Contra Costa County

California

Biography Project

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California Biography Project And The US Biographies Project

History of Contra Costa County,

California:

Including its geography, geology, topography, climatography and description; together with a record of the Mexican grants ... also, incidents of pioneer life; and biographical sketches of early and prominent settlers and representative men.

Thompson & West, Oakland, CA (1882)

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A	Page		H	Page		O	Page
Abbott, J. P	500		Hamburg, Frederick L.	570		O'Brien, J. C.	628
Alvarado, Don J. B. (deceased)	500		Hammett, Hon. Geo. W.	571		P
Anderson, Ludwig	502		Hammitt, Hon. A. W.	571		Pacheco, Fernamlo	629
Antony, Andrew (deceased)	503		Hardy, Hiram P.	573		Peterson, John G.	530
Ashley, Smith	503		Harlan, Joel (deceased)	573		Plumley, Alonzo	631
B			Harrison, Capt. Alfred	574		Polley, Henry	631
Bacon, Samuel S	504		Hawxhurst, Geo. W.	575		Porter, Hon. C. B.	632
Bailey, Angelo A	504		Hemme, August	709		Portman, Andrew	633
Baker, John	505		Hernandez, Josquin	576		Pratt, William C.	633
Baker, Josiah R	506		Hiller, Edwin W.	576		Q
Baldwin, Robert O	506		Hodges, Benjamin	577		R
Barber, Mathew R	507		Hoey, James	577		Raap, Henry	634
Beebe, Benjamin F	508		Hoffman, Ferdinand	577		Ramage, Samuel F	634
Bennett, Seeley J.	549		Hoffman, William	578		Rankin, James	635
Berhinger, Mathias	509		Holliday, B. R.	578		Rehnert, William	635
Blum, Simon	510		Holloway, Barnes	579		Reiners, John	636
Blume, Henry	511		Hook, William (deceased)	580		Rhine, Charles	636
Bollinger, Joshua	511					Rice, William	637
Boyd, John W.	512		Hough, E. F., M. D.	583		Rodgers, William B	641
Boyd, Joseph	512		Howard, Charles E.	583		Rouse, John C.	641
Bradley, Thomas W.	512		Howard, Nathaniel S.	584		Rumrill, Azro	642
Brawand, John	513		I			S
Bromley, John L.	514		Ivory, M. B.	584		Sanford, Farmer	642
Brown, Hon. Elam	515		J			Scammon, George H.	643
Brown, Hon. Thomas A.	531		Jacob, David	585		Sherburne, Albert	643
Brown, Hon. Warren	534		James, Oliver F.	585		Sherburne, Hon. D. N.	644
Brunkhorst, Wm. A.	535		Jobuston, John	586		Sherman, George B.	645
Bryant, Gardner M.	536		Johnson, Sampson W.	586		Shreve, Benjamin	645
Burpee, Windeld S.	536		Jones, Hon. Joseph P.	587		Shuey, H. S.	646
Byer, John R.	536		Jones, John W.	587		Silva, Antonio P.	646
C			Jones, Nathaniel	588		Smith, Francis A.	647
Carey, Joseph F.	538		Jones, Robinson M.	595		Smith, John F. S.	648
Carter, James	539		K			Smith, John R.	647
Caruthers, Hon. J. H., M. D	539		Kapp, Frederick (deceased)	595		Smith, Rev. W. W.	669
Castro, Patricio	539		Kearny, Michael	596		Soto, Ignacio	673
Cavanagh, John	540		Kirkwood, Nicholas	597		Soto, Silvero I. C.	673
Caven, Robert H.	540		Kirsch, Michael	596		Sproll, John	674
Chase, John G.	540		Klein, Philip J.	597		Standish, Syranus	674
Christenson, J.	541		Kohler, Ernst F.	597		Stege, Richard	675
Clancy, Daniel	542		Krieger, William	598		Stewart, James	675
Clayton, Charles J.	543		L[Return to Jump Site]			Stewart, William B.	676
Clayton, Joel (deceased)	542		Langenkamp, Frederick	598		Stone, Albert W.	677
Coats, Felix G.	544		Larkey, John	599		Stow, James M.	677
Coats, Wilson	543		Littlefleld, Joshua A.	599		Sturges, Josiah	678
Condie, John	544		Loucks, George P.	600		T
Conway, John	545		Lynch, Leo	601		Taggart, John M.	678
Cox, Wm. W.	545		Lynch, William	600		Taylor, A. T.	680
Curry, James	546		M			Taylor, Volney	680
D			Marsh, Dr. John (deceased)	605		Tennent, S. J., M. D	680
Darby, Hon. A. G.	546		Martinez, Antonio M.	618		Thode, H. N.	681
Davis, John	547		Martinez, Vicente J.	617		Thomson, Peter	681
Davis, Solomon P.	548		May, Col. W. B.	618		Tormey, John (deceased)	682
Davis, William A.	549		McCabe, J. P.	601		Tormey, Patrick	683
Dean, David	549		McCabe, Thomas	601		Trengove, John	684
Denkinger, John	550		McCann, John	602		Troy, John H.	684
Diefenbach, Andrew	550		McClellan, David F.	603		U
Dohrmann, F. H. C. (deceased)	550		McHarry, James	604		V
Downing, Theodore	551		McMaster, J. C.	604		Veal, Richard R.	684
Durham, Joshua E.	551		McNamara, James	605		W
E			Meese, William	619		Wagner, Theodor	685
Eckley, John L.	552		Miller, C. Ed	619		Walker, Capt. Joseph R.	688
Edwards, Thomas	553		Mills, Richard	620		Walker, James T.	686
Elliott, Mark	554		Moore, John S., D. D. S	620		Walton, John P.	691
English, Warren B.	555		Moore, John S.	621		Walton, Mark A.	692
F			Morgan, Jeremiah	621		Ward, Henry E.	692
Fales, Capt. Orris	556		Morgans, Morgan	622		Warmcastle, Hon. F. H.	692
Fernandez, Bernardo	556		Murphy, Thomas	623		Warnecke, August	694
Finley, Harrison	557		N			Webb, Frank	694
Flournoy, Thomas	558		Nelson, A. P.	623		Whitney, William E.	694
Ford, Ersatus	558		Newberger, Solomon	624		Wilkening, Henry	697
Forman, William R.	559		Newman, William	624		Williams, David P.	698
Foster, James	559		Nicholl, John	624		Williams, Francis	698
Fraser, John A.	561		Nichols, Howard	625		Williams, Jesse R.	699
Fuller, Robert R.	561		Norris, Leo	626		Wills, Josiah	699
G			Norris, William H.	626		Wills, T. N.	700
Gambs, Ferdinand	561		Norton, Noah (deceased)	626		Wilson, John M.	700
Gambs, John	562		Nottingham, C. B.	628		Winslow, Michael	701
Garrido, E. A.	562					Witten, Thomas Z.	701
Gartley, Alonzo L.	563					Wittenmyer, L. C.	702
Gay, James (deceased)	563					Wood, Hon. Chas.	704
Geary, Lawrence	564					Woodruff, David S.	705
Gehringer, Andrew	565					Woolbart, Martin	706
Gift, Col. W. W. (deceased)	565					Wright, Charles N.	695
Gift, W. A. J.	567					Wright, Randolph H.	696
Glass, David	567					Wyatt, William (deceased)	706
Graves, Amos M.	568					X
Gray, Martin L.	568					Y
Gregory, Munson	569					Yoakum, Geo. W.	707
Grigsby, Erasmus D.	570					Z
Grunauer, Louis	570

The History of
Contra Costa County
California
Edited by
F J Hulaniski
In One Volume
Published by
The Elms Publishing Co., Inc
Berkeley, California
1917

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Pages: 431-470, 471-510, 511-550, 551-580, 581-623

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A - E	Page #	G - N	Page #	O - Z	Page #
Abbott, Clark L, M. D.	431	Geary, George Frederick	569	O'Brien, Edward William	623
Abbott, Ursa S., M. D.	609	Geddes, John	574	O'Brien, Patrick	551
Adams, John Henry, M. D.	583	Glaser, Paul	463	Odell, Alfeus	480
Almond, Fred	609	Green, Frank R	579	O'Hara, James	538
Anderson, Eugene Blythe	506	Gregory, John H.	481	Olsen, Peter	557
Anderson, Jance J.	516	Grow, Edward E.	463	Ormsby, Alfred S	435
Arata, Louis	549	Gunauer, Moritz	575	Owens, Hon. James C.	445
Armo, James F.	464	Guy, Charles H.	510
Arnold, James P.	447			Paasch.Richard F	471
Arnold, Ralph R.	513	Hale, William Morrell	613	Pazzi, Joseph	504
Augusto John M.	566	Hale,William A	612	Penning, Gustav W.	445
		Harkinson, Robert	544	Penry, Henry L.	473
Bacon, Charles G.	472	Harlow, Edward Howe	526	Phillips, Virgil Augustus	480
Bailey, Irving R., D. D. S.	558	Harrower, Robert	608	Pierce, Wilbur S.	443
Baldwin, Nathan I.	607	Hart, Louis E.	549	Pimentel, Manuel J.	612
Balra, John	464	Hartwick, Fred	461	Plumley, Lorenzo Grant	581
Bancroft Albert Little	616	Hauser, John J.	486	Poulsen, Otto A.	474
Barber Elam Brown	433	Hayden, Charles H.	608	Preble, Col. Ernest A.	514
Beck, Prederick E.	469	Hayward, Orville E.	509	Preston, Colburn Johnson	574
Beede, Henry Fuller	570	Heidorn, Henry W.	503	Prewett, Joseph G.	540
Belshaw Mortimer W.	432	Hoey, James	484	Prewett, Orlando C.	556
Belshaw, Charles M.	432	Hoffman, Edward C.	459	Putnam, George A.	569
Bennett, Norman H.	594	Hoffman, Samuel	514
Bennett, Seeley James	601	Holway, Frederick Melbourne	533	Randall, Edward J.	449
Bessac, H. W.	601	Hook, James Simeon	497	Rapp, Edward P.	572
Best, John M	462	Hurley, Michael Henry	485	Rehnert, Ernest William	446
Biggs, Harcourt Galton	593	Hutchinson, Ely I.	617	Richardson, Clermont L	548
Blake, Charles R., M. D.	479			Robbins, Elisha W	555
Boone, Numa S.	595	Israel, David	563	Robertson, Robert F.	577
Bovo, Alfred L.	468			Rodgers, Tames E.	434
Boyer, Rex Lade 1 1	485	Jackson, Edward P.	510	Rogers, Walter A.	508
Bradman, Louis	567	Jacobsen, Jacob	557	Root, John B.	622
Bray, Absolom Francis	598	Jansse, Henry Van Tienen	536	Roth, John ....	482
Breneman, Joseph T., M. D.	459	Jenkins, Samuel F.	477	Rouse, John C.	604
Brewer, Chauncey M.	469	Johnson, Charles	472	Royce, Patrick	577
Brooks, Joseph Franklin	457	Johnson, Charles Berndt	495	Rust, William F.	483
Brown, Henry Toler	615	Johnson, William J.	491
Brown, Hon. Warren	615	Johnston, Henry	469	Schapiro, Bernard	456
Bruns, Henry .	532	Johnston, Henry A.	525	Schmidt, Bethold	478
Bruns, Herman H.	499	Johnston, Hon. Thomas D.	621	Scofield, Earl L.	450
Buchanan, William J.	519	Jones, Madison Ralph	614	Sellers, George	560
Bucholtz, Paul F.	559	Jones,Frank R.	517	Sellers, Harvey Abbott	524
Buckley, Henry Myers	593			Shafer, Adrian H.	606
Bulger Luke	499	Knight, George W.	501	Shafer, George H	536
Burg, Carl Henry	455	Knott, Zeb	611	Sharkey, Hon. William R.	545
Burg, Edward J.	454	Koch, John	461	Shellenberger, Charles Thomas	537
Burness, Alexander	552	Krumland, Henry G.	551	Sherlock, Alva Sherman	505
Buttner, Jacob	547			Smallwood, Edward B.	619
Buttner, Louis N.	610	La Selle, Walter A.	444	Smith, Charles Axel	585
		Latimer, Hon. R. H.	487	Smith, Frank X.	580
Cabral, Frank	534	Leech. Claude R., M. D.	543	Smith, George W.	500
Campbell, Archibald H.	461	LeMoin, Reuben	556	Soto, Alvarado J.	619
Carper, Ira E.	579	Lemoin, Roy	476	Spencer, Harry Fremont	465
Chapman, Harry Day	452	Lind, Charles H.	526	Stiver, Hershey Annin	450
Christenson, Bergen	605	Lindsey, William	483	Stone, Bruce W	543
Coates, Col. J. R.	440	Logan, Hercules	558	Stow, James M.	439
Colton, Judson Edmund	522	Long, James N.	611	Sullenger, John Joseph	587
Cook, Frank Stevens, M. D.	544	Love, Robert .	587	Sweeney, Charles A	576
Cople, George	572	Lucas, Joseph	564	Swift, Thomas B.	619
Cunningham,Simon W.	495	Ludden, Charles	515
Curry, Bert	521			Taylor, Everett B	488
Curry, Reuben H.	490	MacQuiddy, Dixon H.	563	Taylor, Volney	496
Curtain, Michael J.	470	Majors, Edwin A.	452	Todaro, Guido	562
Cutting, Henry Colman	511	Marchi, John	523	Toussaint, Jules	460
		Marsh, Randolph C.	550	Trabert, Charles Luther	493
Dahnken Fred	590	Marshall, Eugene A.	467	Trull, Walter B	527
De Land, William E.	448	Marshall, Frank A.	466	Trythall, John H.	535
Dean, Robert Garwood	529	Marshall, Inthus Emlen	473	Turner & Dahnken	588
Deasey, Simon	460	Martin, Edward T	606	Turner, Capt. John B.	504
Demings, James	462	McAvoy, Joseph M.	578	Turner, William G.	518
Desmond Charles B.	466	McBryde, Warren H.	517
Dobson kalph	528	McCabe, Henry C.	582	Upham, Bradford Hervey	546
Donnelly, Charles F.	475	McFaul, Archie V.	442
Downer, Edward M	584	McLaughlin, Daniel W	618	Van Kaathoven, Arnold	555
Duane, John	523	McVittie, James A.	479	Van Tonningen, James Rost	554
Duel, Aaron E.	521	Mead, Lewis Risdon	560	Vaughn, Ira Raymond	477
Duggan, Auty O	444	Merrithew, Edwin, M. D	490	Veale, R. R.	565
Dunn, Charles	507	Meyer, Gabriel	620	Von Buren, Joseph A.	442
Durham, Lee	538	Moody, Percy J.	573
		Morgans, William W.	583	Walker, Andrew	542
Ellerhorst, Henry F.	467	Munday, Joseph	466	Walker, Charles H.	524
Ells, Harry	567	Murphy, William Henry	552	Wall,George S.	599
Elworthy, Herbert Henry	546			Wallace, Robert, Jr.	500
Emanuel, M	595	Narbett, James T.	470	Weber, Fred J	508
		Navellier, Ernest	458	Wells, Jasper Henry	486
Faris, Arthur C	478	Neff, Francis Felix, M. D	568	Wernse, Harry W.	492
Fernald, Robert L.	481	Nelson, Henry A.	541	White, William Lincoln	600
Fernandez, Manuel Lawrence	451	Netherton, George E.	622	Wight, Charles N.	597
Field, George H.	437	Nicholl, John	453	Wight, Ralph H.	597
Fish, Charles	591	Nicholl, John H.	491	Wightman, Charles B	534
Fish, Lafayette Irving	602	Norcross, Alden Nathan	437	Wightman, Joel D.	436
Fitzpatrick, Earl B., M. D.	489	Norcross, Bert Leland	438	Williamson, William C.	539
Forsburg, Henry A.	570	Nystrom, John Richard	475	Wilson, Rudolph A.	435
Foskett, Frank W.	540			Windrem, Lee D.	520
Fotheringham, William A.	554
Fox, Edson H.	502			Yonce, Charles G.	613
Frankel, David	503
French, Charles A.	532

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