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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
624 HISTORY OF NORTHERN OALIFORNIA.
of his ranch are grain and fruit. In 1889 he
had the misfortune to lose a fine orchard of
thirty-five acres. It was destroyed by flood.
Mr. Thresher was married in Butte County,
in 1888, to Miss Matilda C. Sturm, a native of
Scott County, Iowa. Their union is blessed
with one daughter: Grace.
C. W. Thresher owns 400 acres of well improved land, within two miles of Gridley, Butte
County, 160 acres of which is in orchard, and
300 acres in Tehama County. His farming
operations are chiefly confined to grain and
fruit-raising. In 1885 he was married, in Live
Oak, Sutter County, to Miss Emelia K. Pfol»
daughter of Charles and Kathrine Pfoh, of
Rock Island, I}linois.
Rox ILLLIAM A. WIMBERLY is one of the
AVEND pioneers of tltis State. In 1852 he
“wri decided to come to California. At that
time, for those who had money to procure suitable outtits and an abundant supply of provision, the journey across the plains to
California was a difficult and hszardous one;
and for a young man to start ont alone and
without money was, indeed, something that few
would undertake and go through with. Having
determined to seek the Golden State, Mr. Wimberly turned his face westward, determined to
work his way through if possible; and, although
he inet with bad luck and many obstacles, he
never wavered from his original purpose, and
finally arrived here in 1857, after having been
four years on the way. Many times he stupped
to work to earn money. In the ftocky Mountaine he was engaged for a time in trapping, and
also ran an emigrant ferry. Arriving in California, he stopped for a short time on Cache
Creek, several miles from Woodland. and then
came to Yuba County where he has continued
to live. He now owns a forty-acre ranch, located on the Smartville road, three miles and
a half from Marysville. The principal product
of his land is hay.
Mr. Wimberly was born in Bath County,
Kentucky, in 1824, a son of John and Jane
(Matveay) Wimberly. His father was born in
North Carolina, in 1782; followed agricultural
pursuits all his life; was an honored member
of the Masonic fraternity, and died in Marion
County, Indiana, in 1839. His mother was
born in Virginia, in 1794, and her death occurred in Iowa, in 1884. William A. attended
school in Kentucky and ulso at Springfield,
Illinois. In the latter place he learned the
carpenter’s trade. He has been married twice.
By his tirst wife he had four children: Jane,
John F., William T. and George W.; and by
his present wife, nee Mary Weeks, a native of
Virginia, whom he wedded in Sacramento, in
1880, he has one son, Edgar. Mr. Wimberly
is a Mason and is associated with lodge No. 9.
meee Lode tie reece
i‘ T. and Mary (Caddy) Pascoe. His parents
were born in England, his father, August
9, 1817, and hia mother, December 3, 1816.
They came to California at an early date and
ranked among the pioneers of this State. His
father died in Lake County, July 8, 1884, and
his venerable mother now resides with him.
Mr. Pascoe is a native of the Golden State,
born in Sutter County, January 30, 1862, and
when quite young was brought by his parents
to Yuba County. He was educated here and,
his father being a farmer, was reared to agricultural pursuits. In 1887 he purchased the
ranch upon which he resides, which consists of
320 acres. His chief products are grain.
He was married on the 7th day of October,
1885, to Miss Clara Rainbke, a native of Sacramento Cuunty, California. Their only child,
William, died at the age of three years. Mr.
Pascoe is an enterprising young man, takes a
just pride in his connty and State, and is regarded as one of the worthy citizens of the
community in which he resides. He is a inemOmer F. PASCOE is a son of William