James Wilson

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James Wilson

Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1833

Born In: Ireland

Age: 48

Occupation: Farmer

Marital Status: Married

Died: 13 Nov 1898

Cause of Death: Diabetes

Death Location: Pescadero

Burial Plot: C79

FindaGrave ID: 235490552

Obituary

From the book "History of San Mateo County", 1883:
James Wilson. Mr. Wilson was born in Ireland in 1833, and came to the
United States in 1839. He was reared in Stephenson county, Illinois, and became a farmer. Leaving the prairies of Illinois, he came to California by
the Nicaragua route early in the year 1850. He mined in Amador county for
a time, but in 1856, tiring of the precarious pursuit of wealth by this means,
he came to San Mateo county, locating originally at Redwood City, and
worked at chopping, shingle-making, teaming and farming until 1865. That
year he leased a dairy farm of Steele Bros., near the coast. He remained here seven years, and attributes his success, in a great measure, to the Steele Bro's. After this he leased a similar ranch of Mr. Coburn, stocked it, whereupon which he remained eight years. He is now located on a ranch near La Honda, where he is conducting a dairy of about one hundred cows, from which he manufactures both cheese and butter, which is shipped regularly from Redwood City to San Francisco, where it is rated A1 in the market. The average yield in cheese alone from this ranch, is thirty thousand pounds per year. He married Susan M. Jones, and they have four children; Ulysses L., Albert A., Mary J. and Nellie O.

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