Solano County
Biographies
C. P. BROWN
received his early education in Howard county, Missouri, where he was born, June 11, 1820. He studied in 1838-40, and practiced it in that State until 1845, when he moved to Iowa, and located in Fremont county, where he again prosecuted his legal business until 1853, when he emigrated to San Joaquin county, California, and made farming his principal occupation. In 1874 he commenced a law practice in Dixon, which he continued for about a year, and in 1875 was elected a Justice of the Peace for Silveyville township, an office which he still holds. Mr. Brown married, in 1843, Miss Frances Frigitt, who was born in Clay county, Missouri, December 27, 1825, by whom he has Lizzie T., James J., (deceased), Hiram P., (deceased), Bennett C., Ann B., Prentiss, and Francis C.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 494
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler
NAPOLEON B. S. COLEMAN
born in Woodford county, Kentucky, January 25, 1831. In September, 1848, he graduated at the Commercial College at Louisville, Kentucky, and in the Spring of the following year went to Jackson county, Missouri, and entered into partnership with John F. McCauley in the commission business. In May, 1853, this firm, in company with two more gentlemen, purchased about 2,000 head of cattle, and crossed the plains to California, arriving at Sacramento September 13th of that year. In the following year the quarternal partnership was dissolved, when the subject of this sketch proceeded to Volcano, Jackson [Amador] county, California, and opened a mercantile and mining business, being joined in these operations with his brother, J. W. Coleman, now a prominent stock-broker of San Francisco. In 1859 Mr. N. B. S. Coleman arrived in Silveyville township, in Solano county, and settled on a farm five miles southeast of the present site of Dixon City, but at the time there was only one house in the corporation limits, which was owned by Thomas Dickson. Mr. C. prosecuted farming till 1872, when he moved into Dixon, where he has since resided, being engaged in real estate operations, farming and stock-raising. In 1869 he was elected County Assessor, and served for a term of two years. He owns about 1,000 acres of land. On March 13, 1855, Mr. C. married Miss Martha J. Kelley, who was born July 5, 1836, by whom he has eight children, viz.: Eugene F., Alvin L., John W., Fannie S., Napoleon B. S., Mattie L., Lulu M. and Cimrie E.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 494
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler