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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
684 HISTORY OF NORTHERN OALIFORNIA.
he continued the study of law until June, 1884,
when he was admitted to the bar, and has since
practiced in the Supreme and Superior Courts
of the State, his practice extending into the
adjoining counties. He also holds a license as
a practitioner in the United States Circnit Court
of the District of Northern California. He is
also a Notary Public, and since his advent as a
public-spirited man into El Dorado County, he
he has been identified with many of its growing
interests, and is often called upon by his fellowcitizens to represent the city and county in
public and private enterprises. In 1887—’88 he
was President of the El Dorado County Board
of Trade, and in the month of May, 1888, on the
completion of the Sacramento & Placerville
Railroad from Shingle Springs to this city,
Placerville was the scene of a large and well
represented demonstration from the surrounding
neighborhood, the Board of Trade and prominent citizens of Sacramento being also present.
Mr. Swisler, as the President of the El Dorado
County Board, was one of the committee who
received the guests.
Politically he is and always has been allied
with the Republican party. He takes quite an
active part in politics, and cast his maiden vote
for James G. Blaine in 1884, and stumped the
county in the interest of Harrison in the campsign of 1888. Socially he affiliates with
Morning Star Lodge, No. 20, I. O. O. F., at
Placerville, and is a Past Grand of that lodge.
Mr. Swisler has other interests aside from his
law business. He is interested in the ownership of a tract of land near Placerville, which
contains large deposits of lime; also of marble,
that has been used, and bids fair to become one
of the principal building materials of this section. A block of this marble is contained in
the Washington monument.
the owners of a gold placer mining claim,
which from its prospects bids fair to rank with
the rich placers of this empire mining county.
He is also the owner of a neat and handsome
residence on Coloma street, Placerville.
Mr. Swisler was united in marriage, SeptemHe is also one of
ber 8, 1885, with Miss Mabel Blanchard, a
native of El Dorado County, and daughter of
G. G. Blanchard, of Placerville. They have one
danghter, Sybil.
wooed Beene —
J. STRAIN is a prosperous young
farmer of Yuba County, well known
ye throughout; the community in which
he resides. He was born in this county, in
1868, and is the son of James and Mattie
(Gage) Strain. His father was a native of Ireland, and was among the early and prominent
settlers of this section of the country. He was
a man who had hosts of friends, and was held
in high esteem by all who knew him. His
first wife, the mother of W. J., died when he
was a small boy, and Mr. Strain took to himself a second companion. She bore him a son,
James Edward, who, at this writing, is being
educated at Oakland, California. Her death
occurred in Yuba County, in 1881. The
father passed away. on the farm where his son
now resides, in 1883. The home ranch, which
consists of 410 acres, was left to the sons, and
the subject of this sketch is managing it while
his brother is at school. It is a fine farm, and
is devoted chiefly to the production of grain.
W. J. Strain was married, at Auburn, Placer
County, California, in 1888, to Miss Mary
Chamberlin, a native uf that place. They have
one daughter, Margaret.
SE ae ae
rry (LOMAS GIBLIN, a Yuba Cuonnty rancher
* was born in lreland, in 1845. His par~Y ents, Thomas and Catherine (Castello)
Giblin, were natives of Ireland, passed their
lives and died there. His father was a farmer.
At the age of twenty years the subject of our
sketch came to America and located in Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1864, when
he continued his way westward, coming direct
to Marysville, Yuba County. His journey