ABBOTT, A. F., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; owns 1,250 acres of land; born in New York, in 1829; lived there until he was 22 years of age; in 1852 he came to California by water; settled in Marysville for a short time, and went to Sutter County, but soon returned. Shortly after he removed to Belmont, San Mateo county; where he remained until 1856, when he returned to Marysville. After being there three months, once more returned to Sutter county, where he has since continued to reside. He married Miss M. E. Spinks in 1858, a native of England; they have one daughter.

ABBOTT, S. J., farmer; P.O. Nicolaus; owns 50 acres; lives on Section 25, Township 11, north, Range 3 east; was born in Canada in 1834, and lived there until 1856; in that year he moved to Ohio, and lived there six years. He came to California in 1863, being five months crossing the plains; he settled in Yolo county, where he lived five years, and then removed to this county, where he has since resided. He was married in 1858 to Miss Chloe E. Russell, a native of Ohio; they have seven children - three sons, and four daughters.

ABDILL, David, farmer; P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Delaware, February 1815, and lived there until 17 years of age, when he moved to Philadelphia, living there about three years, when he went to New Jersey and remained there about three years; he then went to Wheeling, Va., and remained there about ten years, and then returned to New Jersey, and stopped about a year. He came to California in 1849, by way of Cape Horn, in the bark Isabel, and settled at Vernon, this county, where he has since lived; owns 160 acres. He was married in 1848 to Miss Susan Blackford, a native of New Brunswick, N. J. They have only one child - a daughter. Mr. Abdill has held the following offices - School Trustee for fifteen years; Justice of the Peace for a number of years, Supervisor for two terms, and Associate Judge.

ADAMS, Burwell B.

ADDINGTON, David Morgan M.D.

ALBERTI, G. W., editor and printer; P.O. Yuba City; was born February 22, 1839 in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania; he made that State his home until coming west; has been engaged in printing nearly all his life. He enlisted in the army under three months call, in the 26th Pennsylvania Regiment; after being mustered out, he re-enlisted, and was appointed Sergeant Major of the 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, serving about three years. Mr. Alberti belonged to the first company that was accepted in the Volunteer Army; was with the first 500 soldiers who arrived in Washington early in 1861. He came to California in 1875; and is now editor of the Sutter Banner. He was married December 22, 1864 to Miss Susie Sills, also a native of Pennsylvania; they have five children - three sons and two daughters.

ALGEO, John M., P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Ohio in 1824, and lived there until 1848; he studied law in Steubenville, and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Ohio in 1844. He went to New Orleans in 1848, but remained there only six months, when he returned to Ohio, stopping in Cincinnati until the spring of 1849; he then came to California across the plains, and was six months in Sacramento , when he went to the mines and lived until 1851; in that year he settled in this county, where he has since lived; he owns 160 acres, northwest 1/4 of Section 29, Township 12 north, range 4 east. Mr. Algeo has held the office of Justice of the Peace for the last eight or ten years. He was married in 1854 to Miss Amy Vestal, a native of North Carolina; they have raised ten children - three sons and seven daughters.

ALGEO, R. S., farmer; P.O. Pleasant Grove; lives on Section 12, Township 11 north, range 4 east; owns 400 acres of land in the county. He was born in Brooke county, Va., in 1844; moved with his parents in 1847 to Iowa and lived there until 1863; in that year he came to California by water, and settled in San Joaquin county, where he resided until 1875; he then removed to Merced county, but remained only about two years; he settled in this county in 1877. He was married in 1878 to Miss Bessie McRae, a native of Canada.

ALGEO, Wm. R., school teacher; P.O. Pleasant Grove; was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1836; when six moths old, he moved with his parents to Washington county, where lived until 1866; he spent three years of this time in attendance at Washington College, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1861. He studied law in Woodsfield, Ohio, and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Ohio in 1865. In 1866 he went to Missouri, and lived there 13 months. He came to California in 1867, across the plains; was three months on the way; he settled in Stanislaus county and remained there two years, when he removed to San Diego, and resided there three years; he then returned to Stanislaus county and lived five years; he came to this county in 1877.

ALLEN, J. B., farmer; P.O. Kirksville; lives about three miles south of Kirksville; was born in Audrain county, Missouri in 1854; his father died only two years later; when only seven years of age, (1861) he came across the plains to California; was about six months on the way; he settled in this County when he first came to the State.

ALSANSON, Rev J. M., P.O. Yuba City; was born in Tyrol, Austria, August 2, 1828; he was educated at the University of Innsbruck; emigrated to the United States by way of France; he landed in New Orleans January 1, 1848; he has since lived in the States of Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri. Mr. Alsanson came to California in 1852; lived in San Joaquin county two years; from there he removed to Mariposa county and engaged in mining until 1867; in that year he was licensed to preach by the M. E. Church South; he is now serving his fourth year as pastor in Yuba City. He was married November 2, 1870 to Miss S. M. Couts, a daughter of Judge Couts of Mariposa, and born in Arkansas. They have two children - a son and a daughter.

ALVERNEZ, Antone

AMES, John L.

ANSON, B. D., farmer; P.O. Meridian; lives 4 miles east of Meridian; owns 80 acres; he was born in Ohio in 1836; lived in that State until 1854; in that year he moved to California, and engaged in mining, which occupation he followed about five years; he then removed to this county, living here ever since. He was married in 1863 to Miss C. Rockhold; she was born in Missouri. They have 4 children - 3 sons and 1 daughter. On another page may be found a view of his place.

ARENS, Mrs. A. P., P.O. Nicolaus. She was born in Bremen, Germany in 1840; she came to California in 1859 and settled in Nicolaus, where she has ever since resided. A view of her residence will be found on another page. She was married in 1860 to C. W. Arens, who was born in Bremen, Germany, May 1830; he died in April , 1870. leaving four children, three sons and one daughter, all of whom are living. In 1872 Mrs. A. formed a partnership with Jos. A. Barbee, in the general merchandise business, and they are now thus engaged in Nicolaus, She owns 640 acres of swamp land in Sutter county; also owns 140 acres in land near Nicholaus.

ARMSTRONG, H., merchant; P.O. Live Oak; was born in New York in 1839; where he lived until 16 years of age, when he moved to Livingston county, Michigan; he enlisted in 1861 and was Corporal in the Seventh Michigan Infantry; he was wounded at the battle of Antietam, and being disabled, was discharged; recovering from his wound he again enlisted February 1, 1864 in the Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He then engaged in farming in Michigan until 1873; in September of that year he came to California by R. R. and engaged in the mercantile business. He was married in 1866 to Miss Sarah J. Street, a native of Michigan; they have four children - one son and three daughters.

BAILEY, G. W., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; born in Kentucky in 1836, lived there five years and then removed to Missouri, remained there until 1864, during which year he started for California, came by water, and settled in this county; owns 320 acres of land ten miles southwest of Yuba City. He married Miss M. E. O'Banion in 1865; she was born in Kentucky; they have four children, Louella, born in December 1866; Marcellus, born in May 1868, Walter, born in September 1869, Arthur, born in 1874.

BANTA, Carter D., farmer; P.O. Pleasant Grove; owns 240 acres; lives on Section 26, township 12 north, range 4 east. He was born in Missouri in 1852, and lived there until 1861; came to California in that year; was about six months crossing the plains; he at once settled in this county, where he has since resided. Mr. B. was married in 1875 to Miss Mary Gardner, also a native of Missouri; they have one child - a boy.

BANTA, Erastus, farmer; P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Missouri, December,1848, and lived there until 12 years of age; he came to California in 1861 across the plains, being about six months on the way; he first settled in this county, where he has since lived and is now farming; owns 160 acres; lives on section 28, township 12 north, range 4 east. He was married in 1870 to Miss Melissa Snyder, a native of Iowa; they have four children - two sons and two daughters.

BARBEE, Joseph D., general merchandise; Nicolaus; born near Campbellsville, Taylor county, Kentucky, December 18, 1826; came to California in 1852 through Mexico; followed mining in Yuba and Nevada counties for three years, then formed a co-partnership with J. P. Little in the merchandising business at Rough and Ready; in 1858 sold out and came to Nicolaus where he engaged in raising cattle, until he sold out in 1861, when he took charge of the branch store of Kirkaldie &Arens, at Bear River; he remained there until the death of the partners, in 1870; he made a trip to Kentucky, married Miss Bettie Montague, July 9, 1872, in Berger's Park, Colorado; she was born in Kentucky April 13, 1844. August 1872 they returned to Nicolaus where he entered into partnership with Mrs. Arens to carry on a general merchandising business. Mr. &Mrs. Barbee have three children - Grace Ray, aged five years and six months; George Montague, aged 3 years and Mary A., age six months.

BARKER, Herbert

BARNETT, Richard, farmer; P.O., Yuba City, lives on northwest quarter section 33, township 15, range 3 east; owns 160 acres; was born in Spencer County, Indiana, in 1822; moved to Missouri in 1833, and lived there two years, when he moved to Hancock county, Illinois, and lived there until 1864; in that year he came to California, driving across the plains and settled in this county; he has been engaged in farming all his life. He was married in 1842 to Miss Elizabeth Clark, a native of Kentucky; they have raised six children - five daughters and one son.

BARNEY, C. M., attorney-at-law; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Keokuk, Iowa, February 13,1846; he left there for California in April 1853, coming across the plains direct to this county; has been engaged in farming a part of the time since he came to this State. In the fall of 1877 he was elected to the office of District Attorney, which office he still holds. He was married October 28 1874, to Miss Alice Bennett, who was born in Yolo county, California. They have 2 daughters.

BEATY, Thomas, farmer; P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Hardin county, Tennessee, in 1628; moved with parents to Marshall county, Mississippi, where they lived for about 4 years; from there they removed to Drew county, Arkansas, where he lived until 1860, when he came to California and settled in Sutter county, March 4 of the same year, where he has ever since resided on section 20, township 12 north, range 4 east; owns 640 acres. He was married September 9, 1856 to Miss Ann Sellars, who has born him 3 sons and 2 daughters. Mrs. B. was born in St. Clair county, Alabama in 1827; from where she moved to Pontotoc county Mississippi, where she lived until the fall of 1855, when she moved to Arkansas; in 1871 she lost her only brother with whom she and her husband had lived since 1860. A view of his ranch and residence may be found elsewhere in this book.

BEILBY, Chas. W., farmer; P.O. Sheridan; born in the state of New York in 1832, where he lived until 1853, when he moved to Iowa and engaged in the business of house carpentering. In 1863 he came to California, driving across the plains; on his arrival in this State he settled in Sutter county, where he has ever since resided. He was married in Iowa, December 22 1858 to Elizabeth Woodworth, who was born in Illinois in 1838; they have 6 children - 4 sons and 2 daughters, all off whom are living. Mr. B. owns 640 acres; lives on section 20, township 13, north, range 2 east.
 

BENDER, Joseph

BERG, Herman, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Johnson county, Iowa, in 1855, where he lived until 1862; he came to California in that year, across the plains with an ox team, being five months on the way; he stopped in Sacramento one month, and then settled in this county, where he has since resided. He was married in 1877, to Miss Carrie Edinger, a native of California., and who has born him one son. A double page view of his very fine residence and ranch is given elsewhere in this book.

BERNAL, Valentine E.

BERRY, Ida E.

BERRY, Hon Campbell P., farmer; P.O. Wheatland; lives on section 21, township 13 north, range 4 east; was born in Jackson county, Alabama, November 7, 1834; with his parents he moved to Arkansas in 1842, and settled near Crane Hill, on the border of the Indian Nation, which was then the far west, being only sparsely settled by the sturdy pioneers, who lived principally by the chase, and dressed in homespun and buckskin. In March 1856, he was married to Miss R. O. Davis. A year later they came across the plains in an ox-wagon, and settled in this County, engaging in farming on a small scale. Mr. Berry so keenly felt the need of a more thorough education, he could not contentedly rest until acquiring it; he rented his farm and in 1862, being then 28 years of age, he entered the Methodist College at Vacaville, Solano county, and after three years of study, graduated with honor. He was elected Supervisor of his county in 1866, serving in that capacity three years; in 1869 was elected to represent his adopted County in the Legislature, and was re-elected in 1871. After the adjournment of that Session he removed to Yuba City, and engaged in the mercantile business, but this not being congenial to his tastes, he returned to his farm. [We give elsewhere a double-page view of his fine residence and ranch] In 1873 he was nominated for joint Senator for Yuba and Sutter counties, but he and his party were defeated by the independent movement of that year. In 1875 he was again elected to the Assembly, on the Democratic ticket, and displayed an activity and earnestness exceeded by no other member; at this Session he was Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means; he was most active in the introduction of measures to prevent the destruction of Valley lands, and injury to our rivers and bays by the detritus ejected from the hydraulic mines in their vicinity. He was again, and for the fourth time, elected to the Legislature in 1877, and on the assembling of that body, was elected Speaker. In 1878 he was elected to represent his district in Congress. Mr. Berry has always been an ardent Democrat and always enjoys the confidence of his constituents; he is a pains-taking legislator, exhibiting a desire to perform his whole duty to his constituents and to the State in general. He is tall and rugged looking and impresses one as being used to the battles of life, and knowing how to meet them. He has one child living - a son.

BEST, Henry, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; born in Ohio in 1833; lived there some 5 years, and then went to Missouri; after being there 8 years, removed to Iowa. In 1861 he came to California by the overland route; was 6 months on the journey; settled in this County where he has followed farming. Owns 720 acres in the county. [We give elsewhere in this book a view of his place] He married Miss Lavina McPherson in 1856, a native of Ohio; they have 10 children - 6 sons and 4 daughters.

BEST, Samuel E.

BEST, Z., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; lives on Section 31, Township 16 north, range 2 east; he was born in Missouri, in 1840, where he lived until he was seven years of age, when he moved to Iowa, living there until he was 21 years old. He came to California in 1862, driving across the plains; he at once settled in Sutter county where he has ever since lived. Married in the fall of 1868 to Miss Marry Mixer, who was born in St. Charles, Illinois, in 1849; they have 3 children living - Dora L., age 7; Meta A., age 5, and Sarah L., age 2.

BETTY, George, merchant; P.O. West Butte; was born in Vermont in 1853; he came to California in 1868. In 1877 formed a partnership with T. W. Jones; they are now engaged in business at West Butte, on the Colusa Stage Road, seventeen miles from Yuba City under the name of Betty and Jones. Mr. Betty is the efficient Postmaster at this place.

BETTY, Horace Ackley

BETTY, Leonard

BIHLMANN, Geo., farmer; P.O. Live Oak, was born in Baden, Germany, in 1826; when 22 years of age, he emigrated to the United States and settled in Pennsylvania, but stopped there only ten months, when he removed to Missouri, where he lived until 1852; in that year he came to California, in an ox-wagon across the plains; was three months on the way; he engaged in mining for a short time. In 1855 he settled in this County, and has been engaged in farming ever since; owns 820 acres in the County; he lives one mile South of Live Oak, where he has a fine home, a view of which may be seen elsewhere. He was married in 1864 to Mrs. Plattner, a native of Germany; they have 3 children - Anton W., age 12; Mary C., age 9; Dora B., age 4.

BIGELOW, W. F

BIHLMAN, George

BIHLMAN, George H.

BINGHAM, Wm. J.; lives one and one half miles southwest from Meridian, which is his P.O.; was born in Upper Canada in 1835, and lived there until 1864; he came to California in that year by way of the Isthmus and settled in San Francisco; he was there engaged in printing; was one of the proprietors of the Californian for about one and one half years. He settled in this County, on his present location, in August 1870, where he is now farming. He owns 80 acres of land. He was married in 1868 to Mrs. Ann Dunn, at Napa; she was born in Ireland. They have one son.

BIRKS, John, farmer; P.O., Meridian; lives one-quarter of a mile north of Meridian, owns 250 acres. He was born in England, in 1832: emigrated to the United States in 1849, and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, living there until 1853; in the spring of that year he crossed the plains, coming to California; arrived in Hangtown Aug. 14th, where he engaged mining for a short time; then, for a few months, he drove an ox team from Sacramento to the mountains; during the fall of 1853 he lived in Marysville; subsequently he removed to this County where he has since resided. He was married in 1860 to Miss Elizabeth Manson, a native of England; they have six children - four sons and two daughters.

BLAKE, Henry L., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Augusta, Maine; he came to California in 1871, by railroad, and settled in Sutter county, where he has been engaged in farming ever since. He was married in 1873, to Mrs. Shulzberger; they have 3 children - Henry A., 6; Emma M., 3; Carrie C., 1.

BLANKS, Mrs. Julia, dressmaker; P.O. Meridian; was born in El Dorado county, California, March 1, 1852; when quite young moved with her parents to Petaluma, Solano county; her mother died in Petaluma in 1858; she moved to Yolo county in 1860, where she remained until 1864, when she went to Colusa county, living there until 1874. She was married March 4 of that year to J. B. Carder and moved to Marysville; about one year later she returned to Colusa county, but stopped only a short time, when she went back to Marysville, and remained a little while. About this time her husband was shot and killed at Chico, leaving her one child. She then moved back to Colusa county, but remained only a few months, when she settled in Meridian, where she has since resided; she owns town property in Meridian. She was again married November 15, 1876, to J. B. Blanks, and was soon left a widow for the second time, her husband dying June 4, 1878. To add to her already heavy burdens she lost her little boy by death February 12, 1879.

BLOYD, L. J., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Hancock county, Illinois, in 1845, where he lived until 16 years of age; he came to California in 1861, being 5 month crossing the plains; he lived one year at Red Bluff, and settled in this county in 1862, where he has been engaged in farming; he owns 160 acres. Mr. B. was married in 1865 to Miss Amanda Longcor, a native of Illinois; they have six children - two boys and four girls.

BOGGS, J. R., blacksmith; P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Iowa in 1843, where he lived until 1860; in the spring of that year he crossed the plains and came to California; he has lived in various parts of the state. In April, 1878 he settled in Nicolaus, Sutter county; here he formed a partnership with John Stanley, in the black smithing business; he has since bought him out. He was married December 7, 1875 to Miss Nell Bloom, who was born in Dexter, Maine, 1845; when about 5 years of age her parents moved to Wisconsin; she came to California in 1871, and settled in Sacramento; she is engaged in dressmaking in Nicolaus; owns land in Lassen county.

BOKMANN, Stephen, farmer; P.O. Live Oak; lives on section 35, township16 north, range 2 east; owns 360 acres; was born in Prussia, August 2, 1828; when 22 years of age he emigrated to the United States, landing at New Orleans, December 26, 1851, remaining there only a short time, when he removed to Osage county, Missouri, living there until 1854; in April of that year he started across the plains, arriving in the fall; the following winter he spent in Nevada county, removing from there to Enterprise, Butte county; he remained there until September 1856, when he removed to Sutter county, where he has since lived. He has been engaged in mining, farming and stock raising since coming to this State. Married September 27, 1858 to Sophy Rieniets, who was born in the Dukedom of Oldenburg, in 1825; they have two children - Carl T. H. Rieniets, 21 year of age, and Benedict, 19 years of age.

BOONE, I. V., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; lives 9 miles from that town, and 8 miles from Meridian; was born in Missouri in 1852, and lived there until 1875, engaged in farming; he came to California in that year and settled in this county, in Slough precinct, where he followed farming; removed to South Butte and located at his present place in 1876; owns 143 acres, worth, with improvements, about $3,000. He was married in Montgomery county, Missouri, 1873, to Miss Coddie Boice, also a native of Missouri; they have two children - Lou, aged 5 years, and Lydia, aged 2 years.

BOULWARE, D. B., farmer; P.O. Sheridan; he was born in Kentucky in 1852, his parents came across the plains, to California in 1853 before the subject of this sketch was a year old. Mr. B. has lived in Sutter county almost all his life; he now lives on section 16, township 13 north, range 4 east. He was married October 25, 1876, to Miss Nellie Viles; she was born in Maine in 1859 they have one daughter, born September 25, 1877.

BOYD, C.R.

BOYD, George T.

BOYD, N. E., farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Yuba City; he was born in Russell county, Virginia in 1849, where he lived until his removal to this State in July 1869; he first settled in Yuba City, engaging in the grocery business, which occupied his attention for about a year; he then moved to his present location at South Butte and engaged in farming. Mr. Boyd was married May 2, 1871, to Miss Laura Wilcoxon, of Yuba City by whom he has had two sons; his wife was born in Missouri, November 6 1852. He is quite extensively engaged in farming and sheep raising.

BOYNTON, Ed A.

BRENZEL, Fred W., P.O. Yuba City, he was born in San Francisco, February 7, 1854; when only four years of age, his father died; after his father's death, he lived with an uncle on San Pablo Creek for some years; he has lived in different parts of the State, working on a farm. He is now in the employ of George H. Young.

BREWER, Thos. G. C., farmer; P.O. Wheatland; was born April 25, 1850 in California; he lived at Rough and Ready until the spring of 1852, when, with his parents, he moved to Sutter county, locating where he now resides section 18, township 13 north, range 4 east; he owns at his place 480 acres, and in company with his father and Mr. Keyes, other real estate. Mr. B. was married to Elizabeth Wilson, who was born in Utah, September 13, 1854; they have one daughter.

BRICE, Mrs. Agnes M., farming on section 33, township 16 north, range 2 east; she owns 500 acres; P.O. South Butte; she owns 400 acres; was born in Northumberland county, England, in July 1798; emigrated to the United States with her husband in 1849; on their voyage over the ship was wrecked; they finally landed in New Orleans; they went to Kentucky from New Orleans, where she lost her husband in 1850. She came to California in 1856 by way of the Isthmus, was detained six weeks on the Isthmus on account of the Walker Expedition. Married Paul J. Brice in England in 1821; has two children living.

BRIGGS, Cyrus, farmer; P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Massachusetts in 1816; when about four years of age, his parents removed to the State of New York, where he lived for about 18 years, when he moved to Michigan; in 1850 he came across the plains to this State, and engaged in mining in the northern mines for about three years when he returned east. In 1853 he returned to California with his family, and settled in El Dorado county; but afterwards moved, in 1865, to Sacramento county, where he remained until 1872, when he settled in Sutter county, where he has ever since resided - section 22, township 12 north, range 4 east; he owns 320 acres. Mr. B. has three children living, one son, and two daughters.

BRILL, Evelyn J.

BRITTAN, George E., farmer; P.O. South Butte; was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, March 13, 1821, where he lived until 1834, when he moved to Missouri, living in that State until 1849. Mr. B. was married in Howard county, Missouri in 1848, to Mary A. E. Gaar, who was born in Madison county, Virginia April 1, 1831. He came across the plains to California in 1849, leaving his young wife in Missouri; she followed him a year later; they have nine children, one of whom is married. He was elected Supervisor for District 3 in 1870. Owns 320 acres with good improvements, with good improvements thereon; a view of his place is to be found on another page.

BROCK, I. N., farmer; P.O. Wheatland; he was born in Rensselaer county, New York, in 1835; he came to California in December, 1859, and settled in Sutter county in the fall of 1860. Mr. Brock owns 1,230 acres; he lives on section 30, township north, range 5 east. A view of his ranch and residence may be found on another page.

BROCK, Jeanette N.

BROCKMAN, John Henry

BROWN, A. M., P.O. Live Oak; was born in Perry county, Missouri, in 1845; came to California in 1852, and settled in Sutter county; he has given most of his attention to farming, but is now engaged in the hotel business at Live Oak. He was married in 1878 to Miss Bertha Myer, who was born in this State.

BROWN, Kenneth R.

BROWNING, F. G., hotel keeper; P.O. Pleasant Grove; was born in Washington county, Kentucky, in 1832; when five years of age, he moved to Lewis county, Missouri, and lived there until 1850; in that year he drove oxen across the plains to California, being six months on the way; he settled in El Dorado county and engaged in mining. In 1852 he returned to Missouri, going by water, and remained there until 1876; he then came back to this State and settled in this county, where he has since lived. The last 12 years that he was in Missouri he was engaged in the marble business; since his return to California, he has kept hotel in Pleasant Grove.

BUCHANNAN, M. T., farmer; P.O. South Butte; he lives on section 10, township 15 north, range 2 east; owns 270 acres; was born in the State of New York in 1845; he came to California in 1863, and settled in Sutter county in 1866. He is now Postmaster at South Butte.

BUCHANAN, W. M., farmer; P.O. Live Oak; was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, in 1833; in 1848, went to western Texas in the U. S. regular army, and served five years; he then served one year with the Texas Rangers; then he was engaged two and one half years teaming in the U. S. Quartermaster's Department; at that time he turned his attention to the stock business, and followed it until the war broke out, when he joined the Confederate army; he served until the close of the war, under Dick Taylor, Kirby Smith, Tom Green and General Bee. At the close of the war, he engaged in the sheep business in Texas until 1867; then he went to Omaha via New Orleans, and engaged in teaming from the terminus of the R. R. at Julesburg for Wells, Fargo &Co., for about a year, and about the same length of time for the U.P.R.R. Came to California and to this county in 1869, but stopped here only a year, when he went to Yolo county, and then to Colusa county and from there to Tehama county. Mr. B. returned to Pennsylvania in 1871; after a visit of about two months he came back to this State and settled in this county; he owns 160 acres of land, three fourths of a mile north of Live Oak.

BUCKINGHAM, Amanda Ellen Mrs.

BUNCE P. L., P.O. Yuba City; born on Long Island, New York, April 17, 1831, where he lived until 22 years of age; came to California, March 1853, and settled in Sutter county, where he has ever since resided; he at once engaged in the dairy business, and is now engaged in it; he is also farming and orcharding; he owns 205 acres of garden land one mile southwest of Yuba City. A view of his place is to be seen elsewhere. Mr. B. was elected Levee Director in 1877, and still holds the office. He was married in 1855 to Miss Mary R. Tranor, a native of Iowa.

BUNTING, W. H., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; born in England, November 11, 1810, where he lived until about 30 years of age; he was there employed on public works about 11 years; he then removed to Scotland, remaining there about 2 years; from there he moved to France and lived 5 years, after which he emigrated to the United States; he was employed by the New York and Erie Railroad, remaining in their employ 10 or 12 years. From New York he moved to Ohio, being in the employ of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad for about two years; from Ohio he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, and from there to Nashville, Tenn., and subsequently to Missouri, remaining only a short time in each State. He crossed the plains in 1859, being 6 months on the way, and settled in Sutter county. He graded 5½ miles of the California Pacific Railroad. Married in 1840, to Miss N. P. Love, a native of Scotland. He owns 720 acres; lives about 9 miles southwest of Yuba City.

BURGARD, Jacob, farmer; P.O. Live Oak; was born May 26 1820, in Prussia; when 25 years of age, he emigrated to the United States, and lived a short time in Syracuse, N.Y.; from there he moved to New Hampshire, where he lived about 2½ years; he then removed to Pennsylvania, and lived 1 year. He came to California in 1851, and lived in the mines 7 years; he settled in this County in 1858, and has since been engaged in farming; he owns 80 acres in Sutter county, and 240 acres in Butte county. Mr. Burgard was married in 1872, to Miss Maria C. Hoeflinger, a native of Ohio; has 2 children - Jacob J. J., 6, and Peter W., an infant.

BURNES, Hugh E., farmer and teamster; P.O. Pleasant Grove; was born in Meath county, Ireland in 1829; emigrated to the United States in 1845, and lived two years in New Orleans; he then went to St. Louis, where he remained until 1854; in that year he came to California, being seven months crossing the plains. He stopped about three months in Nevada county, then engaged in teaming until 1860, in which year he settled in this County, where he has been engaged in farming and teaming ever since; he owns 240 acres in Section 10, Township 11 north, range 4 east. Mr. Burnes was married in 1872 to Miss Mary McLaughlin, also a native of Ireland.

BURNS, John, farmer; P.O. Nicolaus, was born 1836, in New York; when quite young, moved with his parents to Ohio, where he lived until 1859; in that year he came to California, by water, and settled in this County, where he has lived ever since. He lives on Section 22, Township 11 north, range 4 east, and owns 267½ acres. Was married in 1864 to Miss Eliza J. Abdill, a native of New Jersey; they have six children - three sons and three daughters.

BUTLER, E., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Ireland, in 1827; he emigrated with his parents when only one year old, to the United States, locating in Albany, where he lived eight years; when 12 years of age he moved from the State of New York to Ohio, where he lived until coming west. He came to California in 1852, and, locating in Placer county, engaged in mining for four years, when he returned to Ohio; he returned to this State in 1861, and engaged in farming in Sutter county; he remained in this county only three years, when he went back to Ohio again; but he remained there only four months, when he started the third time for California, and on his arrival, settled in this County, where he has lived ever since. He was married in 1847, to Charlotte Baker, a native of Ohio; they have five children - four girls and one boy. Mr. Butler was one of the pioneers of this County, and as such, has more than once "struck" the proverbial "bedrock."

BYINGTON, J. L., farmer and stock raiser; P.O. Grafton, lives 2½ miles north of Knight's Landing; owns 100 acres. He was born in New York, 1820, where he lived until 20 years of age; at that age he moved to Galena, Illinois, where he lived 2 years, when he removed to Chicago, remaining there 2 years, when he removed to Jefferson county, Wisconsin, and was engaged in the general merchandise business until 1853; in that year he came to California by way of Nicaragua; he at once engaged in mining, which he followed in El Dorado, Shasta, and Sierra counties; he was engaged in mining at La Porte for 7 years. He returned east in 1856 and brought his family out; he settled on his present location in August, 1860. He was married in 1844, to Miss E. I. Masters, also a native of New York; she moved to Wisconsin when only 12 years of age, and was the first white female in Jefferson county. They have two children - daughters; one of whom is married.