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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
420 HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
D. Riddle in 1879, and the result of this union
wae two children: W. R. and Rachel.
Mr. Riddle was a native of Pennsylvania, and
emigrated to California in 1856; he died in
1889, his family suffering the loss of the most
indulgent and loving father and husband, and
the community one of its reliable and substantial citizens.
The widow of this lamented citizen has charge
of two farms; one consists of 240 acres of choice
land in a high state of cultivation; the other lies
reven miles west of Biggs, and is aleo well improved; the home farm is four miles north of
Gridley, on the Chico and Marysville Railroad.
The experience of Mrs. Riddle furnishes us
with another example of woman’s ability to
manage business successfully when the need for
snch action comes to her. It is true that it
may not be her missiun, but that it is beyond
her capabilities has been too often refuted to
adinit of any repetition.
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County farmer, was born February 28,
1852, in Louisiana. His parencs, Thomas
and Catharine (Bernard) O’Neil, were married
in Virginia and came to California by water in
1860, trom Texas, where the senior O’Neil had
previously served in the regular army and located. He was a native of Ireland, while his
wife was a native of Germany. John landed
in San Francisco and soon went to Marysville,
where he remained a year. In the fall of 1861
he settled on the present homestead, seven miles
north of Marysville, and containing 250 acres.
Ilere he erected a nice residence in 1888. At
the age of eight years John was taken by his
parents to Texas in their immigration to that
State, and came with them to California. IIe
was married October 24, 1884, to Miss Caroline
Schrage, a native of Yuba County, born December 1, 1855, a daughter of Anton and Catharine (Fawelt) Schrage, her parents both natives
iI con SPRINGFIELD O’NEIL, a Sutter
of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. O’Neil have one
daughter, Catharine A.
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Jon HENRY WILLIAMSON, a prominent young business man, of Chico, is a
native of the Golden State, born in Solano
County, November 5, 1858. His father, Angus
Williamson, was born in Campbelltown, Scotland, in 1823; was married in England to Catharine Mathews, a native of Liverpool. They
came to the United States, eettled in New Orleans, and in 1851 came to California. Tothem
nine children were born, our subject being the
third. He was reared and educated in Solano
County, and spent one year in the county surveyor’s office there. Then he engaged in railroading, and was assistant agent at several
stations. In 1884 he came to Chico. After
acting as assistant here for three years he became the ayent, which position he has since’
filled in a most satisfactory manner to the railroad and also to the business men of Chico.
Mr. Williamson is a charter wember of Chico
Parlor, No. 21, native sons of the Golden West,
and is a Past President. He affiliates with the
Republican party. He is unmarried.
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HARLES A. IRVINE is the senior member of the firm of Irvine & Klein, real
estate dealers, insurance and collecting
agents, Ukiah, California. He is a native of
the State of New York, born in Sullivan County, November 5, 1834, and is the eldest of a
family of five children, born to William and
Emily (Mitchell) Irvine. The parents were also
natives of New York; the father was a carpenter by trade, but during the youth of Charles
A. was engaged in farming and lumbering, and
it was to this occupation he was reared. He
attended the schools of his native county, finishing his studies at Union Academy, Damascus, Pennsylvania, in 1851,
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