Tulare County CA

Biographical Sketch of George W. Clinton

A veritable pioneer of the pioneers, and a man of sterling qualities of worth and substantiality, while his excellent achievements mark him one possessed of more than ordinary ability for business enterprises, the subject of this article is to be mentioned with the prominent men of Malheur County and is well worthy of the prestige and esteem that he enjoys. Mr. Clinton was born in New York, in 1837, being the son of Alexander and Margaret (Balfour) Clinton, natives respectively of Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 1844 the family removed to Wisconsin, and in 1859 they took up the arduous journey … Read more

Frank Elmer Todd of Visalia CA

Frank Elmer Todd9, (Edward P.8, Silas7, Elam6, Edmund5, Christopher4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Dec. 12, 1858, at Apple River, Ill., married Jan. 1, 1881, Mary Julia, daughter of Dr. J. S. Coleman, who was born Sept. 7, 1860, in Marysville, Mo. Their children were all born in Cherryvale, Kan. They lived in Visalia, Tulare County, Calif. Children: 2659. Harland Arthur, b. Dec. 12, 1882; he is a physician and surgeon. *2660. Oscar Vivian, b. Jan 10, 1885. 2661. Lena Beatrice, b. April 1, 1888; a saleslady. *2662. Russell Lowell, b. July 12, 1890. 2663. Frank Bartell, b. Aug. 3, 1899.

Lyn Cove Cemetery Records, Tulare County, California

(Near Ivanhoe and now under supervision of Visalia) CROWLEY Joseph Samuel, d. 15 Dec. 1863, ae. 19 yrs., 6 mos. Son of James and Elizabeth Crowley. Lee, d. 10 Apr. 1864, ae. 5 mos., 8 days. Son of G. B. or J. B. and Louisa Crowley. Louisa, d. 13 Nov. 1863, ae. 32 yrs., 2 days. Wife of J. B. Crowley.

Peterson, Harry Leo – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Harry Leo Peterson, 73, of La Grande died May 28 at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. At his request there will be no services. Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Peterson was born Feb. 17, 1933 to Harry and Lilie Mae Nicholson Peterson in Mountain Grove, Mo. He attended school in Visalia, Calif., and went on to electronic school in Los Angeles, Calif. On June 6, 1957, he married Mary Ford in Las Vegas, Nev. He worked in television electronics and then as a supervisor with USA Petroleum Corp., retiring about 1977. … Read more

Charles Addison Todd of California

Charles Addison Todd8, (Addison E.7, Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Nov. 8, 1866, in Fairwater, Winona County, Minn., married Nov. 5, 1892, Lillie M., daughter of Napoleon and Fianna Slote Hassig, of Whitewater, Minn., where she was born Aug. 4, 1873. Now (1912) he is living on an orange farm or ranch near Lindsay, Cal. He has been a farmer in Fairwater, Minn., and Fairmount, North Dakota, until about 1907, when he sold out and moved to Sierra Madre, Cal. He is an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church. They lived in Lindsay, Cal. Children: 2302. Hazel, b. … Read more

Babb, Harrison McKinley – Obituary

Harrison McKinley Babb, 68, Visalia, former resident of Tulare, died last night [April 19, 1959] in a Visalia hospital. He was a native of Macomb, MO. Babb moved to Exeter in 1929 and later moved to Tulare. He had lived in Visalia for the past nine years and was a retired dairy rancher. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Susan Babb, Visalia; two sons, Harry T. Babb, Tulare, and James H. Babb, Visalia; an adopted son Fred L. Miller, Visalia; three daughters, Mrs. Lois E. McLaughlin, Visalia; Mrs. Eunice K. Wilshire, Exeter, and Mrs. Juanita M. Flynn, Loomis; three brothers, … Read more

Stout, Hosea H., Jr. – Obituary

Hosea H. Stout, Jr., a resident of Lindsay, died there Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000. He was 77. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Lindsay-Strathmore Cemetery, with Alan Savage, president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 3608, officiating. Mr. Stout was born in Mansfield, MO. He was a graduate of Strathmore Union High School. He was a retired foreman employed by Lindsay Olive Growers for 15 years. He was a resident of Lindsay for 67 years and was a member of the American Legion Post 128 and the Lindsay-Strathmore area Veterans of Foreign Wars. … Read more

Stout, Bertha Ethel Findley – Obituary

Graveside services for Bertha Stout, 87, of Lindsay will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Oliver Cemetery in Lindsay. Mrs. Stout died Monday [May 17, 1982] in a Lindsay hospital. She was a native of Mansfield, MO., and a 53-year resident of Lindsay. She was a homemaker and a member of Freewater Baptist Church in Lindsay. Surviving is a son, Hosea Stout of Lindsay, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Webb-Sanders Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Biography of Judge Nathan Baker

Judge Nathan Baker, of Santa Ana, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, March 10, 1817. His parents, Nathan and Mary (Blizzard) Baker, both natives of Virginia, had three sons and two daughters. The subject of this sketch, the youngest and only one living, started west at the age of eighteen years, stopping first in Washington County, Iowa, and then in Lee County, same State, where he followed farming until 1849. In 1850 he was elected to the State Senate by that county, and at the close of his first term he resigned in order to come to California. He came … Read more

Loverin, Wesley Ernest – Obituary

Hereford, Oregon Wesley Ernest Loverin, 86, of Hereford, died Oct. 31, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Services. His graveside funeral was at 1 p.m. today at the Unity Cemetery. John Hayes and Bob Skinner officiated. Mr. Loverin was born at Visalia, Calif., on July 4, 1916, to Orlen Wesley and Maude Britten Loverin. Wes was raised at Three Rivers, Calif., where he grew up helping his father with his pack station. He worked out of the Giant Forest, guiding pack trips to the High Sierras. He later became a park ranger, district forest ranger and a supervisor for the Civilian … Read more

Venice Hill Cemetery Records, Tulare County, California

(Under care of Visalia City Cemetery) ARNOLD Richard J., 1830 – 1900, ae. 70 yrs. BARTON James S., b. 17 Apr. 1845, d. 2 Dec. 1885, ae. 39 yrs., 7 mos., 15 days. CROWLEY George Washington, d. 6 Aug. 1864, ae. 10 yrs., 10 mos., 27 days. Son of James and Elizabeth Crowley. MCGINNES Abe, b. 15 Nov. 1827, d. 12 Dec. 1897, ae. 70 yrs., 27 days. John, b. 20 July 1882, d. 20 Feb. 1889, ae. 16 yrs., 7 mos. MILLER Harriet, d. 1 May 1882, ae. 78 yrs., 7 mos., 13 days. Wife of Zachariah Miller. Zachariah, … Read more

Stout, Hosea Homer – Obituary

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday from Webb Funeral Chapel for Hosie Homer Stout. Mr. Stout, 76, died last night in a Springville Hospital. He will be buried in Olive Cemetery. He was a native of Maryland, but had lived in the Lindsay-Strathmore area for the last 38 years, coming here with his family from Missouri. He was a long-time employee of the V. R. Smith Olive Co. before his retirement. In addition to his widow, Bertha [Findley], he leaves a son, Hosea Stout of Strathmore, and a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Knudtson of the Irvington District of Fremont. … Read more

Douglas, Linda Colleen – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Linda Colleen Douglas, 46, of La Grande died June 14 at Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital in Portland. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. June 23 at Loveland Funeral Chapel, 1508 Fourth St. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery followed by a celebration of life at the Presbyterian Friendship Center, 1204 Spring Ave. St. Mrs. Douglas was born June 9, 1960, to Colen and Irene Lucht Weaver in Porterville, Calif. She graduated from Porterville High School in 1978 and married Dale Douglas in Las Vegas, Nev., in 1979. The family moved to La Grande in … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Henry Yount

Henry Yount of Tustin, was born in Platte County, Missouri, December 11, 1845, his parents being Henry and Deborah (Doherty) Yount, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Pennsylvania, who moved to Missouri in 1832, locating upon a farm, and there the senior Yount died in 1845, when his son Henry was but two weeks old. His mother subsequently married Abraham Van Vranken. May 5, 1865, Mr. Yount started for California with an ox team; and after arriving he followed farming the first year in Santa Clara County; then he was a wheat-raiser in San Joaquin County … Read more

Elbow Creek Cemetery Records, Tulare County, California

(near Visalia) ARCHER O. J., 1844 – 1913, ae. 69 yrs. Frank, 1882 – 1907, ae. 25 yrs. J. W., b. 29 Oct. 1839, d. 24 June 1916, ae. 77 yrs. BENNETT Katherine, 1865 – 1939. Ralph, 1891 – 1897 or 1899. Rufus, 1907 – 1907. Silas, 1868 – 1926. BLAYLOCK Ethyle. Ray Luther. Steven. CALCOTE Infant, 1894 – 1894. Allen K., b. 11 Feb. 1830, d. 7 Dec. 1911. Husband of Deliah Calcote. Delilah, b. 28 June 1840, d. 21 Apr. 1903. Etta Merle, 1895 – 1895. George, d. 14 Sept. 1872, ae. 2 yrs., 9 mos., 3 days. … Read more

Carlson, Helen Irene Quinlan Mrs. – Obituary

Helen Irene Quinlan Carlson, 75, a former Baker City resident who had lived in the Portland area for more than 40 years, died June 5, 2002. Her memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Warner Pacific College, McGuire Auditorium. Helen was born on Sept. 19, 1926, at Lindsay, Calif., the oldest child of Louis Harry and Vera Lorene Quinlan. She was raised in the middle of an orange grove and graduated from Richmond High School in 1944. That same year, she moved to Portland to attend Pacific Bible College, which later became Warner Pacific College. There … Read more

Brazeal, Fred B. – Obituary

A Lindsay man, Fred B. Brazeal, 77, died Saturday [March 22, 1975] in the Lindsay district hospital following a short illness. Mr. Brazeal was born in Missouri and came to Lindsay 38 years ago. Prior to his retirement he was employed as a commercial sprayer and engaged in other agricultural work. He was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church of Porterville. Survivors include two daughters, Erma Ryan of Lindsay and Lavern Hughes of Porterville; two brothers, Pete of Mansfield, Mo., and Iley Brazeal of Sanger; one nephew, William Dale Findley of Porterville; six grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. … Read more

Russell Lowell Todd of Visalia CA

Russell Lowell Todd10, (Frank E.9, Edward P.8, Silas7, Elam6, Edmund5, Christopher4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born July 12, 1890, married Oct. 8, 1913, Myrtle Niota Ferguson, who was born Feb. 17, 1889, in Grant City, Mo. He is a bookkeeper in Visalia, Cal., where their children were born. Children: 2812. John Ferguson, b. March 7, 1914. 2813. Russell Lowell, b. June 7, 1915.

Biography of Colonel S. M. Barrett

Colonel S. M. Barrett, commandant of the Oklahoma Military Academy at Claremore and an author of note, is one of the most prominent men in northeastern Oklahoma. He is a native of Nebraska, his birth having occurred in Nebraska City on the 3rd day of March, 1865, a son of Robert W. Barrett, his father being an old plainsman. S. M. Barrett spent his early life in Nebraska but in youth he removed with his parents to Jackson County, Missouri, (near Kansas City) and at the age of twenty-one years went to Tulare County, California, where he became a freighter … Read more