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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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844 HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. are: Mary E., wife of G. L. Donglas; and W. J., residing in Sutter County. In his political views Mr. Hardy is a Prohibitionist. OSEPH WEBER, deceased, in his lifetime s) a prosperous farmer of Sutter County, was lorn in Germany, September 9, 1817, reared on a farin, and emigrated to America in 1831, landing at New York. The first five years he resided in Wisconsin, then in Galena, Illinois, and in 1844 he went to Iowa and engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1864 he came tu California, the journey occupying the period from April to October, and he settled in Sutter County, on a tract of land which he purchased three miles weet of Yuba City, and where he lived until he died in 1869, at the age of titty-two years. He redeemed the land frum its primitive wildness, making a comfortable residence and a well-cultivated farm. At the time of his death there were 160 acres.Tle was marricd in 1847 to Miss Mary Adains, a native of Germany, and they had twelve children: Ma:garet, Apna (wife of John Stief), Mary, Lizzie, Peter, Nicholas, Michael, Susie (wife of B. F. Bukmann), Katie, John, Josephine (wife of C. A. Doring), and Christine. —— eB A H reniss BOKMANN, retired, and a worthy citizen of Sutter County, is a son * of Joseph and Katie (Otmaer) Bokmann, natives of Prussia, and farmers. They had six sons and three daughters, of whom Stephen is the only one in California. Ie was born in Germany, August 2, 1828, and in 1850 he emigrated to this country, landing at New Orleans. After residing at St. Lonis, Missouri, until 1854, he came across the plains to California, stopping first at Hangtown, September 28. A few days afterward he went into Nevada County and began mining, but accomplished very little on account of the dryness of the winter. In 1856 he went into the valley to find a stock ranch, and he located on the east side of the Butte Mountains and ran a dairy there two years, marketing butter and cheese at Marysville, receiving 50 cents to $1 a pound for the butter, and 75 cents to $1.25 a pound for the cheese. In 1858 he made about 8,875 pounds of butter, sold it, and in the fall moved two miles farther north, where he followed stockraising until 1862, when he lost all his animals by the flood. Then he stayed on the ranch and chopped wood, hauling it into town, while his family were still residing upon the ranch. He cleared up 440 acres, suld it in the antumn of 1887, and then located in Live Oak, where he is now living in a comfortable residence of his own. He was married in Marysville, September 27, 1858, to Miss Sophie Schumacher, a native of Germany, and they have one son named Benedick F, Mr. Bokmann is a member of the Catholic Church and of the order of Chosen Friends. 4-618 3 — OHN W. BIRD, photographer, Placerville, J occupies parlors on Main street, over the postottce. He is a thoroughly ekilled artist, turning out first-class work only, and is prepared to do all kinds of work that come under the portraiter’s hand. Hie studio is nicely arranged, neat and orderly in appearance, containing many and various productions of his workmanship and skill, snch as portraits, family groups, machinery, landscape views, etc., etc. He also enlarges portraits to any size in India ink, crayon, pastel or water colors. Mr. Bird is a native of Iinois, born at Irving, Montgomery County, August 1, 1856. Tle was reared and edueated in the public schools of his native town, and at Pana, in the same county, completing his education in 1876. lis father, Jacob, born in Tennessee, becaine a blacksmith by trade, and located in Illinois