California Genealogy

First Brigade, Company B, Second Infantry

First Brigade Brigadier General Robert Wankowski ( 1 1-10-03) Commanding. Headquarters, Los Angeles. Adjutant Major Raymond I. Follmer, Adjutant General, Los Angeles, 4-15-09. Corps Of Engineers. Company A. Capt. Jay A. Given, Sacramento, 3-24-16. 1st Lt. Alexander M. Barton, Bakersfield, 7-21-16. 1st Lt. 2d Lt. Wallace A. Mason, Sacramento, 11-16-16. Company B. Capt. James Irvine, Los Angeles, 10-12-16. 1st Lt. Theodore T. Kirk, Los Angeles, 10-12-16. 1st Lt. 2d Lt. John E. Rockhold, Glendale, 10-21-16. Company B, Signal Corps. Capt. Frank J. Sullivan, San Francisco, 12-19-07. 1st Lt. 1st Lt. Edward V. Orr, Alameda, 6-22-16. Second Infantry Field and Staff: … Read more

Fifth and Seventh Infantry, California National Guard

Fifth Infantry Field and Staff: Col. Leon C. Francis, Commanding, Oakland, 4-3-17 Lt. Col. Leonard M. Farrell, San Jose, 4-3-16 Major Laurence S. O’Toole, Berkeley, 1-30-16. Major Joshua B. Dickson, Petaluma, 6-26-16. Capt. William K. Carswell, Adjt., San Quentin, 9-5-16. Capt. Louis J. Nissen, Q. M., Livermore, 9-14-15. Capt. Frederick A. Marriott. Com., Palo Alto, 5-19-09. Capt. Arthur W. T. Hicks, Chaplain, Fowler, 3-24-04. 1st Lt. Walker L. Martin, Batt. Adjt., San Francisco, 1-14-13. 1st Lt. Walter A. Scott, Batt. Adjt., Menlo Park, 9-15-16. 1st Lt. Lewis H. Britton, Batt. Adjt., Morgan Hill, 11-24-15. 2d Lt. George G. Bradison, Bn. … Read more

Coast Artillery Corps

Coast Artillery Corps Col. Henry G. Mathewson, Commanding. 1st Coast Defense Command. Colonel Henry G. Mathewson, Alameda, 2-5-16. Major Chas. J. Mund, San Francisco, 5-14-11. Major Richard E. Mittelstaedt, San Francisco, 5-13-15. Major William H. Mallett, Oakland, 2-5-16. Staff. Capt. Allen G. Wright, Adjutant, San Francisco, 10-16-12. Capt. Martin C. Walton, Jr., Quartermaster, Oakland, 11-3-16. Capt. Chas. N. Kirkbride, Ordnance Officer, San Mateo, 7-8-16. Capt. Joseph P. McQuaide, Chaplain, San Francisco, 2-23-16. 1st Lt. 3. Carl Schindler, San Diego, 11-26-15. 2d Lt. Herbert A. Whitney, San Francisco, 12-12-16. 2d Lt. Washington B. Mel, San Francisco, 9-20-16. 2d Lt. John D. … Read more

Cavalry and Field Artillery

First Squadron Of Cavalry Major Commanding. Headquarters, Sacramento. Staff. 1st Lt. David E. Barney, Adjutant, Sacramento, 4-10-14. 2d Lt. Harry R. Gimbal, Q. M. & Com., Sacramento, 10-30-14. Troop A 2d Lt. Gilbert S. F. Davies, Bakersfield, 5-4-16. Troop B. Capt. Henry H. Sydenham, Sacramento, 1-17-13. 2d Lt. Geo. W. Calvert, Sacramento, 11-12-15. Troop C. 1st Lt. Bert E. Underwood, Salinas, 3-16-16. Troop D. Capt. James Gunn, Los Angeles, 10-11-07. 1st Lt. Ray Rogers, Los Angeles, 11-21-13. 2d Lt. Levin A. Howland, Los Angeles, 11-21-13. Officer of Medical Corps attached: Capt. Eldridge C. Turner, Surgeon, Sacramento, 6-6-16. Veterinarian: Julian P. … Read more

Biography of Henry Campbell Brooke

An Illustrated History of Southern California

Henry Campbell Brooke, Superintendent of Schools of San Bernardino County, and one of the most devoted and successful workers in the cause of public school education on the Pacific coast, was born in Pennsylvania in 1834. His ancestors on both sides immigrated to America and settled in that State in the closing year of the seventeenth century. His maternal grandmother, Mrs. Phillips (Mary Lewis), was intimately acquainted with General George Washington, and often entertained the Father of his Country at the Phillips home near Valley Forge. The Brookes settled in the mineral regions of Pennsylvania, and were among the first … Read more

The Riverside Water Company

An Illustrated History of Southern California

The 14,000 acres of irrigable land embraced in the Riverside colony are under the system of ditches constructed and owned by this water company. The owner of each acre of land entitled to water from this company’s system has two shares of the company’s stock attached to the land, and transferable only with that land, so that the company is composed entirely of users of water. There are about thirty miles of main canals, and nearly eighty miles of laterals. The amount of water now running in the canals is about 3,500 inches. On the upper canal, some three miles … Read more

1917-1918 Modoc County Civilian Draft Registration

This file contains information from the civilian draft registration cards completed in 1917-1918 for Modoc County, California. Birth Information: Residents Of This County In 1917-18 And Persons With Links To This County The information below was abstracted from by Raymond H. Banks from civilian registration cards completed in 1917-1918. All rights reserved. Some men do not have birth locations listed because they registered on the final draft registration day in 1918 when this information was not recorded. Almost 24 million men registered for the draft — not always in the county of residence. Microfilm copies of the original cards are … Read more

La Guerra de 1846

Después de la ruina del sistema federal en México, la península fue otra vez colocada en el mismo departamento que Alta California, y sus habitantes fueron invitados a apoyar la causa americana en la guerra entre los Estados Unidos y México, con el entendimiento de que el antiguo país guardaría la posesión de esta provincia y protegería a sus ciudadanos.  Pero no fue hasta después de completar la conquista de la división norteña que aparecieron los buques de guerra americanos en aquellas aguas con la intención de ampliar el dominio americano allí.  Esto pasó durante el otoño de 1846.  Los … Read more

Walker en Baja California

William Walker, un americano escocés de 29 años, tenía fuertes características personales y una naturaleza intrépida. Después de una carrera variada, en 1853 concebió la idea de formar repúblicas independientes en ciertos distritos de México. Con la lejanía y el asentamiento encaso de los distritos, su plan se hizo parecer más realizable. Él fue obligado, sin duda, en gran parte por un carácter celoso hacía Raoul Raousset, el Conde francés, cuyas operaciones en el noroeste de México tenían una función parecida. Walker, de ambición ilimitada y mal dirigida, estaba frustrado por sus primeros esfuerzos indecisos para esconder más proyectos con … Read more

Recursos de Baja California

En el lado este de la península hay minas de cobre tan prometedoras que la familia Rothchild las ha comprado en figuras altas; y recientemente se ha reportado el descubrimiento de una nueva y valiosa mina de este metal en San Fernando, en el lado oeste de la cordillera. Las minas de plata cerca de San Antonio fueron trabajadas en 1784, y por el simple proceso de trabajar, se consiguió metal ue ascendió a casi 1,000,000 dólares. Entre 1861 y 1864 aproximadamente veinte compañías fueron incorporadas en San Francisco para trabajar las minas de cobre y plata, especialmente las que … Read more