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1849 1877
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County-
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Farmer .
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1861 1×68
Arkansas.
| Chino, San'
Wright, J.
P.O. Box 27
l'asadeua.
1876
When
When
When
When
County
County.
Currier, A. T.
Massachusetts.
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HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
WESTMINSTER TOWNSHIP.
VIVE
RESIDENCE
BUSINESS
NATIVITY.
Whent Whett Came to late to POSTOFFICE.
No. ol Acres
NAME.
RESIDENCE.
BUSINESS.
NATIVITY
When C'ame to'Came to
POSTOFFICE
Arren.
State County.
Ruabr. J W
Westminster Town'p Stock Raiser
Maine England
1×71 1871 Wilmington . 1572 1872 Westminster.
604 Mack, Geo. ( .. ...
McBurney, A. M .. . . Garden Grove.
General Merchandise.
:Ireland .
1877
1577 Garden Grove
Ewanis, W. H
Westminster Colony
Westminster.
Meladlen, J. & J. A. Westminster.
Gathand, George.
Westminster.
Westminster Town'p Physician, Surg & Farmer Tennessee.
Garden Grove .. ..... General Merchandise.
Ohio
1×52 1871
40 Patterson, W. R.
Farmer
Ohio ..
1860 1869
..
40
Howe, (".
..
Westminster. ...
Merchant ..
1×49, 1875 Westminster.
.... Rogers, Matthew. ..
Westminster Town'p
Englandl
1558 1872
..
50
Kiethaber. F H.
..
Wagon Maker & Blacksmith Pennsylvania ..
1×74 1874
Webster, David.
Hanlen Grove.
Farmer, Justice of the Peace & Postmaster. §
Lyman. . ».
WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP.
VIVE
KESIDENCE
BUSINESS.
NATIVITY
late to Came to POSTOFFICE. State 1 unty
Acres
NAME
RESIDENCE.
BUSINESS.
NATIVITY
When When Came to Came to POSTOFFICE.
State County
Angeln Jno.
Wilmington Towns'p Farmer
Pennsylvania. .
11 54 1568 Compton. .
27 Lothrop, J. Il .. .
Canptun. . San P'elro
Saddler.
Illinois. . . Sweden.
1$73
1874 Wilmington ..
Banning. Phineas ..
Wilmington . . .
.. Forwarding & Commission. Delaware
IN5] ']sal Wilmington ..
Mallgren, Juo .. .
Laborer ..
California.
1Sts Compton.
Barter. J. L
Compton
Railroad Agent
New York City 1550 1
159 Compta
1
Marlean, Wm. F.
Wilmington Towus'y
Butcher.
Missouri.
1574
1874
Bentley. A. P
Loinler Yard .
New York
13,5 1,5
Mayo, H. J ..
Farmer.
Virginia.
1×53 1971
100
Brooks, fren. ('.
Wilmington .
Railroad Watchman
Germany .
1863
1863 Wilmington ..
IS61
1560 Conton
3-7
McDonald, K. X
Wilmington Compton
l'hysieian.
Ireland ..
1574 1874 Compton ..
15
Bu lis. Jne. Jay
Farmer
ISGG 1$73
..
150 Morton, J. .. ..
Wilmington Towns'p Fariner.
Michigan.
1859 1867
54
Ballıs. P. H.
1-69
IS53
1853
200 Olsen, Lars. .
San Pedro.
tirocer.
Norway.
1866
1570
1861 Compton.
Colorin. C W ..
Wilmington Towns'y Farmer
Maine
1857
E iv. A.
Wilmington Towns'p Farmer .
Gerinany
1×74
1$74
to Saylor, Chas. ..
. . Wilnington
Railroadl Agent
New York
1869
15,5 Wilmington.
Fi kew rtb. Edmond
lowa .
1932
1868
40 Sharp, Jim .. . . . .
Wilmington Towns'p' Farmer
Scotland.
1850 1:F1 Compton.
4.5
Food, Greerge W F7 == 1. J. A J
Wilmington Towns'p
Ohio. .
150 1877
..
NO Steel, W. R.
Farming and Drying. . Farmer.
Vermont ..
ISGn 1570
50
Harsbman, J J
Compton.
Prop'r Anrhur Cheese Fac'y Virginia
California
1852
1852
Wilmington .. Compton ...
3,50
Haver, T B. ..
Wilmington
Contractor
Hazard, Daniel
Wilmington Towns'y Fariner .
Maine
INGA 1877 Compton
50 Taylor, Jun ...
Prop. linilroadl llotel.
Canada. .
1550
Wilmington ..
Hindi, Geo
Wilmington
Butcher. . Merchant
l'rnisia .
1561 1861
10 Timans, Ang. Win. Turner, 11.
Wilmington Towns'p Farmer.
Illinois.
1564
1×70 Compton ....
35
Janer, Mrs. I. L.
San Prlro
saloot ...
D'eminark.
1>491 1952
WIottley, F. P'. .. . . Catalina Island .
Wool Growin
Mexico.
1554
1.54 Wilmington ..
Jrlowog, J. F C. ..
Wilmington.
Dirigent. . .
formany
1856 1861
30 Wollry, K. B.
Wilmington Towns'p Dairy
Missouri
1858
1879 Compton.
La ensemer, A
I - k-w, Martin E. san Pedro.
Lighterinan
Denmark
18G8 1571|
Wonster, Chas.
Farmer
Mame.
1876
..
100 Morton, Mary .\
New York
1850
Massachusetts. 1549 ] 52 Wilmington .. 6320
Carson, 'red
Wilmington
Wool f. rover
Waine New York
1:53 1967
..
50 Price, T. Itice, 1]. B. ..
Wilmington Towns'p Farmer
Missouri
1864
Wilmington
Deputy Sheriff & Constable Maryland . .
1$59
1>5 Wilmington I>55 Compton . .
26 San Pedro Sch. Dist.
Germany.
1×53 173
10
lichana
..
120 Smith, Fidel
Virginia.
1860 1867
50
(, coper, 6 6
1576 1576
42 Stockwell, J. H.
Wilmington .
Wilmington Towns'l
Louisiana.
Virginia
1$53
18,3
Herein. N ..
Ireland
ISGN 1500 Wilmington
200 Thompson, S. G .. ..
Wilmington san l'edrn.
Farming and Stock Raismg Prussia
1550
1650
Jac løy. H
Massachusetts'. Michigan.
Isol Wilmington .
110 Sepulveda, Roman
1>53 1×53 Los Angeles ..
. . Talbot, M. W
Stock Raiser
New York
I>53 1853 Wilmington ..
,200
Pullis, In . Jay
Wilmington Towns'p Prop'r Star Cheese Factory New York
1549 IS6
. .
546 MeFarland, A
Bullis, Oanı. . .
1461 109
163 Narbonne, N. A
Wool Grow
Burling me, H.
Westminster Town'n Blacksmith and Farmer
Is75 Is75 Garden Grove
Little. Geo. H
Farmer .
Massachusetts.
1×52 1875 Westminster. 160
5500 McCoy, Jas .. ..
Farmer. Westminster Town'p Physician and Surgeon. Westminster.
Vermont
1864 1575
40
Edwards, Thomas
Westminster ..
Farmer
1876 1876 Garden Grove
20 Mc Fadden, J.
Irelaml
1869 1872
Head. H. W.
2 McFadden, J. A.
Illinois
1×69 1872
Home. C. & C.
Pennsylvania.
1873 1873 Westminster.
4.2
Westminster.
Hall. TC
1876 1×76 Garden Grove
1575 IS75 Compton ...
McComas, J. E ..
..
..
1875 1579
Justier of the Peace.
New York
Compton .
When
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HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
CENSUS OF CALIFORNIA, 1880.
COUNTIES
1850.
1860.
1870. .
1880.
Increase in
ten years.
1 Alameda
8,927
24.237
63,639
39.402
3
Amador
10,930
9,582
11.322
1.740
Butte
3.574
12.106
11,403
19,025
8,622
Calaveras
16,884
16,299
8,895
8,980
85
Colusa
115
2.274
6,165
13,362
7,197
Del Norte.
1,993
2,022
2,499
628
1853 Governor
Jno. Bigler
Democrat
477
10
Fresno
4.605
6,336
10,459
4,123
1855
William Waldo Jno. Bigler
Whig
223
11
Humboldt
2,694
6,140
15.515
9,375
13
Kern
2,925
5.200
2.275
15
Lake ..
2,969
6,643
3.674
17
Los Angeles
3.530
11.333
15.309
33,392
18,083
19
Mariposa
4.379
6,243
4.572
4.700
128
21
Merced
1,141
2,807
5.657
2.850
23
Monterey
1,872
4,739
9,876
10,934
1.05%
25
Napa
405
5,521
7,163
12.894
5.713
26
Nevada
16,446
19,134
20.534
1.400
27 Placer
13.270
11,357
14,278
2.921
29
Sacramento
9.087
24,142
26.830
36,200
9.370
31
San Bernardino.
5.551
3.988
7,800
3.812
33
San Francisco
56.802
140,473
233.066
83.593
.IU. S. Grant .
Republican . .
74x
35
336
1,782
4.772
9.064
4,202
37
Santa Barbara
1.185
3,543
7,784
9,478
1.694
39
Santa Cruz
643
4.944
8.743
12.808
4,605
378
4.300
4.173
9.700
5,527
42 Si-kiyou
7,629
6,648
8,401
1,553
Sonoma
560
11,867
19.819
25.847
6,028 1
For
3,920
46
Sutter
3.444
3,390
5,030
5.212
182
Trinity
1.635
5.125
3.213
4.982
1.769
50 Tuolumne
8.331
16,229
8,150
7.634
dec 516
-
Clark
Temperance
52
Yolo
1,08G
4,716
9.899
11,880
1,98]
9,673
13,668
10,851
11.540
689
Plotal
White ..
91.635
323.177
199,121
C'olored
962
1.086
4,272
31,933
19,310
Julian
17,90%
7,241 |
VOTE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
YEAR.
ELECTION.
CANDIDATE.
PARTY.
VOTE.
1849 Governor
P. H. Burnett
Democrat
157
1851
..
Juo. Bigler. ..
Democrat
72
Contra Costa
5,328
8.461
12.400
3,939
-
Winfield Scott.
Whig
497
9
El Dorado
20.057
20.562
10.309
10,647
338
12
Invo
1,956
2,401
477
14
Klamath
1,803
1,686
16
Lassen
1,327
3,341
2,014
18
Marin
323
3,334
6,903
11,326
4.423
20
Mendocino.
55
3.967
7,545
11,000
3.455
Democrat
703
Mono ..
430
5,416
5.013
Abraham Lincoln John Bell.
C. O. N. Union
203
U. Dewocrat.
198
1.195
1803
John G. Dowuey
Democrat
982
Plumas
4.363
4,489
6,881
2,392
30
San Benito.
798
5.53
5.593
1867 Governor
Henry IL. Haight.
Democrat
32 San Diego
4,324
4,951
8.620
3,669
Caleb T. Fay
1. Republican
34
San Joaquin ..
3,647
9,435
21,050
24,323
3.273
Horatio Seymour
Democrat
1,236
36 San Mateo
3,214
6,635
8,717
2.082
Henry H. Haight
Democrat
2,077
Santa Clara
11.912
26,246
35.113
8,864
1875 Governor
Win. Irwin
2,8918
41 Sierra .
11,387
5,619
6.617
998
43 Solano
580
7,169
16.871
18.744
1,903
Democrat
3,616
45
Stanislaus.
2.245
6.499
8,680
2.181
47
l'ebama
4,044
3,587
9.414
5,827
Governor
Geo. C. Perkins
Republican
1,930
49
Tulare
4,638
4,533
11.330
6.797
51
Ventura
Chinese Immigrat'n
For
48
53
Yuba .
The State
92,597 379,994 560,247
858.864
303,190
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FLAG.
PREVIOUS to the adoption of a union flag, different devices had been used on different occasions, aud the various Colouies had chosen their standards, so that the bodies of troops that joined the army, in the early days of the Revolution, had flags of distinctive designy.
In March, 1775, a llag witb a red field was hoisted at New York, bearing tbe inscription, "George Rex, and the Liberties of America," and upon the reverse, "No Popery."
It is not known with certainty that the American troops had a flag at Bunker Hill on June 17. 1775; but it is supposed that they carried a red flag, on which was the device of a pine tree on a white field in the corner. On July 18, 1775, General Putnam displayed on Prospect Hill, a red flag bearing the motto Qui transtulit, sustinet, ( He who trans- planted, still sustains. ) and on the reverse, " An Appeal to Heaven."
Col. William Moultrie designed the first Hag in South Carolina, which way blue with a white crescent in the upper corner next to the staff; and was hoisted on the fortifications of Charleston in September, 1775. In Connecticut each regiment had its own peculiar standard, on which were represented the arms of the Colony, and the motto, Qui traustulit, sustinet.
The Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Harrison and Thomas Lynch a committee to take into consideration designs for a uuion flag. They went to the American army, then ay sembled at Cambridge, and after consideration adopted a flay composed of thirteen alternate red and white stripes, with the red and white crosses of St. George and St. Andrew conjoined on a blue field in the corner, and named it "The Grand Union Flag." The stripes were a symbol of the number and union of the Colonies, the colors being a combination of the red flag formerly used by the army and the white by the navy. The crosses were retained to show the willingness of the Colonies to return to their allegiance to the British Crown if their rights were secured. This flag was first unfurled by Washington, at Cambridge, January 1, 1776.
In 1776 Col. Gadsdeu presented a flag to congress, to be used in the navy. It was yellow, and bore the device of a rattlesnake with thir- teen rattles, represented in the attitude of striking, and the motto. " Don't tread ou me." This was used in the navy and was called " The Continental Flag." The device of a rattlesnake had previously been used on flags.
The troops which were raised by Patrick Henry, and called the ·Culpepper Minute Men," had a banner with the device of a rattle- xnake, aud the mottos, "Don't tread on me." and " Liberty or Death.". and the name of the company. The celebrated riflemen called the " Morgan Rifles," had a flag ou which was inscribed " XI Virginia Regiment " and " Morgan's Rifle Corps." also the date 1776 surrounded hy a wreath of laurel. The flag of Washington's Life Guard was made of white silk, with various devices and the motto. " Conquer or Die."
The first legally established national flag was adopted hy Congress June 14. 1777. by the following: " Resulted, That the dag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate white and red. that the uuion be thirteen stars, white. in a blue field representing a new constellation." A constellation could not well be represented on a flag, so the stars were arranged in a circle, representing harntony and union. Assymbols the colors represent: red. courage; white, integrity of purpose; and blue, constancy, love and faitb. By amme it is asserted that this flag was first unfurled by Paul Jones on the Ranger, and by others that it was first used at the battle of Saratoga.
An Act of Congress of January 13. 1794, provided that after May 1. 1795, the flag of the U'united States should consist of fifteen stripes. alteruate red and white, and the union of fifteen stars, white in a blue field. Vermont and Kentucky having been admitted, at that time the States were fifteen in number. This act indicated that the tag should represent the number of the States of the l'uion by a corresponding number of stripes and stars. The continued increase iu the uuuber ut States plainly showed that this law should be ebanged.
A hill was passed by Congress, April 4, 1815, reducing the number uf stripes to the original thirteen, and making the number of stars equal to the number of States: a star for each new State to be added to the dag on the 4th of July following its admission The flag a> thus established was hoisted on the Hall of Representatives in Washington. April 13, 1818; although it had no legal existence until the 4th of July fidlowing .- Statistician, ( San Francisco), IS''.
Alpine.
685
539
dee 146
W. S. Sherwood
Whig
86
P. B. Reading
Whig
424
1852 President
[Franklin l'ierce.
Democrat
Democrat
923
1856 President
James Buchanan
Democrat
721
Millard Fillmore
American
135
John C. Fremont
Republican
521
1857 Governor
John B. Weller
Democrat
1,304
Edward Stanly
Republican
82
1859
M. S. Latham.
Democrat
1,916
1860 President
J. C. Breckenridge
S. A. Douglass
[. Democrat ..
494
Republican
356
Modoc.
4.700
4,700
J. R. McConnell.
Democrat Republican
455
Frederick P. Low
Union
702
1864 President
Geo. B. McClellan
Democrat
744
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
555
·Geo. C. Gorham
Republican
727
1868 President
1871 Governor
Newton Broth.
Republican . . 1,121
1872 President
U. S. Grant
Republican 1,312
Horace tirveley ('has. O'Conor
Liberal & Dem 1,228 Democrat
40
Shasta.
Republican
Independent
1,543
1876 President
R. B. Hayes
Republican . 3 042
1877 Con. Convention.
1879 Adoption of N. Con.
Against
For .
4,240
Against
1,918
IL. J. Clenu.
Dent. & N. C. P. 2.743
Wm. I'. White
Workingmen. 2,093
5.088
5,088
Against
6,616
J. Neely Johnson
Know-Notbing
ถิวัน
G. W. Bowie
American. .
15
.John Currey
L. Stanford
A. L. Democrat Republican
220
1861 Governor
John Conness
L. Stanford
--- Rubio
I. Democrat. .
San Luis Obispo
T. G. Phelps
John Bidwell
S. J. Tilden
574
5
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