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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
AISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 615
County, and then bought the hotel at that place,
which he managed until 1866. During this
time he also had large interests in the live-stock
trade, and was quite successful. Removing to
the upper end of Butte County he purchased
another hotel, of which he was proprietor until
1878.
Mr. Stokes is now the owner of a farm consisting of 640 acres; ten acres are set to fruit,
. and the remainder is devoted to general farming
purposes.
John and Elizabeth (Glenn) Stokes were the
parents of our subject. They were natives of
Ireland, and the father died in the home of his
youth when John, Jr., was a mere lad. The
mother emigrated to America, and died in San
Francisco in 1879.
Mr. Stokes was united in marriage, in San
Francisco, May 10, 1856,to Miss Bridget Burke,
anative of Ireland. They are the parents of
two children: Mary E. and Charles H.
LOEB
r) OBERT RILEY, an industrious farmer of
La Butte County, furnishes us with another
AN name to add to the already lengthy one of
Ireland’s honored sons in America. He is a
son of James and Mary (Scott) Riley, natives
of Ireland. The father is still living, but the
mother died when Robert was an infant; the
date of his birth is 1833.
Mr. Riley has been a resident of California
since 1860. He came across the plains in company with William Coon, Isaac Coon, and
Mahlon Gray, consuming six months in the
journey. After arriving here, in common with
many, in fact most of the emigrants, he began
mining, but afterward abandoned it for agriculture. He is the owner of 113 acres of well
improved land, lying six miles from Chico; the
principal product of this farm is grain, and as
the soil is tine and the climate all that can be
desired, success is sure to crown every intelligent effort in agriculture.
In choosing a wife to assist him in all the
trials of life, Mr. Riley wisely selected one of
his own conntrywomen, Miss Catherine Croman,
whom he wedded in 1878. Two children have
been born of this marriage: a son, who died in
1879, and a daughter, Mary, born September
19, 1882. .
Our subject is a worthy member of DaytonLodge, No. 175, I. O. O. F.
“Ro ILLIAM BURKE ann WILLIAM E.
NY BURKE, Jr., rank among the leading
agriculturists of their community, and
will next claim our attention in this record of
the progressive citizens of the county. William
Burke was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, in 1834, and removed from that State to
California in 1859. He made the journey overland, and landed in Butte County, locating at
Forbestown. There he was engaged in mining
for one year, and the following four years we
find him in the Italian climate of Southern
California. After his return to Butte County
he purchased a farm of 160 acres in the edge of
the foot-hills, and there he has a most comfortable home. He has 600 peach and apricot
trees in excellent bearing condition, and a large
vineyard, the yield from which the past year
was 400 gallons of table wine.
Mr. Burke was married in Dubuque, Iowa,
in 1857, to Miss Janie De Long, and this union
has been blessed by the birth of eight children:
James H., William E., Jr, Frank I, John
S., Ambrose C., Annie J., George A. and
Stephen A.
The second born, William E., Jr. whose
name appears at the beginning of this sketch
with his father’s, was born in Butte County,
California, in 18—. He is a young man of
good business ability, and has met with success
in his financial operations. He owns 280 acres
of land near his father’s farm, which is devoted
to the culture of fruits and the raising of livestock.
Mr. Burke was united in marriage in 1886 to