USA > California > Kern County > History of Kern County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present > Part 1
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110 | Part 111 | Part 112 | Part 113 | Part 114 | Part 115 | Part 116 | Part 117 | Part 118 | Part 119 | Part 120 | Part 121 | Part 122 | Part 123 | Part 124 | Part 125 | Part 126 | Part 127 | Part 128 | Part 129 | Part 130 | Part 131 | Part 132 | Part 133 | Part 134 | Part 135 | Part 136 | Part 137 | Part 138 | Part 139 | Part 140 | Part 141 | Part 142 | Part 143 | Part 144 | Part 145 | Part 146 | Part 147 | Part 148 | Part 149 | Part 150 | Part 151 | Part 152 | Part 153 | Part 154 | Part 155 | Part 156 | Part 157 | Part 158 | Part 159 | Part 160 | Part 161 | Part 162 | Part 163 | Part 164 | Part 165 | Part 166 | Part 167 | Part 168 | Part 169 | Part 170
.
F . CONGRESSBON 8 THE LIBRARY ONGRESS
I-
12
OF CONGRE
NGRESS THE
A
.
E
OF
THE
1.1
C
OF
S
N R
CONGRESS
CONGRESS
O OF CONGRESS R C N E OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY E CONTRE COUROS OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY 2
THE LIBRARY
AF OF CONGRESS HP IIFFARY
E
OF CONGRESS CONGREA ME LLORA e ESS G A G J KE A CONGRESS THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ONGRE. G
WE LIBRARY
A
5
5
.
HG LII RARY
CONGRE
CONGRESS
A F 1.5 Y OF CONGRESS, THE IIPRARY OF OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY MET LIERAKY
S G SENSTANE LIBRARY
C
RY
TRY
OF
)
RES 4 OF N H 5 THE LIBRARY C TH
B N THE ESS THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ANNACH & LIBRARY
IRY UW
G CONGRES
VAR CONGRESS THE LIBRARY
A
C
2
HE
-
THE LIEN
ONG
ONERI
R
R
PIRY K
CONGRESS
0 P
HF
9
CF
S S
E
HE ARY KARY OF CONGRESS
E
7 A G OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY 3 H C A R
H
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. T
CON . RESAN
CHE LII
ES.
" THE LIIRARY
THE LIBRARY
ORCONGRESS
R
CONGRESS THE LIBRARY
F
R
VRES DE LIBRARYY OF
D
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
C T 41 N C G 1 C. N R N La R THE LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY THE LIBRARY CONGRE Szyn402 10 ESSO A
CONGRESS THE LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS THE LIBRARY CONGRES ZAANO2 200 THE LIBRARY R
A N
CONGRESS THE LIBRARY 9 THE G 3 2 2 THE TIEKARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE LIPRAARY AGRESSO'SHADNO).
FIERAKY
OF OF THE LIBRARY SS CONGRESS G CONGRESS MP LIBRE THE LIBRARY G ESS 6 H N F
THE LIBRARY CONGRES.
ONGRESS_ OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY D ESSO Z G ₦ 2 S CONGRESS AF 2 ACRE LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY OF THE LIBRA CONGRESO PADAR
THE TILKARY CONCRE AD MIRARLO
. H. 1.5
CONGRESS 'F CONGRESS. CONGREY LA TIRRIRYS THE LIBRARY IE 1
F CONGRESS THE IIERAR NGRESS
TRY -
5
N & CONGRESS
ES NAHMANY AS WE LIBRARY
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY OF
A THE LIBRARY Meydana & CONGRES. THE LIBRARY
HC E R E 7 6 A G E THE LIBRARY N G 5 N A 0 ESS A U . H 2 H N . N CONGRESS OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY CONGRES AR. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONGRES AP MORARY. THE LIBRARYO OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY F 1 . 2 . P . 4 OF 6 A 7 R 1
CONGREG ME LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE LIIKARY
THI RAARY OF CONGRESS OF CONGRESS
2 ARY O. G OF E GRESS THE LIBR LIINKRY IRY THE LIBRA I CONGRESS THE LIEPA
OF CONGRESS THE LIBRARY
7 OF
...
THE LIBRARY VGRES
THE LIBRARY(
A G 0 F A OF CONGRESS CONCRE THANOL HU HE 3 5
THE LIBRARY
8 A A E N G CONGRES SHAUNO) THE LIBRARY
THE LIBRARY
N
THE LIBRARY
.
A OF CONGRESS THE P THE LIBRARY AUF CONCRE VIVONO1 19 OF CONGRESS
IRY
OF
S OF
a
HISTORY OF KERN COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth and Development From the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY WALLACE M. MORGAN
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1914
TODEXEL
6472 16
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY
17
Kern County of Vast Size-Great Natural Wealth-Rapid Increase in Val- uations-Necessity of Large Capital-Early Indians Within Borders of County-Clash Between White and Red-First Mining in 1851-Yellow Aster Mine-Land Patents and Water Rights-First Oil Developed in 1899 -The High Point in the County History.
CHAPTER I.
A DESCRIPTION OF KERN COUNTY
_: 0
Area of County-Boundaries-North Line 136 Miles in Length-South Line 102 Miles Long-View of the Kern Valley-The West Side Oil Fields- Buena Vista Gas Belt-Recent Activity in the Oil Fields-Reclaimed Swamp Land-Miller & Lux Alfalfa Fields-Irrigation Canals Radiate from Bakers- field-Broad Belt of Irrigated Land-Citrus Mesa Skirts the Sierras-Begin- nings of Orange Culture-Water for Pumping Abundant-Cheap Power Available-Pumping Plants in Other Sections-Great Land Holdings-Kern River Oil Field-The Mountain Sections-Early Mining Country-Mountain Farming Districts-Rancho El Tejon-The Desert Triangle Again-Bakers- field the Commercial Center.
CHAPTER II.
INDIANS AND THE TEJON RANCH
29
Remains of a Prehistoric Village-Early Indian Tribes-The Yokut Indians -Living the Simple Life-Specimens of Indian Handicraft-Elaborate Ceremonials of the Race-Tribal Names and Characteristics-Distribution of Tribes-Civilizing the Indians-Plans of Lieutenant Beale to Protect and Prosper Indians-Renegade Indians-Serranos-The Tejon Ranch- Sold to Southern California Syndicate.
CHAPTER III.
GOLD MINING FROM 1851 TO 1875
35
Rush in 1851 to Kern River-Quartz Mining at Keysville in 1852-Mining the Kern River Placers in 1853-Discovery of the Keys Mine in 1854-The First Quartz Mill Hauled from San Francisco-Keys and Mammoth Mines -Town of Keysville-The Fort-Big Blue Mine and Whiskey Flat-Growth of Kernville-Founding of Havilah-Its Most Productive Mine-Fondness of Early Miners for Gambling-Other Mining Districts.
CHAPTER IV.
BEGINNINGS OF AGRICULTURE AND STOCK-RAISING
43
First Comers were Sojourners Only-Trip Made by Audubon in 1849- The South Fork Pioneers-Dangers of Early Days-The Mason & Henry Gang-South Fork Valley-Early Settlers on the Kern Delta-The Immi- grant Road of the '50s-Site of Bakersfield in 1859-Beginnings of the County's Cattle Industry -- Some of the Very Old Timers-Beginning of the Sheep Industry-The Mexican Settlement-Catching Wild Horses as a Business-Stories of the Outlaw Vasquez-The Barnes Settlement.
CHAPTER V.
FLOODS AND SWAMP RECLAMATION
Act of 1857 for Reclamation of Swamp Land-The First San Joaquin Valley Canal Project-The First State Highway-Attempts to Interest Capitalists-How a River in Flood Reclaimed a Swamp-Then the Drought Helped, Too-Baker Gets His Patent-Montgomery Patent Annulled- The State Did Not Get the Land-Beginnings of Bakersfield-First Settlers -First Cotton Crop-First Schools-Freight Hauled from Los Angeles- Architecture in 1863-The Flood of 1867-68-Avalanches form Lakes-Flood Reaches Bakersfield-Reclamation Work Completed-Patent Granted to Colonel Baker.
54
vi
CONTENTS
CHAPTER VI.
61
ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY
County Created from Tulare and Los Angeles-First County Seat at Havilah -First County Officials-First Court House-First Election Precincts- First Election in the County-The Vote for Governor-Officers Elected- First Swamp Land District Organized-Agreement with Colonel Baker- Changes in the Swamp Land Laws-A Sheep Worth More Than an Acre of Land-The First Mountain Roads-Ferry Charges-Purchase of Toll Roads by the County.
CHAPTER VII.
THE COMING OF THE CAPITALISTS 66
Era of Large Enterprise Begins-Bakersfield as it Was in 1870-Sources of Ready Cash-Early Captains of Industry-Cotton Growers' Association Formed-Livermore and Redington Interests Sold-Kern County News of 1871-73-Havilah Residents Move to Bakersfield-Death of Colonel Baker in 1872.
CHAPTER VIII.
BAKERSFIELD BECOMES THE COUNTY METROPOLIS
72
History of Bakersfield a Story of Hope Deferred-Yet Always the City was Full of Life-Contest for County Seat Assumed Final Form in 1873- Contest over Election-Bakersfield Made County Seat in 1874 by 22 Votes -Contract for Court House-First Incorporation of Town-First Officers -The First Hope Deferred-Delano Founded-The Story of Johnson's Ox-Team-News Notes of 1873-75-Bakersfield Disincorporated in 1876- The Town Marshal Then Retired.
CHAPTER IX.
THE CONTESTS OVER WATER RIGHTS BEGIN 80
Large Negotiations by Capitalists-Withdrawal of Redington-Decline of Livermore and Chester-The Largest Plow Ever Built-Fertile Causes of Litigation-First Great Fight Over Water Rights-Purposes of Haggin and Carr-Carr's Dealing with the Ditch Companies-Plans to Gather in the Desert Lands-Enter Miller and Lux at Rear of Stage.
CHAPTER X.
A COLLECTION OF DISCONNECTED STORIES 89
The Drought of 1877-Disastrous in Its Effects-The Town of Tehachapi- Its Pioneers-Moving of Old Town to Railroad-First Apple Trees Planted About 1880-Delano Making Progress-The Last of Old Clubfoot-Lynch- ing of an Outlaw Gang-The Tehachapi Train Wreck-Importation of the Negroes-News Notes of 1886-93.
CHAPTER XI.
THE GREAT LUX-HAGGIN WATER SUIT. 98
Involving Some Picturesque Characters, a Supreme Court Decision, Two State Irrigation Conventions, a Special Session of the State Legislature and an llistoric Agreement-Some of Miller's Chief Lieutenants-Leaders of the Carr and Haggin Forces-Heads of the Rival Literary Bureaus- Julius Chester and Richard Hudnut-The Kern County Echo-The Great Water Suit-Kern River Plays Another Prank-Supreme Court Decides for Riparianists-Irrigators Everywhere Protested-Governor Calls Legis- lative Session-State Senate Deadlocks on Water Bills-The Miller-Haggin Agreement Ends Litigation.
CHAPTER XII. 110
FIRST ATTEMPT AT COLONIZATION
Haggin Decides to Colonize-Carr Gives Place to Fergusson-Many Plans for Progress-Fire Wipes out Business Section-Bakersfield Quickly Re- builds-Colonization on a Large Scale-Scions of Nobility Make Things Hum-An International Romance-Journalistic Exigencies Aid Cupid- Causes for Dissatisfaction in Rosedale Colony-Another Swamp Land Con- test-The Jastro Administration.
vii
CONTENTS
CHAPTER XIII.
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF A DECADE, 1890-1900
117
Desert Mining Booms-Traces of Early Prospectors-Discovery of the Yellow Aster-Other Famous Desert Mines-The Town of Randsburg- Discovery of Tungsten Mines-The Amalie District-Other Important Events-Gas and Electric Plants-First Street Railway-The First Levee Canal-The Great Railway Strike-Coxey's Army Comes and Goes-Twin Towns Incorporate-Company G Responds to Duty-News Notes 1895- 1900.
CHAPTER XIV.
DEVELOPMENT OF OIL FIELDS
126
Discovery of Great Oil Fields That Have Made the County Famous-Early Development at MeKittrick-First Drilling Unsuccessful-Operators Move to Sunset-Refinery Established in 1891-McKittrick Railroad Built-Oil Boon Strikes West Side-Discovery of the Kern River Field-The Elwoods To be Credited with Discovery-The Great Boom-Sunset Railroad Built -Building of Pipe Lines Begun-Associated Oil Company Formed-In- dependent Agency Organized-A Democratic Concern-Varying Prices for Oil-Gushers Swamp the Market-The Boom of 1910-Developments at the Marketing End-More Pipe Lines Built-Getting the Markets Organized -Efforts to Check Over-Production-Oil Land Withdrawals-The Pickett Bill-The Yard Decision-Smith Remedial Bill-Asphaltum and Oil Refin- ing-Natural Gas Production-Natural Gas in Bakersfield-Making Gasoline from Gas-Some of the County's Famous Oil Gushers-Gushers Start Boom of 1910-Lakeview Comes In-Product Swamps Pipe Line-The Consolidated Midway-A Procession of Gushers-North Midway Gushers -Effect on the Oil Game-The Lost Hills Field-The Discovery Well.
CHAPTER XV.
PROGRESS OF THE COUNTY FROM 1900 TO 1913
148
Development of Pump Irrigation-Experiments at Wasco and McFarland- Development of the Citrus Belt-Pumping Plant Extension in 1912- Planting Apples at Tehachapi-Status of Fruit Growing in 1913-Bakersfield in 1904-Good Times Return-Building Boom of 1909-10-Activity in Home-Building-Raising the Civic Standards-Consolidation of Bakersfield and Kern-Bakersfield Paves Her Streets-Bonds for County Roads- Public Buildings of 1900-1913-Church Building-Progress of Schools-The Rescue of Lindsay B. Hicks-News Notes 1899 to 1910.
CHAPTER XVI.
BRIEF HISTORIES OF KERN COUNTY TOWNS 173
Bakersfield in 1859-Coming of Colonel Baker-Kern County Created- Bakersfield Formally Laid Out-Bakersfield Wins the County Seat-Bakers- field is Incorporated then Disincorporated-Another Era of Progress-The Big Fire-Colonization of Rosedale-Public Utilities in 1889-90-Kern River Oil Boom-Present Prospects-West Side Oil Field Towns-Maricopa- Taft-Fellows-McKittrick -- Lost Hills-Towns of the Valley Farming District-Delano-Wasco-Famosa-McFarland-Rio Bravo-Buttonwillow -Shafter-Rosedale-Edison-Towns of the Mountain Section-Tehachapi -Glennville-Woody-Kernville-Isabella- Weldon-Onyx-Havilah-Ca- liente-Towns of the Desert-Randsburg-Johannesburg-Mojave-Rosa- mond.
INDEX
A
Barnett. Floyd H 1305
Abels, Fred
1506
Ackerley, C. H
1111
Adams, G. F.
1505
Bates, Luther A
1551
Adams, James 'S
1260
Batz, John B
231
Adams, Verne L.
1518
Bauman, Jacob
865
Albrecht, Albert W.
1418
Baumgartner, Joseph
1282
Aldrich, G. J.
1363
Beardsley, Lewis A
1232
Alexander, Calvin B
596
Beck, Charles G.
1392
Alexander, Ford
1299
Becker, H. E.
674
Alexander, James
1085
Bemus, Erskine
1225
Allardt. Hugo F
472
Benjamin, Ernest V
1243
Allen, Charles E
1319
Bennett, A. V. 1374
Allen, Louis
921
Bennett, Charles F
506
Amour, Augustine
1223
Bennett, J. A 1399
1312
Andersen, Barney A
764
Bennett, Hon. Paul W.
634
Anderson, C. V.
232
Benson, Clarence D 738
1365
Andre. Andre
992
Berges, Alexander 868
Annette, James L
1326
Beringer, Milton D
629
Ansolabehere. Michel
1460
Bernard, Francois
1432
Ansolabehere, Michel
1139
Apalatea, Francisco
1377
Bess, R. W.
582
Applegarth, Clark
1276
Bewley, R. L
1434
Ardizzi. Beneditto
1435
Bidart, John
801
Argy, Michael
1538
Bimat, Bernard
901
Armstrong, William E
1368
Bimat, Leon
741
Arp, James H.
446
Birchard, S. C .. 1385
Ashe, Eliott M
1530
Blacker. Ezra N. 537
1417
Atkinson, Thomas W.
1376
Blackhall, Alexander R. M.
1021
Atwell, Joe M.
798
Blaettler, Peter 1378
1060
Blanc, Eli
1475
Blanck, Ernest L
867
Blankenship, Phil
1418
Blodget, Hugh A
883
Blood, Daniel H
1003
Blood, E. K
1224
Bailey, Joseph L 857
Baker, James L. 1380
Boggs, Willis W
388
Baker, R. T.
872
Bolstad, Fred P.
747
Baker, Col. Thomas
722
Borda, Domingo
812
Baker, Thomas A 460
Borel, Jean
1235
Bakersfield Brewing Co. 1282
472
Bostaph, C. A.
1371
Baldwin. Frank H. 1460
Bowles, P. E., Jr
1123
Ball, Herbert G
663
Bowman, Charles
1379
Ballagh, C. E.
748
Bramham, Virginia 1025
Ballagh, E. E 1093
Brandt, Henry J. 1388
Ballagh, Herbert A
730
Bratt, Frank O. 857
Bresson, Joseph 1297
Breuch, William 642
Brinkman, John J. 677
Barker, E. J. 1405
Brite, Charles R. 1335
Barker, Vining E. 1262
Brite, Jesse D 1361
Barlow. Hon. Charles A 207
Brite, John B
1331
B
Bach, Philip 1323
Bailey. E. W. 1398
Bailey, John E 857
Boese, Rev. John H
1494
Boggs, William S.
360
Baker, Lynn W.
1344
Bohna, Henry
Borgwardt, Henry L
772
Bandettini, Almando 1508
Bangsberg, O. C. 1063
Banks, Henry F 1504
Baptista, Christian and Margaret. 763
Barr, James A
1280
Barrett, Parker
1285
Bates, J. W.
1085
Amonrig, August
1202
Bennett, John F
Anderson, Frank
1476
Benson, Millard D
Andre. Cyrille 494
Bergsten, Albion R
1451
Bertrand, Jean E
944
Atkinson, Benjamin MI
1377
Blacker, Robert E.
Augsburger, John H 1332
Blair, Frank E
Avila, Mrs. Mary J
861
270
Bakersfield Ice Delivery
1x
INDEX
Brite, Lucas F.
281
Chittenden, James E 760
Brittan, Edward F
1225
Christensen, Claus P 668
Britz, Nick
1333
Claflin, Hon. Charles L. 1250
Brockman, Fred C.
702
Clar, Miss Anna. 1477
Brooks, Thomas A
283
Clark, Fred C.
1446
Broom, Mrs. Margaret M
1524
Clark, James A.
1021
Brower, Celsus
1037
Clark, Orville L.
216
Brown, Andrew
213
Clark, Samuel R
1236
Brown, Edward S.
1097
Clayman, John H
256
Brown, Granville L
320
Clegg, William F
1471
Brown, H. H
1205
Clement, Fred
1378
Brown, James F
1385
Clickard, John 1466
Cline, Christian W 1338
1341
Brown, Thomas W
751
Cochran, Joseph A
1542
Browning, William J
1106
Coffee, Dave 927
1105
Brundage, Hon. Benjamin.
1012
Colby, C. B
342
Brundage, Benjamin L
1245
Coleman, Harry L
1477
Buchanan, Lewis R
955
Colm, W. W
743
Buckreus, Franz
330
Colton, Francis G.
1545
Bumgarner, G. M., M.D.
1018
1180
Burke, Daniel
722
Cook, F. S.
1435
Burke, Walter J.
560
Cook, L. R
1471
Burkett, George E
1539
Burnes, Andrew A
1235
Coolbaugh, Mrs. Elizabeth
865
Burnham, E. L
1371
Coombs, Leslie D
926
Burns, F. J. 1364
Cooney, Joseph P.
1521
Burton, Robert
996
Cooper, Charles E
705
Burubeltz, Jean
1335
Coppin, Thomas C.
1311
Busby, Harry C
1305
Cornish, Thomas J
948
Corsett, Frank H.
1543
Bush, Jonathan M
1485
Byrns, Frank
1211
Corti, Paul
1157
Coulter, Joel W
687
C
Caldwell, George O
1347
Caldwell. James R
809
Caldwell, John E
809
Calhoun, George
1237
Call, George W
1308
Campbell, E. B.
985
Crawford, Clinton B
1343
Canaday, John W.
1441
Canfield, W.
1454
Cannell, Thomas A
577
Capdeville, Jean B.
1195
Crippen, S. G.
1423
Carlock, Francis M.
645
Carlock, Howard W
1429
Carlton, Eugene R
995
Crites, Arthur S
1244
Carroll, J. P.
1193
Crites, Mrs. Louesa M
1046
Carter, David
931
Carter, J. B
729
Cromwell, Alexander H.
603
Cross, Asa A
1300
Carver, Mrs. Louisa J.
1251
1370
Cassady, Forrest A 1462
Crow, Lewis B
793
Castro, Albert H. 879
Cuda, Joseph
353
Castro, Emilio C.
1341
Cuddeback, William N.
347
Castro, Epifanio P
853
Castro, Leonides
1168
Castro, Perfecto C.
1550
Cummins, Thomas L.
659
Castro, Thomas C 1202
Cuneo, P. J., M.D
1075
Cattani, Peter 1544
Cayori, Chris 1304
Chadwick, Chessman J.
633
Chastan, Octave
846
Chatom, Paul 756
D
Daggett, Charles E
1552
Chavez, Gabriel 1467
Chinette, John P
918
Dailey, Charles A
1301
Brown, L. T.
1491
Brown, Newell J., M.D
1257
Clotfelter, Less
Bruce, James L .. 897
Condict. Henry F.
694
Burge, E. D ..
1448
Cook, D. B
Cook, W. H., M.D
294
Coulter, L. D.
1363
Cowan, Marshall R.
973
Coyne. Martin
1324
Craghill. Edward W
430
Craig, Fred W.
1143
Craig, J. N ..
1463
Crain, Mrs. Alice A
1390
Crawford, James R
1533
Crichton, Dave
482
Crippen, Fred N
1412
Crites, Angus J.
336
Crites, Angus M
1045
Carver, Alexander
1435
Cross, John
1345
Castro, Domitilo
737
Cuddeback, John P.
Cummings, Clarence C.
1531
Cummings, Edward G.
1531
Cunningham, W. L ..
341
Curran, James
407
Curtzwiler, Charles W
1246
Chauvin, Alphonse
1279
Croft, J. H
655
Coffee, George W
INDEX
Dalton, Archibald E 1306
Daly, Charles 1413
Darnul, John J 767
Etcheverry, Peter 842
Etzweiler, Harry A. 1194
Evans, Joseph L
563
Eyraud, August P 589
Eyraud, Jean 1549
Eyraud, Joseph
921
F
Fairchild, Charles H 521
Fairchild, Margaret H 522
Farmer, Milton T. 891
Farris, Hamilton
418
Fechtner, Paul R
1537
Dennen, LeRoy A
1513
Derby, George W. 1433
Deuel, J. J., Sr. 1214
Denel, J. J., Jr. 501
Devenney, Henry F
1220
Dickey,
1425
Dickinson, Charles
1278
Dickinson, James E
482
Dixon, Archie H.
828
{ Dixon, Ola G.
836
Dodge, R. M
1386
Doherty, William J
887
Dooley, Joseph P
1368
Doran, Peter
1510
Dougherty, Dixon 324
Forker, William N.
1094
Forsyth, Donald H.
1420
Foster, Edwin L
1249
Foust, Andrew J
1457
Foust, Levi E
651
Fox, C. A.
957
Fox, J. Frank
778
Duncan, M. A 434
Dunlap, Henry C.
1261
Dunlop, Samuel J
1312
1 Dunn, John M.
1307
Dunne, Cornelius
1139
Durnal, J. A 1527
Duschak, Simon
1528
E
Eardley, W. A.
244
Echenique, Miguel
944
Echenique, Tomas
827
Echols, A. B
1516
Eckert, Mrs. Belle C.
1394
Eckhoff, Frederick J
1253
Edmonds, Reuben A 367
Edwards, E. T.
252
Edwards, George B
403
Edwards, J. G.
1328
Ehlers, Fredrick 1381
Eiland, Edward F.
858
Ellis, Katharyn W., M.D.
344
Elwood, Harry M., M.D
956
Emerson, Charles
1369
Gardner, John A.
368
Emmons, E. Carroll 1398
Gardner, J. E.
1048
Gates, N. M
1367
Enas, John 529
Endert, Joseph F. 811
1454
General Hospital of Taft
373
Getchell, C. E
718
Erb, E. J. 1315
Giboney, C. L.
1325
Erickson, Henry
1322
Gilfillan, Adam W 417
Espitallier, Joseph
1548
Gill, John L.
810
Espitallier, Marius M.
1372
Gillespie, J. E.
819
Fenneman, Henry H 850
Ferguson, Andrew 1124
Ferguson, W. A 803
Fergusson, Reginald A., M.D 338
Fether, Frank A 1026
Fether, Harry D. 1072
Filben, Arthur B 1274
First National Bank of Taft 450
Fishell, Roland R 1489
Flournoy, George 581
Fogarty, Thomas H
1357
Fogg, E. S., M.D.
1224
Follansbee, William G.
706
Forbes, A. D.
348
Dover, H. J. 1553
Dowd, Adolphus 1447
Drader, Charles
356
Duhart, Pierre 965
Dumble, Herman S 1184
Duncan, Eugene B 350
Frazier, William W 1523
Freear, Charles H 906
Freear, Henry T 683
Freear, Horace R 475
Freear, James A 214
209
Freear, Joseph P.
498
Freeman, Albert W
277
Freeman, Hon. James W.
1212
Freligh, Andrew
433
Fry, Charles H.
1384
Fry, John A. 1000
Fry, Joseph ]
752
Fuller, Rev. Edgar R 969
Fultz, Thomas S
1542
G
Galbraith, G. H 961
Gallman, John J 366
Galloway, Ralph E 262
Galtes, Paul 307
Gardette, Peter
197
Geddes, Charles E 1426
Geiger, Felix 1487
Engle, William H. 1374
Estribou, Jean B. 1214
Etcheverry, Fernando 1191
David, Edward 1467
Davis, Elonzo P 609
+ Davis, George
1516
Davis, Ira B
896
Davis, Philip M
1511
Davis, Walter E
1303
Dawley, C. H.
743
Day. Charles E.
420
Dearborn, Judge Elias M.
816
Delfino, George
1157
Demsey, Cyrus F., M.D.
1047
Denio, John B
315
Engelke, W. A
Emmons, Hon. E. J. 1500
Freear, John A.
xi
INDEX
Gillespie, Patrick
1056
Gillette, Edward D
623
Gilli, Peter
541
Henderson, Lawrence
Girard, Joseph
777
Henderson, William L 1534
Girard, Jules
1539
Giraud, Cyrille
1524
Hern, J. J.
1416
Gist, Jabez R.
981
Herod, Clarence L
1247
Glanville, Oscar
565
Herod, James
744
Glenn, Mrs. Sarah
1330
Goode, Albert S
489
Hicks, J. W.
1459
Goode, O. P.
1416
Goodman, H. S.
1277
Gormley, F. B 673
Hill, Fred A
718
Gould, Bert E
1353
Graham, James T.
1404
Grant, James C.
1431
Gray, Jonathan E.
453
Green, A. B
1339
Green, Bernard G.
1372
Green, Bert
1041
Green Brothers
1041
Green, Clarence S
678
Green, John L
1041
Green, John T.
429
Greer, Jefferson M
1483
Gribble, Fred L.
1450
Grimaud, Stanislaus
1269
Grogg. E. A. 1326
Guiberson, Lorraine P
463
Gunderson, Robert
1445
Gundlach, Max, Jr 1554
Gunn, William W. 1541
H
Haberfelde, George C.
1167
Haberkern, Charles F
374
Haese, Otto 1011
Haimes, Reginald F 1150
219
Halloran, John
1465
Halter, Joseph J.
1273
Hamilton, E. M
999
Hamilton, John E
278
Hamilton, Truman W 1497
Hamlin, Francis A., M.D 313
1215
Harbaugh, Isaac W.
1176
Harding, Jack
1119
Hardisty, Charles
1407
Hare, Frederick E.
1445
Harman, Lane S. 269
Harmon, William
1052
Harrington, Albert I
578
Harris, Witten W 868
Hart, Charles M
1356
Hart, John O.
1175
Harvey, John H.
1428
Harvey, Thomas N
234
Hastings, George
1045
Jacobs, A. Neal. 1415
Jacoby, Abraham 973
James, J. B. 1495
James, Walter 394
Jameson, John M.
476
Jasper, Mrs. Harriet.
693
Heard, J. W
1500
Heasley, William E
1470
Heck, E. P.
341
Heck, O. C.
341
Heldman, Charles H.
1078
Jewett, Mrs. Catherine A 1296
Helm, Lesrey G.
1440
Jewett. Frank C. 1314
875
Hudson, Hon. R. J
295
Hughes, H. Guy
763
Hughes, R. C.
1388
Hunt, R. R.
1529
Hunter, Alva
1325
Hurst, Willis E
1528
Hutchins, V. G. 837
Hydron, James 380
I
Illingworth, Carlos G.
862
Irwin, Hon. Rowen 263
J
Jackson, Charles W 446
Jackson, David 1120
Hatfield, George W 1346
Hath, H. J 1329
Hay, George 225
Hayden, James M. 756
Hayes, Emmett I
1147
Jastro, Harry
1230
Jastro, Henry A 195
Jensen, H. P 1215
Jessup, John R 507
566
Holland, W. J
569
Holmes, Calvin H 1336
Holmes, Fred S 1488
Holmes, Myron
268
Holson, Dell J
1213
Holtby, Robert M
564
Holthe, Oscar A
1396
Hopkins, Harry A
355
Hopper, Leonard
748
Hopper, Thomas
797
Hornung, Paul
1051
Hosking, Henry 1201
Hougham, Edward I 438
Houser, William M. 377
Howell, William A
293
Hubbard. John E.
Hill, Paul C. 1011
Hill, Roland G. 510
Hill, William H 207
Hilliard, Wesley W 1210
1527
Hirsch, L. A 1334
Hitchcock, Charles D 1064
Hoagland, Arthur E 1427
Hochheimer, Ira 1165
Hoenshell, David I 1266
Holden, Rev. John P
1188
Higley, E. D
1320
Hill, F. F.
349
Hickey, John
637
Hiemforth, Peter
1526
Hendrickson, John J
842
Helin, Thaddeus W. 733
Henderson, George D
1278
Hanning, Cecil H.
Hall, Hon. Fred H
Hillman, Earl
xii
INDEX
Jewett, Philo L.
222
LaMarsna, Gerard C. 1515
Jewett, Solomon
1292
Lamb, Patrick 1284
Jewett, S. Wright
1059
Lambert, Peter 771
Johndrow, Louis F
1015
Lapsley, James T. 1529
Johnson, Charles F
812
Larsen, Christian P 1289
Larson, Lewis H 1140
768
Johnson, John P
1042
Lavers, William A
755
Johnson, J. Thomas, M.D
424
Leake, W. R
419
Johnson, Mrs. Melvina
1505
LeGar, Keith B
1401
Johnson, Richard A
1517
Leieritz, E. H 781
Johnston, Charles N.
545
Lewis, Edwin T 797
Lichtenstein, M. M. 1081
1473
Johnston, Lucius
689
Jones, J. A
1554
Jones, Joseph G.
1410
Lindberg, M. A.
1442
Lindgren, Charles J
1231
Lindgren, Otto P.
1302
Little, C. C.
987
Little, Lindsey B.
1301
Judd, Frank S
709
K
Kaar, Charles H
1161
Kaar, Jacob F
1162
Kaar, John
777
Kammerer, George
672
Kamprath, Otto R
514
Karns, Ernest
1097
Kaye, W. W
203
Kean, Michael T
1116
Keene, Arthur M.
1483
Keester, Lloyd P. 1048
Keleher, T. P 1456
Kellermeyer, Edward C. 872
Kelley, Franklin C. 1318
Kelley, George C .. 1317
1082
Kelly, John W 1495
Kelly, W. W.
789
Kerr, Charles
1075
Kersey, Joe D.
1530
Kersey, Mrs. Lizzie.
1467
Kidd, A. M.
1313
Kimball-Stone Drug Store 233
1384
King, Layton J.
674
Mc Coy, Charles H 895
Mc Cullouch, Benjamin F. 1239
876
Kirsten, A. C. Julius
891
Mccutchen, Edmund W.
267
Kitchen, Charles E
1071
Mccutchen, George W
261
Kizziar, William L.
902
Mccutchen, James B
249
Klingenberg, August
1477
Mc Cutchen, Preston S.
243
Klipstein, Henry W
385
Mc Cutchen, P. J.
1300
Mccutchen, Robert 1 275
Mccutchen, V. D. 1107
255
Knowlton, Kent S
962
McDonald, Dan
1332
Koch, John
1438
Mc Donald, J. C.
1034
Kosel, Peter
1550
McFarland, James B
442
Kramer, Otto
1409
McFarlane, Peter J
1501
McGill, R. W.
1453
McGovern, Thomas H
505
McGuire, Robert R 1041
671
McKee, Milo G.
684
Vlc Kenzie, M. K., M.D.
314
Laird, Rollin
1253
Mc Kinnie, Carle T. 555
Laird, William H., M.D
569
Mc Lean, George A
888
Lugo, Jose M .. 1412
Lutz, Emil T 1348
M
Mc Caffrey, James O 1400
McCaffrey, John 1541
Mc Call, L. A. 1370
McCarthy, Jeremiah 943
Mc Carthy, William J. 1125
McCausland. George W 1440
Mc Climans. John J. 1449
Mc Clintock, H. H 690
AlcClure, William H. 1475
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.