Solano County
Biographies
OSCAR D. ARNOLD
was born in Ripley county, Indiana, September 3, 1837. When about two years old he, with his parents, moved to Stark county, Ill., where he received his primary education. In 1853 emigrated to California, via Nicaragua route, and arrived in San Francisco on May 22d following. He went direct to Shaw’s Flat, Tuolumne county; stayed three months with his father in a store which he had opened there. In October of that year his father sold out, and the family came to Solano county, settling in the Montezuma hills. In 1859 Oscar entered the Ulattis Academy at Vacaville and remained one year, after which he followed threshing and horse-breeding for one year. In the fall of 1861 he rented his father’s farm till May, 1864, when he went to Nevada, with 2,000 head of sheep, which he sold, and then returned to his father’s farm in 1865. Was foreman of the place until the fall of 1869. In August, 1870, moved on the Harmon rancho, where he lived until 1871, then bought his father’s rancho of 900 acres of land, which is situated about three and one-half miles from Denverton, where he has since lived. Married Miss Emily Wein, July 12, 1870. She was born in Iowa City, Iowa, January 7, 1850. Ora A., Eugene L., Alma P., and Oscar D., are the names of their children.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 482
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler
R. H. BARKWAY
was born in Suffolk county, England, Sept. 24, 1832, where he resided twelve years, when he came with his parents to Michigan, and attended school, and farmed. In 1853 he emigrated to California, arriving in San Francisco in December of that year, and settled in Santa Clara county, taking charge of a ranch for C. J. Collins, for a term of four years; after which he bought one hundred and five acres of land in that county, on which he made valuable improvements. Here he lived for seven years, when he lost the entire farm, it being in one of the Spanish grants. He then came to Solano county, settling on a farm at Binghamton, where he resided for five years; thence to his present place about eight miles west of Rio Vista. While Mr. Barkway was in Santa Clara county, he attended a University at North Santa Clara four terms. He is a licensed preacher, and has been engaged in pastoral work for the last twenty-five years. Married Mary E. Weaver, by whom he has Annie, Edward K., Fannie F., Hattie M. (deceased) and Abbie E.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 482
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler
TIMOTHY BUCKLEY
a native of Cork county, Ireland, was born Dec. 10, 1832, where he received his education and worked at farming until April, 1854, when he emigrated to the United States, settling on a farm about three miles from Boston, Massachusetts; came to California, via Panama, in 1861, arriving in San Francisco on November 6th of that year, where he was employed as a laborer until June, 1866, when he came to this county, settling in Denverton township, on 160 acres of land he purchased at that time, situated seven miles west of Rio Vista. He married Miss Bridget Lane in July, 1864; she was born in Cary county, April 14, 1829.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 482-483
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler