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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 468
in a prosperous and healthful condition. When
he went to Auburn he found a membership of
but twelve, but during his pastorate.he left a
membership of sixty, after dismissing fiftyeight by certificate and losing eight members
by death and removals. Mr. Chisholm is a
preacher of great power and acceptance, always
drawing large congregations. He is earnest,
enthusiastic and successful, commanding at
once the respect and esteem of the people at
large, and the confidence and support of Conference and congregation. During the last year
of his residence in Auburn, Mr. Chisholm conducted an extensive fruit-packing and shipping
business, which he carried on with success. He
still continues an interest in the business.
He was married in 1867, in Scotland, to Miss
Johanna Polson, a native of Thurso, Caithnesshire, Scotland. They have no children living.
Mrs. Chisholm’s father was a prominent citizen
in Thurso, running an extensive saddler’s establishment and farm combined.
EDA
ILLIAM HENRY REED.—On one of
the most beautiful avenues running .
out of the city of Chico stands the retined and elegant home, “Rancho Lindo,” of
W. H. Reed and his estimable wife. They have
a ranch of 450 acres of the choice land for
which this portion of California is justly
celebrated.
Mr. Reed is a pioneer of California. He
came around the Horn to this State in 1849,
and landed at San Francisco. He was born in
Massachusetts, January 31, 1829, the son of
Ransom Reed, a native of Vermont. He received his education in his native State.
in the employ of the Adams Express Company
for a number of years, and later wis with .
Wells, Fargo & Co. as agent at Marysville,
Was .
Stockton, and Portland, Oregon. Then for five .
years he was paying teller in the Bank of Cali.
fornia.
home.
In 1885 they came to their present
Mrs. Reed’s father, Daniel Bidwell, a . five tons.
half brother of General Bidwell, came to California in 1854, and his family came in 1855.
He was a native of New York, born in 1807,
afterward removed to Vermont, where he married Elizabeth Codman, a native of that State.
Their union was blessed with six children, of
whom two, Mrs. Hobart and Mrs. Reed, survive. In 1856 Mr. Bidwell purchased 900 acres
of land, and in 1876 built their beautiful 'residence on it. At his death this property was
divided between his two daughters. Mr. and
Mrs. Hobart also have a fine residence on the
same avenue. Their brother, Henry C. Bidwell,
was one of the prominent citizens of Plumas ~
County. He died of pneumonia.
The date of Mr. Reed’s marriage with Miss
Mary Bidwell was 1858, and that event occurred
in Sacramento. She was born in Vermont, the
fourth child in her father’s family, and received
her education at Sacramento and Benicia, at the
Young Ladies’ Academy of Miss Alkins, afterward Miss Leach. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have
reared one son, Harry B., who was born in
Lowell, Massachusetts. Mr. Reed is a member
of the Pioneer Society of California. He is a
Republican, and one of the highly respected
citizens of Butte County. There are few fortyniners better preserved than he. From his appearance one would judge that he was good for
another forty years of California life.
on tS gt See te
turist two miles southwest of Vacaville,
* was born in Oxford County, Canada West,
July 28, 1849, where he was reared and educated. Our subject came to the United States in
1878. His parents were William and Janet .
(Lockre), the former a native of Scotland, and
the latter of Canada. Mr. Dickson’s farm contains 140 acres of land, of which 125 acres is
planted in fine fruit of a general variety, the
greater portion of which he dries. His produetion of dried fruits in 1890 amounted to seventyLis apricot trees at four years of age,
. Jw DICKSON, a prominent horticul-