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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
HISTORY OF
favor in which he was held. The sndden absence of the Treasurer caused his appointment
(though a Republican) by a Democratic board
to fill the unexpired terin, at the end of which
period he was elected tu the office, and reelected again the two subsequent terms, the
year 1890 witnessing his entrance upon a third
term in an official capacity. It is worth; of
note in this connection that but one other individual in the county has been thus compli
mented by the community, and the contidence
which has been so worthily placed in Mr. De
Lancie is certainly well deserved. Honest and
upright in every transaction, and a man of the
soundest integrity, he has drawn about him a
wide circle of friends and acquaintances, in the
possession of whose esteem he feels a just pride.
In 1871 he was united in marriage with Miss
Martha Sherwvod, a native of Illinois, who has
borne him five children, three still surviving:
Lizzie May, Harry Sherwood and Olive Iermione, all bornin Butte County. Mr. De Lancie is a member of the A. O. U. W. and I. O.
O. F., and at present belongs to the Masonic
lodge, of which he is now Master. He has
gained a thorough knowledge of the State by
travel, and to-day is recognized as a man of influence and ability. An attractive home which
he has recently erected is located on the west
side of the town.
aor 8
AVID WASHINGTON BRADDOCK,
} in the capacity of County Superintendent
z= of Schools, has during his eight years of
service at this place accomplished much good
in bringing the condition of Butte’s educational
advantages to their present high standard. He
is a native of Knox County, Ohio, and comes of
a family whose name at once suggests a chapter
in colonial history. To trace their history, connecting the past with the future, forms an interesting theme for the historian, and a source
of pleasure to the reader. Major-General Edward Braddock (Saxon, Broad Oak) was born in
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England about 1650, served with distinction
under George II., and won for himself the name
of a good and brave man. He dicd at Bath,
June 15, 1725, and left a son then about thirty
years of age, Edward, Jr., whose birth occurred
about 1695. The latter entered the army October 11, 1710, with the rank of ensign in the
grenadier company of the Cold Stream Guards,
“the flower of the British army.” Promotion
followed rapidly until on the 29th of March,
1754, he was made Major-General, and in September following was appointed to the command of all the troops to be sent against the
French in America. In December he sailed
for Hampton Roads, Virginia, where he arrived in February, 1755. His military career
in this country, and especially his unfortunate
deteat at Braddock’s Field, July 9, 1755, are too
well known to require repetition here. John
and Raphael Braddock, his cousins, came to the
United States about the same time, settled in
Baltimore County, Maryland, and served in the
Revolutionary war, after which, or in 1789, they
moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Raphael Braddock had four sons—Frank, David,
Cyrus and Harvey. David was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, and in March, 1781,
located in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
IIe married, in 1807, Susan Sellers, born October 15, 1783, by whom he had ten children:
Elizabeth, Sarah, Margaret, David, Susanna,
Joshua, Mary, Arena, Anna and Robert M.
Going to Knox County, Ohio, in 1814, he
made his home in Morgan Township, on the
Jacob Sellers farm, until 1816, when he entered
a section of Government land in Morris Township, being one of the early settlers of that section. Possessed of sound Christian characteristics and high moral worth, he was greatly beloved by his neighhors and friends. He died
January 9, 1837. David, the fourth child and
oldest son of Joshua and Susanna (Sellers)
Braddock, first saw the light of day in Washington County, Pennsylvania, November 8,
1812. Catherine Headington, who became his
wife March 24, 1836, was born in Baltimore