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

Lives of Nevada County Pioneers (version 2021) Flat (near Wentworth & Green’s Mill), assessed at $200. May 31, 1856—Paid $760 for old courthouse on Broad Street. July 19, 1856—Lost $5,500 when Nevada City fire destroyed his waterworks and Temperance Hall. Aug 30, 1856—Chosen delegate to the Democratic county convention, but was replaced by J. B. Van Hagan. Sept 5, 1856—Was building a larger Temperance Hall at foot of Rigby Hill. Nov 3, 1856—Son Loring Wallace headed an unofficial posse that accidentally killed Sheriff W. W. Wright and Deputy David Johnson in a shootout at Gold Flat. Nov 12, 1856—Bishop Kip preached at his Temperance Hall. March 1857—County rented his rebuilt Temperance Hall for a temporary courtroom. April 17, 1857—Pres. of Nevada Auxiliary of Calif. Temperance Society. July 25, 1857— Chosen delegate to American state conv. Sept 1, 1857—Defeated for state assembly (AMER). Feb 1858— Chairman of meeting to reduce the county debt. May 23, 1858—Lost $1,000 when waterworks was damaged in Nevada City fire. July 1858—Erected a brick building at corner of Pine and Commercial streets to be occupied by Williamson & Blaze as a saloon. Aug 14, 1858—Chairman of Independent county conv. Sept 1858— Assessed worth was $17,000. April 1859 —Paid $2.50 per frontage foot to property owners on west side of Main Street for permission to mine for gold while replacing old water line with new galvanized iron pipes. May 1, 1859—Delight Wickes married Levi Kellogg of Gold Flat, who probably was related to Mrs. Williams. May 31, 1859—Bought lot 37 on Commercial Street from Mrs. Waters. June 7, 1859—Had extracted $2,700 in gold dust while installing water line on Main Street lots. June 18, 1859—Chairman of People’s Party county committee. July 13, 1859—Was erecting a brick building at 37 Commercial Street. Oct 1859— Assessed worth was $17,000. Oct 21, 1859—His new store next to Kelsey’s was being occupied by A. G. Pier’s crockery store and George Welch’s book and stationery store. Nov 23, 1859—Joined call for a meeting on Dec 3, 1859, to consider building a wagon road from Nevada City to Washoe. Dec 1, 1859—Moved from Gold Flat to Mr. Hill’s house. May 7, 1860—Elected town trustee. May 11, 1860—Was terracing land on Prospect Hill for house and orchard. June 27, 1860—Was enlarging Temperance Hall to double its size. Ballroom would be over 50 feet square. Aug 1860—Taxpayer in Nevada township. Aug 25, 1860—President of county convention to support Bell and Everett presidential ticket (CONST). Nov 11, 1860—Moved into his new house on Prospect Hill (in later years called the “Red Castle”), along with son Wallace’s wife and children, and Adelia (Humes?). 1861—Elected President of the Nevada town council. March 11, 1861—On grand jury. April 16, 1861—His adopted son, Freddy Laswell (about 12 years old) injured while playing with pistols with son of Rev. Benjamin Brierly. July 8, 1861—On grand jury. Nov 9, 1862— Was sinking a shaft in rear of Temperance Hall, hoping to find a quartz vein. 26 Oct 1863—Owned 118 acres with house and fixtures worth $800 on NW side of Old Ridge Road north of and next to lands of D. McHeron; also dwelling house and lot and furnishings worth $5,000 on Prospect Hill; house and lot on south side of Deer Creek known as Temperance Hall worth $1,000; a brick store on south side Commercial Street worth $3,500 next to Kelsey; brick house and lot at Pine and Commercial streets worth $4,000; theater and lot on Main Street worth $1,500; water pipe on Main st. worth $1,000; Gold Flat Ranch worth $500 next to Wentworth residence; stable and lot on west side of Sacramento Street worth $150; house and lot worth $200 between the two bridges; house and lot worth $200 on west side of Pine Street; tail flume in Kelsey’s Ravine worth $300; 2 houses and lots next to theater worth $650. Nov 8, 1863—City fire destroyed his theater, gymnasium, and hose shop on Main Street. Nov 13, 1863—He, Birdseye and Whartenby were elected trustees of the Union Hotel Company, which planned to build a wooden hotel on Main Street. Jan 21, 1864—Bought lot near southeast corner of Pine and Commercial streets for $550 from Kelsey estate. Feb 1864—Was cleaning up his new lot so he could build two stores on it. April 9, 1864—His adopted son, Freddy Laswell, died at Nevada City. April 18, 1864—His new brick building (containing 3 stores on Commercial Street) had been leased by restauranteur C. Lecoq, who was installing a kitchen in the center store, a ladies private restaurant in the store closest to the Masonic building, and a men’s restaurant in the easternmost store. Aug 5, 1864—On grand jury. Dec 21, 1864—Mrs. N. Blum had bought his Temperance Hall and was having it remodeled. March 15, 1865—Trustee of Union Hotel Co. Dec 25, 1867—His building on the former site of Jenny Lind theater was destroyed by Deer Creek flood. Feb 8, 1871—Died at Nevada City. LORING WALLACE WILLIAMS (1832-1874) (AMER, IND, UNION, PEOPLE'S) 1832—Born in Geneva, Illinois; son of John Williams and Abigail Kellogg). —Studied law. Spring 1849—Crosssed plains to Calif. with parents. Oct 1849— Arrived in Napa Valley, where they lived with his aunt and uncle. Feb or March 1850—Accompanied his father to Deer Creek Nevada City and mined. June 16, 1853—Sec’y of Gold Flat, Nevada County, mining district meeting. Sept 29, 1854— Advertised for information about Orville E. Kellogg, missing for 3 years; last heard from on American River. Jan 6, 1855—Sec’y of the Gold Flat Mining District meeting. July 4, 1855—Married Cornelia Carrie Elizabeth Humes (b. 1832 in Galena, Ill) at his father’s Temperance Hall. May 1, 1856—On arrangements committee for ball at Frisbie’s Theatre. Sept 5, 1856—Was building a larger Temperance Hall at foot of Rigby Hill. Nov. 3, 1856—Led the Gold Flat posse that accidentally killed Sheriff Wright and Deputy David Johnson. —Son Wallace J. born at Nevada City. Aug 1857— Attended American county convention.

Lives of Nevada County Pioneers (version 2021) Flat (near Wentworth & Green’s Mill), assessed at $200. May 31, 1856—Paid $760 for old courthouse on Broad Street. July 19, 1856—Lost $5,500 when Nevada City fire destroyed his waterworks and Temperance Hall. Aug 30, 1856—Chosen delegate to the Democratic county convention, but was replaced by J. B. Van Hagan. Sept 5, 1856—Was building a larger Temperance Hall at foot of Rigby Hill. Nov 3, 1856—Son Loring Wallace headed an unofficial posse that accidentally killed Sheriff W. W. Wright and Deputy David Johnson in a shootout at Gold Flat. Nov 12, 1856—Bishop Kip preached at his Temperance Hall. March 1857—County rented his rebuilt Temperance Hall for a temporary courtroom. April 17, 1857—Pres. of Nevada Auxiliary of Calif. Temperance Society. July 25, 1857— Chosen delegate to American state conv. Sept 1, 1857—Defeated for state assembly (AMER). Feb 1858— Chairman of meeting to reduce the county debt. May 23, 1858—Lost $1,000 when waterworks was damaged in Nevada City fire. July 1858—Erected a brick building at corner of Pine and Commercial streets to be occupied by Williamson & Blaze as a saloon. Aug 14, 1858—Chairman of Independent county conv. Sept 1858— Assessed worth was $17,000. April 1859 —Paid $2.50 per frontage foot to property owners on west side of Main Street for permission to mine for gold while replacing old water line with new galvanized iron pipes. May 1, 1859—Delight Wickes married Levi Kellogg of Gold Flat, who probably was related to Mrs. Williams. May 31, 1859—Bought lot 37 on Commercial Street from Mrs. Waters. June 7, 1859—Had extracted $2,700 in gold dust while installing water line on Main Street lots. June 18, 1859—Chairman of People’s Party county committee. July 13, 1859—Was erecting a brick building at 37 Commercial Street. Oct 1859— Assessed worth was $17,000. Oct 21, 1859—His new store next to Kelsey’s was being occupied by A. G. Pier’s crockery store and George Welch’s book and stationery store. Nov 23, 1859—Joined call for a meeting on Dec 3, 1859, to consider building a wagon road from Nevada City to Washoe. Dec 1, 1859—Moved from Gold Flat to Mr. Hill’s house. May 7, 1860—Elected town trustee. May 11, 1860—Was terracing land on Prospect Hill for house and orchard. June 27, 1860—Was enlarging Temperance Hall to double its size. Ballroom would be over 50 feet square. Aug 1860—Taxpayer in Nevada township. Aug 25, 1860—President of county convention to support Bell and Everett presidential ticket (CONST). Nov 11, 1860—Moved into his new house on Prospect Hill (in later years called the “Red Castle”), along with son Wallace’s wife and children, and Adelia (Humes?). 1861—Elected President of the Nevada town council. March 11, 1861—On grand jury. April 16, 1861—His adopted son, Freddy Laswell (about 12 years old) injured while playing with pistols with son of Rev. Benjamin Brierly. July 8, 1861—On grand jury. Nov 9, 1862— Was sinking a shaft in rear of Temperance Hall, hoping to find a quartz vein. 26 Oct 1863—Owned 118 acres with house and fixtures worth

$800 on NW side of Old Ridge Road north of and next to lands of D. McHeron; also dwelling house and lot and furnishings worth $5,000 on Prospect Hill; house and lot on south side of Deer Creek known as Temperance Hall worth $1,000; a brick store on south side Commercial Street worth $3,500 next to Kelsey; brick house and lot at Pine and Commercial streets worth $4,000; theater and lot on Main Street worth $1,500; water pipe on Main st. worth $1,000; Gold Flat Ranch worth $500 next to Wentworth residence; stable and lot on west side of Sacramento Street worth $150; house and lot worth $200 between the two bridges; house and lot worth $200 on west side of Pine Street; tail flume in Kelsey’s Ravine worth $300; 2 houses and lots next to theater worth $650. Nov 8, 1863—City fire destroyed his theater, gymnasium, and hose shop on Main Street. Nov 13, 1863—He, Birdseye and Whartenby were elected trustees of the Union Hotel Company, which planned to build a wooden hotel on Main Street. Jan 21, 1864—Bought lot near southeast corner of Pine and Commercial streets for $550 from Kelsey estate. Feb 1864—Was cleaning up his new lot so he could build two stores on it. April 9, 1864—His adopted son, Freddy Laswell, died at Nevada City. April 18, 1864—His new brick building (containing 3 stores on Commercial Street) had been leased by restauranteur C. Lecoq, who was installing a kitchen in the center store, a ladies private restaurant in the store closest to the Masonic building, and a men’s restaurant in the easternmost store. Aug 5, 1864—On grand jury. Dec 21, 1864—Mrs. N. Blum had bought his Temperance Hall and was having it remodeled. March 15, 1865—Trustee of Union Hotel Co. Dec 25, 1867—His building on the former site of Jenny Lind theater was destroyed by Deer Creek flood. Feb 8, 1871—Died at Nevada City. LORING WALLACE WILLIAMS (1832-1874) (AMER, IND, UNION, PEOPLE'S) 1832—Born in Geneva, Illinois; son of John Williams and Abigail Kellogg). —Studied law. Spring 1849—Crosssed plains to Calif. with parents. Oct 1849— Arrived in Napa Valley, where they lived with his aunt and uncle. Feb or March 1850—Accompanied his father to Deer Creek Nevada City and mined. June 16, 1853—Sec’y of Gold Flat, Nevada County, mining district meeting. Sept 29, 1854— Advertised for information about Orville E. Kellogg, missing for 3 years; last heard from on American River. Jan 6, 1855—Sec’y of the Gold Flat Mining District meeting. July 4, 1855—Married Cornelia Carrie Elizabeth Humes (b. 1832 in Galena, Ill) at his father’s Temperance Hall. May 1, 1856—On arrangements committee for ball at Frisbie’s Theatre. Sept 5, 1856—Was building a larger Temperance Hall at foot of Rigby Hill. Nov. 3, 1856—Led the Gold Flat posse that accidentally killed Sheriff Wright and Deputy David Johnson. —Son Wallace J. born at Nevada City. Aug 1857— Attended American county convention.