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Title: A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Publisher: Lewis Publishing Company Published: 1891 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Source(s): Google Books # of Pages: 713 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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Original Held At: Searls Historical Library Location: 161 Nevada City Hwy, Nevada City, CA 95959

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HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 339 and for a couple of years Mr. Parker was rot actively engaged in business, althongh for a time directing the development as superintendent of the Cold Spring Mining Company’s ground. In 1879 he was employed as clerk in the office of the railroad at Nevada City, rising to be agent in 1885, since which time he has been in charge of the office. Mr. Parker was married first to Miss Novay, a lady of French descent, whose grandfather had served under Napoleon through the Rassian campaign. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His second wife, nee Mra. Kate Curtis, was born in New Jersey. His children are: Edgar, now a farmer; Willis, who is a book-keeper with Deegan & Co. at Stockton, and who, like his father, is a clear-headed and methodical business man and accountant; aud a daughter, now Mrs. Hedemark. Mr. Parker is a splendid business man, with a specialty of office work and book-keeping,—quick, active and decisive. He has always been actively interested in mining, having spent a great many thousands of dollars in developing properties. He is still an owner in the Cold Spring property, a very valuable mine. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., of high standing, being a Past Grand and Past Patriarch. He served a term as Deputy County Treasurer, and commands to the fullest the confidence and esteem of thie community. Yuba City, was born in Niagara County New York, May 25, 1833, a son of Peter and Eliza (Simons) More, both parents being natives of that State. As he grew up, Peter More learned the trade of his father, that of weaver, and followed it antil middle life, when he took up farming, moving to Michigan in 1846 and locating in Eaton County, near the capital of the State. He died there in May, 1869; his wife died in New York State. vs WESLEY MORE, a farmer near therefore reared to farm life. A part of the year 1862 he spent in his native county. In the fall of that year, in company with his brother William, he came to California by the Nicaragua route, landing at San Francisco on Thanksgiving day, with only a $5 greenback between thern. His brother soon afterward returned East. From December to August Mr. More worked for wages in Oakland. Going to Sutter County, he taught school two terms, purchased. a ranch, which he soon sold at an advan:e. In 1867 he purchased 160 acres, upon which he settled. Ie now has 320 acres, four and a half miles from Yuba City, and all the improvements now witnessed there are the work of his own hands. He has a new residence, Inilt in 1885. Wheat is his principal crop. Ile is a stockholder in the Farmers’ Co-operative Union of Sutter County; also of the Sutter Canning and Packing Company, and a member of Yuba City Grange, No. 65. He returned to Michigan in 1869, the year" the transcontinental railroad was completed, returning to California soon after marriage. He was married in 1870, to Mary Gons, a native of Ohio, and they have one girl, named Georgie B. All are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church aad of the Sabbath-school. nek at ene known mining men of Weaverville, is a na$ tive of Maine, born at Hartland, April 3, 1830, his parents being Isaiah and Thankful (Libby) Wuodbury, both of whom were natives of Maine, and of old New England families. The mother’s father served in the Revolutionary war and in that of 1812, and all of his six brothers as well participated in the former Our subject was reared in his native i AC WOODBURY, one of the wellstruggle. place to the age of twenty-two years, being brought up on his father’s farm, though spending a portion of his winters at work in the pineries. Having decided to come to CaliforMr. More the subject of this sketch, wae . n‘a, he proceeded to New York, and from there