…hundred acres, in the meantime improving and developing a homestead of twenty-four acres. He met with success in his efforts, acquired a competence, and won a place among the loyal…
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…here reared to young manhood, receiving his educational training in the public schools of the community. Upon attaining maturity he engaged in general farming for himself, leasing the old Temple…
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…years later, Mr. Fryer continued his westward journey; coming over the plains behind slow-plodding ox teams, having taken the southern route, which brought him to El Monte. It was after…
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…raising. Mr. Guess came to California in October 1852, as a pioneer, and witnessed and participated in the development and upbuilding of this community. He was a native of the…
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…of 1848-49 news began to come that there was gold in California, but not generally believed till it came through a U.S. officer, and then, as the people were used…
…1812. Little is known of Mr. Barnyard’s parents other than that they were farmers who lived for many years in Kentucky. Mr. Bunyard received his education in the home community…
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…plains. Leaving Illinois in the fall of 1851, they went to Missouri, where they wintered and in the early spring, the company collected their belongings and outfitted for the tedious…
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…place of residence in this state, and there he became a member of the former well known nursery firm of Williamson and Company, proprietors of the Capital Nursery. In 1883…
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…of age. He remained there for three years, and after the completion of his college training entered the employ of Van Beever & Thompson, general merchants at Napa, California, with…
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…Your, respectively, who in the early fifties moved to Iowa and engaged at farming. Educated in the common schools of his home community, Mr. Jones remained with his parents until…
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