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McELVEY, CHARLES, lives in Nevada City; was horn in Ross county, Ohio; remained until 1835; then to Marion county, Ohio, with parents; remained until 1860, engaged in farming; then to Nevada county, California, overland, and except the two years from 1859 to 1861, while in the cattle business in Lake county, and 1863-4, while mining in Austin, Nevada, has resided in Nevada county. Mr. McElvey has one of the finest collec- tions of mineral specimens and petrifactions in the country, which is one of the attractive features of the National Exchange Hotel.
McGLASHAN, CHARLES FAYETTE, was born in Wisconsin in 1847, and crossed the plains to Salt Lake in 1853, and to El Dorado county, Cal., in 1854. and to Sonoma county in 1856. Iu 1862 he went to Sacramento county, and in 1864 to Healdsburg. aud attended school until 1867, and then tauglit school in El Dorado county. From 1868 to 1872 he attended Williston Seminary, Massachusetts, and then returned and taught the Placerville High School, and then went to Truckee and taught the school there. He commenced practicing law there and became editor of the Truckee Republican, first with D. J. Crowley, and then alone. In 1880 he sold the Republican and removed to Santa Cruz. While engaged in his editorial labors, MIr. Mc- Glashan displayed so much ability as a graceful writer and sound journalist that the Republican came into great prominence among the journals of the coast. In 1878 he married Miss Nona Keiser, a native of California, and has one daughter.
MCHUGH, CHARLES, lives south of the Providence mine, one and one-half miles from Nevada City, his post office. He was born in Ireland in 1818, and in 1846 entered upon a sea-faring life, which lie abandoned in 1849, and worked in a sugar refinery in New York city until 1851. He then traveled two years in the Southern States, and worked in a currying shop until 1862 in Malden, Massachusetts. He then came dircet to this eounty and has since been engaged in miuing. In 1850 he married Mi-s Jane Gorrall, a native of Ireland, and has one son and two daughters, also one daughter deceased. He owns sixty acres of mineral land.
MCINTOSH, ALEXANDER, lives at Boca, and owns 1,040 acres of land. He was born iu Canada in 1830, and remained there until 1864, engaged in merchandising. He is the manager of the Bora Mill Co. and Boen Iee Co.
MICKAY, STEWART, proprietor of the American Hotel, Truckee. He was born in Nova Scotia in 18-14, and went to Peunsylvania in 1865, and en- gaged in lumbering. In 1873 he came to Truckee, and has since been in the lumber and hotel bus- iness. He owns the American and Pacific hotels, valued at $8,000, and 900 acres of land, worth $3,000.
McKIM, S. L., lives at Lowell Hill. Ile was born in Nova Scotia in 1848. In 1869 he came to this State and county, and engaged in mining and mi 1- ing in Little York and Grass Valley until 1878, since which time he has been in the employ of the Swamp Angel Mine. With E. B. Kirby he ow us the Bay State claim of cighty acres ou Melbourne Hill. Mr. McKim married Miss M. E. Shepard, a native of California, in 1877, and has one sou.
MCLEOD, MALCOM, lives at Hunt's Hill; pr st oflice You Bet. He was born in Moore county, North Carolina, in 1812. In 1827 the family moved to Stuart county, Tennessee, and in 1828 to Henderson county. In 1832 he made several trips from Memphis to New Orleans ou a raft, and once
returued on stcamer "Brandywine," which was burned to the water's edge and nearly all the pas- sengers drowned but a short distance above Mem- phis, where he had disembarked. He lived in C'rittenden conuty, Arkansas, until May, 1853, when he came across the plains to California. He settled in Red Dog, and in 1856 came to where he now lives. In June, 1837, he married Miss Nancy Stain, who died in 1841, having given birth to a daughter and son. In May, 1849, he married Miss Elizabeth McGaha, a native of Alabama, who is the mother of five boys and three girls. He owns 160 acres of land and is engaged in mining.
3IcLERAN, THOMAS G., mine owner, lives in Nevada City; owns 120 acres of land; was born in Caledonia county, Vermont, in 1826; remained until 1842; then to New Orleans, Louisiana; re- mained until 1848, engaged in merchandise; then to California, arriving July 4, 1849; engaged in inining in Nevada and El Dorado countics. Mr. McLeran owns the famous New York Mine, on what is known as the Wilson ranch, one and one-quarter miles from Nevada City: is also a part owner in the famous California Consolidated Mine in El Dorado county. Married, in 1854, Honora Laden, in Santa Clara county, Cal .; they have eight children living, three boys and five girls. Laud and im- provements are worth about $50,000.
MEACHAM, JOEL J., owns a residence and two and one-half acres of land on Piety Hill, Nevada City. He was born in Jefferson county, New York, in 1815, and in 1827 went to Rochester, and clerked in a store until 1834, when he went to Vermont and was in an iron foundry until 1837. He then went to Illinois and farmed, and owned Meacham's Ferry across the Illinois river, and engaged in foundry at Jacksonville. In 1849 he crossed the plains and mined at Hangtown (Placerville), and came to Nevada City in the spring of 1850, which he has since called his home, and where he expects to spend the remainder of his days. He has been in a number of miniug and commercial enterpris ?s. and has lost much by fire and water. He has heen a news dealer for the past twelve years. and has his depot in the Pioneer Book Store. on Broad street. In 1842 he married Miss Sophia Paul, a native of Cincinnati, who died in Illinois in 1850. leaving five children. among whom were two twin girls, Martha and Mary, who were born after their father left for California. His son Orlen died from the effects of a wound received at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, while in the Union army, at the age of nineteen. In 1860 Mr. Meacham mar- ried a widow lady in Nevada City, whose maiden name was Nancy E. Morgan, a native of Albauy. New York. His daughter Mary died at the age of eight years.
MEEK, J. D., lives and owns property in Grass Val- ley. He was born in Indiana in 1806. and was
. clerkiug in 1860, when he came to this, State and settled iu Grass Valley, where he has siuce re- mained. He started his present drug business in February, 1878. He was Constable from 1863 to 1866. Deputy Post Master from 1867 to 1871. and Cashier in A. Delauo's bank from 1871 to 1875. Ilis place of business is No. 26 Mill street, resi- dence No. 16 North Church street. In 1866 he married Miss Lottie Avery, a native of Ohio, And has que son and one daughter. A view of his store is given on another page.
MEIN, THOMAS. lives on Broad street, Nevada City. He was born in Scotland in tess, and came to America with his parents in 1841. Ilv lived iu
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the State of New York until February, 1860, aud then came to this county. He lived in North San Juan until 1861, then in Sierra county till 1864. and has since beeu in Nevada City. He has been miuiug constantly since coming to the State, and is at present foreman of the Blue Tent Mine. He was married in 1867 to Miss Mary Swift, a native of Ireland, and has four sons.
MELARKEY, WILLIAM, lives ou the Crandall grade five miles from Colfax, and six from Grass Valley, his post office. He was horn in West Chester county, New York, in 1832, and in 1839 moved to Rochester with his parents. In 1854 he came to Califoruia ria the Isthmus, and mined and merchandised in El Dorado county until 1857. and in Placer county till 1859. He then went to Red Dog iu this county and mined and kept hotel until he removed to his ranch iu 1865, where he is now farming and stock raising. He owns 434 aeres of land. He is Trustee of the Bear River School District. In November, 1853 he married Miss Ellen Higgins, a native of Irelaud, and has two sons and tbree daughters.
MENNER, WILLIAM, resides at North San Juan. He was born in Pennsylvania in 183], and was a clerk until 1853, when he came to this State. He mined au Mormon Islaud until 1855 and then came to North San Juan, where he is engaged iu mer- cautile business. A view of his residence is given ou another page.
MESERVEY, W. E., lives at the V Flume office. He was horn in Maine in 1850, and remained there until 1874, engaged in milling and lumheriug; when he removed to Sauta Cruz county, California, and thence three months later to Nevada City. where he has since lived engaged in lumbering. He is foreman of the V Flume Lumber Co.'s yard. In 1879, he married Miss Emily Stenger, a native of Wisconsin. Post office, Nevada City.
MILLER, J. P., resides northwest corner of Main and Church streets, Grass Valley. He was born in Germany in 1836, and went to New York in 1855, and five months later came to this county, whichi has since been his home. He mined until 1859 and then engaged in butchering iu Newtown, thence to North San Juan and to French Corral. He farmed two years in the valley aud came to Grass Valley in 1871, where he is engaged in butchering on the corner of Main and Church streets. In 1867 he married Miss Julia Harring- ton, a native of Ireland, and has one son and one daughter.
MILLER, N. M., lives five miles from Rough aud Ready, his post office, and owns 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. He was born in Ohio in 1840, and lived on a farm until eighteen years of age, and then worked at carpentering until 1863, when he came to Rough and Ready, He has becu mining and carpentering, and is now farming. He went to Ohio in 1875 and returned the same year. Iu 1866 he went to Montana and Idaho on horse- back, but soon returned. In 1878 lie married Miss Ella M. Morrell, a native of Nevada City, California.
MITCHELL, CHARLES, lives on Auburn street, Grass Valley. He was born in Durham county, England, in 1818, and came to California in 1853. He mincd on Wolf creek until 1855 and then came to Grass Valley, where he has since resided. Ife is interested largely in mining. Ju 1848 lie married Miss Sarah Addison, a native of England, and has one son.
MITCHELL, GEO. S., lives two miles from Eureka South. He was born in Pennsylvania iu 1830, and remained until 1850, when he removed to Iowa, and engaged in farming. In 1852 he crossed the plains to California, and went direct to South Fork of Poorman's Creek, where he has since lived, mining all the time. He was four months crossing the plains. Post office Graniteville.
MOLLERUS, HUGO, lives at Eureka South. He was born in Holland, 1836, and emigrated to San Francisco, California, in 1850, remaining there about three months. He then went to Gold Flat, Nevada county, and mined there until 1856; thence to Forbestown, Sierra county, where be miued for two years; thence to Goodyear's Bar, where he remained mining until 1861, when he went to Vir- ginia City, Nevada. He mined there until 1866, wben he weut to Summit City, Nevada county. California, where he remained until 1867, when he went to Eureka, where he has since lived, engaged in mining and as ditch ageut for the North Bloom- field Co.
MONROE, A. C., lives at Relief Hill; post office North Bloomfield. He was born in Scotland in 1836 and went to Nova Scotia with his parents in 1838, where be resided until 1857 and then came to California. He miued in Sierra county until 1867 and then moved to Columbia Hill, in this county, and followed ranching until 1873. He then came to Relief Hill and is miuing on Amer- ican Bar, of which he is one of the owners. In 1865 he married Miss E. Landsburg, of Nova Scotia, and has four sons and two daughters.
MONTGOMERY, JOHN, lives four miles south of Rough and Ready, his post office. He was born in Mississippi in 1825 and came to California in 1849, and to this county in 1850. He is engaged in farming aud stock raising with his brother, F. P. Montgomery. The ranch contains 640 acres, and is valued at $20,000. A view of their ranch is given in this work.
MOODY, J. F., proprietor of the Truckee Hotel, of which a view appears in this work. He was born in Maine in 1837 and in 1858 came to California. He lived twelve years in Placer county and then came to Truckee. He is proprietor of the Truckce Hotel and of the Grand Central at Tahoe; also of the Tahoe Stage Line. In 1862 he married Miss Joan Amos, a native of Virginia, and has two sons and one daugliter.
MOORE, S., resides at Grass Valley. He was born in Vermont in 1823, and in 1841 moved to Wiscon- sin. In 1850 he crossed the plains and traveled until 1860, wben lie mined on the Comstock seven years. He came to this county in 1872, having lived in Atuador the three previous years. He is largely interested in mines here and in Mono county. He married Miss Emily Newton, of Ver- mont, and bas one son and one daughter. A view of his place is given elsewhere.
MORAN, THOMAS CHARLES, lives in Nevada City. He was horn in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 8, 1849, and came to this State in 1854. He lived in San Francisco and from there went to Nevada City and then to Cherokee, or Patterson, in this county, where he remained until November 24, 1870, engaged in mining. He then went to Grass Valley and was in the saloon business until July 2, 1878, which he came to Nevada City. He is keeping the El Dorado Saloon (formerly Blaze's), corner of Pine and Commercial streets, Juue 10, 1873, he married Miss Mary Ellen Bohannau, of Eureka South, in St. Joseph's Church, San Fran-
cisco. She was born October 28, 1850, at the town of Deposit, on the York and Erie Railroad, in New York. They have two children, Thomas Francis, born in Grass Valley December 17, 1875, and Ellen Julia, born in Grass Valley November 15, 1877.
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MORGAN, JOHN T., Cashier Citizens' Bank, Nevada City; was horn in South Wales in 1830, emigrated in early life to the State of Wisconsin; remained until 1852, engaged in blacksmithing; theu to Cal. ifornia, overland, arriving in Placerville August 25, 1852; engaged in blacksmitbing and mining at Volcano Bar; then to Nevada City September, 1853; engaged in blacksmithing and mining; then to North San Juan in 1859; back to Nevada City in 1874. Married in 1857, Elizabeth Jane Eddy, a native of Cornwall, England; they have seven children living. five boys and two girls. Mr. Morgan has held the office of Township Collecter two years and County Assessor four years.
MORGAN, W. G., resides in Nevada City. He was born in Wisconsin in 1849, and engaged in engi- neering until 1867 when he went to Oregon. In 1871 be went to San Francisco and remained until 1874, as eugineer on the railroad between the city and San Jose. He then came to this county and ran the first engine on the N. C. N. G. R. R. He is at present engineer at the Wyoming inine. In 1877 he married Miss I. A. Smith, of Nevada City, California.
MORROW, MRS. MARGARET L., resides in Moore's Flat. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1833, aud went with her parents to Kentucky in 1842. In 1845 they moved to Indiana, and in 1849 to Illinois, where she married W. R. Morrow the same year. In 1852 they crossed the plains to Sierra county, Mrs. Morrow being the first lady in St. Louis, Sierra county. In 1861 they came to this county. Mrs. Morrow has been keeping hotel at Moore's Flat a number of years, and is a very popular landlady. Her house in the old town was burued in the spring of 1879, and she immediately built a fine bouse in the new town, where she is still keeping hotel. She has three sons and four daughters.
MURPHY, B., lives on the north side of the South Yuha river, one-fourtb inile from Washington, his post office. He was born in Ireland in October, 1825, and emigrated to Illinois June 27, 1849. A few months later he came to this State and teame.] and kept store at Gold Run, Nevada City, until June, 1851, when he mined on Poorman's creek until 1853. He also engaged in merchandising. He then settled on the place he now occupies, which contains 160 acres of land aud a fine orchard. He has a brother, Jeremiah Murphy, living at Gaston Ridge, who came to the county in 1853. Mr. Murphy married Miss Margaret Shea, a native of Ireland, in 1845, and has had four sons and five daughters, of whom three sons and three daughters arc now living. His family came here in 1853.
NAFFZIGER, C. J., butcher; lives in Nevada City; was born in Germany in 1847; remained until 1856; then to Illinois with parents; remained until 1870, engaged in farming; then to Nevada City, California, where he has since remained, engaged in the hutcher husiuess; worked for Jacob Naffziger until 1874, then as his partner until 1876; then went iuto partnership with J. Eustis; in 1878 bought him out and continues the business alone, ou Commercial street.
NAFFZIGER, JACOB, proprietor Union Hotel, Nevada City; was born in Germany in 1830, remained until 184º, engaged in farming with his parents; then to New York, and other places, finally settling in Dayton, Ohio; worked on a farm two years, theu engaged in learning the butcher business; then to Illinois in 1854, remained until 1856, engaged in the butcher business; then to Keokuk, Iowa, remained until 1861, engaged in butcher business; tben to Nevada county, Califor- nia, via Isthmus of Panama and San Francisco; worked at his trade until 1863; then started butch- ering business with Conrad Marseil; from 1864 to 1874 ran the business alone. In 1875 he became proprietor of the Union Hotel, an illustration of which is giveu ou anotber page. Married in 1857, Caroline Bauer, a native of Ohio; they have had nine childreu, six now living, ouc boy and five girls. Mr. Naffziger has held tbe office of City Trustee. Land and improvements worth about $25,000.
NANKERVIS, JOHN, lives and owns bouse aud lots in Badger Hill, post office Patterson, Nevada county. He was born in Cornwall, England, in 1835, aud moved to Wales in 1854; and one year later to Durham couuty, England, engaged in iron, stone and coal mining. In 1856 he went to Lanarkshire, Scotland, and returned in 1859, aud ten months later came to the United States. He landed in New York and went to Pictou county. Nova Scotia,, and in 1861 to Halbert Mines, New Brunswick, where he remained two years. He then went to the Panger's Diggings, Nova Scotia, at the time of the gold excitement there, and two months later to Cape Breton. In 1867 he came to California by the Isthmus route and settled at Badger Hill. He followed mining until 1870 and tben went into the grocery business at Cherokee. In 1872 he again came to Badger Hill, and has since been mining. In 1860 he married Miss Eliz- abeth Newton, a native of Cornwall, England, and bas two sons and one daughter. He is one of the shareholders of the English Mining Company at Badger Hill.
NEWELL, G. B., resides in Birchville, post office Sweetland. He was born in Westport, Essex county, New York, September 28, 1829, and engaged in farming until 1849, He sailed from Boston November 23, 1849, on the ship " Rein- deer," passing around the Horn and arriving in San Francisco, April 2, 1850. A short time after- wards he came to this county and mined st Frenchman's Bar, and was inspector of the first Nevada county election. In the fall of 1851 he returned East, and while there, February 5, 1852, was married to Miss Sarah Stafford Lewis, a native of the same town, born September 27, 1829. In the following April hie again came to this State by the Isthmus route and settled iu Birchville, where he lias since resided. He engaged in mining, and since 1859 las heen merchandising. His place of business is in the oldest building in Bridgeport township, built by Edward Allison in 1852. He has heen East three times since coming to this State. He has three children, Harriet Almira. born in French Corral, December 1, 1853; and George Fred and Bertha A., born in Birchville, February 28, 1861 and April 23, 1872, respectively. He owns 60 acres of land and house aud lot iu town, valued at $2,500. He lias heen County Supervisor and Justice of the Peace.
NIHELL, LAWRENCE, carpenter and builder, Nevada City; owns house and lot on Nevads
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street; was born iu Indiana, April 8, 1827, remained till 1838; then to Illinois, remained till 1845 on a farm; then to St. Louis, Missouri, where he learned the trade of ship carpenter; returning to lliinois in 1849 he worked on a farmi for four years and selling dry goods aud groceries for three years; kept a hotel for one year. He went to Pike's Peak in the spring of 1859, returning the saure season; went back again in 1860, and mined for seven months, returning home in November; he received the appointment of Under-sheriff of McDonongh conuty aud served two years; crossed the plains in 1863; kept a hotel near Columbia Hill for three months, then to Nevada City, November 27, 1863. Married January 3, 1850, Miss D. J Kimball, u native of Ohio; they had three boys, two living. Isaac P., born May 17, 1852, and Charles E., May 6, 1854. Mrs. Nihell died in November, 1854. Married on January 5, 1858, to Miss H. C. Morrow, a native of North Carolina; they have four sons, George A., born October 14, 1858; Silas H. and Edward T., born April 25, 1864, aud Lawrence D., born July 5, 1867. Mr. Nihell has held the office of Marshal of Nevada City for two terms, and a member of the Board of Education for six years. NILE, J. II., lives eight miles from Rough and Ready aud four miles from Smartsville, his post office. He was born in Maine in 1843, and canie to this county in 1861, where he has sinec lived. Hle engaged in mining until 1870, and has since bech agent of the Excelsior Mining and Water Company. He owns 160 acres of land. In 1871, he married Miss I. M. Marsh, a native of Illinois, aud bas three daughters.
NOELL, R., resides on the Nevada road one mile from Grass Valley, his post office. He was born in England in 1840, and went to Michigan in 1857 and to North Carolina in 1860. In 1861 be went to Mariposa county, California, tben to Britislı Columbia and back to Mariposa county, wbere with the exception of six months he was engaged in mining. He then went to his native place and visited four months, and then returned to this State and mined in Santa Clara county nntil 1869. when he came to Grass Valley. He clerked uutil 1877, since which time he has been farming and dairying. He owns 300 acres and has some fine Jersey cattle. In 1865 be married Miss Margaret J. Roberts, a native of England, and has three sous aud ouc danghter. A view of his placé is given on another page.
NOVAY, J. P., lives one mile from the Anthony House, his post office. He was born in France in 1821, and in 1827 went to Ohio with his parents. In 1834 he went to Louisville and engaged in peddling nntil 1841 when he went to St. Louis and continued the same business. In 1852 he crossed the plains to California and has since been mining and peddling in this county, and of late years farming. He owns 160 acres of land, valned at $1,000. In 1839 he married Miss Mary Gal- breath, a native of Pennsylvania, and has had six sons, one now living, and three danghters, all living.
NOYES, J. A., lives at Quaker Hill, six miles from Nevada City; post office, You Bet. He was born in Maiue in 1841, and in 1861 came to this State. Ile lived four months in Mendocino county and then came to this county, where he has since heen mining. He kept boarding honse at Qnaker Hill from 1874 to May, 1879. In 1874 he married Miss Mary Williams, a native of Iowa, and has had two sons, one of them, Archie Snell Noyes, still living.
OGDEN, R. S., resides and owns property in You Bet. He was born iu Harrison county, Virginia, in 1833, aud moved to Illinois with his parents in 1836. He lived there until 1854, farming and miuing and then came to this State. After a brief stay in Nevada City, he went to Red Dog and nined nntil 1872 and then came to Yon Bet, where he has since been teaming and mining. In 1855 he married Miss C. Kistle, a uative of England, and has had ten children, five sons and five daugh- ters, all of whom are living, except one son.
ORR, JAMES J., proprietor of the Old Winchester Market, corner of Mill and Neal streets, Grass Valley. He was boru in New York City in 1849, and came to this State in 1860. He lived at Allison Ranch six months and then went to San Francisco and worked on the Bulletin and Call nntil 1862. He then came to Nevada county and way butchering nntil 1865, and in Boston Ravine iu same business nntil 1866. He then worked in the Union Market, Grass Valley, nntil 1871. Hc then visited his native place three months, and returned to Grass Valley; going a year later to Nevada and coming back to Grass Valley soon after. Iu 1875 he took the Old Winchester Market. Hisslaughter honse and residence are at Pike Flat, onc mile northeast of town. In 1871 he married Miss Harriet A. Perkins, a native of Illinois, and has one son and two daughters.
OSBORN. W. N., lives on Nevada strect, Nevada City. He was born in the Province of St. Ste- phens, New Brunswick, in 1837, and in 1857 came to San Francisco and to Nevada City. He mined until the last five years and has since followedl teaming. In 1862 he married Miss Nancy Ann Dunn, a native of Ireland, and has two danghters, Anne, born in 1864, and Ellen, born in 1866, and has lost onc daughter.
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