Lives of Nevada County Pioneers v5 (2024) (559 pages)

Lives of Nevada County Pioneers (version 2021) Oct 8, 1858—On grand jury. June 18, 1859—Delegate to People’s Party county conv. Nov 11, 1859—Wife was selling tickets to firemen’s ball on Dec. 26. April 6, 1860—Offered to sell his half-interest in the Journal in order to find “more active employment.” May 7, 1860 —Defeated for town trustee. July 24, 1860—Wife’s niece, Emma Louisa Stone (daughter of Rev. O. B. and Julia Stone) died at San Jose, aged 10 months. Aug 1860—Taxpayer in Nevada township. Jan 27, 1861—His father, aged 63, died in New York. March 4, 1861—He, Nat Brown and George Pierce sold the Metropolitan Theatre to Frank Guild. April 30, 1861— Commissioner of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. June 8, 1861—Chosen delegate to Republican state conv. July 1861—Chairman of Republican county committee. Aug 14, 1861—Arrived back in Nevada City from a trip. Aug 27, 1861—Daughter born at Nevada City. Sept 4, 1861—Elected county treasurer (REP). Oct 5, 1861—Was burned in effigy at Grass Valley after he attacked the patriotism of William Watt. Oct 18, 1861—Last full issue of the Journal. Without informing his partners, Waite had secretly purchased an interest in the Transcript. Oct 26, 1861—Sued his partners for dissolution of the Journal firm. Former partners continued to publish half-sheet editions to fulfill advertising contracts. Oct 29, 1861—Left the Journal and began editing Transcript. Dec 9, 1861—District court ended the partnership of Waite, Joseph Thompson, et al. Jan 4, 1862—Had gone to Sacramento to observe the severe flooding. Jan 28, 1862—Sale of Journal property was postponed from Jan. 30 to Feb 8. March 2, 1862—Had threatened George S. S. Getchel with a pistol in a dispute over a vacant lot on Piety Hill. May 29, 1862—Chairman of Republican county committee. Sept 29, 1862—Left Nevada City with his family to visit San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Jose. Dec 30, 1862—Left Nevada City to go to San Francisco and Sacramento for opening of legislature. Feb 27, 1863 — Returned from Sacramento after John Conness defeated Sargent for U.S. Senator. March 31, 1863—Charter member of Nevada City militia. April 18, 1863—Elected 1st corporal of militia. Oct 1863—Owned house and lot worth $800 on Piety Hill next to Getchell; also furniture and books worth $400, lot on opposite side of road worth $250, and notes, mortgages, scrip and cash worth $3,000. Jan 19, 1864—Resigned as editor of Transcript. 1864?—Chief deputy in the U.S. Marshal’s office in Sacramento. April 1, 1864—Wrote to Transcript from Santa Cruz. June 3, 1864— Went to Virginia City for a visit. Aug 25, 1864—Struck Josiah Rogers in the face. Oct 12, 1864—Taxable income for 1863 was $5,000. March 31, 1865—Appointed adjutant of 4th Infantry Battalion at Nevada City. April 4, 1865—He and A. B. Gregory bought the grocery firm of Weaver & Co. at 59 Broad Street, Nevada City. May 13, 1865—Lived next to the Methodist parsonage. June 30, 1866—Elected trustee of Nevada City school district. Sept 16, 1866— Adjutant of 5th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brig., National Guard. July 26, 1867—Ended partnership with A. B. Gregory, selling his interest to Gregory, M. L. Marsh, and S. R. Perry. Sept 4, 1867—Defeated for supreme court clerk (UNION). Feb 1868—On grand jury. May 6, 1868 —On grand jury. Aug 1868—Hired as chief political writer for the San Francisco Times during U. S. Grant’s presidential campaign. Nov 3, 1868—Lost his Times job when campaign ended. Nov 6, 1868— Visited Nevada City. Dec 18, 1868—Went to Washington with Sargent and H. G. Rollins to seek a patronage job. Jan 13, 1869—Had arrived in New York. May 6, 1869—Arrived at Nevada City after 4 1/2 days running time from Chicago. Had been the Washington DC correspondent for the Sacramento Union, writing under the pen name of “Granville.” Nov 3, 1869—Foreman of grand jury at Nevada City. April 24, 1870—Offers to sell or rent his house and vineyard at Nevada City. April 28, 1870—Had gone to San Francisco “to be in business.” Report that he would edit the Antioch Ledger proved to be false. May 1870— Appointed Deputy U.S. Revenue Collector. Aug 1871—Edited the Sacramento Union during Newton Booth’s successful campaign for governor. 1872—Wrote for the Sacramento Union during President Grant’s second campaign. 1873—Appointed U.S. Naval Officer of San Francisco by President Grant. 1877—Reappointed to the San Francisco Naval Office by President Hayes. Oct 1889—His article about David S. Terry in the Overland Monthly angered Judge Stephen Field so much he blocked Waite’s nomination to the Registry of Land Office at San Francisco Nov 4, 1890—Elected Sec’y of state for Calif. (REP). Oct 30, 1894—Died in office while living at Alameda. HENRY OLIVER WAITE( -_ ) —Married . —Son Henry born. 1849—Came to Calif. Dec 22, 1853—Had a general merchandise store on Mill Street, Grass Valley, Nevada County. Son Henry H. was charter officer in Cadets of Temperance. Oct 6, 1853—Son Henry was scholar at the Rev. John C. Simmons’ Sunday School at Grass Valley Methodist Episcopal Church South. March 18, 1854— Arsonists set fire to his stable and robbed store during excitement. Sept 13, 1855—Lost $6,500 in Grass Valley fire. Sept 5, 1864—His home on Church Street was destroyed by fire. $1,500 loss. Oct 1864—Distributor for the newly established Grass Valley Union and part of conspiracy with Jim Townsend and John Rollins Ridge to turn that paper over to the Democrats on the eve of Presidential election. March 1870—He and Townsend began publishing Antioch Ledger. Aug 1870—Sold his interest to Townsend and left Antioch. Aug 3, 1896—Lived in San Francisco, according to a San Francisco Chronicle story about Nevada County Indians.

Lives of Nevada County Pioneers (version 2021) Oct 8, 1858—On grand jury. June 18, 1859—Delegate to People’s Party county conv. Nov 11, 1859—Wife was selling tickets to firemen’s ball on Dec. 26. April 6, 1860—Offered to sell his half-interest in the Journal in order to find “more active employment.” May 7, 1860 —Defeated for town trustee. July 24, 1860—Wife’s niece, Emma Louisa Stone (daughter of Rev. O. B. and Julia Stone) died at San Jose, aged 10 months. Aug 1860—Taxpayer in Nevada township. Jan 27, 1861—His father, aged 63, died in New York. March 4, 1861—He, Nat Brown and George Pierce sold the Metropolitan Theatre to Frank Guild. April 30, 1861— Commissioner of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. June 8, 1861—Chosen delegate to Republican state conv. July 1861—Chairman of Republican county committee. Aug 14, 1861—Arrived back in Nevada City from a trip. Aug 27, 1861—Daughter born at Nevada City. Sept 4, 1861—Elected county treasurer (REP). Oct 5, 1861—Was burned in effigy at Grass Valley after he attacked the patriotism of William Watt. Oct 18, 1861—Last full issue of the Journal. Without informing his partners, Waite had secretly purchased an interest in the Transcript. Oct 26, 1861—Sued his partners for dissolution of the Journal firm. Former partners continued to publish half-sheet editions to fulfill advertising contracts. Oct 29, 1861—Left the Journal and began editing Transcript. Dec 9, 1861—District court ended the partnership of Waite, Joseph Thompson, et al. Jan 4, 1862—Had gone to Sacramento to observe the severe flooding. Jan 28, 1862—Sale of Journal property was postponed from Jan. 30 to Feb 8. March 2, 1862—Had threatened George S. S. Getchel with a pistol in a dispute over a vacant lot on Piety Hill. May 29, 1862—Chairman of Republican county committee. Sept 29, 1862—Left Nevada City with his family to visit San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Jose. Dec 30, 1862—Left Nevada City to go to San Francisco and Sacramento for opening of legislature. Feb 27, 1863 — Returned from Sacramento after John Conness defeated Sargent for U.S. Senator. March 31, 1863—Charter member of Nevada City militia. April 18, 1863—Elected 1st corporal of militia. Oct 1863—Owned house and lot worth $800 on Piety Hill next to Getchell; also furniture and books worth $400, lot on opposite side of road worth $250, and notes, mortgages, scrip and cash worth $3,000. Jan 19, 1864—Resigned as editor of Transcript. 1864?—Chief deputy in the U.S. Marshal’s office in Sacramento. April 1, 1864—Wrote to Transcript from Santa Cruz. June 3, 1864— Went to Virginia City for a visit. Aug 25, 1864—Struck Josiah Rogers in the face. Oct 12, 1864—Taxable income for 1863 was $5,000. March 31, 1865—Appointed adjutant of 4th Infantry Battalion at Nevada City. April 4, 1865—He and A. B. Gregory bought the grocery firm of Weaver & Co. at 59 Broad Street, Nevada City. May 13, 1865—Lived next to the Methodist parsonage. June 30, 1866—Elected trustee of Nevada City school district.

Sept 16, 1866— Adjutant of 5th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brig., National Guard. July 26, 1867—Ended partnership with A. B. Gregory, selling his interest to Gregory, M. L. Marsh, and S. R. Perry. Sept 4, 1867—Defeated for supreme court clerk (UNION). Feb 1868—On grand jury. May 6, 1868 —On grand jury. Aug 1868—Hired as chief political writer for the San Francisco Times during U. S. Grant’s presidential campaign. Nov 3, 1868—Lost his Times job when campaign ended. Nov 6, 1868— Visited Nevada City. Dec 18, 1868—Went to Washington with Sargent and H. G. Rollins to seek a patronage job. Jan 13, 1869—Had arrived in New York. May 6, 1869—Arrived at Nevada City after 4 1/2 days running time from Chicago. Had been the Washington DC correspondent for the Sacramento Union, writing under the pen name of “Granville.” Nov 3, 1869—Foreman of grand jury at Nevada City. April 24, 1870—Offers to sell or rent his house and vineyard at Nevada City. April 28, 1870—Had gone to San Francisco “to be in business.” Report that he would edit the Antioch Ledger proved to be false. May 1870— Appointed Deputy U.S. Revenue Collector. Aug 1871—Edited the Sacramento Union during Newton Booth’s successful campaign for governor. 1872—Wrote for the Sacramento Union during President Grant’s second campaign. 1873—Appointed U.S. Naval Officer of San Francisco by President Grant. 1877—Reappointed to the San Francisco Naval Office by President Hayes. Oct 1889—His article about David S. Terry in the Overland Monthly angered Judge Stephen Field so much he blocked Waite’s nomination to the Registry of Land Office at San Francisco Nov 4, 1890—Elected Sec’y of state for Calif. (REP). Oct 30, 1894—Died in office while living at Alameda. HENRY OLIVER WAITE( -_ ) —Married . —Son Henry born. 1849—Came to Calif. Dec 22, 1853—Had a general merchandise store on Mill Street, Grass Valley, Nevada County. Son Henry H. was charter officer in Cadets of Temperance. Oct 6, 1853—Son Henry was scholar at the Rev. John C. Simmons’ Sunday School at Grass Valley Methodist Episcopal Church South. March 18, 1854— Arsonists set fire to his stable and robbed store during excitement. Sept 13, 1855—Lost $6,500 in Grass Valley fire. Sept 5, 1864—His home on Church Street was destroyed by fire. $1,500 loss. Oct 1864—Distributor for the newly established Grass Valley Union and part of conspiracy with Jim Townsend and John Rollins Ridge to turn that paper over to the Democrats on the eve of Presidential election. March 1870—He and Townsend began publishing Antioch Ledger. Aug 1870—Sold his interest to Townsend and left Antioch. Aug 3, 1896—Lived in San Francisco, according to a San Francisco Chronicle story about Nevada County Indians.