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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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538 is a member of the orders of Odd Fellows, United Workmen, Chosen Friends, Good Templars and Patrons of Husbandry. ee W. KIESKER, a prominent farmer near Dixon, was born in Germany, No. vember 21, 1835, where he was reared and educated. In 1848 he emigrated to America, lucating at St. Louis, Missouri, where he learned the trade of carpenter. He followed that branch of industry until 1853, when he came to Sacramento, California, and engaged in teaming two years. In 1857 he engaged in farming, and is now located three miles northeast of Dixon, where he owns 288 acres of fine farming land, all of which is cultivated to general farming and stock-raising, except a small orchard and vineyard for home use. HISTORY OF NORTHERN OALIFORNIA. _ was born in Germany, in 1829, came to AmerMr. Kiesker was joined in marriage at Sacra. mento, in July, 1869, with Miss Meta Freese, a native of Germany, who came to California in 1866. They have one daughter, Hattie. Mr. Kiesker was naturalized in Sacramento in 1861. He is a Republican in his political views, although not active in political matters. He is also a stockholder in the Tremont Farmers’ Association Warehouse. OHN PEPPER, Jr., the owner and manJ ager of the Marysville planing-mill, makes . farming for a period of three years. a specialty of manufacturing fruit-boxes, . and he is also a contractor and builder. By vocation he is also a farmer and a wood-turner, having learned his trade in Germany, and followed it from 1854 to 1871. Coming to California in 1853, he at once went to the mines near Auburn, Placer County, and followed mining there half a year, and then he came to Marysville, where he has ever since been a resident. He is the son of John and Kate (Oswald) Pepper, natives of Germany, who remained in that country until their death. . among the early Colonial settlers. Mr. Pepper . ica in 1848, and in 1865, in Marysville. he was united in marriage with Miss Annie Kessler, _ also a native of Germany, and they have three children living, namely: Lizzie, Annie and Bertie; Freddie and Oscar are deceased. Mr. Pepper is a member of Yuba Lodge, No. 39, F. & A. M., of Oriental Lodge, I. O. O. F.,and of Lodge No. 45, K. of P. OHN W. McFADYEN, a prominent farmer J of Solano County, was born at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, June 24, 1833, the son of Alexander and Mary (McInnis) McFadyen, buth natives of Prince Edward Island. The father died in 1859, and the mother in 1860. Our subject was reared in his native State until nineteen years of age, when he came to California, via Panama, taking passage on the Atlantic on the steamer Empire City, and on the Pacific on the Golden Age. On his arrival in the new El Dorado of the West, he first located in Saeramento County, where he engaged in practical After that he was engaged in teaming in Sacramento City until 1863, when he removed to Solano County, locating two and a half miles north of Dixon, where he still resides. He is the owner of 560 acres of beautiful farm land, which is devoted principally to grain and stuck-raising, with a few acres in orchard and vines of a general variety for home use. Mr. McFadyen was married to Prudence Hamilton in Sacramento County, in 1863. She is a native of Rhode Island, whose family were They have four children: Edgar, Mary (or “ Billy,” as she is called by her father), John G. and Harry. Mr. McFadyen has been closely identified with the growth and prosperty of his county. Politically he is a Republican, although he is not active in political matters. Socially he attiliates with Silverville Lodge, No. 201, F. & A. M., in which he las passed all the chairs, and