Solano County
Biographies
BENNETT, WILLIAM F.,
is a native of England, born at Birmingham, August 23, 1822, and left his home at the age of seven for Australia, where he served an apprenticeship as carpenter in Sydney, remaining there until 1849, when he sailed for San Francisco, arriving in August. After two weeks he came to Benicia and began work at the government Barracks, where he was employed on and off till 1874, when he went to Australia and sojourned for three years, again returning to Benicia, where he has since resided. Mr. B. married Mary Ann Boones, a native of Scotland, March, 1874, she being born September, 2, 1833.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 436
Transcribed by Carolyn Feroben.
BROWN, JOHN R.,
was born in Nova Scotia in 1845, where he learned the business of tanning and currying. He resided there until 1855, when he went to Woodburn, Mass., remaining there till 1859, when, in May of that year, he went to California and resided in Tuolumne county for one year, when, in the spring of 1860, he went to Santa Clara valley, where he began farming. In the fall of 1861 he purchased an interest in a stock farm on King’s river and began the raising of stock, when the flood of 1862 swept away most of the cattle. This disgusted him with the business, so sold out and returned to Santa Clara valley, where he found employment . He then went to Stockton and began tanning on a small scale. On May 16, 1866, he came to Benicia and again engaged in the tanning business, Messrs. McKay and Chisholm being afterwards in partnership in the same business.
Mr. Brown married Annie Ross in 1863, by whom he has two children, Anna L. and Elma D. Mr. B. is a member of the I.O.O.F and has held office in the City.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 436
Transcribed by Carolyn Feroben.
BURNS, JAMES,
was born in Ireland in the year 1840, and emigrated to the United States in 1864, first settling in California, for the last ten years of which he has been in this county, and for the last five years on his present farm. Married, in 1871, Mary Linehan, by whom he has John, Mary, Julia, Katie, Dennis, and an infant.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 436
Transcribed by Carolyn Feroben.
CHISHOLM A.,
is a native of Nova Scotia, and was born in 1845. In 1856 he went to the United States and settled in Boston, where he was engaged in the business of tanning and currying, remaining only a short time, when he started for California, first settling in Santa Cruz, where he resided for a little over a year. He then came to Benicia and connected himself in the same business in 1867, which he still continues.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 436
Transcribed by Carolyn Feroben.