to Walter Gammon, a native of Tennessee; her maiden name was
Cook; she has three sons and a daughter living. Her land and improvements are
worth about $15,000. Post Office, Richland.
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GOSLING, JOSEPH, lives seven miles from Sacramento and one mile from Freeport,
which is his Post Office; he owns one hundred acres of land; was born in
England in 1834; when two years of age he emigrated to the United States, and
lived in Michigan until 1851. He came to California in that year, and settled
in this county, where he has lived ever since; he is now engaged in dairying;
his land and improvements are worth about $8,000. Mr. Gosling has been
Superintendent of a Methodist Sunday-school, also held the office of Deputy
County Assessor. He was married in 1868 to Aurora L. Eayrs, a native of New
Hampshire, and by whom he has had two sons and two daughters.
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GOURLIE, ROBERT ARGYLE GORDON, lives three miles from Freeport, his Post
Office, and ten miles from Sacramento; owns one hundred and sixty-seven acres,
and has twelve acres of orchard; was born in Scotland in 1802, and lived there
until 1826. He went to sea in that year on an English man-of-war, and remained
on her for twenty-two years; during that time he was in twenty seven
engagements. He came to California in 1849: he spent some time in the mines,
and then came to Sacramento, and in 1857 settled where he is now living. He is
engaged in farming and fruit-raising. In 1854 he married Miss Mary M. Lassner,
a native of Bavaria. His land and orchard are valued at $16,000. A view of his
place may be seen in this work.
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GOURLIE, MRS. R. A. G., is a native of Germany; born August 24, 1819. Left for
the United States in 1845, and found a home in Missouri, where, with her first
husband (J. Newbauer) and children, she remained four years. In 1849 they
started for California. When only three weeks out, Mr. Newbauer died with the
cholera. His wife dug his grave and buried him. Her friends tried to induce
her with her children to return, but to no purpose, for she was brave enough
to come to California, and she came. She was one hundred and eighty-five days
in reaching Sacramento. Here, by keeping a boarding-house, she managed to
support herself and four children and to accumulate some property. In 1854 she
was married to R. A. G. Gourlie, since which time she has been living at the
present home, on the Sacramento River, eleven miles below Sacramento City. No
children by the second marriage. A view of their home may be seen in this
book.
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GREEN, JOSEPH, whose fine home makes one of the illustrations for this work,
is a native of Germany, having spent his early years on the River Rhine. He
came to New York at the age of eighteen; remained five years; in 1851, came to
California, and dug gold for a year. Then bought the farm where he now lives.
Teamed to the mines, selling the produce of his own farm at a big profit. In
1860 Mr. Green married. Has two children a son and a daughter. Mrs. Green died
in 1868. The farm, one of the neatest and most productive in the county, has a
large orchard of choice fruit. Mr. Green is rich; is never idle; personally
directs his help, and guards his interest in the farm and orchard.
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GREENE, J. B., of whose residence we give an illustration, was born in New
Hampshire in 1818, where he remained till 1837; then removed to Virginia,
where he followed the jewelry business till '49. Arriving in California in
1849, he located opposite the upper end of Randall's Island, in what is now
Yolo County. He lives eighteen miles from Sacramento City, in Yolo County,
though possessed of valuable interests in Sacramento County. Mr. Greene owns
one of the oldest amid most valuable fruit ranches on the river. It is
situated opposite the upper end of Randall's Island, embraces one hundred and
fourteen acres and contains ten thousand choice trees. This ranch is presided
over by his son, Mr. George Greene. In Sacramento County, Mr. J. B. Greene
owns a seven hundred and fifty-acre dairy ranch, stocked with three hundred
and fifty head of cattle, one hundred of which are dairy cows. Since his
arrival in California he has followed stock-raising, farming and
fruit-growing; has held the office of Levee Commissioner and was a member of
the First Board of Supervisors of Yolo County. The value of Mr. Greene's
property is not far from $50,000. In 1847 was married to Miss Caroline P.
Beale, of New Hampshire. They have had four boys; two living. Post Office
address is Richland, Sacramento County, California.
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GRUPP, GEORGE, lives eighteen and three-quarters miles from Sacramento, and
three and three-quarters miles from Franklin; he owns eighty acres of land;
was born in Germany, 1834; emigrated to the United States and settled in New
Jersey in 1863; he was engaged in farming in that State until 1873; in that
year he came to this State, and settled where he is how living. He was married
to Elizabeth Miller. They have three boys and two girls. His land and
improvements are worth about $1500. Post Office, Franklin.
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HACK,
GEORGE W., farmer; Post Office, Sacramento; was born in New York in 1846; owns
two hundred and forty acres of hand; lives six and a quarter miles from
Sacramento, and one and three-quarter miles from Union House. When five years
of age he removed with his parents to Michigan and lived there until 1855; in
that year they came to California and settled in this county, where he has
lived ever since and where he is now engaged in farming. Mr. Hack owns a large
ten-foot header, which he runs every season; his land and improvements are
worth about $8,000. He was married in 1869 to Berdinia F. Keys, a native of
this county; they have one child a daughter.
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HITE,
SR., ALEXANDER, farmer and orchardist; Post Office, Sacramento; lives six
miles from Sacramento; owns one hundred and twenty acres of land; was born in
Virginia in 1806; removed with parents in 1814 to Ohio, where he lived until
1842 engaged in farming; he then moved to Illinois and engaged in farming
until 1853; he came to California in that year and settled in this county,
where he has since been farming and orcharding. Mr. Hite was married in 1829
to Miss A. Matthus, a native of Ohio, and who has borne him thirteen children
seven boys and six girls; one son and two daughters are deceased. His land and
improvements are worth about $1400.
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HOLLISTER, DWIGHT, lives eighteen miles from Sacramento and two miles from
Courtland, on the banks of the Sacramento River; owns six hundred acres of
land; he was born in Ohio in 1824 and lived there until 1849; he came to
California in that year by way of Cape Horn, and spent one year in the mines;
he then settled in this county, and has lived here ever since. He has a fine
orchard and vineyard, bordering on the Sacramento River, containing eighty
acres; he is also engaged in stock-raising and dairying. He was married in
1857 to Miss N. H. Alcock, a native of Ohio; they have three children two sons
and a daughter. Mr. Hollister held the office of Supervisor in 1863 and 1864;
he also represented the county in the Assembly of 1865 and 1866. His land and
improvements are worth about $40,000. Post Office, Courtland and Richland. A
view of his place may be seen on another page.
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HULSE, JOHN A., lives twenty-two miles from Sacramento and one mile from
Courtland; owns sixty acres of land partnership property; was born in Ohio in
1848, and remained there until 1872; he came to California in that year, and
settled in this county; is now engaged in farming on the Sacramento River, on
Randall Island. He was married in 1872 to Miss Mary L. Doty, also a native of
Ohio, and who has borne him two daughters both living. His land and
improvements are worth about $12,000. Post Office, Courtland.
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JOHNSON, HIRAM W., lives ten miles from Sacramento; owns two hundred and forty
acres of land; was born in New York in 1826, and lived there until 1840; in
that year he went to sea, and followed a sailor's life for ten years; he was
an officer on the Oregon, Northerner and Panama. He came
to California in 1850, but did not settle in this county until 1863. Mr.
Johnson was married in that year to Mrs. Phoebe Truxal, a native of
Pennsylvania; she has one son by her former husband. His land and improvements
are worth about $8,000. Post Office, Sacramento or Union House.
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KERCHEVAL, REUBEN, lives twenty-three miles from Sacramento and two miles from
Courtland; he owns three hundred and thirty-four acres; was born in Ohio in
1820; he removed with his parents in 1830 to Illinois, and lived there until
1850; he came to California in that year and settled on the place where he is
now living at the head of Grand Island. He was married in 1857 to Margaret W.
Broadie, also a native of Ohio, and by whom he has had six children five sons
and one daughter; one son is deceased. Mr. Kercheval represented the county in
the Assembly in 1873 and 1874, and again in 1877 and '78. His land and
improvements are worth about $30,000. Post Office, Courtland. A view of his
place can be seen on another page.
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KLOTZ, JOHN, farmer and stock-raiser; lives six and a half miles from
Sacramento and one mile from Freeport, which is his Post Office; he owns one
hundred and eighty-four acres of land; was born in Germany in 1835; he
emigrated to the United States in 1848, and lived in Pennsylvania until 1853;
he came to California in that year and engaged in stock-raising in Shasta
County until 1867; he then settled in this county on the place where he is now
farming and raising stock; his land and improvements are worth about $10,000.
Mr. Klotz was married in 1869 to Miss C. Schnyder, also a native of Germany;
she has borne him two sons and two daughters all living. A view of his place
may be seen elsewhere in this book.
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LADD,
WILLIAM A., lives twenty-two miles from Sacramento and seven miles from
Franklin; was born in Canada in 1850; when two years of age he moved with his
parents to Wisconsin, and lived there until 1869; was engaged in railroading.
In that year he came to California, and was engaged as a machinist in
Sacramento until 1875. He then removed to his present location in Franklin
Township. He was married in 1877 to Miss Marila Wolcott, a native of Michigan.
Post Office, Franklin.
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LUFKIN, DAVID T., lives ten and a half miles from Sacramento, and three and a
half miles from Freeport, his Post Office; he owns sixty acres of land; was
born in Maine in 1817, and lived there until 1838; he traveled through the
Western States until 1840, engaged as a teacher; he stopped in Wisconsin until
1844, engaged as a teacher and miner; he then moved to Illinois and engaged in
farming until 1849, when he went to New Orleans and took passage for
California by way of the Isthmus, arriving in 1850; he mined a few months, and
then buying some poor cattle, drove them to the Sacramento river for pasture:
Mr. Lufkin dates his residence in this county from that time. He is now
engaged in orcharding; his land and improvements are worth about $10,000. He
was married in 1843 to Miss Ann E. Dalton, a native of North Carolina, who has
borne him one son and three daughters, all of whom are living. He has held the
office of Justice of the Peace for the last twelve or fourteen years. The
historic “arrival of first woman” at Wisconsin Bar, Nelson Creek, in 1850, was
witnessed by Mr. Lufkin.
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MEYERS, FRED., lives twenty-five miles from Sacramento, and four miles from
Courtland; he owns seventy-two acres of land; was born in Germany in 1822; and
lived there until 1854, engaged in farming; he then emigrated to the United
States, and engaged in farming in Ohio until 1866; he came to California in
that year, and settled on Grand Island, where he has been farming ever since.
He was married in 1859 to Katie Viburg, also a native of Germany, who has
borne him three children one son and two daughters; one daughter is deceased.
His land and improvements are worth about $6,000; Post Office, Courtland. A
view of his place is given on another page.
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MILLER, JACOB, lives ten miles from Sacramento and three miles from Union
House, his Post Office; he owns two thousand four hundred and thirty acres;
was born in Germany in 1821, and lived there until 1847; he emigrated to the
United States in that year, and came to California in 1849, engaging in
farming in Yolo County; he settled in this county in 1853, where he has since
lived is now engaged in farming, stock-raising, and dairying. Mr. Miller was
married in 1852 to Elizabeth Kath, also a native of Germany. His land and
improvements are worth about $36,000.
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MOORE, JOHN W., lives eighteen miles from Sacramento and two and
three-quarters miles from Franklin; he owns eighty acres of land; was born in
Tennessee, in 1822; in 1831 he moved, with parents, to Missouri, and remained
until 1850; he was engaged in farming; in that year he came to California and
engaged in mining; he settled in this county in 1852. He was married in 1871
to Amanda Utter, a native of Indiana, and who has borne him three boys and
three girls, all of whom are living. His land and improvements are worth about
$1600. Post Office, Franklin.
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MYERS, HENRY, lives twenty-five miles from Sacramento and four miles from
Courtland; owns one hundred and forty-three acres of land; was born in
Germany, in 1834; he emigrated to the United States in 1854, and lived in the
State of New York for about one year; he then moved to Ohio, and engaged in
farming until 1857; in that year he came to California and settled on Grand
Island, where he has lived ever since, engaged in farming. He was married in
1866 to Sophia Kruhoff, also a native of Germany, and by whom he has had four
children two sons and two daughters, all living. His land and improvements are
worth about $10,725. Post Office, Courtland. A view of his place is given in
this book.
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PAINTER, LEVI, lives twenty-four miles from Sacramento, and one mile from
Courtland; he owns one hundred and twenty-three acres of land; was born in
Indiana, in 1833; in 1842, he moved, with his parents, to Missouri, where he
lived until 1849; in that year he started for this coast, but stopped in
Nebraska, and traded with the Indians until 1851; he then returned to
Missouri, and engaged in farming; he worked in the mines there one year. He
came to California in 1853; moved to Sacramento Valley a year later, and
settled on the place where he is now living in 1855. He was married, in 1860,
to Miss Mary McDermitt, a native of Scotland; she died in 1865, leaving him
three children one son and two daughters. He built, in 1877, what is known as
“Painter's Hall,” at a cost of $2,000; the first entertainment held in it was
given during the holidays of 1877. His land and improvements are worth about
$26,000. Post Office, Courtland. A view of his place is given on another page.
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PARVIN, E. R.; Post Office, Courtland; lives four miles from that place, and
twenty-five miles from Sacramento; was born in Pennsylvania, in 1815; removed
to Ohio, with parents, in 1823; moved to Indiana in 1825, and lived there
until 1828, when he went to Illinois, and remained there until 1849; in that
year he came to California, but stopped only a short time, and then returned
East; he came back to this State in 1851, and settled on the Sacramento River
in 1856; is now engaged in farming, vegetable and fruit-raising; owns six
hundred and fifty acres, worth with improvements, about $34,000. He was
married, in 1861, to Miss Eliza Kelley, a native of New York, who has borne
him a son and a daughter, both of whom are dead.
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PETERSON, HANS P., farmer and fisherman; Post Office, Sacramento; lives six
and a-half miles from Sacramento; he owns two hundred acres of land; was born
in Denmark in 1845, and lived there until 1860; he then followed the sea until
1865, when he engaged in mining in Australia for about a year. He came to
California in 1866, and settled in this county, where he has since lived,
engaged in farming and fishing. His land and improvements are worth about
$5,000. Mr. Peterson was married in 1873 to Amelia Mucke, a native of New
York, and by whom he has had three daughters; one is deceased. A view of his
place is given on another page.
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PICKET, EDWARD; Post Office, Franklin; lives fourteen miles from Sacramento,
at Franklin. He was born in New York in 1844, and moved to Wisconsin in 1858
with his parents; here he engaged in farming until 1863, and then came to this
State, settling at San Antonio, and engaged in the livery business. In 1864 he
went to Oregon, and mined until 1865, and then to Washington Territory, where
the livery business again occupied his attention. In 1871 he returned to this
State, and settled in Sacramento County. In 1873 he married Miss Lizzie
Danripple, a native of California; they have three sons and two daughters.
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REITH, JOHN, lives one mile from Union House, which is his Post Office, and
nine miles from Sacramento; owns three hundred and twenty acres of land; was
born in Scotland in 1828, and lived there until 1847; he went to sea in that
year; came to California in 1850, and engaged in mining in Placer County until
1855; he then settled in this county, and is now engaged in farming and
dairying. Mr. Reith was married in 1860 to Annie Boswell, also a native of
Scotland, and who has borne him nine children, seven sons and two daughters;
one son is deceased. His land and improvements are worth about $10, 000. A
view of his place is given on another page.
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RIEHL, PHILIP G., resides at Freeport, on the Sacramento River; owns one acre
of land, valued, with improvements, at $6,000. He was born in Illinois in
1838, and came to California in 1853 and settled in Sacramento County. Up to
1876 he was engaged in farming; in July, 1877, he and his son George P.
purchased the Freeport store from D. G. Weber; the firm name is Riehl & Son.
In 1855 he married Miss Hannah Weber, a native of Maine; he has one son and
one daughter. His son, George P. Riehl, is Postmaster at Freeport.
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ROSS,
REV. I. J., lives sixteen miles from Sacramento, and one and a-half miles from
Richland; owns six hundred and eighty acres of land; was born in Ohio in 1827,
and lived there until 1868: was engaged in farming and preaching; he came to
California in that year. He was married in 1849 to Miss Hannah Day, also a
native of Ohio, who has borne him five children; two sons and a daughter are
deceased; his land and improvements are worth about $20,000; Post Office,
Richland. Mr. Ross traveled in the Methodist Episcopal intineracy in this
State for a number of years. He has filled the following appointments:
Iowa City, Placer
County, 1868 to 1870;
Pleasanton, Alameda
County, 1870 to 1871;
Linden, San Joaquin
County, 1871 to 1873;
Ione Valley, Amador
County, 1873 to 1875;
Monterey, Monterey
County, 1875 to 1876.
He has been living on
his farm since, engaged in farming, dairying and stock-raising. A view of his
place may be seen on another page.
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RUNYON, O. R., was born in Illinois, and came to California in 1849, settling
in Sacramento County. He is an extensive fruit-grower, and owns three hundred
and six acres of land. His Post Office is Courtland.
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RUSSELL, ISAAC, lives twenty miles from Sacramento, and six miles from
Franklin; he owns one hundred and sixty acres; was born in Kentucky in 1813,
and lived there until 1831; he then moved to Illinois, and engaged in farming
on the Wabash River until 1839, when he removed to Arkansas, and engaged in
farming until 1860; in that year he came to California, and settled in this
county, where he is now engaged in farming and stock raising. He was married
in 1848 to Miss McCain, a native of North Carolina; they have five boys and
three girls. His lands and improvements are worth about $2000. Post Office,
Franklin.
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RUSSELL, JOHN, lives eighteen miles from Sacramento, and four miles from
Franklin; he owns one hundred and ninety-five acres of land; was born in
Arkansas in 1843; when ten years of age he came with parents to California,
arriving in 1854, and settled in El Dorado County; was engaged in mining until
1858; he then moved to this county, and is now engaged in farming and stock
raising. He was married in 1875 to Sarah L. Webb, a native of Missouri, by
whom he has three girls, all living. His land and improvements are worth about
$3000. Post Office, Franklin.
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SCHLUTINS, H., lives fifteen miles from Sacramento, in Franklin; he owns four
acres of land; was born in Prussia, in 1818, and at the time of his emigration
to the United States, 1845, he was foreman on a farm; on his arrival in this
country he settled near St. Louis, Missouri, and engaged in farming until
1847; in that year he moved to St. Louis, and was in the mercantile business
until his removal to California, which was in 1852; he has been engaged in the
same business in different parts of the State ever since, though he settled in
Franklin in 1857. Mr. Schlutins was Postmaster at Franklin for ten years,
being the first one appointed to that office. He was married in 1847, to
Augusta Koehn, also a native of Prussia; she died in 1867; he has two sons and
four daughters living, one daughter deceased. His land and improvements are
worth about $4000. Post Office, Franklin.
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SCHWENDEMANN, JOSEPH, is a native of Germany. He
came to this State in the pioneer year of 1852, and located in Sacramento
County in 1859. Farming has engaged his attention for many years. Mr.
Schwendemann has a farm of one hundred and nine acres, all of which is good
land and well cultivated. His place is situated in Franklin Township. Post
Office at Freeport, Sacramento County, California. A view of his place is
given on another page.
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SILVA, MANUEL, lives six miles from Sacramento, and two miles from Freeport,
which is his Post Office; he owns one hundred and sixty acres of land; was
born in Portugal in 1836; when seventeen years of age he went to sea, and
followed a sailor's life until 1858, when he returned to Portugal, and spent
about one year in visiting; he then came to California and settled in Yolo
County, where he engaged in farming until 1875; in that year he bought the
place where he is now living, and is farming it; his land and improvements are
worth about twenty-one hundred dollars. He was married in 1862 to Amelia
Adelaide, also a native of Portugal; they have five sons and four daughters
living one son and one daughter deceased. Mr. Silva has held the office of
School Trustee of Union House District.
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SIMS, JOSEPH, lives on Section 29, Township 7 North, Range 5 East, Mount
Diablo meridian and base; has eleven hundred and twenty acres of land; was
born in London, England, in 1832; with his parents came to Canada in 1833, and
to New York in 1846. He joined “Stevenson's Regiment;” sailed from
Philadelphia, for California, on ship Isabella in August, 1847, and
landed at Monterey in February, 1848. At the end of the Mexican war was
discharged; went to Mokelumne Hill; mined for a short season; then went to San
Francisco to spend the winter. In April, 1849, he went to North Fork of
American River; from there to Shasta; then back to the Sacramento River,
acting as mate on the schooner Dlce Manana. In September went to the
mines on the Middle Fork of the American; made money, and in November, 1849,
settled in present Franklin Township; during 1850 established his present
home. Married Mary L. Moor in 1860. They have three living children. Mr. Sims'
Post Office is Union House. A view of his place is to be seen on another page
of this book.
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SIMS,
J. V., lives twenty-two miles from Sacramento, at Courtland, on east side of
Sacramento River; he owns one hundred acres; was born in Illinois in 1828, and
lived there until 1851. He started for California in that year in company with
six others; he is the only one of the company now living on the coast. Not
having money enough to defray his necessary expenses, he stopped on the way
and engaged in keeping a lodging house until he could save enough to resume
his journey; he arrived in Sacramento in 1852 with only his blankets; walked
to Auburn, and then to Newcastle, and worked during the summer at whipsawing.
He saved $1,500, and loaned it at five per cent. a month, the borrower soon
failing in business. He settled in this county in 1853, and has lived here
ever since. Was married in 1856 to Mary B. Strong, also a native of Illinois;
they have three sons and four daughters. Mr. Sims held the office of
Supervisor from 1871 to 1874. His land and improvements are worth about
$20,000. Post Office, Courtland.
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SMITH, GEORGE A., lives twenty-four miles from Sacramento and three miles from
Courtland; he owns fifty-six acres of land; was born in Germany, in 1831; he
emigrated to the United States in 1853; came to this county in 1854. In 1859
he returned East, to Illinois, and was married New Year's Eve, 1860, to
Margaret Hale, also a native of Germany; he then came back to California, to
Grand Island; they have four children three sons and a daughter. His land and
improvements are worth about $5,600. Post Office, Courtland. A view of his
place is given on another page.
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SMITH, MYRON, was born in Tioga County, New York, and resided there till
twenty-five years of age, when he went to New Orleans for two years. He landed
in California November 1, 1849, and engaged for a year in mining at Mud
Springs. Was one of a party to make the first trip to Humboldt, by mule-train,
experiencing narrow escapes and numerous hardships. For one year he was a
pioneer miner at Humboldt, then went to San Francisco, bought a stock of
groceries and engaged in business at Sacramento. At the expiration of one year
bought a team and wagon, and for two years profitably sold goods throughout
the mining towns. In 1853 moved to his present home, engaged largely in the
stock business, and was heavily damaged by the floods of 1862-3. Mr. Smith is
sixty years old; is respected and esteemed by all, for modesty and veracity;
has a farm of three hundred and twenty acres of fine land. A view of his
residence is presented on another page.
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STEPHENSON, JAMES M., lives sixteen miles south
of Sacramento City, and two miles from Franklin, his Post Office. He owns
seventeen hundred acres of land. He was born in Madison County, Kentucky, in
1828, and in 1834 moved to Howard County, Missouri. In 1849 he came to
California, and remained in the mines until 1852; he then spent one year in
the East visiting friends, and returned to California. Since his return he has
given his attention to dairy and general farming. In 1853 he married Miss
Azelia E. Halley, a native of Missouri, and daughter of Captain Frank Halley.
They have two sons and one daughter, all arrived at maturity. A view of his
place is given in this work.
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STEVENS, J. B., lives twenty-three miles from Sacramento and eight miles from
Franklin; owns one hundred and sixty acres of land; was born in Massachusetts
in 1840 and remained there until 1862; in that year he came to California and
settled in this county, where he has lived ever since. He is engaged in
farming. He was married in 1874 to Miss Mary J. Brundage, a native of
Wisconsin. His land and improvements are worth about $3,000. Post Office, Elk
Grove.
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THOMSON, JOHN, lives eighteen miles from Sacramento and four and a half miles
from Franklin. He owns eighty acres of land; was born in Scotland in 1839; in
1872 he emigrated to the United States, and lived about two years in
Massachusetts, working at his trade carpentering; he came to California in
1874 and settled in this county, where he is now engaged in farming and
carpentering. He was married in 1863 to Mary McLaren, also a native of
Scotland, by whom he has had nine children three sons and three daughters are
still living. His land and improvements are worth about $1500. Post Office,
Franklin.
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TRYON, H., lives eight miles from Sacramento; owns four hundred and twenty
acres of land; was born in Ohio in 1825; removed with his parents in 1840 to
Indiana, and lived there until 1863. He came to California in that year and
settled in this county, where he is now engaged in farming and blacksmithing
with his son, S. C. Tryon. He was married in 1847 to Miss A. Cone, a native of
Georgia, who has borne him six children three sons and three daughters; two of
the latter are deceased. Mr. Tryon owns a large twelve-foot Baxter header,
which he runs during harvest. His land and improvements are worth about
$15,000. Post Office, Union House.
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WALDIE, JOHN, was born at Kelso, Scotland in 1822. Here he resided until 1850,
when he came to New York and remained five years, engaged in blacksmithing a
trade learned in Scotland. Late in the year 1855 he started for California,
and, in December, found himself in Placerville. Christmas day Mr. Waldie began
the erection of the first foundry in Placerville. From 1856 to 1865 he
conducted one of the largest blacksmith shops in Sacramento. It was destroyed
by fire in 1865. Hill's Ferry, on the San Joaquin River, was next made his
home, where, for five years, blacksmithing was continued, when failing health
induced Mr. Waldie to remove to his present home, eight miles South of
Sacramento. His farm embraces two hundred and twelve acres, well improved. A
view may be seen on another page. Was married in 1869 to Miss Margaret Lenox.
They have no children.
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WALTHERS, MRS. LOUISA, was born in Germany. She came to California in 1867 and
settled in Sacramento County. She has one hundred and sixty acres of land.
Post Office, Franklin.
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WARNER, ADAM, lives fourteen miles from Sacramento and five miles from
Freeport; owns one hundred and twenty-three acres of land; was born in Ohio in
1837; moved with his parents in 1840 to Quincy, Illinois, and remained there
until 1853; in that year he came to California and followed mining until
Christmas, and then settled on the Sacramento River. He is now engaged in
stock-raising and dairying. He has a small orchard. Mr. Warner was married in
1867 to Miss Ann Nunan, a native of Ireland; he was again married in 1874 to
Mary Jane Hughes, a native of this State; he has two boys and three girls
living. His land and improvements are worth about $10,000. Post Office,
Clarksburg.
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WATSON, HENRY; Post Office, Union House; lives eight miles from Sacramento,
and one mile west of lower Stockton road. He owns five hundred acres of land;
was born in Germany in 1837, and lived there until 1852; he emigrated to the
United States in that year, landing in New Orleans, and came right out to
California. He at once engaged in mining, which he followed until 1860; he
then engaged in teaming until 1864, when he moved to his present place, and
has been farming and dairying ever since. He was married in 1872 to Christina
Hashagen, also a native of Germany, and who has borne him two sons and one
daughter all of whom are living. His land and improvements are worth about
$15,000.
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WHITCOMB, JAMES, was born in Vermont. He came to California in 1850, and
settled in Sacramento County. His business is that of a farmer, and he owns
one hundred and thirteen acres of land. Post Office, Richland.
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WILLIAMS, DR. NATHANIEL,
lives in Richland, sixteen miles from Sacramento; owns three hundred and forty
acres of land. Was born in New York in 1812, and remained there until 1850; he
came to California in the same year and went to the mines; settled on
Sacramento River in the fall of 1851. He is now engaged in farming on the east
bank of the river; has half a mile frontage on the river; has twenty acres of
orchard. He was married in 1841 to Miss Elizabeth Ann Priest, a native of New
York. She died June, 1873. Dr. W. has held the following offices: Justice of
the Peace, 1856 and '57; Supervisor in 1862, and is now Postmaster at
Richland. His land and improvements are worth about $25,000. Post Office,
Richland.
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WINTERS, L., a native of Germany, came to California in 1849, and settled in
Sacramento county in 1852. He is a large land-owner, and has two thousand
acres of land. Post Office, Courtland.
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WRIGHT, JOSEPH, lives nine miles from Sacramento, and two and a half miles
from Union House, which is his Post Office; owns one hundred and seventy-four
acres of land; was born in Pennsylvania in 1844; when quite young removed,
with his parents, to Illinois; came to California in 1852, and settled in Yolo
County; he removed to this county in 1876, where he has since resided, and is
now engaged in farming. Mr. Wright was married in 1874 to Miss Harriet Hatrite,
a native of Utah. His land and improvements are worth about $5000. A view of
his place may be seen on another page.
Source: History of
Sacramento County, California With Illustrations 1880 by Thompson & West.