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DWARD ALANSON FOSS was born at Reading, Massachusetts, July 8, 1839. His father was Daniel Foss, who was born at Stratham, New Hampshire. His mother's maiden name was Angelina Wakefield, and she was de- scended from a line of Revolutionary heroes, her grandfather having been with sturdy old Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga. The subject of this sketch was educated in the excellent public schools of his native State, passing the high- school grade. Early in 1861, he enlisted in the Twenty-second Regiment of Massachusetts Vol- unteers, the regiment raised by Henry Wilson, afterward Vice President of the United States. This regiment went to the front under the com-
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mand of Colonel Jesse A. Grove, who was killed at the battle of Gaines' Mills, July 26, 1862. In this battle, also, Mr. Foss received a severe wound, and fell into the hands of the enemy, and was confined in Libby prison; but, fortunately, an early exchange transferred him in about three weeks to the hospital on David's Island, in New York harbor. After his dis- charge from the hospital, being disabled for further service in the army, Mr. Foss went to Lynn, Massachusetts, where he lived about two years, when he returned to his native town of Reading, and learned the trade of organ-pipe maker, in the shops of Samuel Pierce, where he continued until 1875, when he emigrated to Cali- fornia with his wife and two sons, having been married some years before to Miss Carrie E. Ath- earn, a native of West Tisbury, Martha's Vine- yard, Massachusetts. Her father was Charles Grandison Athearn, of West Tisbury, and her mother's maiden name was Ann Thaxter. Miss Athearn was a granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Thaxter, who was born in Hingham. Massa- chusetts, May 4, 1744; took his first degree at Harvard University in July, 1768; was at the battle of April 19, 1775; and in January, 1776, he joined the army as Chaplain of Prescott's Regiment. He was at Cambridge, White Plains and North River, and in New Jersey until March, 1777. When the corner-stone of Bun- ker Hill monument was laid by Lafayette, June 17, 1825, he was present by request and officiated as Chaplain. He died July 18, 1827. He was a man of learning, benevolence and piety. Mr. and Mrs. Foss have five sons and one daughter: Charles Edward, Allan Percy, Harry Stanley, Helen Pearl, Joseph Thaxter and Robert Bruce.
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Mr. Foss was one of the first to discover the beauties of the Alpine district, and thus had the first choice of land, of which he owns 240 acres (forty acres, he says, for each of his children). This land, like that of all the Alpine region, is well adapted to fruit-growing, and Mr. Foss last season shipped from one of his trees seventy- two pears which weighed sixty-eight pounds.
But he always grows on his fine place wheat, barley, hay, etc., besides giving some atten- tion to stock and poultry. Content with his lot, satisfied with his surroundings, and happy in the friendship and esteein of his neighbors, he expects to pass the remainder of his days in the home which he has established by his industry.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM S. EMERY was born in Thomaston, Maine, October 11, 1817. His father was Captain John Em- ery, of Thomaston. His grandfather, George Einery, was one of the first settlers of that State.
Captain W. S. Emery was married July 7, 1839, to Miss Lucy S. Spalding, daughter of Captain Josiah Spalding of Thomaston. Their children were fourteen, eight of whom are liv- ing: four died in infancy, two in manhood. Josiah S. Emery died of consumption at Pine Valley, San Diego County, October 3, 1872, aged twenty-seven. Henry W. Emery died at Glen Cliff, San Diego County, August 7, 1888, aged forty-five years. Captain Emery followed the sea from his boyhood. He became ship- inaster at twenty-three years of age. He sailed from New Orleans in the fall of 1849, and ar- rived in San Francisco in May, 1850. He sold his bark, the Louisiana, in San Francisco and went into business at Sacramento. Captain Emery came around Cape Horn: Mrs. Emery eame to California in 1851, by the Isthmus of Panama. There was no railroad across the Isthmus at that early day, and she came up the Chagres river to Gorgona on a small steamer. From that place to Cruces they came on light- ers polled up the river by natives almost nnde. From Cruces to the city of Panama they crossed the mountains on mules,-some differ- ence, that way of traveling, from speeding across the continent in palace cars! Mr. Emery reached San Francisco July 7, 1851, after a voyage of twenty days from Panama. San
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Francisco was then almost swept out of exist- ence by three great fires of that year.
The Emery family resided several years in Sacramento, passing through floods and fires, and the many hardships and privations of Cali- fornia pioneers. When the war of the Rebel- lion broke out the four eldest sons joined the California Volunteers. William E. Emery, the oldest son, now living in Santa Cruz County, was Adjutant of the Seventh Regiment under Colonel Charles Lewis, who was one of the earliest settlers of San Diego, and died there in 1870 or '71. He was a veteran of the Mexican war. Henry N. Emery belonged to Company F, First Battalion Nevada Cavalry; was a mem ber of Heintzelman Post, No. 33, San Diego, California. Herbert L. Emery, his twin brother, belonged to Company C, Fourth Infantry, Cali- fornia Volunteers. He belongs to HIeintzelman Post, No. 33, San Diego. Josiah S. Emery belonged to Company C, Fourth Infantry, Cali- fornia Volunteers. Although they were never at the front or saw a battle, they suffered many hardships and privations on the frontiers of this State, Nevada and Arizona.
Captain Emery came to San Diego in 1866. He and his sons kept stations on the Colorado Desert for several years, under the firm of Em- ery Brothers. In 1868 they secured land in the mountains of San Diego County and engaged in the cattle business, in which they still continue. Mrs. Emery, with the younger members of the family. came to San Diego in February, 1870. In May of that year Captain Emery moved his family to the mountains. They made the journey from San Diego over the old stage road to Yuma by way of Tia Jnana, Tocarte and Campo, more than eighty miles, to reach their mountain home, only forty-four miles from San Diego. There were no roads from San Diego to the mountains in those early days, but trails, and in many places it was a hard, rough ride for a horseman. The life of the Emery family in those lonely mountains was not exempt from perils and vicissitudes. In December, 1870, a gang of Mexican horse-thieves came into the
valley one dark storiny night and stole every horse they owned, fourteen in number. By the dawn of day the desperadoes were over the line into Lower California. Captain Emery took James Flinn as interpreter, and they went into San Rafael. He succeeded in getting seven of the horses: the other seven he never got, although the Mexican authorities had caught the thieves and shot them, keeping possession of the horses, however, -a sample of Mexican justice and equity in those days! Many other trials and afflictions were experienced by the family; but as the connty has been settled and civilized better days have dawned. In 1887 the Emery brothers bought a place at Alpine, San Diego County, where the family now re- side. Mr. Herbert Emery is still making his home at Pine valley ranch. Charles F. Emery, a younger brother, lives at the ranch with his family and is foreman there. Edward C. Ein- ery resides in San Diego with his family. Mrs. L. E. Wheeler, widow of Samuel H. Wheeler, late of San Francisco, is one of the daughters; Mrs. Mary E. Rich, of Westminster, Orange County, wife of John E. Rich, a merchant, is another daughter. Edward C. Emery resides at 636 Eighteenth street, San Diego. Misses Annie S. and Lillian G. Emery, daughters, are at home with their parents.
Henry U. Emery was elected Supervisor of the Third District of San Diego County, in 1884, and served with honesty and ability, till death removed him from earthly labors. He was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends, and his death, in the prime of manhood, was universally regretted. To his bereaved family his place can never be filled.
L. DORN, raneher, etc., Escondido, was born in 1859, at West Union, Iowa; in 1870-'71 he was in Chicago selling papers and blacking boots; he next was night messenger for the Western Union during the Chicago fire. He attended common schools in
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Chicago and high schools at Englewood. Then, in 1877, he went to Michigan and was employed in saw-mills, steam-boating, sailing, farming and teaching school for six years, carning money for a collegiate course. In the fall of 1883 he entered the State University of Michigan, and completed a four years' course in civil engi- neering, then, in the fall of 1886, for the sake of his health, he came to California, settling at Escondido, and commenced ranching and en- gineering. He was one of the organizers of the first Agricultural Society, and secretary; was next year Secretary of the Central Agricul- tural Society, also ot the State District Society in 1889; he was also assistant engineer of the Pamo Water Company. In 1887 Mr. Dorn bought the Whitney & Bell ranch and vineyard, one of the best in San Diego County.
In 1887 he married Miss Kate Orr, a class- mate in the Michigan University. Three young ladies of the celebrated La Porte High School, went to that University and were room-inates,- Kate Orr, Anna Taber and Ella Webb. Three gentlemen-E. L. Dorn, W. W. Horine and Stanley Warner-were also school-mates there at the same time, and waited upon the young ladies in their freshman year; 1888 found the six married and comfortably settled in Escon dido.
OHN HOLTON MARSHALL, capitalist, San Diego, was born June 19, 1845, in Brunswick, Maine, the seat of Bowdoin College, and at the age of fourteen years went to sea, his father, J. H. Marshall, being an old sea captain. Of the seven children in the fam- ily all three of the sons followed the sea.
In the early part of 1862 Mr. Marshall en- tered the navy, and was honorably discharged in September, 1865. He relates in an amusing manner how rigid the examination was before the Medical Board for the United States navy. It required presence of mind to protect the ap- plicant from officials who rejected or accepted
whom they pleased. The Captain was naturally near-sighted, and he felt very uncomfortable when a companion was instantly rejected on examination. The officer glared at Marshall, and asked him what was the matter with his ears. Marshall simply drew a breath of relief, for he intnitively knew his hearing was more acute and actually superior on account of the defect in his eyes. The officer stepped up and whispered to him, but he heard every breath he made, and finally, after looking several times intently at his ears, the doctor inquired, in a pleasant, satisfied voice, " Well, how are your eyes? do you see all right? There is no blink- ing in themn; they are blue in color; that is generally the best color; I guess you are all right." Marshall, in a measure, was in a state of suspense, for it would have nearly " killed " him to have been rejected. He looked the offi- cer straight in the eye and said: "My eyes have never bothered me; I can see with them I guess." He passed and received his commission as ensign in the United States navy.
Captain Marshall was first placed on the war ship Savannah, and during his service in the navy served on several ships, his last being the gun-boat Huntsville, commanded by Lieu- tenant-Commander Devens, of Massachusetts. He was engaged in the second naval battle of Fort Fisher. During his service he was in the South Atlantic and East Gulf Blockading Squadron, the latter part cruising in West India waters and along the Spanish Main.
After the war closed he followed the sea as chief officer in merchant service. In 1868 lie went to the gold diggings on the west coast of New Zealand. At the gold mines he had many " ups and downs," finally making his head- quarters at Melbourne. In the early part of 1870 he returned to his home in Maine; then, in October, 1870, he returned to California, where he took command of a ship and made a voyage to South America, and numerous voyages to neighboring Pacific ports. Then quitting the sea, in 1875, he located at Seattle, on Puget Sound, Washington, where he was very success-
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ful in his real-estate investments. When he first landed there it was a small, quiet seaport, surrounded by a new country but partially set- tled. He bought land at a nominal price, and relates how he offered a blacksmith a block of land to fix his wagon; the value of the land was about $50; this land was afterward sold for $20,000. In 1883 he anticipated a reaction and sold his real estate as rapidly as possible, so that he was well protected from the financial depression and decline of real estate cansed by the Villard failure in 1883. IIe next visited Enrope with his family, and early in 1885 he returned to superintend his affairs at Seattle. Business there was apparently lifeless, and the population was decreasing visibly. After plac- ing his remaining property there in security, he sailed for San Diego in June, 1885, and pur- chased considerable real estate here, for he de- termined to make Southern California his home. His investments have realized even more than his sanguine expectations had anticipated. He erected a handsome brick block on the corner of Fonrth and C streets, which is considered one of the finest buildings in San Diego. He was once elected delegate to the city council, and is a very popular man.
In June, 1874, Captain Marshall married Mrs. E. M. Hinds, a native of California.
R. W. B. WOODWARD .- Among the men of San Diego who stand high in their profession we find the name of Dr. Walter B. Woodward, who is a native of Cleve- land, Ohio, and dates his birth March 5, 1846. His father, Henry Thomas Woodward, of Dun- barrow House, Kells, County of Meath, Ireland, was a landholder there, and in 1836 came to America, landing in New York. He was of English descent. His grandfather was an offi- cer in Cromwell's army in Ireland, and the English Government granted him land for his service as a soldier, and he made a settlement there. The Doctor's mother was his father's
first cousin, Miss Hessy Woodward. They were married in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1836, and they had five children, the subject of this sketch be- ing the youngest. When he was two months old his parents removed to Beloit, Wisconsin, and resided there until 1864, when they re- turned to Ireland. The Doctor was there and at the Illinois College, at Jacksonville, for ten years.
The great civil war burst upon the country and he entered in Company C, One Hundred and Forty-fifth Illinois Volunteers and remained in the service until the close. The Doctor was only sixteen years of age when he enlisted, and when mustered out of the service he followed his relatives to Ireland, and there entered the medical school of Trinity College, Dublin, and afterward graduated at the King and Queen's College of Physicians, Ireland.
In 1872 he was married to Miss Charlotte Roper, daughter of Charles Roper, of Fairfield House, County of Dublin, and they came di- rectly to America and settled in Peoria, Illinois. A short time after this he went to Philadelphia and attended the Pennsylvania College of Den - tal Surgery, and after graduating practiced his profession at his home in Peoria for ten years. In May 1888, he removed to San Diego, bought property and built a very attractive house, where he and his family now reside. The Doctor is a man of modest and retiring habits, is a mem- ber of the Masonic order, and he and his wife are members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
H. McCORMICK was born in De Kalb County, Illinois, December 11, 1845.
0 His father, Charles Wesley McCormick, was a native of Indiana. His mother, Clarissa (Maxfield) McCormick, was the daughter of James Henry Maxfield, who was a Sergeant in the war of 1812. Owing to the death of his mother when he was quite young, Mr. McCor- mick was raised by his grandmother. His grandmother, Sophia Maxfield, was born in
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Connecticut, June 8, 1800, and died September 20, 1888, at the age of eighty-eight. When but nineteen, and small for his age, he enlisted in the army. February 18, 1865, he stood in a row with other volunteers and had a two-inch block under his feet to raise him up to the proper height. The mustering officer looked at him, up and down, saw the block, smiled and said, "You will do." He was munstered in Company F, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Illinois Volunteers, and became the company's drummer. He still has the drum that he car- ried through the service. It was given him by his company at Camp Fry, Chicago, and cost $25 at the time. While in the service in Georgia he had a severe attack of typhoid fever, and was sick four months. While at the worst stage of the disease, his attendant fell asleep; he got out of bed and fell out of the window, down about ten feet, and was so injured that it gave him curvature of the spine, from which he has never fully recovered. He taught school in El Dorado County, California, and Nevada, for several years. In 1876 he was admitted to the mint at Carson City, where he worked in the rolling department at $4.50 per day, until 1880, when he was promoted and received $6 per day. He was there for nine years, but when Mr. Cleveland was elected President, he was dis- placed. He then came to Murrictta, December 25, 1885, where he farmed for two years, when he opened a meat market, which he still con- tinues. He is a member of the G. A. R. at Carson City, Nevada. He was a charter mem- ber there, and was its adjutant-general for two years. He united with the I. O. O. F. in Ne- vada in 1870.
He was married June 8, 1870, to Miss Eliza S. Bollen, at Sheridan, Douglas County. They have had nine children, six of whom are still living: Cassius Clay, born in Sheridan, Donglas County, October 13, 1871; Hovey Haywood, Woodford's, California, January 3, 1875; Ezra Marden, Carson City, Nevada, November 19, 1882; Josiah Harold, Carson City, June 8, 1884; Arthur Earl, Murrietta, April 4, 1887,
and one other, born at Morrietta, January 19, 1889. On account of his honesty as a man and his services to his country as a soldier, he is entitled to the consideration of every American and lover of this country.
OHN MILTON SNOW, one of the most enterprising ranch owners of the Alpine district, was born at Atkinson, Maine, Au- gust 1, 1830. His father, Tileston Snow, was a native of New Brunswick. His grandfather, Benjamin Snow, was an officer of the American army during the war of the Revolution, having left Dartmouth College to join the command of General Sullivan, and was a native of New Hampshire. The family traces its ancestry back to John Snow, who, accompanied by his brother, Nicholas Snow, landed at Plymouth from the ship Anne, in the year 1623, but three years after the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. Nicholas remained near Plymouth, while John went to New Hampshire, and here the ancestors of the subject of this sketch resided until the removal of his grandparents temporarily to New Brunswick, and subsequently, after the birth of Tileston, went back to New Hampshire and thence to Maine.
The early years of Mr. Snow's life were spent on a farm, but he received a fair educa- tion, taking an academic course to finish. He was for awhile a school-teacher, he and his son being the third and fourth generations in direct line who followed this vocation. He also studied surveying, and on his removal to Minnesota iu 1851, he found his knowledge of this science very useful. During his residence of twenty- eight years in Sherburne County, Minnesota, he was twice elected County Surveyor, besides at other times filling the positions of County Com- missioner, Coroner and Clerk of the District Conrt.
While residing in Minnesota, in 1863, Mr. Snow was married to Miss Delia Heath, whose ancestors were also from New Hampshire. Her
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great-grandfather, Josialı Heath, was a veteran of the Revolutionary war, having also served in the French and Indian wars. He was a blood relative of General William Heath, of Revolu- tionary fame. The first-born of this union, Ed- win T. Snow, died in 1888, at the age of twenty- four years. There are four living children, viz .: Albert F., Lottie E., Harry M. and Fred P. Mr. Snow came to California in 1880, settling at Orange, and moved to his present residence, near Alpine, in 1884. He is a progressive farmer, and his is one of the finest ranches in the district. He owns 160 acres near Alpine, and 329 in Sweetwater valley. His fruit trees, of which he has a fine variety, are thrifty and strong, and bear large crops of excellent fruit, while his grain, potatoes, etc., give ample re- turns.
OBERT GRIFFIN HULBERT, of San Diego, a native of Indiana, is the young- est of six children of his father, William Hulbert. He was brought up in the country, and being naturally industrious he made the best of his few opportunities for self-education, especially in his medical studies. Many inci- dents are related illustrating his advancement in the modern sciences. When the civil war broke out, he, only thirteen years of age, enlist- ed in Company C, in the Twelfth Missouri Cav- alry. His superior intelligence attracted the attention of General Hateh, who thereupon placed him upon his staff as an aide, in whichi station he was faithful as a carrier of dispatches. At the battle of Campbellville he was wounded by a shot and his horse was blown to pieces. In making a gallant fight at the battle of Franklin he was again wounded, this time receiving a shot in the breast. General Hatch retreated in the greatest haste to Nashville, with 5,000 men, while the Confederate forces numbered but 50,- 000. The following spring the Twelfth Missouri Cavalry were sent out to the plains to fight the Indians.
After the close of the war Dr. Hulbert com- menced a literary education at Kirkwood, Mis- souri, a branch of the Normal School, and graduated in 1869, with high honors. He then completed the course of study at the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, received his diploma in 1872, and also from the Keokuk Medical College in 1875, and from the Rush Medical College at Chicago in 1877. Thus he became thorough in his profession. After prac- ticing thirteen years at Prescott, Iowa, he be- came surgeon for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad for nine years, and in August, 1887, came to San Diego, since which time he has manifested his faith in this county by in- vesting in real estate here and also at Los An- geles and other parts of Southern California. At San Diego he is representing the eighth ward in the city council; is a member of Beth- any Commandery, No. 29, Knights Templar.
May 23, 1876, he was married to Miss Fannie Jackson, of Carthage, Illinois. They have two daughters, Florence and Alice, fifteen and twelve years of age respectively.
BRAHAM BLOCHMAN was born at Ing- enhein, in the province of Elsass, France, October 4, 1834, his parents being both natives of that country. His father being de- ceased, his mother and family left France in 1850, taking a sailing vessel at Harve for New Orleans, where they arrived after a voyage of fifty days. In the family there were twelve children, but only two sons and two daughters survive, of whom Abraham is the youngest. After spend- ing a few days in New Orleans they journeyed to Memphis, Tennessee, where he left his mother and went to Helena, Philips County, Arkansas, in the early part of 1851. He had received a good common-school education in France and had been the only one out of fifteen applicants accepted at the Mechanical School of Strasbourg. At Helena he taught French, being well founded in languages, and in return studied English, and
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was also assistant in a general merchandise store. In October, 1851, he returned to New Orleans and there took steamer for Havana to intercept steamer from New York to Chagres, en route for California. Transportation across the Isthi- mns being very expensive, they went up the Chagres river in small boats to Gorgona and then walked to Panama, spending two nights and two days on the way, through heavy rains, foot- sore and weary, with insufficient food, and at night securing the most meager accommoda- tions. Arriving at Panama he missed the first steamer owing to a delay in the arrival of his Inggage. Being sick the doctor advised him to take the old schooner Tryphena, as there was danger of death if he remained. The schooner was unseaworthy and the captain a drunkard; after twenty-eight days the water in the casks gave ont and the food became worm-eaten. A vigilance committee was formed to withhold liquors and to deal out supplies, and for six days the passengers lived on one glass of water and one glass of flour per day. After about two months they ran into St. Martin's bay, with a view of taking chances by land, but sighting a schooner, they were advised to run to Ceros island, where they could get a supply of water. While at the island they sighted and signalled a passing steamer, which took off the married men with their wives and children; the bache- lors remained, and after a few more days of great hardships they reached the harbor of San Diego and there took the steamer Sea Bird for San Francisco. He then went to Sacramento to visit a brother, and then, in May, 1852, went to the mines of the Yuba river, but, not succeed- ing at placer mining, after about three months he returned to Sacramento. During the follow- ing six years he entered several schemes at Ce- darville in store-keeping and mining, but all proved unprofitable. In the fall of 1858 he went to San Luis Obispo, where he opened a general merchandise store under the firm name of A. Blochman & Co., and continuing with good success until 1864, when he went to San Francisco and joined the firm of Uhlfelder,
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