Solano County
Biographies
JOSEPH F. CLOUTMAN
born in New Hampshire, May 3, 1825, and when seven years old moved with his parents to Kittery, Maine, where he received his education. In 1841 or ’42 he proceeded to Boston, Mass., and there was employed in a grocery store for one year, when he commenced to learn the trade of a house and sign painter. In 1849 he came to California, by way of Cape Horn, arriving at San Francisco September 14, of that year. On arrival he settled at Sacramento, and followed his trade until the following year, when he removed to the mines, there remaining for six months; he returned to Sacramento, and once more established himself as a painter, which he continued until 1858. In this year Mr. Cloutman settled in Yolo county, Cal., farming and keeping a dairy there for three years, at which time he moved into Solano county, and located on the farm on which he now resides. On September 3, 1862, he was elected a Justice of the Peace for Tremont township, which office he held for eight years. On September 6, 1871, was elected Supervisor of District No.3, and held that office for three years, being for two years Chairman of the Board. Was finally elected Constable of Tremont township on September 5, 1877, an office he continues to hold. While a resident of Sacramento, Mr. C. was twice burned out and twice flooded out. He married in 1846 Miss Mary J. Whitehouse, a native of New Hampshire, where she was born October 7, 1827, by whom he has Addie C.; Miriam (dead): George F.: Charles H.; Willie F.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 490-491
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler
GEO. W. FOSTER
was born in Lafayette, Missouri, November 11, 1829, where he received his education and farmed, until the spring of 1853, when he started across the plains for California, arriving at Lake Washington, October 19, of the same year, and then ran a ferry boat for two years. At this time he made a return voyage, via Panama, to his home, returning at the end of two months to the Golden State, accompanied by his mother and four sisters, and settled on the place where he now resides, at Tremont Station. Mr. Foster owns and farms three hundred and twenty acres of land; he is also proprietor of the warehouses, and conducts the shipping of all grain from that point to San Francisco and other ports. He married October 17, 1860, Miss Gincey L. Wall, who was born July 1, 1843, in his native county, and has Mary J. (deceased); William W.; Arthur T.; Everett E.; Elnore P.; Ethel.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 491
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler