An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day, Part 43

Author: Lewis Publishing Company
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1038

USA > California > Los Angeles County > An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day > Part 43
USA > California > San Diego County > An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day > Part 43
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through the ribs breaking them badly and came ont at the shoulder. Mr. Hogue has it yet. The men on the ranch came to his resene and he was saved. He was laid up for six or seven months, and the pieces of bone were months in coming out of his side. He came to San Diego in 1869, and bought 160 acres of land, and es- tablished a stage station. He retained it for two years and then sold it. He then moved into San Diego and bonght a saloon, which he kept for several years, and then sold it and kept a warehouse on the coast about seven miles from Oceanside for W. W. Stewart. He was there four years and over, and during that time took up a Government claim of 169 acres, per- fected his title, and afterward sold it, and has since retired from business. He camne to Ocean- side in 1887 and bought several half blocks, and built the house in which he now resides. He became an Odd Fellow in 1851. He has been a member of the San Diego Fire Com- pany and has held all the offices of the company, and is now a member of the fire company of Oceanside. He is a member of the Pioneer Society of San Diego. He has recently been on a visit to a brother and sister in Texas, whom he had not seen for thirty-six years. This brother and sister and their children are the only survivors of the family. Mr. Hogue is now in comparatively good health.

R. THOMAS DOCKING, of San Diego, was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, July 12, 1826. His father, Richard Dock- ing, was a native of Milden Hall, Suffolk, En gland, born in 1791. He was a journeyman miller of high reputation. His grandfather, Thomas Docking, who was born in Linden Hall, Suffolk, England, was a lime manufacturer, having several kilns. He left a record of straightforward honesty. He had three sons in the British army. Dr. Docking's father married Miss Taylor, who also was born in 1791, in Linden Hall. They were shop-keepers and

both belonged to the Church of England at first and afterward became Wesleyan Meth- odists. They had seven children, of whom the subject of this sketchi was the second.

Dr. Docking earned the money for his sinall book education himself, and at fourteen years of age had charge of a flour windmill. When sixteen years old he had finished his book-edn- cation, and at eighteen years of age he went to Australia in charge of emigrants as surgeon. Falling in with a captain there who had a work and a chest of homeopathic remedies, he thought it to be a ridiculous outfit, but promised to try them on himself, and soon after, being taken violently ill with red dysentery, he thought he would die on the way home. At 1:00 o'clock A. M., he took a globule, and at 8: 00 o'clock the same morning he found the difficulty checked, with some fever remaining. He took a similar dose of another remedy, and at 4:00 P. M., he was out visiting his patients. Thence forward he began practicing homeopathy. In 1860 he returned to England and prosecuted his medical studies at a university college and hos- pital, critically comparing homeopathy with al- lopathy in the hospitals of London, Edinburgh and St. Andrews, Scotland. He finally received ten diplomas from leading institutions in Great Britain and America, which now ornament the walls of his office at San Diego, in which city he has been practicing for three years. He aided in the organization of the Homeopathic Medical Society of San Diego, and is now its secretary and treasurer; he is also a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy. He has been a Sunday-school scholar and teacher both in the Church of England and among the Wesleyans. In 1850 he joined the Sweden- borgian Church at Milden Hall, helping to form a new church there, becoming a local minister and remaining with them until 1860, when he came to California, for the purpose of investi- gating Spiritualism. After giving it close study for ten years, he now thanks God that he is not a so-called Spiritualist, as he cannot agree with the Spiritualists in regard to the source of the

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peculiar phenomena they produce. He is now a member of the Theosophical Society of Uni- versal Brotherhood, and is president of the society. The Doctor has been a life-long stu- dent of men, creeds and books. The motto which he has posted in his office is, "Self not wanted here." His medical registration cer- tificate reads: "M. D., St. And: 1868 L. R. C. P. Edinburg, 1867. L. Med: Edinburg, 1867. L. S. A., Lon: 1868. M. R. C. S., Eng: 1866." The Doctor is also a mem- ber of the orders of Foresters, Odd Fellows, both English and American, Janissaries of Light and Free Masons.

At the age of eighteen years he married Miss Mary Ann Wright, who was born in 1818, and by that marriage there was one daughter, who was born September 2, 1847, named Mary Susan, and married John Wilson of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1873; and they have one son and two daughters still living. Mr. Wilson is a master printer, having an office of his own.

EDWARD BOND, a native of North Brookfield, Massachusetts, was born 9 December 3, 1843. His father, Thomas Bond, was born in the same place, September 20, 1814. The following is the descent of the family: Jonas Bond resided at Bury, St. Ed- mund, Snffolkshire, England, and died Angust 5, 1601. His son, Thomas, was baptized Sep- tember 8, 1597, and was a malster of Bury, St. Edmund. His son, William, was baptized Sep- tember 8, 1625. When a young man he emi- grated to Watertown, Massachusetts, where he was highly respected by his fellow-citizens, and held many offices in both town and colonial government; he died December 14, 1695. His son Thomas was born December 23, 1654, and resided at Watertown, Massachusetts; he died December 17, 1704. His son Thomas was born April 29, 1683, resided at Watertown, Massa- chusetts, and died May 17, 1737. His son Jonathan, born November 7, 1710, resided at

Watertown, Waltham and Westboro; he was a lieutenant in the militia, and died January 11, 1789. His son Thomas was born in Waltham, January 30, 1739; he was a farmer and removed to North Brookfield, Massachusetts, where he died. His son Amos, born February 1, 1774 was a farmer and resided at North Brookfield; he died Jannary 22, 1848. His son, Thomas, was born September 20, 1814, and was married November 26, 1838, to Miss Nancy Burnett, daughter of Dr. Nichols and Betsey Jenks; he resided in North Brookfield, Middleboro, East Brookfield and Boston, and was a merchant and mannfacturer the greater part of his life. He was elected to many offices of trust, and honor, and represented his district in the Legislature for one term.

The following is the line of descent on his mother's side: The British line of Jenks is traced back to the IV Royal Tribe of Wales, Elystan Glodrydd, its head and Prince of Ferlix. He was born in A. D. 927, and knighted 983. Several changes were made in the name by royal orders, knightage, etc., until in 1350 it became Jenks, and continues so until the present time in England. Joseph Jenks, born in 1632, at Colebrook, Buckinghamshire, England, emi- grated about 1650, to Lynn. Massachusetts. He soon removed to and founded Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where lie erected an iron forge, which was burned by the Indians in King Philip's war. He was a prominent man in the Colonial Gov- ernment and died January 4, 1717. His son, William, born in 1674, was the first Chief Jus- tice of Providence County Court. His son Jonathan was born in 1707. At the commence- ment of the Revolutionary war he removed to North Brookfield, Massachusetts, and died April 1, 1781. His son Nicholas resided at North Brookfield, and his son Nicholas, born February 4, 1785, was a physician and resided in North Brookfield, Sturbridge and Middle- boro, Massachusetts, where he died. His daughter, Nancy Burnett, was born July 2, 1817, and married Thomas Bond, November 26, 1838.

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Mr. Bond received his education at the public schools; he was one year and a half at Pierce Academy, Massachusetts, and when through with school went into the office of J. G. Chase, chief engineer of the city of Cambridge, Mas- sachnsetts. He entered the employ of Martin L. Bradford, who had the largest cutlery and fancy hardware establishment in Boston; he remained here two and one-half years, when he he engaged in the railroad business with the Central Vermont Railroad as advertising agent, and afterward custom-house agent. He was also ticket agent for the company for twenty years. In 1878 he was appointed American agent for Henry Gaze & Son, the leading tour- ist agents of Europe. In 1879 he sent over one party numbering 358, chartering the entire capacity of the Anchor Line steamer, and in each subsequent year sent large parties of Amer- icans all over Europe, some to Bulgaria, somne to China, and to all parts of Continental Europe. For these tours he inade itineraries, which showed the actual time of starting of each con- veyance for six months in advance, showing the tourist where they would be every day of the entire tour. In 1879, while in London, he made arrangements with the firm of F. Firth & Co., the largest firm of English photographers, for the sale of their photographs, consisting of everything in the scenic and artistic line, in America; he also made arrangements with six of the leading Continental photographers. After carrying on this business for three years he sold out. He was married October 8, 1868, to Miss Mary Lonisa Dean, of Boston, who was born at Chelsea, Massachusetts, November 2, 1841. She was the daughter of Samuel B. Dean and Augusta A. (Jones) Dean. The grand- parents of Samuel B. and the parents of Au- gusta A. were English, and emigrated to Amer- ica in early life. The union was blessed with two children: John A., born August 7, 1869, in Boston, and Carl F., born in Newton Center, Massachusetts, February 16, 1876. Mr. Bond is an excellent citizen of Oceanside, and has a beautiful home commanding a view of the

ocean, mountains and surrounding country, as far as the eye can reach in every direction. He is a man of large business capacity, and is connected with the San Luis Rey Water Com- pany.

AVE J. COUTS, JR., a native of Califor- nia, was born on the Gua Joine ranch, situated eight miles east of Oceanside, June 5, 1856. The biography of his father, Colonel Cave J. Couts, appears in this history. The education of Cave J., Jr., was first by private tntor on the ranch. He was then at school at Los Angeles for three years, and then attended the Southwestern Presbyterian Uni- versity at Clarksville, Tennessee, taking the classical course as well as a common course in civil engineering, passing his final examinations in 1874 with marks of distinction. He then returned home and began the practice of bis profession in 1877 at Los Angeles, as assistant to Michael Kellehar, who was then City En- gineer. He has also been largely connected with railroad work with the California Southern and Southern Pacific, and in the interests of the latter road assisted in surveying a line from Yuma to Port Isabel, under the management of Colonel Chalmers Scott. In 1883 he accom- panied Colonel Scott to Central America in the interests of the same road, and in 1884 was resident engineer of the Salvador Central Rail- way, and was also the accredited representative for the Central American Pacific Railway and Transportation Company in the city of San Sal- vador, remaining in Central America until Oc- tober, 1884, when he was driven out by yellow fever, and was the only one in five who re- covered and reached home. In 1885 he laid out and subdivided the ranch of A. J. Myesr, upon which is now built the city of Oceanside. Mr. Couts is now the only United States Deputy Surveyor in San Diego County.

He was married in January, 1887, to Miss Lily Bell Clemens, a lineal descendent of John

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Mullanphy, who was one of the pioneers and founders of St. Louis, Missouri, a noted philan- thropist who established many homes and hos- pitals in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Couts have one son, Cave J., born October 15, 1887. Mr. Couts has a pleasant home at San Diego, and also owns a ranch of 160 acres within one mile of his birthplace, where he passes much of his time.

NDREW BERGLAND, a member of the Society of San Diego Pioneers and of the Santa Clara Pioneers, was born in the county of Torp, province of Wester Norland, in the Kingdom of Sweden, July 27, 1817, son of Alexander and Greta (Svidin) Bergland. The latter died in 1832, aged fifty-two years; the former, a Russian by birth, was born in Moscow about 1756, and died in Torp at the advanced age of about ninety-two years. He had been in early life a soldier in the Russian army, and was taken captive. He had, by his wife Greta, six children, viz .: Olof Peter, de- ceased; Lars, who is living in Galesburg, Illi- nois, the father of a family; Johannes, whose whereabouts is unknown, and the youngest; Andrew, the subject of this sketch; Anna Brita, a widow, residing in Galesburg, Illinois; Christina Katrina, wife of Nelson Newquist, residing in Kansas.

Andrew, subject of this sketch, lived on his father's farm, situated about 300 miles north of Stockholm, till he was sixteen. In 1834 he went to Stockholm and learned the brick- laying trade. While there a violent religious excite- ment was in progress. The Lutheran Church was under the fostering care of the State, and many abuses had crept in until the people groaned under the oppression. The movement was headed by a man named George Johnson, who was a man of great force and eloquence. He soon had a large following of dissenters from the established religion, who wanted their liberty to worship as they saw fit, and would

not be compelled to belong to and contribute to the State church. Bergland joined the dissent- ers, notwithstanding the fact that they were greatly persecuted. Like all reformers, they stuck closely to the literal interpretation of the Bible: if a man possessed two coats, he must give his brother one; if he had defrauded any man, he must restore four-fold. The persecu- tion became so heavy that in 1845-'47 fully 2,000 dissenters sought refuge in the United States. One vessel with 150 souls on board sunk in the Atlantic ocean, and all perished. Mr. Bergland, in company with a large colony, left Guttenburg, Sweden, December 18, 1846, on the barque Angusta, Captain Landberg, and landed at pier No. 4, New York city, in May, 1847. They made their way to Chicago, and settled in the Swedish colony at Bishop Hill, Henry County, Illinois, in May, 1847. Here Mr. Bergland was married, June 4, 1848, to Miss Kate Salin, who was born in 1832. They removed to Galesburg, Illinois, which was their home till 1863.

In 1850 Mr. Bergland started for California via the Platte river, Salt Lake and Humboldt river. Having been in America only three years, he could not speak the English language very well. The company with which he was traveling contained a rough element, and he suffered considerable ill-treatment at their hands: accordingly he decided to leave the company and start on ahead. He traded a blanket to an In- dian for a horse, and started once more on his journey. In one of the trains that passed him there was an American that claimed his horse, saying that it had been stolen from him by the Indians. Another train came along and sided with Bergland, and it was finally decided that it should be put to a vote. The friends of the American ranged themselves in a row along- side, and those who took Bergland's part went over to him. The American had just one more vote than Bergland, and won the horse. This left Bergland on the plains 500 miles and alone, but he started along on foot courageously. He tramped briskly on, and on the 25th of July he

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arrived at the sink of the Humboldt river, with a sixty-mile desert to cross. He waited till evening and set out at 5 o'clock, arriving at Carson river at 11 A. M. next day. At Carson river he had but $1 in his pocket, and was ex- ceedingly tired and hungry. He met a Mormon who had killed an ox, and tried to buy some meat of him. All that was left of the animal were parts of the fore legs, which was freely given him. He got a camp kettle, put the meat in it, and set it over a fire to boil while he slept. He did not waken till 9 o'clock that evening. The bones and what little meat was on them had boiled down to a jelly; famished by his long fast, he set to and never did he taste a sweeter soup. From this point he walked 250 miles in five days, to Hangtown. His elothing consisted of a dilapidated plug hat, one shirt and a pair of trousers. His feet were sore and bleeding from the long tramp. The day after his arrival, August 1, 1850, he went to work in the mines. He soon left there and went to San Francisco, where he refused an offer of $18 a day to go to work at brick-laying. With a party of twelve men he hired a team and drove clear around the head of the bay via San Mateo, Santa Clara and San Jose. There were very few houses between 'Frisco and Santa Clara. His companions cursed the country as being dry and barren, fit only for gophers, squirrels and greasers; calling attention to the ground-squirrel as he sat upright by his hole in a prayerful attitude, they said that even the ani- mals were Catholics. Bergland called attention to the soil, grasses, brush and timber, predict- ing that the time would come when its agri- cultural resources would sustain a dense popula- tion. They laughed him to scorn, and wanted to know "what a d-d Dutchman knew about it, anyway." Fourteen years after, as Mr. Berg- land sat in a railroad car, riding from San Fran- cisco to San Jose, he felt gratified at the fulfil- ment of his predictions. The party went to Alameda, where they hired a boat to ferry them across the bay to San Francisco for $10. He then went to Diamond Spring and mined for

awhile. In 1851 he returned to his home in Galesburg. In 1863 he, with his family, left the East for California via New York and Panama. From San Francisco they went to Portland. Oregon, but soon returned to San Josc, where they bought property and settled. In 1868 he came to San Diego, and brought his family in 1869. In 1869 he took a cruise in the yacht Restless, Captain Niles, along the coast of sonthern California, as far south as Scamnion's lagoon. There were eleven men in the party, one of them being David W. Bryant. They were looking for gold, but failed to find any. The trip lasted six weeks.

Mr. Bergland now makes his home in San Diego. He is the father of six children, three of whom are dead. The living are: Hannalı Katrina, wife of Alexander Young, of San Diego; Lonis Davis, aged thirty-six, and Charles Edwin, thirty years of age.

In politics Mr. Bergland was at first a Demo- erat, voting for Cass, and then Pierce. Then he became a Republican, and has voted for all their candidates, from Fremont down to Harri- son. He is a Knight Templar Mason, and was a member of the Galesburg Commandery. He was one of the founders of the Santa Clara County Pioneers. Although in Sweden he joined the dissenters, he is not now a member of any church.

OSEPH SAMUEL MANNASSE, a pio- neer of San Diego, was born in Filahna, Prussia, August 3, 1831, son of Samuel, who lived and died at Filahna, and Lona (Jacobs) Mannasse, who was born at Czarnikan, Prussia. They had four sons and three daughters, of whom Mr. Mannasse was the eldest. After finishing, his school education, he served three years as an apprentice at the furrier and cap trade, and then earned a salary of $20 per year. After serving two years he was given charge of the whole business of the establishment, and with twenty-five men under him and his pay in-

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creased to $50 per annum. When nineteen years of age he sailed for America and landed in New York, October 15, 1850. He had but $1 left on his arrival. On walking down Wall street and seeing the sign of a cap maker, he entered the shop of Eddy Brothers and asked for work. They gave him employment at once. He saved $75 out of his first year's wages. After a year or two they promoted him to the position of cutter manager. He remained with them until May 1, 1853, when he sailed for California on the steamer Star of the West, by way of Nicaragua. He was obliged to remain six weeks on the Isthmus awaiting transporta- tion. Finally he took passage on the steamer Pacifie, with a large number of others. They arrived at San Diego on Sunday, May 28, 1853. Mr. Mannasse, with others, came on shore and visited the old town of San Diego. He little thought at the time that it would be his future home. The same evening the steamer sailed for San Francisco. He was not as well pleased with San Francisco as he expected, and after remaining tliere a month he returned to San Diego, June 28, 1853. With a capital of about $200 he started a general merchandise store. There were then sixteen stores in the old town; this was a room in an adobe building, about 8 x 12 feet. He bought a large dry-goods box of Hinton & Raymond for $2, and made a shelf and a connter. The next day he invested the remainder of his capital in dry goods, ete .; his first day's sale amounted to $98. His trade gradually increased and he enlarged his facilities and soon had acommodious store. He did bnsi- ness on that ground for nearly twenty years. In 1856 M. Sehiller became a partner, and in 1868 they started a lumber yard at the foot of Atlan- tie and E streets, carrying on the mercantile business at the same time.

Tom Scott began his railroad in 1870, and the demand for lumber was very brisk. They had also become owners of a large ranch which was heavily stocked. That was the year of the drouth, and in order to save their stock they drove it down into Lower California. The

dry season had a disastrous effeet on everything. It was largely instrumental in causing the col- lapse of the railroad boom and ruined a great many ranches. It was very hard on the firm of Mannasse & Schiller, but they weathered the storm, although they lost about $100,000 in various amounts, all of which is now on their books. Since then Mr. Mannasse has been in various kinds of business, with different degrecs of success. At one time he elaims that he was so badly off that there was only one firm in San Diego that would give him eredit for a sack of flour.

Mr. Mannasse was one of the principal movers in establishing the Poor Farm and Hos- pital. He was three times elected on the Deit- oeratie tieket as a eity trustee, and three times Supervisor of the county. He worked early and late to secure the building of the present rail- road, and has also been interested in wharf and other enterprises. He has always been a liberal man, ever ready to help in every publie event. He now owns a good deal of city property and country estate, and also has large interests in live-stock. His principal business now is that of broker and collector.

Mr. Mannasse was married in 1867 to Miss Hannah Schiller, sister of his partner. They have one daughter, Cilita, born December 8 1868.

RANK A. JONES, of Oceanside, is a na tive of Goshen, Stark County, Illinois, born January 5, 1863. His father, J. M. Jones, born in Ohio in 1836, was a pioneer in Goshen, where he was engaged in the saddle and harness business, and had resided there for thirty-five years. He was a prominent temperance worker and was a representative prohibitionist of his county. For many years he held the office of school trustee and had also been president of the village. Our subject's mother, Catherine (Atherton) Jones, born in Haneock County, Illinois, in 1841, was a daughter of Milton

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Atherton, who resided there and was a land- owner and farmer. She was married to Mr. Jones February 14, 1861, and had a family of two children: Nellie A., the oldest child, mar- ried Frank Quinn, who is a farmer and stock- raiser in Stark County, Illinois; and Frank A., the subject of this sketch. He was sent to the public school of his town, and from there went to Kewanee Academy for over one year. He then attended the Dixon Normal School and Business College. He learned the harness busi- ness with his father and afterward engaged in the railway service, and was clerk and telegraph operator over two years in Peoria, Illinois. After this he was employed in the Santa Fé general offices at Topeka, Kansas, in the auditing department. In September, 1886, he came to California and took charge of the Teméenla Station for eight months. When the railroad was built to Oceanside he was put in charge of the station and has continued in it up to the present time. Mr. Jones is a charter member of both the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, of which latter order he is the Chancellor Com- mander. He has invested several thousand dollars in residence and business lots in Ocean- side, is a partner in the Oceanside Brick Com- pany, and is a young man of good business habits and ability.

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Author: Lewis Publishing Company Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1038

Author: Lewis Publishing Company
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1038