 History of Sutter County, California Thompson & West, 1879 Biographies M and N MAHON, Roger, farmer; P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Ireland in 1828, and lived there until 25 years of age; at that age he emigrated to the United States, and lived in New York about six years; he then removed to Iowa, living there two years. He came to California in 1861, across the plains; was about four months on the way; he settled at once in this county, where he has since lived; owns 380 acres about 8 miles south of Nicolaas. He was married in 1857 to Miss M. J. Walker, a native of Indiana; they have 4 sons and 4 daughters. MANAUGH, W., P.O. Live Oak; was born in Clark County, Indiana, in 1830, where he lived until 22 years of age; he came to California across the plains in 1852, being six months on the way and settled in this county; he was the first settler upon the land where Live Oak now stands; he engaged in farming from 1853 to 1859. He then engaged in burning charcoal at Live 0ak which occupied his attention for about ten years; since then he has engaged in farming; he owns about 700 acres, two miles north-east of Live Oak. He was married in 1868, to Miss Amanda Richardson, a native of Pike county, Illinois; they have five children - Allison, aged 8 years; Louis, aged 6 years; Steven, aged 5 years; Clayton and Julia (twins), aged 2 years. MARCUSE, J., merchant; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Germany in 1832, emigrated to the United States, landing in Philadelphia in 1848; moved to Richmond, Virginia where he lived until 1869; in that year he came to California and settled in this county engaging in the mercantile business; he has also been engaged in farming in the county. Mr. Marcuse has been one of the prime movers in reclaiming land; he was elected County Treasurer in 1872, and held the office two terms. He was married in 1863 to Mrs. Mitteldorfer, a native of Virginia, they have five children - four sons and one daughter. MAY, Wm., farmer; on ranch near Nicolaus; P.O. Nicolaus; he is a native of Germany where he was born in 1847; when he had reached the age of twenty-six years, he emigrated to the United States, coming to California in the fall of 1873; he settled in Sutter county where he has since continued to reside. He was united in marriage to Margaret Schwall in April 1876, she was born in Germany in 1855; they have two sons. Mc ALPIN, J. H., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; born in Nova Scotia in 1839; lived there until he reached the age of twenty-one years; came to California in 1860, and settled in Sutter county; has followed farming since his arrival; owns 311 acres of land, about 11 miles southwest of Yuba City; he followed lumbering before starting for California. Married Mrs. M. M. Welch in 1869; she was born in Iowa; they have two children; Charles P., born in 1871; Walter H. born in 1875; Mr. McAlpine made a three months trip to Nova Scotia, in 1877. Mc AUSLAN, John, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Baronrey Parish, Glasgow, Scotland, in 1835, and lived there eighteen years; he emigrated to the United States in 1854, landing in New Orleans; from there he went to St. Louis, and made preparations for crossing the plains; he spent the following winter in Salt Lake City, coming on to California in 1855. He engaged in mining in Calaveras, Amador and Siskiyou counties, and also on Frazier River; he came to this county in 1866, and has been engaged in farming ever since. He was married in 1866 to Miss Christina McDonald, also a native of Scotland; they have four children - William A., aged 9 years; Katie, aged 8; Christina, aged 5; and John, aged 2 years. Mc AUSLAN, Peter, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Scotland in 1824, where he lived until 30 years of age; in 1854 he took passage on a sailing vessel, "John M. Woods" from Liverpool to New Orleans, where he stopped only a short time; he then came west to Kansas on a boat, and remained there only 6 weeks. He came from Scotland with the Mormons; he drove oxen across the plains from the Missouri river to Salt Lake City, and settled on the Spanish Fork, 60 miles south of Salt Lake City; he was living there at the time of the Mountain Meadow Massacre. Mr. McAuslan left Utah in June, 1859, drove across to California, and settled in this county, where he has been engaged in farming; owns 160 acres. He was married in 1854 to Miss Agnes McAuslin, also a native of Scotland; they have 7 children - Jane K., 21; Bertha A., 20; Agnes, 16; William I., 13; Harmony, 11; Christina A., 7; Maggie May, 3. Mc CAILEY, Martin, farmer; sec. 5, township 12 north, range 4 east. P.O. Nicolaus; he owns 160 acres of land. Mr. McCailey is a native of Ireland, where he was born in 1841; his parents emigrated to America when he was 5 years of age, and settled in Illinois, where he remained until the spring of 1865, when he moved to California; he came to Sutter county, where he now resides. He married Miss Hutchins, September 10, 1872, a native of North Carolina. Mc CLELLAN, J. R., farmer; P.O. Pleasant Grove; owns 480 acres; lives on sec. 25, township 12 north, range 4 east; was born in Kentucky, in 1828, and lived there until 1858; came to California in that year, by water, and settled at once in this county; he was engaged in carpentering for three or four years, since which time he has been farming. He was married in 1854 to Miss S. F. Scaree, also a native of Kentucky; they have 9 children - four sons and five daughters. Mc CLELLAN, R. H., farmer; P.O. Pleasant Grove; was born in Kentucky, in 1826, where he lived until 1852; he came to California in that year, by water, went to the Isthmus on board a steamer, and there took a sailing vessel for San Francisco. He first settled in Sacramento, and remained there four years, when he came to this county, and has lived here ever since; owns 400 acres; lives on section 20, township 12 north, range 4 east; we give a double page view of his very fine place elsewhere in this book. Mr. McClellan was married in 1878 to Miss Mary T. Allen, a native of Tennessee. Mc CLURE, S., farmer and stock raiser; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Antrim county, Ireland, in 1835; emigrated to New York in 1850, and lived there until July 4, 1854, when he started for California, arriving in San Francisco August 1st; he went to Marysville the same year; and engaged in the hotel and bakery business; moved to Sutter county in 1857, and has been engaged in farming and stock raising since. In the spring of 1866 he was appointed Under Sheriff, and served in that capacity until his appointment as Deputy which office he held until 1868; he was elected Sheriff in 1870; he owns 95 acres of choice garden land. He was married in December 1867 to Miss L. J. Burnett, a native of Illinois; they have four children - two boys and two girls. Mc CUNE, Philip, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Chenango county, New York, in 1833, where he lived until 1850; in that year he came to California by water, and going to the Southern mines lived there about two years, when he removed to Yuba County and again engaged in mining, which occupation he followed for seven years after coming to the State. He came to this county in 1866 and engaged in farming; owns 160 acres; lives on south-west 1/4 of section 28, township 15 north, range 3 east. He was married in 1867 to Miss Mary Barnett, a native of Illinois; they have three children - two sons, and one daughter. Mc CUNE, Wm., farmer; P.O. Grand Island; was born November 30, 1832, in Augusta county, Virginia; moved when quite young with his parents to Missouri, and lived there until 1854; he came to California in that year, with an ox team, being four months crossing the plains; he engaged in mining at Rough and Ready for two years; he then moved to Sacramento valley on Bear River, and followed teaming to the mountains two years; in 1858 he removed to Sonoma county and was farming and teaming there until 1867, when he went to Colusa county and remained there until 1875; he came to this county in that year and settled on his present location, where he owns 160 acres. He lives about five miles north of Kirksville and sixteen miles south of Meridian. A view of his ranch and residence is to be seen on another page. Mr. McCune was married in 1866, in Sonoma county, to Miss Amelia Dickey, who was born in Iowa in 1847; she came to California in 1852 and lived in Sonoma county until her marriage. They have 3 children living - all boys. Mc GREW, A. M., farmer; P.O. Live Oak; was born in Shelby county, Ohio, in 1833; when about five years of age he moved to Whitley county, Indiana, where he lived until 1855, when he removed to Nebraska and lived there until 1860; in that year he went to the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado. He came to California in 1861, with a mule team, and settled in this county; he is a harness maker by trade, and worked at his trade until he came to this county, since when he has been engaged in farming; he cultivates about 120 acres. He has a very comfortable home in Live Oak, a view of which is given elsewhere in this book. Mc GREW, J. W., P.O. Live Oak; was born in Shelby county, Ohio, in 1834; when about four years of age he moved to Indiana, and lived there about 18 years; he then removed to Nebraska, where he remained about two years; in 1860 he went to the Rocky Mountains, during the Pike's Peak excitement, and spent about one year in Colorado. He came to California in 1861, across the plains to Nevada county, where he remained only about six months; in the spring of 1862, just after the flood, he settled in this county; he owns 240 acres, one mile north of Live Oak. Mc ILMOIL, R. H., farmer; P.O. Live Oak; was born in Canada in 1848; when quite young moved with his parents to Michigan, and lived there about six years, when he removed to Iowa, and resided there about seven years; he came to California in 1862, across the plains, being about four months on the way; he settled at once in this county, where he has since resided; he is now engaged in farming. He was married in 1873 to Miss E. B. Reynolds, a native of this State; she died February 7, 1879, leaving him one child - Sarah E., aged 4 years. Mc LAUGHLIN, R. W., farmer; was born in Maine in May, 1828; resided there until 1849; then removed to Wisconsin; came to California in 1851; came by water; settled in Sutter county in 1852; owns 240 acres of land about fifteen miles southwest of Yuba City. He married Miss Mary G. Scott, a native of Ohio, in 1859; they have four children - Jennett B., born in 1861; Rose E., born in 1868; Randall, born in 1871; Percy W., born in 1877. Mc MILLAN, J. G., surveyor; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, July 11, 1851; in 1855 moved to Troy, New York, where he lived only six months; came to California, by water, in 1856, and settled in Butte county, and lived there until 1874; in that year he removed to this county. He commenced teaching in 1869; was elected in 1877 to the office of County Surveyor, and still holds the office. Mc MURTRY, J. T., farmer and stock raiser; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Kentucky in 1844; in 1852 he came to California with his father, Wm. McMurtry, M. D., when they located on the north side of the Buttes. In 1866 he engaged in raising French Merino sheep. He was married July 3, 1872, to Miss Annie Yeekley, who has born him two children - Claude, aged five years and six month, and Flora, aged four years. Mr. McMurtry owns 360 acres, 300 of which are under cultivation. Mc MURTRY, Wm., M.D., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in Kentucky in 1802; when 20 years of age he commenced the practice of medicine; attended lectures at Transylvania College, Lexington; in 1849 he came across the plains to California over the Lawson route, driving four yokes of oxen; arrived at Sacramento river, October 5, 1849; in February 1850, he went to Marysville, and soon engaged in mining at Long Bar, averaging one ounce per day; about this time he bought some poor steers that had been driven across the plains; this speculation yielded him a handsome return, paying $30 per head, and selling them the following summer for $90 each. In the spring of 1851 he opened the "Gold Hill Exchange" at Boston Ravine; in 1852 he rented the place and returned to Kentucky for his family, returning to this State in the same year, going to Grass Valley. In November of this same year he made the first improvement on the place where he now lives, and put a lot of hogs on it; in 1854 he moved his family to the place. While in the hotel business he gave credit so freely that he was now virtually "dead broke", and was obliged to begin anew. With his characteristic energy, he began on a new line - raising chickens and hogs, having only a few hogs and three hundred hens at start; feed was high, his bill for chicken feed alone for one year was $550; eggs though. were correspondingly high, averaging the year round 75 cents per dozen, so that the close of the, year he found himself $1,000 ahead. The next year was not so profitable. Later he engaged in sheep raising, which business occupied his attention until about a year ago. He owns 2,500 acres, situated on the North Buttes, about 18 miles from Marysville and known as the "Butte Sylvania" Ranch, a view of which is to be seen on another page; he has 1,600 acres in wheat. Dr. McM. was married in 1830 to Sarah Maria Van Anglen, of Mercer county, Kentucky; have five children; John V., born 1831; Cynthia Eliza, born1833; Sarah C., born 1835; Louis, born 1837; and J. T., born 1844. Mc PHERRIN, W. H., farmer; P.O. South Butte; lives on section 9, township 15 north, range 2 east; he owns 285 acres; was born in Knox county, Illinois, August 1, 1841; he came to California in 1859 and settled in this county in the same year. He married Miss N. Stevens, Dec. 8, 1864; she was born in New Jersey; they have 4 children - Mary A., born September 2, 1865; Wm. H., March 24, 1868; John J., January 7, 1873; Lorena, March 11, 1873. METTEER, C. H., farmer; P.O. Live Oak; was born in Pennsylvania in 1831, where he lived until eight years of age, when he moved to Iowa; he left that State in 1850, and came to California by way of Mexico, being over a year on the road; he lived about nine months at San Diego, and then moved to Marysville, he settled in this county in 1863; he has been engaged a part of the time in mining, but is now farming. Mr. M. on his way to this State was in company with the Oatman family who were massacred in Arizona. He was married in 1865 to Miss M. J. Donaldson, a native of Wisconsin; they have three children; two boys and one girl. METTEER, J. S., farmer; P.O. Live Oak; was born in Iowa in 1840, where he lived until 1850; in that year he started for California, taking the southern route, via Mexico; was on the road over a year; he stopped nine months at San Diego, and then moved to Marysville, where he lived until 1855; in that year he removed to Siskiyou county; and three years later he went to Oregon and lived there about three years; he then moved to Idaho and was there about three years, after which he went to Montana and resided three years; he returned then to Oregon and resided there three years, when he came back to this State, stopping two years in Modoc county; he settled in this county in 1873; and engaged in farming; previous to this he was engaged principally in mining. A view of his place may be seen on another page. He was married in 1875 to Mrs. N. J. Redford, a native of Missouri; they have two children - one boy and one girl. Mr. M. owns 329 acres, adjoining the town of Live Oak. MINDEN, H., farmer; section 7, township 12 north, range 4 east; P.O. Nicolaus; owns 312 acres of land; he is a native of Germany, born in 1830; lived there until 1854, when he came to the United States and settled in Wisconsin; remained there 18 months; then removed to Louisiana; 6 months later he started for California via the Isthmus of Panama, in May, 1856; settled in Sutter county, where he has continued to make his home. We give on another page, a view of his place. Married Miss W. Dieckmann, April 17, 1869; she was born in Germany in 1850; they have three sons and one daughter. MITCHELL, A. H., Rev., P.O. Meridian; owns 110 acres; was born in Tennessee 1831; his father was also a native of Tennessee; moved with his parents to Polk county, Missouri, in 1838, living there until 1857; while living there he was married November 27, 1851, to Emily Jane Rountree, who was born in Tennessee, 1833. In the spring of 1857 he crossed the plains with his wife and three children, driving an ox team and 120 head of cattle; he settled in September of same year near South Buttes, this county. He has been engaged principally in farming and stock raising since moving to this State; he settled in Meridian in 1861, where he has since resided, with the exception of three years in Colusa, when he was engaged in the mercantile business. His wife died in Meridian October 1, 1875; he was married again November 23, 1876, to Mrs. Mary S. Clark, a native of Adams county, Illinois; has 5 children living - 3 sons, one daughter, and a step-daughter; has lost 4 children. Mr. M. has preached 15 years for the M. E. church South; he is now engaged in farming and butchering. MIXER, Laton, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born February 24, 1817, in Brattleboro, Vermont; when four years of age he moved to Cayuga county, New York, where he lived until 1839, when he removed to Illinois; he went to Kansas in 1860, and remained there 7 years. He came to California in 1867, by the Nicaragua route, and settled in this county. He was married in 1840 to Priscilla Tyler, of St. Charles, Illinois; they have five children - Anna V.; Emma R.; Sarah P.; Mary L.; and Frank D.; they are all married except Frank. MONROE, W. W., farmer; P.O. Pleasant Grove; was born in Indiana in 1832, and lived there 11 years, when he moved to Illinois and stopped there about 11 years; he then removed to Iowa, and remained there until 1859; in that year he drove oxen across the plains to Oregon, where he lived until 1862. From Oregon he went to Washington Territory, but remained only one summer when he returned to Oregon; in the fall of 1864 he went over into Idaho, and engaged it running a pack train between Oregon and Idaho until his removal to this state in 1866; he first settled in Placer county, and lived there until 1868, when he moved to this county, and has resided here ever since. Mr. Monroe owns 160 acres - north-west 1/4 section, township 11 north, range 4 east. He was married in 1875 to Miss Alameda Hall, a native of Wisconsin. MONSON, Gust., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; owns 150 acres; born in Sweden in 1834, he lived there some 24 years, and then emigrated to the United States; resided in Illinois three years; removed to California in 1860, came by the Isthmus of Panama; settled in this county, where he has continued to reside; lives about 14 miles southwest of Yuba City; in 1873 he was married to Josephine Apple; she was born in Sweden; they have two children - Gust. O., born in 1874; and Frank, born in 1878. MOON, A. S., farmer, merchant and ferryman; P.O. Meridian; was born in New York, 1834; in the spring of 1848 he moved to Illinois, living in Winnebago and DeKalb counties until March, 1857, when he started for California by way of the Isthmus; he arrived April 29, and at once engaged in mining on Humbug creek, Siskiyou county, meeting with moderate success for about four years. He moved to his present location in 1860, where he has since resided, engaged in farming and the ferry business. He established in 1868, what is known as "Moon's Ferry," across the Sacramento river; his father (Wesley Moon) is in partnership with him in the business. We give a view of the ferry on another page. In March, 1877, he formed a partnership with Messrs. Henry Burgett and J. M. Gladden, in Meridian, where they are engaged in the general merchandise business, having quite an extensive trade in this and Colusa county, where they are well known. Mr. Moon owns 100 acres adjoining Moon's Ferry; has about 400 acres under cultivation in the county; he also owns six houses and lots, besides other town property in Meridian. He was married November 24, 1875, to Miss Ionia Fouts a native of this State, by whom he has had two daughters - both of whom are deceased. MOON, O. W., farmer and blacksmith; P.O. Yuba City; he was born in New York in 1832; lived a few years in Illinois, engaged as a farmer and blacksmith; he came to California in 1874, and settled in this county; lives on section 21, township 15 north, range 2 east. He was married in 1866, to Miss Elizabeth Comstock who has born him 5 children - Leila C., aged 21; Mary A., aged 18; Wesley A., aged 14; Annette R., aged 10; Lester G., aged 7. MOON, Wesley, farmer and ferryman; P.O. Meridian; lives four miles north of Meridian; owns 300 acres; born in New York in 1810; when 24 years of age he moved to Illinois, where he remained until 1850; in that year he came to California, across the plains, and engaged in mining at Placerville for about six months; from there he went to Yreka, Siskiyou county, and engaged in mining for a short time; he then removed to Southern mines near Sonora, and remained there until 1854, when he returned to Illinois; he lived there two years. In 1856 he came back to California again, by way of the Isthmus; he went to the northern mines, on Humbug creek, remaining there about a year, when he again returned to Illinois, remaining there until 1863. He then came, the third time, to this State, and settled on his present location then. Mr M. was married in New York State to Miss R. Blackmer, native of the same State; they have six children living - five sons, and one daughter. One of his sons (Curtis) served during the war in the Union army, being engaged in several battles; he was with Sherman in his famous "March to the Sea". MOORE, William, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; was born in England, October 20, 1822; at an early age removed with his parents to Canada; when 18 years of age he removed to Hancock county, Illinois; a year later he removed to Lee county, Iowa, where he resided for 16 years; in the spring of 1856 he again moved to Daviess county, Missouri, where he remained for eight years, when he moved over into Livingston county, ten miles west of Chillicothe, and engaged in farming. In 1850 he came to California, leaving his wife and children with her parents in Illinois; on his arrival here he engaged in mining at Nevada City, Mokelumne river and Jackson, which occupation he followed for 18 months, when he returned to the East. In 1871 Mr. M. made another trip to California and up into Oregon. In the spring of 1872 he removed with his family, from Missouri to his present valuable farm of three quarter sections, situated seven miles west of Yuba City, a view of which is given on another page. He was married November 16, 1843, to Miss Parmelia Avaline Perkins, of Hancock county, Illinois, who bore him nine children - Mary L., born October 5, 1844; Wm. P., born August 9, 1847; John V., born December 22, 1848; Elizabeth, born March 27, 1853; Aromitha Jane, born August 1, 1855; Iraby S., born August 1, 1857; Thomas Jefferson, born July 17, 1859; George W., born June24, 1861; Chas. Edwin, born October 23, 1863. Wm. P. is married and resides in Butte county; John V. is unmarried and farming on the slough; Iraby S. is also engaged in farming on the slough, with a brother-in-law; the three younger sons are farming the home place with their father; the three daughters are married and live in Sutter county. Mrs. Moore died March 23,1875 of pneumonia, aged 51 years, 10 months and 20 days; she is buried at the Brittan School-house cemetery. Mr. Moore was again married March 26, 1878 to Miss Annie Steffens, of Sacramento. MOREHEAD, F. F., farmer; section 2, township 12, range 2; P.O. Nicolaus; owns 480 acres of land; born in Audrain county, Missouri, 1846; lived there until he was about 18; came to California in 1865 and settled in this county. Married Miss Hattie E. Lipp, January 14, 1874; a native of Placer county, California; they have four children - three sons and one daughter. MORRISON, John, farmer; P.O. Pleasant Grove; was born on Prince Edward Island in 1840, and lived there until 1853; he then went to sea for three years. He came to California in 1856, on board the ship Mastiff, sailing from Boston and around by Cape Horn; he settled in Placer county in 1858; moved to this county in 1869; owns 80 acres in township 11 north, range 4 east. He was married in 1861 to Elizabeth A. Hagens, a native of Ohio; she died in 1868; has two children - one son and one daughter. MOULD, William, farmer; P..O. Live Oak; was born in England in 1832; emigrated to the United States in 1852, and lived one year in Missouri; he came to California in 1853, driving sheep across the plains as far as Salt Lake City; he was 6 months on the plains between the Missouri river and Sacramento, where he lived awhile; subsequently he removed to Yuba County and engaged in mining until 1865. He settled in this county in that year, and has since been engaged in farming. He owns 160 acres in Sutter county, and 320 in Butte County. MURCHISON, John, farmer; P.O. Pleasant Grove; was born on Prince Edward Island in 1848, where he lived until 19 years of age; he then went to sea, which he followed for eight years; the last four years at sea he was chief officer of ship Midas. He returned to Prince Edward Island and remained until 1876, when he came to California and settled in this county; he has been engaged in farming ever since. He was married in 1877 to Miss Margaret Darrach, also a native of Prince Edward Island; they have one child - a daughter. MURRAY, James, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; owns 300 acres of land about fourteen miles southwest of Yuba City; resides on his farm; is a native of Scotland, born in 1842; lived there until 1864, when he emigrated to the United States; came direct to Sutter county. He was married Miss Annie Burnett in 1868. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. They have three children - William R., born in 1869; George A., born in 1873; James R., born in 1877. NALL, Matthew, farmer, gardener, and stock raiser; P.O. Meridian; owns 326 acres; was born in Clinton county, New York in 1833, when quite young moved with his parents to Essex county; lived there until 1858, when he came to California by way of the Isthmus; lived a short time in Marysville; from Marysville he came to this county and settled on his present location, a view of which may be seen on another page, and where he has since resided. He was married in 1857, to Miss Charlotte Ormsby. She was born in Essex county, New York, in 1837. They have seven children - three sons and four daughters. NELSON, Eric, farmer; P.O. Yuba City; owns 160 acres of land; native of Sweden; born in 1843; lived there until he was 26 years of age, then emigrated to the United States; lived in Illinois ten months and then came to California; arrived here in 1870. He was married to Miss Ellen Nelson a native of Sweden, in 1870. They have four children - Emma, born 1871; Alfred, born 1873; Sophia, born 1877; and Nellie, born 1878. Mr. Nelson lives about 14 miles southwest of Yuba City. NEWKOM, Charles T., farmer; P.O. Yuba City; lives on section 23, township 16 north, range 2 east; owns 300 acres; was born in Switzerland, July 14, 1821 where he lived until about 20 years of age; he then went to France, where he lived about two; from France he went to Italy, and stayed about the same length of time, when he returned to Switzerland; he emigrated from there to the United States in 1847, landing in New York in June. He lived in the State of New York only a few months, when he removed to Jefferson City, Mo.; came to California in 1853, driving a herd of cattle across the plains, arriving in Marysville September 6; he lived one year in Yuba county; when he removed to Sutter county. We give on another page a view of his ranch and residence. Married April 18, 1858, to Sophia Smith, who was born in Germany in 1836; they have four children living - Charles C., born February 1, 1859; Caroline F., May 5, 1860; Pauline A., September 17, 1866; Martin J., August 15, 1869. NICHOLS, P. B., farmer, P.O. Nicolaus; was born in Illinois in 1826 in which State he lived until 1860; in that year he came across the plains to California arriving in September; he settled in Sutter county on his present location, in 1862. Mr. N. owns 480 acres of land; now lives on section 4, township 13 north, range 4 east. He was married in Illinois, November 14, 1853 to Ann Clarke who was born in New York City in 1836. They have five children living, three sons and two daughters. NIEMEYER, Wm., H., farmer; P.O. Nicolaus, was born in Gold Hill, Placer county, California in 1852; his parents came to California in 1849; when he was only about one month old his father died, July 1852; when he was two years of age, his mother moved to Placer county, where they lived 17 years. In April, 1870, Mr. N. moved to Sutter county and located where he has since resided; on section 10, township 12 north, range 4 east; he here owns 160 acres. He was married November 4, 1873 to Phoebe C. Woodworth, who was born in Iowa, May 25, 1853, they have one son and one daughter. NORDYKE, Mrs. M. E., P.O. Meridian; owns town property in Meridian; was born in Bedford county, Virginia, February 28, 1830; when three years of age, moved with her parents to Boone county, Missouri; afterwards moved to Mercer county, same State. She was married in 1848 to Wm. Nordyke, native of Kentucky. In 1849 her husband came to California, through Mexico, being ten months on the way; he was engaged in mining, principally, until 1854, when he returned to Missouri. In 1864 she came to California with him, across the plains, and settled in Tehama county, living there until 1869, when they removed to Colusa county; Mr. Nordyke died the same year; in 1871 she removed to Meridian, where she has since resided; she keeps a boarding house in that town; has five children - two sons and three daughters. NOYES, A. S., farmer; P.O. West Butte; was born in New Hampshire, 1826, where he resided until he was 21 years of age, when he removed to Massachusetts, remaining there 2½ years; from that State he came to California in 1849, by way of Cape Horn, being 145 days from New York to San Francisco; he at once engaged in mining on Foster Bar, Yuba county, which occupation he followed for one year; he then engaged in butchering, in the same place, for five and one half years. Meantime he had returned to Massachusetts and married Miss Philina Cilley; returning to this State the same year. Mr. Noyes moved to his present home in 1859, where he has one of the finest ranches in the county, containing 1,950 acres, situated west of the Buttes. He has one son, who is now married. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |