Solano County
Biographies
JAMES CONNELLY
born March 15, 1828, in county Roscommon, Ireland. At the age of twenty-two he emigrated to the United States, and made his home in Boston for about four years, where he carried on a farm. In June, 1855, he started for California, making the trip by water, and on arrival settled in Napa county and commenced farming. On November 2, 1856, he married Miss Margaret Fleming, of San Francisco, who was born in county Waterford, Ireland, March 24, 1834, and at once located in Pleasant valley, where he purchased a tract of land, which he disposed of after residing on it over six years. He next purchased fifty-six and one-quarter acres in the Gibson Canon, about two miles north of Vacaville, where he cultivates fruit, etc. His only living child is Alice F., born July 4, 1866.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 456
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler
JOHN HARBERT CUMMONS
born January 21, 1843, in Licking county, Ohio, from whence he moved with his parents, at the age of four years, to Bates county, Missouri. In the Spring of 1857 started with his father for California, driving a band of cattle across the plains, and arrived at Stockton on November 18th of that year. From this place they proceeded to Calaveras county, and farmed until 1862, when he left for Aurora, Nevada, and here married, March 19, 1864, Miss Margaret Parry, who was born August 6, 1844, in South Wales, Great Britain. IN 1865 moved to Colfax and built the first house in the town; thence to Truckee for two years, after which he proceeded to Alameda, where he put up the first turn-table on the coast, for the Central Pacific Railroad Company. Mr. C. now took up his residence in Vallejo. In 1873 he, however, moved to San Francisco, but in June, 1877, he returned to Solano county, and located at Vacaville. He has a family of six children.
History of Solano County…. – San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley & Co., East Oakland, pub 1879
pp 456
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler