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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
432 HISTORY OF NORTHERN OALIFORNIA.
year, meeting with varied success. He next
returned to Missouri, where he remained a short
time, and in April, 1858, again crossed the
plains, stopping in Sonoma County a few months.
In the fall of that year he located on his present
land, one and a half miles northwest of Vacaville. He owns 350 acrer of good land, 120 acres
of which is planted to a general variety of fruits,
and the remainder is used in general farming.
Mr. Rogers generally dries about one-half of
his fruit crop, and sells all his crop to the local
trade, which gives him a good income.
He has been twice married, first in 1853 in
Sacramento, to Miss Mary A. Williams, and
they had four children, two of whom are now
living: Commodore P. and Sallie M. He was
again married January 14, 1866, to Laura
Church, who was at that time a resident of
Solano County, but a native of Michigan, having crossed the plains in 1865. They have two
children: Celia M. and Burdie A. Mr. Rogers
has served as School Trustee several terins, and
takes a deep interest in educational matters.
He is a member of Vacaville Lodge, No. 134,
F. & A. M., and also of the Eastern Star. California has many good men within its borders,
but none are more universally respected by
friends and neighbors than Mr. Rogers. Surrounded by an affectionate family, he is satistied
to spend the remainder of his days on the same
spot, where, in 1853, all was desolation, but
now is a blooming garden.
M. WATSON, a prominent horticulturist
of Vaca Valley, was born in Watsonmé? town, Pennsylvania, October 25, 1847,
being the fuurth of a family of nine children.
The parents, David and Cornelia (Portenheimer)
Watson, were also natives of Pennsylvania; the
mother died in 1882, the father having passed .
away ten years previous.
When Mr. Watson was a lad of twelve years,
the fatnily removed to Kankakee, Illinois, and
there he finished his education, and began life
as a practical farmer. In 1870 he went to
Topeka, Kansas, remaining there four years.
In 1875 he determined to push on to the coast
in search of the fortune that might be in store
for him. When he first came to California he
located in Solano County, and removed to his
present home in 1884, two and one-half miles
west of Vacaville; there are 123 acres in the
farm, in which he owns a half interest, W. P.
Buckingham, of San Francisco, owning the
other half. Mr. Watson conducts the entire
business, and hag met with more than ordinary
success; 105 acres of the land are in fruits of all
varieties usually raised in this State, and this
product is marketed in San Francisco and the
East; the trees are in a fine, healthy condition,
a few having died in 1890, as was the case with
many other fruit-growers, The remaining acres
of this ranch are in pasture.
Mr. Watson was united in marriage August
18, 1881, to Elsie Lemon, who was born in the
State of Wisconsin. Four children have been
born to them: Kenleth L., Robert E., Cornelia
E. and Sadie A.
Politically Mr. Watson affiliates with the Republican party, and is actively interested in the
local affairs of that body. He is a man of
sterling worth, a good neighbor, and a most
desirable citizen.
7) ARDON CORGILL, M. D., of Vacaville,
“p was born in Oakland Cuunty, Michigan,
sf May 17, 1832, the son of Hartford and
Allie C. (Paul) Corgill. The former, a native
ot Rhode Island, was a farmer all his life, and
died in 1860; the latter was a native of the
State of New York, and died in 1863. They
were the parents of fuurteen children, of whom
vur subject was the tenth. At an early day the
family removed to Genesee Connty, where Mr.
Corgill was reared and educated. In 1852 he
went into the office of Dr. Webster and began
the study of medicine, although he had _previously studied at home. Ile attended lectures