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Clark, H. C ..
. Freighting and farming. 1850
1852
Clement, R. P.
Township.Attorney-at-law
1853
1876
1852
Babcock, Geo. W
=
Hardware merchant.
1868
Baird, A.
Brooklyn
Stock-broker
Brooklyn 44
44
Brooklyn Township.Farmer and stock-raiser
1859
Brennan, John
=
Stanton, M ..
Castro Valley
. Farmer
=
1865
HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
BUSINESS.
came
came
to State. to Co.
Cobbledick, James
46
.Wagon and cartage material. 1854
1862
Cole, C. L.
. Engineer
1862
1873
Crist, G. F ..
Farmer
1854
1871
Crockett, J. B ..
Fruit Vale.
Judge of supreme court.
1852
1865
Cummin, Capt. Geo.
Sea-captain
1850
Dyer, W. H.
Brooklyn
Janitor
1847
1856
Derby, E. M ...
Fruit Vale
Lumber & commission merchant. 1850
1859
Dowling, Richard.
Brooklyn Township. Farmer and stock-raiser
1851
1874
Dieves, J. F
=
Proprietor Three-mile house.
1854
1854
Damon, N.
44
. Lumbering
1846
1852
Ellis, J. H.
44
. Painter
1863
1865
Farrelly, R. S.
Township.Farmer
1849
1850
Feeney, Mrs. B.
Farming
1859
1859
Federspiel, A.
Proprietor Half-way house 1857
1872
1874
Field, W. J.
.Fitchburg
. Saloon, carriage and wagon mfr. 1855
1866
1870
Fonte, A.
Merchant
1851
1851
French, Geo. S.
.Clerk 1863
1868
1871
Gibbin, George.
· Saloon-keeper
1855
1856
Gilbert, Thos. H.
Carpenter
1874
1874
Gowell, Orin.
. Miner
1852
1875
Grant, Geo. E.
. Merchant
1850
1856
Gurnett, A. G ..
.Stock-broker
1867
1867
Haas, Mrs. Mary
· Farming
1850
1852
Hall, Edward L.
Insurance
1858
1868
Harriett, W. B.
Fruit Vale .. . Water-works
1849
1875
Hayes, John H.
Brooklyn Township.Sec'y Central R. R. Co.
1859
1876
Henken, J. F.
. Proprietor Butchers' Retreat. 1864
1864
Hickman, Thomas
. Butcher
1842
1870
Hinckley, D. F
Fruit Vale.
. Fulton foundry
1850
1868
Huff, L. B ..
Brooklyn
. Real estate.
1849
1849
Humiston, Wm
· Carpenter
1852
1853
Hunt, Joseph
Contractor
1857
1857
Jones, E ..
44
. Farmer and stock-raiser
1852
1852
Kimball, M.
46
Farmer
1852 1852
Kingsland, Thos. G ..
. Clerk
1852
1874
Kinsell, George
44
· Farmer
1853
1853
Lamballot, L.
Fruit Vale
. Proprietor Michael House
1872
1872
Lane, Lawrence.
Brooklyn
. Horticulturist
1852
1856
Larue, James
Lumber dealer.
1853
1853
Lawrence, Henry H.
Fruit Vale
Assayer
1849
1853
Lawrence, N. C.
Brooklyn
. Carriage trimmer
1877
1877
Liese, Henry.
. Butcher
1855
1855
Lloyd & Gouldin
Commercial agents.
1847
1855
Lockwood School District.
Brooklyn
Contractor and builder. 1859
1870
Lynde, Geo. L.
Tin and plumbing.
1859
1859
Mariante, W. F.
.Proprietor Eastern hotel
1867
1867
Marston, P. F.
Fruit Vale
Light-house builder
1858
1868
Mason, A. J.
Brooklyn
Mining
1849
1876
Mathews, John.
Township.Farmer.
1854
1854 1877
McCarthy, Chas.
Boston Exchange saloon
1876
1870
McWade, D. D.
Railroading
1858
1869
Medall, J. H. Merritt, J. B ..
44
Farmer
1853
1857
Megahan, J. W.
Plasterer
1875
1875
Miller, James
Terra-cotta manufacturer.
1853
1871
Mills, C. T.
Township. Teacher
1865
Moffitt, James
Engineer
1846
1869
44
=
Devereux, Nicholas
Freighting and storing
1851
1853
Eagar, Thos.
Feiling, L. H.
. Lynn
Bookkeeper
1857
Fish, M. W.
Brooklyn
.Physician and surgeon ..
Flood, Isaac
. Paper-hanger and calciminer 1849
1853
1874
Gale, George ..
· Carpenter
44
. Farming
1853
1856
Kennedy, Wm.
McGrew, P. H.
Carriage manufacturer 1870
Township. Justice of the peace. 1871
1871
44
197
When
When
Lupkin, T. H.
=
1876
1852 1852
198
HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
BUSINESS.
When came carne to State. to Co.
Moyes, R. B.
=
Township.Attorney-at-law 1851
Murphy, John.
Farmer
1853
1853
Newsom, L. M.
. Nurseryman and florist. 1859
1853
1863
Nichols, C. M.
Fruit Vale
.Insurance surveyor ..
1851
1866
Northy, V. S.
Brooklyn
. Carriage manufacturer
1858
1862
Olmstead, J. M
44
Lumbering
1850
1873
Ough, Richard
44
. Contractor and milling 1863
1863
Palmer, C. E ..
44
Parrott, Mrs. Louise.
46
Machinist
1859
1871
Patten, R. F ..
. Capitalist
1849
1849
Penniman, H. P.
Township. Farmer
1850
1873
Perrine, N. P.
Fruit Vale.
Roofing and real estate.
1858
1869
Prescott, Melvin.
Brooklyn 44
. Butcher
1868
1873
Prindle, Henry F.
· Engineer and machinist.
1869
1869
Pringle, Edward J.
· Attorney-at-law
1853
1871
Purington, S. W.
44
Wood and coal dealer
1864
1875
Reichert, Elizabeth
Township.Farmer
1849
1863
Roundey, J. L., Jr ..
=
Clerk
1860
1867
Schmidt, Wm.
Fruit Vale.
Pres. S. F. stock brewery
1858
1869
Schmidt, Charles
Brooklyn
Prop. Tivola saloon
1876
1877
Schmacher, Charles.
.Farmer
1851
1867
Sessions, Josiah.
. Farmer and dairy
1850
1852
Shepherd, Wm.
Farmer .
1869
1869
Simson, Robert.
Township.Attorney-at-law
1849
1849
Smith, G. E ..
. Real estate.
1861
1861
Stevens, Capt. Levi
Fruit Vale.
.Com. merchant and shipping
1851
1864
Stone, L. ..
Brooklyn 44
.Livery
1849
1857
Thomson, James S.
44
Township.Farmer
1849
1852
Tripp, Dwight K.
.Attorney-at-law
1871
1875
Turnbull, Robert
. Nurseryman and florist.
1862
1862
Van Dyke, Walter
Attorney-at-law
1849
1868
Wagar, Lemuel
. Carriage manufacturer
1858
1868
Walker, J. P.
Township.Farmer
1850
1853
Wallace B.
44
.Carpenter
1854
1877
Walsh, M. J.
44
.Real estate.
1852
1854
Webster, J. V.
Fruit Vale
Farmer and horticulturist. 1853
1854
Weeks, Henry
Brooklyn 44
Blacksmith and carriage-maker .. 1868 . Proprietors of Brooklyn 1865
1868
Westermann, A ..
. SBrewery
1867
1870
Wilson, Thomas.
.Stock dealer
1856
1869
Wirth, Charles G ..
44
Butcher
1849
1864
Yale, J. S.
Salesman
1851
1870
MURRAY TOWNSHIP
Alviso, Valentine.
. Murray Township .. Farmer and stock-raiser 1841
1841
Anthony, F. A.
. Livermore
Hardware merchant. 1854
1869
Armstrong, John.
. Murray Township .. Farmer and stock-raiser
1870
1870
Aubury, Elliott.
. Livermore
Lawyer and real estate. 1849
1870
Avila, M.
. Murray Township .. Farmer
1866
1867
Aylward, John
. Livermore
Sup't water-works and carriage manufacturer
1866
1866
Bailey, Hiram.
Retired
1852
1855
Bangs, Amos S.
. Murray Township .. Farmer
1858
1863
Bangs, J. L.
1856
1856
44
Carriage painting.
1875
1877
. Farmer and horticulturist.
1849
1860
Taylor, M. W.
. Restaurant
1857
1872
S. F. city government.
1852
1860
Toler, W. P ..
44
Express
1866
1865
Richardson, A. B.
Alameda Macad'g Co ..
1851
1866
Sawyer, Mrs. L.
44
Township.County treasurer and farmer
1863
1863
Pacific Cordage Co.
1861
Newton, Charles
=
44
Township.Farmer
1853
1860
Webster, A. B.
1868
Welscher, Louis.
44
Smith, Geo. H.
Swett, A. W.
When
1855
HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
199
When
When
NAME. RESIDENCE.
BUSINESS.
came
came
to State, to Co.
Bartlett, Wm. P.
.Livermore
Editor Herald
1874
1877
Bachelder, T. F.
.Suñol
Lawyer
1864
1871
Beazell, James.
Livermore
Blacksmith
1852
1852
Beck, John.
Murray Township .. Farmer and stock-raiser
1869
1870
Bernal, Arve
Pleasanton
1849
1849
Bernal, José.
Murray Township ..
4
1848
1848
Bernal, José R ..
1849
1849
Black, Joseph F.
1853
1853
Block, Andrew
1866
1866
Bardellini, A.
Livermore
.Prop'r Washington hotel.
1850
1850
Brackett, A. W.
Murray Township .. Farmer
1867
1871
Burke, Martin.
Livermore
1868
1868
Carsterson, R. H.
Murray Township . .
1867
1867
Clary, J. A ..
. Livermore
. Com. merchant
1850
1869
Clark, J. W.
Murray Township .. Farmer
1860
1860
Clark, F. J ..
1865 1852
1875
Colldewaih, H.
Murray Township .. Farmer
1867
1868
Comegys, G. W. Livermore
Merchant
1859
1875
Croak, Thomas
Murray Township .. Farmer
1869
1869
Daugherty, H.
1865
1865
Devany, Michael
and stock-raiser 1852
1858
Donlon, John.
64
1870
1871
Dyer, E ..
1850
1850
Duerr & Nusbaumer
·Suñol
. Farmers and stock-raisers 1849
1862
1863
English, John M.
1852
1853
Esdon, Alexander
4 €
and stock.
1851
1852
Fallan, W. J ..
=
1866
1866
Fassett, F. R ..
1871
1871
Fath, Adam.
1851
1857
Freeman, Geo. E.
. Livermore
. Furniture and undertaker
1851
1869
Frinch, E. B.
.. Farmer and stock.
1866
1866
Frost, Hans.
1867
1876
Galway, John.
1856
1856
Gilson, J. C.
Pleasanton
Teacher and postmaster.
1869
1869
Grant, J. B.
Livermore
Farmer
1859
1859
Green, Henry
Murray Township
1865
1865
Green, John.
Dublin
General merchant, farmer
and
stock-raiser
1857
1857
Harrington, Peter
Murray Township .. Farmer
1856
1857
Harley, J. M ..
1850
1852
Hartman, H.
46
¥
1866
1870
Hartman, E. Fred.
1857
1857
Horton, Israel
. Livermore
Lumber, and Perkins' wind-mill. 1858
1860
Hughes, Hopkin
Murray Township .. Farmer
1858
1858
Hupers, Moritz
.Livermore
Prop. Farmers' exchange.
1853
1853
Inman, Daniel.
Murray Township . . Farmer and stock-raiser
1849
1866
Jorgensen, Jorgen.
1873
1873
Johnston. George.
Pleasanton
Sheep-raiser
1854
1856
Tordan, W.
Livermore
. Brewer
1864
1869
Kelley Bro's ..
Murray Township.
Farmers
1855
1858
Kapp, James F.
. Farmer
1857
1858
Knittel, C.
66
=
and stock-raiser
1856
1857
Koopmann, Mathias.
1869
1873
Levy, S. .
Livermore
Merchant
1851
1860
Lindley, Curtis H.
Attorney-at-law
1840
1846
Livermore, O. S.
Livermore .
64
1857
1857
Marsh, Albert.
1849
1876
May. George
.Murray Township. . Farmer
1849
1849
Mckinnon, F.
and carpenter
1871
1872
Coats, L. A.
Pleasanton
. Livery stable.
1823
1843
Bernal, Augustin U.
Pleasanton
=
Murray Township ..
=
Livermore, Robert
Murray Township .. Farmer and stock-raiser
1850
1860
Locke, John
Murray Township
=
1849
1858
Doolan, Michael
Elliott, J.
Murray Township .. Sheep-raiser
=
. Farmer
Murray Township =
46
66
1858
1866
Henning, J.
=
and stock
1865
.
1853
200
HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
BUSINESS.
When came When came to State. to Co.
McKeany, Peter
Livermore Butcher
1859
1865
McNeal, G. . Murray Township. . Farmer
1859
1866
Mendenhall, W. M.
. Livermore
Real estate, farmer, and stock- raiser
1845
1860
McRae, John
. Pleasanton
. Capitalist
1851
1852
Munch, Carl G ..
Murray Township .. Farmer, stock-raiser & blksmith. 1856
1861
Murray, Peter.
. Farmer
1853
1853
Mally, F.
.Livermore
Boots, shoes, & sewing machines. 1868
1868
Martin, Wm. H.
Murray Township. . Farmer and stock-raiser
1850
1858
McCollier, Michael
¥
1854
1856
McDavid, A. J.
1850
1854
McDermid, J. E.
=
=
1852
1856
McLeod, A. J.
Livermore
. Merchant
1854
1854
Neal, J. A .. Pleasanton
and stock-raiser
1847
1850
O'Brien, James
. Livermore
Prop. Livermore hotel
1868
1868
O'Hara, John.
Murray Township .. Farmer
1856
1870
Owens, Owen.
1866
1866
Owen, Owen R.
1863
1867
Palmer, J. R ..
Pleasanton
Attorney and notary public.
1867
1868
Pope, Richard I.
Murray Township. . Stock-raiser
1849
1854
Rasmussen, Carl.
. Farmer
1868
1868
Regan, John ...
44
1857
1857
Rose, Frederick.
=
and stock-raiser
1858
1866
Sangmaster, F. W
=
1859
1876
Schack, James A.
1869
1869
Schneider, S.
1874
1876
Schroeen, Ernst.
=
1854
1854
Sinclair, Duncan
.. Farmer
1855
1862
Smith, J. D ..
Livermore
Prin. Livermore College.
1849
1852
Smith, Edward.
.Murray Township. . Farmer
1853
1853
Stanley, George C.
and sheep-raiser.
1859
1859
Stevens, C. J.
Livermore
Prop. Livermore mills
1852
1852
Stuart, James.
Murray Township. . Farmer
1865
1867
Taylor, J. H.
1853
1854
Taylor, John.
1852
1853
Thom, Chas. Jeff.
=
=
1860
1865
Thomas, H. W.
=
.. Miner
1859
1875
Thomas, D. E.
Livermore
. Farmer and miner ..
1859
1868
Thorn, Philip.
Murray
Township. ¥
=
1852
1853
Vandervoort, G. J.
1860
1860
Weymouth, Albert.
=
=
1864
1873
Weymouth, Almon.
=
1866
1870
Wynn, W. W.
Livermore
64
1852
1859
Zimmerman, S.
Murray Township ..
44 & Prop. Mountain House 1849
1853
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
Abbey, Wm. P.
Wash'n Township .. Farmer
1849
1849
Allguire, J. R.
Alvarado Harness and saddlery 1874
1874
Alviso School District
Wash'n Township
Baker, Walker
. . Farmer, fruit & almond-grower. 1857
1857
Barron, James.
Alvarado
Steamboating, receiving and for- warding produce, etc ..
1862
1862
Beard, E. L.
Mission San José ... General trader. 1849
1850
1850
Blacow, Mrs. R.
and stock-breeder
1853
1853
Blacow, Wm. H.
1853
1853
Bonner, Robert.
Niles
44
1860
1861
Bunting, E. M.
Centerville
44 and fruit-grower. 1877
1877
44
=
.. Merchant
1850
Scott, Thomas, Sr
44
.. Teacher
1874
1874
Thiessen, Mrs. C.
.. Farmer
1865
1865
Schutt, C.
44
1850
1852
Nevis, Joseph.
. Murray Township. . Farmer :
1862
1869
Mendenhall, Jas. M.
46
Beard, J. L.
Wash'n Township .. Farmer
=
1849
=
=
201
HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
BUSINESS.
came
came
to State. to Co.
Cameron, Ashley Wash'n Township .. Farmer
1857
1857
Cassidy. John F.
Mission San José. . . Pastor
1852
1875
Centerville School District.
Chadbourne, Joshua Warm Sp'ngs Land- ing
Cheney, Zack.
Centerville
.Farmer and fruit-grower 1854
1850
1862
Coleman, John W.
Centerville
Livery and mail agent
1873
1873
Columbet, Joseph.
Mission San José. .. Hotel proprietor
1851
1851
Cosmopolitan School District.
Curtner,
Wash'n Township .. Farmer and stock-raiser
1852
1852
Davis, Charles, Jr.
Union City.
. Salt-maker
1855
1855
Davis, Hiram.
.Wash'n Corners.
. Farmer and capitalist.
1851
1852
Dixon, M. W ..
Township.
and warehouse man 1849
1865
Durkee, George W.
Harrisburg
44
1853
1853
Emart, John ..
and stock-raiser.
1851
1864
Farley, Ebenezer.
Alvarado
1854
1854
Haines, I. B.
Wash'n Township ..
1855
1855
Hall, John
Alvarado
and stock-raiser
1852
1852
Haley, Caleb S.
Wash'n Township
1853
1853
Haley, Edward.
1860
1860
Hawley, Jame
and carpenter
1849
1849
Harman, S. S.
Wash'n Corners ..
Teacher
1853
1863
Harvey, S. P.
Township
. Farmer
1854
1854
Hayes, Wm.
1850
1851
Haley, Comfort
and poultry
1855
1855
Hellwig, Philip
Alvarado
Butcher
1856
1856
Hinckley, L. M
Niles
Blacksmithing
1852
1865
Hollenbeck, L.
Wash'n Township .. Farmer
1850
1868
Huff, Ed
Alvarado
Saloon
1850
1850
Ingalls, W. F.
Surveyor and farmer ..
1864
1864
Jarvis, F. C ..
Wash'n Township
.. Lumber and transportation
1851
1865
Jarvis. H. S.
Niles
Railroad restaurant .. 1856
1856
Larkins, Stephen.
Wash'n Township .. Farmer and transportation.
1851
1851
Leitch, James ..
1854
1854
Lincoln School District.
Liston, Wm. Morris.
Alvarado
Hotel prop. and notary public. 1851
1851
Laumeister, A. and W. F.
. Wash'n Township
.. Millers
1858
1873
Lowrie, John.
Niles
Farmer and stock-raiser
1857
1857
Lynch, W. F. B.
. Centerville
County supt. of schools
1864
1865
Marshall, Earl.
Wash'n Township .. Farmer
1846
1848
May, August ..
Alvarado
1852
1854
McClure, R. A.
Mission San José.
1853
1853
Mclachlan, Peter.
Wash'n Corners .. ... Hotel and saloon.
1856
1856
Millard, Thos. W.
Township.
. Farmer and notary public
1852
1852
Millett, Mrs. O. F.
Mission San José
1870
1877
Mission San José Dist. School.
Montross, A. B.
Wash'n Corners ..
Farmer
1849
1856
More, Wm. A.
Township.
1852
1869
Morrison, Perry
Niles
1848
1849
Mowry. Origin.
Wash'n Township
1846
1850
Mowry's Landing Dist. School.
Munyan, Emery.
. Wash'n Township . . Farmer and fruit-grower
1852
1852
Niehaus, Ed.
Centerville
Merchant
1850
1850
Nial, C.
Mission San José .. . Constable and saloon.
1868
1871
Nichols, Charles
Wash'n Township .. Farmer
1849
1877
Nichols, Joseph
4
1846
1851
Osgood, L. E.
=
=
1852
1852
Overacker, Howard.
=
. .
and stock-raiser
1852
1853
Overacker, M. .
=
1853
1853
Palmer, Bruce.
Mission San José. .. Viniculturist
1852
1852
Crowell, H.
Corners .. . .
. Blacksmith and machinist. 1859
1854
1854
Eggers, Herman.
Wash'n Township
=
and fruit-grower 1850
18.52
Emerson, George
Hay, grain, and transportation .. 1853
1868
1854
Clough, B. D. T ..
. Wash'n Township
When
When
1853
1866
King, W. B.
=
. .
=
1859
202
HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
BUSINESS.
When came When came to State, to Co.
Patterson, Geo. W.
Wash'n Township .. Farmer 44
1849
1850
Patterson, A ..
1856
1856
Peacock, Geo. W
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1849
1852
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.. Salt-manufacturer
1853
1864
Plummer, J. A., Jr.
1853
1864
Pluminer, C. A.
1853
1864
Proctor, John.
.. Farmer and nurseryman.
1853
1854
Quigley, John.
Alvarado
. Salt-manufacturer
1851
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Rankin, A ..
Wash'n Township .. Farmer and stock-raiser
1854
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Suñol Valley
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1858
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Wash'n Township
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Ryan, M. H.
1854
1854
Salz, S.
. Centerville Merchant
1866
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Niles
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1859
1864
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Farmer
1850
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Simpson, George.
Alvarado
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1851
1851
Smith, Henry.
Wash'n Township .. Farmer and J. of the P.
1850
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Niles
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1858
1862
Stanford, Josiah.
Warm Springs ..
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1870
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Wash'n Township
1852
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1857
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Centerville
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1849
1852
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Mission San José. .. Mining
Valpey, Calvin
Harrisburg
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1851
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Wash'n Township
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1852
1854
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Township
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Washington School Dist.
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Centerville
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CHAPTER VI
THE CITY CHARTER OF 1888
FIFTEEN FREEHOLDERS CHOSEN - WILLIAM CHAUNCEY BARTLETT - JAMES A. FOLGER-VOLNEY DELOS MOODY-JOHN R. GLASCOCK- HOWELL A. POWELL-E. J. PRINGLE-WARREN OLNEY-CHARLES D. PIERCE-CITY BOUNDARIES OF 1891-DIVISION INTO WARDS-OFFI- CERS AND ELECTIONS
FIFTEEN FREEHOLDERS CHOSEN
On December 10, 1887, an election was held in Oakland for the purpose of selecting fifteen freeholders to draw up a new city charter. The men chosen to frame the new basic law of the city were John A. Stanly, William C. Bartlett, Jno. L. Bromley, J. T. Carothers, Wallace Everson, J. A. Folger, John R. Glascock, V. D. Moody, Warren Olney, C. D. Pierce, H. A. Powell, E. J. Pringle, Patrick Scully, N. W. Spauld- ing, and John H. Troy. John A. Stanly was chosen to act as chairman of the board of freeholders during their labors, and Fred L. Button was named as secretary. This body labored for nearly three months, and on March 8, 1888, submitted their final draft for public criticism and inspection. The charter was adopted at the election of November 6, 1888, 4,153 votes being cast for its adoption and 1,955 against. Despite a fight carried to the State Legislature, that body ratified the charter on February 14, 1889. In a consideration on the charter, brief mention should be made of the men who framed it.
WILLIAM CHAUNCEY BARTLETT
William Chauncey Bartlett was one of the honored pioneers of the county and state, and when he passed away December 8, 1907, a long and honorable career was brought to a close. He was born in Haddam, Connecticut, December 30, 1818. While a young man he moved to Ohio, then considered the unsettled West, and studied for the ministry.
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Later he took up the study of law, receiving a degree of A. B. and later an 1.1 .. D. degree. In March, 1850, he was married to Miss Amelia M. Rounds, a native of Massachusetts; and on account of her ill health, moved to California in 1860. For several years he occupied a pulpit in a Congregational Church in Nevada City, and later at Grass Valley and Santa Cruz. He then moved to San Francisco and soon became identified with the Evening Bulletin as literary editor in 1867. He purchased a residence in Oakland in 1871, but remained with the news- paper in San Francisco until it changed ownership. He thereupon be- came identified with the Oakland Tribune as an editorial writer. Mr. Bartlett had always been interested in education, and he was one of the members selected to choose the site at Berkeley for the University of California. For many years he served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Blind at Berkeley, and also as chairman of the board of trustees of Mills College. His newspaper work also included the position as managing editor of the Overland Monthly during its early existence. He published a volume of essays on outdoor life, entitled "A Breeze from the Woods." He was one of the organizers of the Berkeley Club, formed in 1873. Mrs. Bartlett died in 1904.
JAMES A. FOLGER
One of the most widely known names of the West was that of James A. Folger, a pioneer of 1850 and manufacturer who did much to aid the development of the state. He was born in Nantucket, Massachu- setts, in June, 1832. His father was a sea-faring man and was able to give James A. an education which took him through high school. By that time, however, the father met with financial reverses, and James A. decided to come to California. He left his home in the fall of 1849 and reached San Francisco in the spring of the following year, after a trip around the Horn. He secured a position with the W. H. Bovee & Com- pany, which later became the J. A. Folger & Company, famous through- out the West as dealers in teas, coffee and spices. It was in the early '60s that the latter company was incorporated with a capitalization of $1,000,000. Their original location was on Front Street, and then for thirty years on California Street, before moving to the corner of Howard and Spear streets. He was married to Eleanor Laughran, a native of Vermont, in 1861. She died in Oakland in 1906. Mr. Folger selected Oakland for his home in 1866, purchasing land near Lake
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Charles D. Pierce
V. D. Moody
- Warren Olney
J. L. Bromley
H. A. Powell
John R. Glascock
F. L. Button
SOME OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CHARTER OF 1888
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Merritt, and resided there until his death in 1889. His only other public trust aside from his duties in helping draw up the city charter was as a pioneer member of the Oakland School Board. During his early life in San Francisco he served upon the famous Vigilance Committee.
VOLNEY DELOS MOODY
Volney Delos Moody was one of the pioneer bankers and financiers of Oakland. His wide business experience enabled him to serve with honor on the board of freeholders which drafted the charter. Mr. Moody was born in Rodman, Jefferson County, New York, August 15, 1829. The family moved to Michigan City, Indiana, when he was five years of age. After a residenceship there of six years, the family lived at Milwaukee for nine years. During the latter days in March, 1849, the parents, one daughter, and three sons, including V. D., started for California by way of Salt Lake City, with an ox team. They branched off at Salt Lake City and were one of the first families to come over the southern route, arriving in San Bernardino County in December. They continued northward and finally located in San Mateo County, where V. D. engaged in the lumber business. In 1850 he came to Oakland and purchased a sawmill about three miles east of San Antonio, which he operated for three years. After selling his stock in 1853 and leasing the mill, he went east to Milwaukee, bought a number of horses and drove them to California. The following year he again returned east, this time buying cattle in Wisconsin, which he sent here. He then went to New Jersey, bought a shipment of carriages to be shipped to Oak- land, and then made a visit to his birthplace, where he was married to Miss Adeline Wright on May 3, 1854. The bride and groom returned to San Jose via the Isthmus of Panama, and resided there until 1866. He then moved to San Francisco to engage in the mercantile business, which he followed until 1874. Moving to Oakland, he organized the First National Bank with other pioneer business men, and was elected president, a position he held for years. He built a home in 1875 at 564 Fourteenth Street, and became identified with many business ventures of Oakland during the time when it was developing from a village into a city.
JOHN R. GLASCOCK
John R. Glascock was one of the distinguished pioneer lawyers of the county, and had served the public upon several occasions before
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helping write the city charter. He was a native of Mississippi and was born August 25, 1845, in Panola County. His first move was east- ward, to North Carolina, and later to Virginia; but in 1856 he came to San Francisco with his parents and lived there until 1858, when the family moved across the Bay to Oakland. Young John Ragland entered the Durant School, then under the direction of Rev. Henry Durant, the founder of the College of California and leading spirit in the formation of the University of California. He was prepared for college under the instruction of Reverend Durant, and in 1861 entered the higher educational institution, graduating in 1865 as valedictorian of his class. He then studied law in his father's office for a time, but in 1867 went east to study law at the University of Virginia. He completed the two- year course in half that time. Upon his return to Oakland in 1868, he was admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court, and thereupon entered the office of his father, W. H. Glascock. In 1875 he was mar- ried to Miss Mary Wall, a daughter of the prominent Oakland pioneer, Jesse S. Wall. Mr. Glascock was a democrat, and although no one affiliated with that political organization had been elected to a county office for several years, he was chosen as district attorney in 1875, winning by a majority of around eight hundred votes. He declined a second nomination, but in 1880 he was nominated for Congress from the second congressional district. He lost that contest, but in 1882 won the election to Congress as a candidate from the state at large. He was the first man to be elected to the National House of Representatives from Alameda County. He was Oakland's first mayor under the new charter, being elected as such in March, 1889, for a period of two years by one of the largest majorities ever given a candidate up to that time.
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