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OSTROM, JAY D., lives at North Bloomfield. ITe was born in New York in 1833, and went to Wi -- consin in 1852, and remained nutil 1855, engaged in farming. He then crossed the plains and mined in Plumas county till 1857, and then came to this county and bas been mining, running stage, and for the last three years has been in the livery hnsiness. He went to Reese river in 1863, and mined one year. In 1877 he married Miss Mollie Mohly, a native of Mississippi, who came to this State with her parents when she was but one year old. They have one little danghter.
OTHET, THOMAS, resides on Auburn street, Gra-s Valley. He was born in Illinois in 1828, and in 1852 went to Sacramento county, California. In 1854 he came to Grass Valley and has since resided here. He was interested in mercantile business until 1860, when he sold ont and engaged iu min- ing in this vicinity and in the State of Nevada. In 1864 he started in the hay, grain, flour and feed business, which he still continues at No. 53 and 55 Mill street. In 1859 he married Miss Olive Hen- derson, a native of Illinois, and has four sons and one danghter.
OTT, JAMES J., assayer, lives in Nevada C.ty; owns three acres of land; was born in Switzerland in 1828; remained uutil 1849, engaged in assaying gold and ores; then to Illinois and Wisconsin; remained until 1852, engaged in assaying; then to California, engaged in samc business. Married, in 1861, Miss Johana M. L. Pein, a native of Switzer- land; they have one boy and three girls living; two of the danghters have been absent for wore thau six years in Switzerland at school. Mr. Ott has held tbe offices of Trustee, Treasurer and
President of inany societies. Land and improve- ments are worth about $10,000. Post office hox 94. Nevada City. A view of his residence appears in this work.
PAINE, P. A., lives at Lake City; post office Nortlı Bloomfield. He was born at Painesville, Ohio, in 1809, and iu 1831 went to the Territory of Mich- igan and remained nntil 1844, engaged in farming. He built the first warehonse on the St. Josepli river, Michigan. He then went to Illinois and was farming and merchandising nntil 1850, when he crossed the plains. He mined in El Dorado, Amador and several other counties and honght the place of 300 acres he now owns in 1866, valued at $10,000. In 1861 he married Miss Rebecca Hous- tou, a native of Vermont, who has hornc him six sons and one danghter, all living. Mr. Paine has two daughters by a former wife, one living in Montercy, California, and one in Dublin, Ireland. A view of his place is given elsewhere.
PARSONS, S. L., lives at Enreka. He was born in Maine, 1826, and remained there nntil 1864, when hc removed to Nevada City, California,and engaged in mining and milling; tbence in 1867 to Eureka, where he has since lived, engaged in mining. Post office Graniteville.
PASCHEN, R. D .; resides at Truckee. He was born in Warren county, Mississippi, in 1834, and went to St. Louis in 1840, and to Sheridan county. Missonri, in 1852, and to Kansas in 1856. In 1857 he crossed the plains and mined iu El Dorado county six months, in Plumas county until 1862, and then went to Duteb Flat, where he embarked in the hutcbering business. Iu 1868 he came to Truckee and has continned in the same business. In 1866 he married Miss Kate Schivley, a native of Indiana, and has two dangbters and one son; also had a son now dead.
PASCOE, EMMANUEL, lives at Gold Flat, where he owns twelve acres of land, post office Nevada City. He was born in Cornwall, England, in 1841 and went to Michigan in 1860. Hc mined there nntil 1861 and then came to Nevada county, California, and mined until 1864, when he went to Virginia City and mined in the State of Nevad:1 nutil 1870. He then went to New York and re- mained four years, baving charge of the tunneling at Hell Gate under East river. Hle then came again to this county, where he has since been miniug. Iu 1871 he married Miss Mary E. Cud- lipp, a native of Devonshire, England, and bas had three daughters and two sous, of wbom but one danghter is still living.
PASCOE, T. A., of the firm of Pascoe & Woodberry, butchers, southeast corner of Church and Main streets, Grass Valley. He was born in Illinois in 1847 and in 1853 came with his mother via Nica- ragua to Grass Valley. In 1858 he went to Yuha county and farmed until 1867; then to San Mateo county until 1872, lumbering; then to Sau Benito county until 1877, stock raising, and then to Grass Valley, and engaged in his present busi- ncss.
PAYNE, J. N., lives in Nevada C'ity, and still holds a residence in Truckee, of which place he was :1 resident when elected to the office of County Treasurer, in 1875; he was re-clected in 1877. Mr. Payne was born in Pickins District, South Carolina, August 6, 1835; came to California in 1852; engaged in mining in Placer county until 1868; then moved to Truckce, Nevada county; engaged in merebandise business until 1875. Mar- ried in 1878; hay no children.
PAYNE, W. H., lives at Spenceville. He was born in Michigan in 1834 and came to California in 1854, settling at Rough and Ready. He has always called this county his home, although he has traveled over the State. He has been engaged in blacksmithing and engineering, and has been engineer for the San Francisco Copper Mine the past four years. In 1867 he married Miss Emily Bennett, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and has two sous and two daughters.
PAYNTER, P. H., lives at Grass Valley. He was born in England in 1837 and removed when quite a child to Wisconsin. In 1854 he came to this State by the Nicaragna ronte. He first mined in Amador county, and arrived in Grass Valley May 10, 1855, and then went to Trinity connty, but returned in 1865, and has since resided here. He was Justice of the Peace in Trinity connty, and has beld the same office here for the last ten years. He is also interested in mining. In 1870 he mar- ried Miss E. J. Rohh, a native of Wisconsin, and has three sons and two danghters.
PEARCE, THOMAS J., butcher, corner of Auburn and Maine streets, Grass Valley. He was born in England in 1844 and came to Grass Valley in 1864, and has remained here ever since. He is engaged in butchering, and was the first butcher in the Grass Valley slanghter honse, one-fourth mile from town, on the Nevada road. His residence is ou Washington street. In 1871 he married Miss Honar Wedge, a native of England, and has one son.
PEARD, THOMAS, resides in Nevada City. He was born in England in 1837 and went to Phoenix, Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1849. In 1852 he came to California ria Nicaragua, settling in this county, which has since heen his home. Has been mining since fourteen years of age. Has been Superintendent of the Pittsburg mine, in this county, Crescent in Plumas county, C. P. in Hum- holdt connty, and is now Superintendent of the Kenton mine, Sierra county. In 1871 he married Sarah Rowett, a native of England, and has had four sons aud one daughter, of whom two sons are now living.
PEARSON, CHARLES E., landlord National Ex- cbange Hotel, Nevada City. California: was born in Lancaster. N. H., in 1834: remained nntil 1840; then to Ohio; remained until 1852. engaged in fouudry work; then to California ria Cape Horn in ship Grecian. arriving in San Francisco in August, 1852; went to the mines above Marysville: iu 1853 came Nevada City; mined for some time: kept Phoenix Restauraut on Plaza; afterwards with his brother H. H. Pearson, who kept the United States Hotel, which was destroyed by fire iu 1856; then ebanged to National Exchange Hotel: in 1858 went to Marysville and kept Tom aud Char- lie's Restaurant: theu returned to Nevada connty and North San Juan: after one year went to Washoe: was with Dick Steege at Carson for about a year; then to Aurora: remained until 1866. Iu 1863 be started first stage line from Aurora to Bodie: then to San Francisco, in the Russ House and Cosmopolitan, until 1878; returning to Nevada City lie leased the National Exchange Hotel. which has been enlarged to nearly one hundred rooms, and is fire proof. Married in 1870. Pelis Lott, a native of New York, and daughter of 1 .. B. Lott. of Aurora, Nevada: they have two boys and two girls living.
PECK. J. E., lives aml owns property in North Sau Juan. He was born in Vermont in 1852 aud weut
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with his parents to Obio in 1837, and to Illinois in 1843. From 1846 to 1855 he was engaged in blacksmithing in various Western States, and then crossed the plains to California. Up to 1862 hie followed teaming iu various parts of the State. and made three round trips across the plains. He then settled in North San Juan, where he has since been engaged in blacksmithing. In 1857 he mar- ried Miss E. E. Hol.inshead, a native of Canada, and has one son and four daughters.
PENDERS. J. D., lives at Blue Tent, his post office. He was boru in New York in 1837 and moved to New Jersey with his parents iu 1843; to Wisconsin in 1848, and to Illinois in 1850. In 1852 be went to Salt Lake, and the following year to El Dorado county, California. He mined there until 1854, at Iowa Hill ten months, and in El Dorado county again until 1866, when he came to this county, where he has chiefly been engaged in mining. In 1850 he married Miss Martha A. Smith, a native of Boston, and has two sons and two daughters.
PENROSE, ELIJAH, resides at Relief Hill. He was born in England in 1826 and in 1856 came to Nevada county, California, and has followed min- ing ever since. In 1849 he married Miss Elizabeth Jago, a native of England, and has three sons aud six danghters. His post office is North Bloom- field.
PERKINS, HENRY C., was born in New York in 1846 and came to California in 1864, locating in Mariposa county. In 1865 he went to San Fran- cisco and remained until 1870, in the office of the Quicksilver Mining Co. Since 1875 Mr. Perkins has been Superintendent of the North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co., and resides at Malakoff, one mile from North Bloomfield. He married Miss Hannah E. Davis, a native of Ohio, in 1876, and has one daughter. His post office is North Bloom- held. Nevada county, California.
PIPER, S. W., lives one and one-half miles from the Anthony House, his post office, and owns 240 acres of land. He was born in Vermont in 1818 and went to Ohio in 1831. and to Pennsylvania in 1837. He farmed in that State until 1850, aud in Iowa until 1852. when he crossed the plaius to Califor- nia, and has since been fanning in this county. In 1839 he married Miss Lucy Bently a native of Pennsylvania, who died in 1867. In 1869 he again married Mrs. Melissa Shaw, a native of Georgia. He has three sons and live daughters.
POAGE, E., lives at Eureka South. He was born in Kentucky, 1835, and in 1841 removed to Mis- souri, and from thence, in 1850, to Calaveras county, California. Ile remained there till 1867, engaged principally in mining; then went to Nevada county. where he has since lived, engaged by the North Bloomfield and Milton ditches. Hle has been Superintendent of the Milton Ditch for the last three years. Post office Graniteville.
POLGLASE, JOHN, re-bles in Grass Valley. IIe was born in Eugland in 1842, and in 1863 went to Lake Superior, Michigan, and mined one year. He then came to Grass Valley and has since re- mained here. In 1875 be commenced merchandis- ing. and -till continues the business at No. 59 Main "treet. Ile is also underground foreman at the Idaho mine. In 1870 he married Miss F. J. Perry, a native of England. A view of his place i- given el-ewhere.
POOLER, JOIN R., lives one and one-half miles from Nevada City, his post office, and owns 160 acres of land, valued at 81,000. He was born in Nova Scotia in 1801 and in 1809 went to sea, which
he followed until 1833. Ile then farmed in Maine until 1854, when he came to this county, which has since heen his bome. He followed mining eight years, and has since heen farming. In 1833 he married Miss Matilda Ohara, a native of Canada, and has one daughter residing in Virginia City.
POOR, D. E., lives three and one-half miles from Quaker Hill; post office You Bet. Ile was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1846, and removed to St. Joe, and then to Atchison, Kansas, in 1847. In 1849 he came to California with his parents, and attended school until fourteen years of age, aud has since heeu continuously mining. In 1874 he married Miss Flora Flagg. a native of Maine, who came to California in 1873, and located at Yon Bet, then Columbia Hill, and then Sailor Flat. They have one son still living and one daughter. POPE, W. C., resides on Neal street, Grass Valley. He was born in England, May 9, 1831, and emi- grated to New York with his parents iu 1833. and from there to New Jersey, where he lived until 1846. He theu went to sea from New Bedford, aud remained until he became master of a vessel. In 1852 he returned to his home and one year later sailed as a captain. He came to Grass Valley in May, 1855, by the Isthmus route. He has been interested in mining since coming here, and for a long time has been in the undertaking, cabinet- making and auctioncering business. He first started the Badger Hill City Cemetery, and in December, 1866, the Greenwood Cemetery, which has to the present time cost $80,000. It was ineor- porated October 17, 1876. Mr. Pope married Miss Mary Ann Kirk, a native of Massachusetts, iu 1859, and has one son and two daughters, having lost one daughter. He was County Coroner from 1871 to 1873.
PORTER, A. O., lives at North Sau Juan. He was born in Middlefield, Massachusetts, in 1855, and came to California with his parents in 1857, hy the Isthmus route. He came to North San Juan in March, 1877, and commeneed the publication of the Independent, which he conducted until April, 1880, and then it was discontinued.
POWELL, WILLIAM, lives in Nevada City; was born in Shallsburg, Wisconsin, in 1836; remained until 1857, engaged in mining aud farming; then to Hastings, Minnesota; remained until 1860, engaged in grain trade and printing; then to Cal- ifornia; remained until 1863, engaged in mining; then to Nevada Territory; remained until 1865, engaged in prospecting and exploring; returned to California in March, 1866; engaged in mining at Eureka South. Married Miss Jennie G. Barr, in 1870, a native of Hartford. Connecticut, who came to California in 1866. They have two girls living: Lida B. Powell, born October 31, 1872; Lonise M. Powell, born April 9, 1877. Post office Nevada City, California.
POWELL, REV. W. C., resides at the Episcopal Parsonage, Grass Valley. He was born in England in 1825, and in 1870 went to San Francisco and was Rector of St. Peter's Church until 1878, and is now in charge of Trinity Church, Nevada City, and Emmanuel Church, Grass Valley. In 1850 he married Miss Emma Lewis, a native of England, wbo died in Grass Valley in 1880. He has nine sons and four daughters.
POWERS, G. S., lives at Blue Tent. He was boru in Corranna, Maine, March 29, 1834, and came to this State in 1852. He mined in Amador county till 1853, at Michigan Bluff's, Placer county, till 1865, and since then in this county. For the past
nine years he was Superintendent of the Birdseye Creek Hydraulic G. M. Co. at You Bet, aud is now Superintendent of the Blue Teut Hydraulic G. M. Co. In 1859 he married Miss Lowantha B. Goodwin, a native of Stetson, Maine, who died in December, 1870. They had four girls and two boys, three girls and one boy now living. In De- cember, 1875, he married Miss Sarah F. Goodwin, also a native of Maine, and they have two sons.
PRESTON, E. M., lives in Nevada City. He was horn in Michigan, May 4, 1841, and attended and taught school until 1863, when he came to this county and taught school until 1869, and then entered the drug business. In 1876 he hecame President of the Citizens' Bank of Nevada City, which position he now holds. He was County Superintendent of Schools from 1867 to 1869 and 1875 to 1877. In 1870 he married Miss Maggie Hinds, a native of Kentucky, and has one son, Myers H., horn December 30, 1874.
PROSSER, W. J., owns 1,200 acres of land on Pros- ser creek, worth $15,000; post office Truckee. He was born in England in 1815, and went to Ohio in 1844 and three months later to Pittsburg, where he engaged in butchering. In 1849 he eame to California, and in 1852 returned for his family, arriving in Nevada City from his second trip across the plains September 26, 1852. He went immediately to the place he now owns in Placer county, seven miles below Auburn. He has always beeu engaged in butchering and stock business, and has a fine dairy rancb on Prosser creek, four miles north of Truckee. He owns 1,600 acres of land in Placer county, and his post office in winter is Rocklin, in that county. He is at present in the sheep business. January 1, 1846, he married Miss Nancy J. Mansfield, a uative of Peunsy]- vania, and has bad six sons and five daughters, of whom two sons aud one daughter are now living.
PRYDE, WM. W., lives at Moore's Flat. He was born iu Pennsylvania in 1832, and remained there until 1857, engaged iu blacksmithing. He then removed to Nevada county, California, and has ever since resided at Moore's Flat, engaged in min- ing. He has heeu back to Pennsylvania four times, twice hy water and twice by rail. Has been foreman of several mining companies, and is interested in the Blue Bank Mining Co. Post office Moore's Flat.
PUESCHEL, CHAS. E., lives at Moore's Flat. He was born in Germany in 1826, and remained there until 1819, when he emigrated to Illinois. In 1852 he removed to El Dorado county, California, and engaged in mining. In 1854 he went to Sacra- mento and kept hotel until 1856, when he removed to Nevada City and opened a brewery. In 1856 he married Miss Aunie Gardner, a native of Ger- many. They have had niue children, six boys and three girls; three of the boys only are now living. Post office Moore's Flat.
PURDON, PETER, lives six and one-half miles from Nevada ('ity, his post office, and the same distance from North San Juan, and owns 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. He was horn in Ireland in 1815, and went to New York City in 1835. where he was in the brewing and distilling bus- iness uutil 1848. Ile then went to Ottawa, Illi- nois, and farmed until 1862, when he crossed the plains and settled in Sweetland in this county. He mined there until 1870, and then purchased the toll bridge ncross the South Yuba and the toll road from Nevada City to North San Juan, which he still owns. In 1850 he married Miss Mary
Larkin, a native of Ottawa, Illinois, and has one sou.
QUINN, M., lives at Magenta Flume. He was born in England in 1827, and remained there until 1849, engaged as a sailor. lu December of that year he emigrated to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he worked as a 'longshoreman until 1.852, when he moved to Nevada county, California, and has lived there ever since, engaged in mining, except during the past four years he has kept the Magenta House and has also ranched. In 1875 he married Mrs. Ann Shand, a native of England. They have two boys and two girls now living. Post office Graniteville.
QUIRK, JAMES, lives iu Grass Valley. He was horn in New York in 1852, and eame to ('alifornia with his parents in 1854. In 1855 or 1856 he came to Grass Valley and has lived here ever since. He passed through the High School and then went to San Jose in 1869, and commenced with the rudi- ments of photography, and in 1871 left there and was in the employ of C. E. Watkins, photographer, Sau Francisco, two years aud with Morse one year. He opened an establishment in Grass Valley in 1875, and from that fall until January, 1878, traveled through the State. He then located his business in the Harris Building, Grass Valley, and is rapidly building up a good business and reputa- tion.
RABEL, FRANK, lives in Truckee. He was born in Frauce in 1833, and followed the sea for three years previous to 1853, when he arrived iu Cal- ifornia. In 1854 he went to Amador county and mined five years, from there to Marysville, Sacra- mento and elsewhere, and was in the State of Nevada from 1865 to 1868, when he came to Truckee. In 1855 he married Miss Bridget A. Garvey, a native of Ireland.
RAGON, OLIVER, lives two miles east from Ne- vada. He was born in Ohio iu 1842, and lived there until 1869, engaged in teaming aud farming. He then removed to Nevada county, C'alitoruia. where he has siuce lived aud followed teaming, latterly for himself. In 1877 he married Mrs. E. M. Hecker, a native of Ohio. They have two hoys and one girl. Post office Nevada City.
RAGEDALE, JOHN, lives thirtceu miles from Grass Valley, his post office, and eleven from Anburn, and owns 520 acres of land. He was horn in Mis- souri ju 1834, and in 1854 erossed the plains with his parents and has lived in this county ever since. He has been engaged ju teaming and is at present farming and stock raising. In 1866 he married Miss Dina Lemaire, a uative of France, and has two daughters.
RAGSDALE, WILLIAM, lives sixteen miles from Grass Valley and teu from Auburn, and owns 640 acres of land; post office, Clipper Gap, Placer county. He was born in Missouri iu 1837. aud came to California with his parents in 1854, and has since resided in this county. He has been eu- gaged in teaming aud since 1864 has been farming and stock raising. In 1867 he married Miss Lydia Smith, a native of Ohio, and has one son and two daughters.
RANKINS, WM., lives at Moore's Flat. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1831. aud remained there until 1852, when he removed to Sierra county, C'alifornia, and engaged in mining. In 1855 he went to Nevada county, where he remained until 1863. He then moved to the State of Nevada and mined there till 1870, when he returned to Nevada county, California, where he is now a member of
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the Blue Bank Mining Co. Wbile in Nevada he was elected Recorder, and served in that office. Post office Moore's I'lat.
RAPP, J. A., lives in Nevada City; was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1845; remained until 1862, engaged in going to school; then served three years in I. S. Army; then to Nevada county, Cal- iforoin, where he has since remained, engaged as engineer in flouring mill, then served as County l'ecorder, to which he was elected in 1877, and ag: in in 187?, Mr. Rapp is Captain of the Nevada Light Onard.
RATHBUN. L. D., lives on the Cherokee Ranchi. on the San Juan road, near Cherokee, and owns 450 acres of land, worth $4.000; post office, l'atter- son, Nevada county. He was boru near Syracuse, New York, in 1822, and in 1836 moved with his parents to Ohio. In 1840 he went to Ionia connty, Michigan, and in 1852 crossed the plains to this State. He lived in Marysville, San Ramon Valley near Monterey, Sacramento and then Marysville again until 1855, when he went East and brought his family back. Ile was in the livery business in Marysville until 1858, and then went to Columbia Ifill, where he kept hotel till 1864, and then moved to near his present location. He is extensively engaged in farming, fruit growing and stock rais- ing. In 1843 Le married Miss Elsa A. Ford, a native of the State of New York, in Clinton, Michigan, and has had four sous and one daughter. all of whom are living except one son. Mr. Rath- bun has been Constable and Deputy Sheriff in Michigan. A view of bis place is given elsewhere.
RAY. J. A. J., lives two and ong-half miles fromn North San Juan, his post office, and the same dis- tance from Sweetland, and owns 260 aeres of land, worth $5,000. He was born in LaFayette county. Wisconsin, in 1828, and remained tbere until 1850, engaged in farming. He then crossed the plains and arrived in Nevada City, September 5. He mined there fourteen months and then went to San Juan. Ile mined for five years and has since been larming and botel keeping. In 1854 he married Rosanna Farry, a native of Connecticut, and has four children. A view of his place is given in this work.
REASONER, B. E., lives at Blue Tent. He was born in Ohio in 1826. and went to Indiana in 1831. IIr engaged in farming until 1855, when he eame to this State and settled in Nevada county. He has been mining constantly, except in 1874. when lre was in the sheep business in Ventura county. 1. 1874 he married Miss F. F. Revis, a uative of ( bron county. Indiana, and has three danghters. RIGAN. JOHN. lives at Lowell ITill. He was born in P. c -b Balina. Balicorgan Rigan, Ireland, in 1:2, and in 1844 went to Quebec, Canada, the same year to Hartford, Conneetieut a
In the fall of 1845 he went to Galcua. Illinois, and enrassed in lumbering until 1852, when be eame to the wate. He mined a few months in Sierra count + anl toen went to Poorman's creek in this comty. Since 1857 he has been keeping a board- ing louse aud is now located at Lowell Hill. He - in'crested in several excellent mines in the v'an ty. In JS19 he married Miss Ann Phillips, :native of Ireland, who died May 10, 1866. Ife At rw rds in arried Miss Catherine Gorey, a native oIrel ad. He has four sons and one daughter. Ir. l' ran was Pyst master in Little York from
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