Yuba County

Diaries


 

Records  of  Isaac  McComas

Isaac Taylor McComas’  Marysville Projects

 

Isaac McComas arrived in Marysville, California in April of 1854 and returned to Maryland in June of 1865. The following is a list of the projects he mentioned in his diaries. Although the list is extensive, he regularly alluded to work that was underway but did not say what the work was or for whom he was working. In the later years, when he was contracted to build large buildings, his employees would be assigned smaller jobs. Many times no information was given about these jobs. Also, when involved in major construction projects, such as the Masonic Hall, he would accept no other jobs.

Date

Project

Employer

1854 

 

 

6/8/54

press brick front, C. St.

Mr. Leverick, foreman

6/19/54

Western Hotel

Mr. Perry, foreman, Mr. Murry, proprietor

8/7/54

Third and Lee St.

English Tom and Robinson

8/14/54

“a little house on B St.”

Mr. Payne

9/7/54

the theater

Mr. Pinkham and McDonald

9/25/54

First St.

B. Smith and D. Louders

10/5/54

unknown

John C. Fall

10/17/54

house on E. St.

Mr. Singer

11/3/54

Hotel, 2nd and Maiden Lane

unknown

11/21/54

Market House,  C St. to Maiden Lane

unknown

11/27/54

Cornice of Fremont Hotel

unknown

12/22/54

corner of First and High Sts., making circular corner on 2nd story

B. Smith and D. Louders

1855

 

 

1/22/55

a row of houses on  First St from High St. to D. St.

Mr. Rimears

2/22/55

The Plaza on High St. press brick front

Thomas Seward

3/20/55

front steps

Mr. Fall

4/2/55

underpinning Mr. Fall’s store on First St.

Mr. Leaward, foreman

4/9/55

house on C. St.

Mr. RImears

5/24/55

building 60 feet square on D. St.

Mr. Humphreys

6/1/55

install columns and of front of U.S. Hotel

unknown

6/15/55

job on First St. 85X70 feet

Mr. Rimears

6/29/55

Oriental Hotel                                                                

unknown

7/10/55

“2 houses on D. St. close to Third”

Col. Zampkins and Mr. McGraff

8/13/55

fronts on First St.

Mr. Rimears

8/22/55

“2 houses on D. St. next to the Barber’s”

Mr. Brumagin

8/7/55

“work in the grave yard”

Mr. Brumagin

9/18/55

“a house in the rear of his cottage on C. St. above 7th

Mr. Rimears

10/5/55

grave yard work

Mrs. Lawyer Buchanan

10/18/55

“a house on the corner of 7th and D.

Mr. Miller

11/19/55

2 houses on 7th . near D.

Mr. Payne

12/3/55

“built a little seller on D. St.”

Mr. Shannon

12/5/55

house on Cortes Square

Mr. Hudson

12/12/55

“worked on building corner of 3rd and D.”

Col. Rowe

1856

 

 

1/31/56

“commenced a circular corner on building on S.E. corner of First and D. Sts.

Mr. Rimears

2/6/56

“did a little job at the Court House”

unknown

2/27/56

a house on D. St.

Mr. Shafer

2/28/56

underpin house

Mr. Deardwarfe

3/15/56

“two cisterns at his house  on D. St.”

Mr. Judge Fields

4/2/56

digging well at brickyard

McComas and McDonald

4/456

grave yard work

Mrs. Sanders

4/8/56

building brick mills at brickyard

McComas and McDonald

4/16/56

“sat 3 grates on D. St.”

Mr. Shafer

4/26/56

“sat a marble mantle piece and grate”

Mr. Hudson

4/28/56

“sat marble mantle piece and grate”

Mr. Miller

4/29/56

High and 2nd St.

Mr. Jacob Gingles

5/8/56

“some work at row of cottages on 4th St.”

Jacob Gingles

5/13/56

basement paving

Capt. Wells

5/19/56

little house

Mr. Colman

5/23/56

“a little job”

Mr. Whealler

6/5/56

house on C. St.

Mr. Bouckian

7/1/56

“a little job”

Mr. McGruder

7/7/56

“a house across the slew”

Mr. Fandy

7/10/56

jail house

unknown

8/5/56

house for the German butcher on F. St.

unknown

8/5/56

house behind store

Mr. Fall

8/20/56

basement

Mr. Gillmore

8/22/56

jail house privy

unknown

9/2/56

house on E. St.

Mr. Olds

9/5/56

house on 2nd and E. Sts.

Mr. Fall

9/9/56

blacksmith’s shop at 4th and E. Sts.

unknown

9/12/56

second story on house on E. St.

Lawyer Aud

9/13/56

“some houses where the fire line was”

Mr. Sampson

10/1/56

“set boiler at their water works”

Capt. Wells and Bailey

10/3/56

house at First and C. Sts.

George Calloday

10/9/56

“a large job on First St”

Mr. Lord

10/20/56

grave stone for his daughter

Mr. Rice

10/23/56

“some brick work”

Mr. Tolles

11/6/56

“a little house on 5th St.”

Mr. Kimball

11/12/56

two houses on D. St.

Mr. Mathews

11/15/56

“a house across the slew”

Mr. Humphreyville

12/15/56

a building Maiden Lane and 2nd Sts.

Mr. Fall

1857

 

 

1/7/57

“two houses near the corner of 7th and D”

unknown

1/28/57

“a small house on Maiden Lane”

Mr. Coial

1/29/57

“small work in the grave yard”

Mr. Hamilton

1/30/57

“arching over a grave”

Mrs. Price

1/31/57

arching over Mr. Singer’s grave, Catholic Burying Ground

 

2/18/57

house in Yuba City

Mr. Hanson

3/19/57

store on First St.

J. C. Fall

4/15/57

set a range in Oroville

Mrs. Faigan

5/8/57

Brownlee’s building on D. next to O.H. Pearson Stables

 

5/15/57

repaired cistern of M. E. Church

unknown

5/26/57

fix a range

Western House

5/28/57

two houses on Virgin Alley

Mr. Owens

6/24/57

“a little house on First St. “

Mr. Moxley

7/3/57

granary in Sutter County

Mr. Stephen’s Ranch

7/8/57

built a grave

unknown

7/10/57

work shop

Mr. Daly

7/13/57

cutting doorways inside the Merchant’s Hotel

J. C. Fall

7/17/57

yard wall in Chiney Town

Mr. Sampson

8/5/57

foundation walls for Yuba River Bridge

 

8/7/57

“a job on First St.”

Mr. Low and Bro. Bankers

8/11/57

sidewalk on D. St.

Mr. Gillmore

8/25/57

a stable on C. St.

unknown

9/14/57

add fourth story to U. S. Hotel

unknown

9/18/57

set two mantle pieces

Mr. Fall

10/2/57

“some work on C. St. opposite catholic Church”

Mr. Rimears

10/13/57

job at grave yard

Mr. Vandike

10/20/57

brickwork contract for Public School House

Mr. Steele

10/21/57

bridge peer, other side of Yuba River

unknown

10/22/57

kitchen

A.H. Pearson

10/22/57

privy

Dr. Winters

10/23/57

Colored Baptist Church

W.B. Hayson

11/4/57

remodel store on D. St.

Mr. Rimears

12/3/57

house on C. St.

Mr. Watson

12/17/57

rebuilt the chimney that blew off the parsonage

 

12/18/57

repaired grate

Capt. Bailey

12/18/57

paved walk

Bro. Baker

12/28/57

built a child’s tomb

Mr. Hamilton

1858

 

 

1/15/58

“a small job at a store on First and Merchant’s Sts”

Mr. Hawley

1/18/58

school house topped out

 

1/25/58

a privy at The Eldorado

Mr. McDuffie

2/2/58

a house

Mr. Bender

2/11/58

a little house on High Street

Mr. McDonald

2/18/58

sat a range

Judge Haun

2/22/58

a wall at High and Second Streets

Mr. Taylor

2/24/58

wall around the fireman’s cemetery

unknown

2/27/58

bake oven

the Sisters

3/20/58

cutting doorways in house

Judge Haun

3/25/58

a job on E. St.

Mr. Baldwin

4/2/58

a job on Tenpin Alley

unknown

4/3/58

a stable on 3rd Street between D. St. and Maiden Lane

O.H. Pierson

4/5/58

a house on B. Street

Mr. Demott

4/8/58

paved a cellar on E. Street

Mr. Selby

4/12/58

spring house at Quinty Ranch

Mr. Camerin

5/7/58

“a small job on 5th Street”

unknown

5/8/58

“a small job in the Butes”

Mr. Hawley

5/14/58

enlarge a range on D. Street

Mr. Pink

5/17/58

a job on E. Street