Ventura County Republican Project: History and Genealogy

Ventura County Republican Project: History and Genealogy

"A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura, California" (1891), page 344

J. B. Alvord

J. B. Alvord, a prominent rancher and educator of Ventura County, was born in New York, November 10, 1849. He is the son of Alvin W. Alvord, a native of Vermont, and the grandson of Julius Alvord, who was born in Massachusetts. Their ancestors were English. His great-grandfather was Seth Alvord, whose grandparents came to America in the year 1700. Mr. Alvord's mother, Electa R. (Todd) Alvord, came from Scotch ancestors. She was born in Herkimer County, New York, daughter of Mr. Bela Todd. The subject of this sketch is the only son in a family of three children. he received his early education in the public schools of New York and Ohio, and was a student at the Northwest Normal School of Pennsylvania. he began teaching at the age of nineteen years, and has been a teacher almost continuously for fifteen years.

On coming to Ventura County, Mr. Alvord bought a small farm, but afterward sold it. In 1884, he purchased his present fine ranch of 160 acres, seventy acres of which he sold for more than the whole cost him. He remodeled the house and made many improvements, and the land is now under a high state of cultivation, his principal crops being beans and potatoes. The beans averaged a ton to the acre, and a portion of the land produced as high as 3,500 pounds per acre.

Mr. Alvord was married, in 1879, to Miss Ida Ricker, a native of Iowa, and daughter of John G. Ricker, who was born in Maine. They have four sons, all born in Ventura County, the three eldest named respectively Hartwell, Vernon M. and David E. Mr. and Mrs. Alvord are refined and intelligent people. They are members of the Universalist church of Santa Paula. In his political views, Mr. Alvord is a Republican. For eight years he has been a member of the Board of Education of the county. As a teacher he has been very successful, but is at present devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits.
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John Garland Ricker's parents were Paul Ricker and Hannah Gilman.

Descendants of Paul Ricker and Hannah Gilman include:

1 Paul Ricker b: 1784 d: 1862
.. +Hannah Gilman b: 1784 m: 1807 d: 1856
......... 2 John Garland Ricker b: July 07, 1826 in Acton, York County, ME d: April 26, 1912 in Santa Paula, CA
............. +Louisa Marie Hartwell b: October 27, 1830 in Newport, ME m: February 02, 1851 d: November 08, 1911 in Santa Paula, CA
.................... 3 Isadora Emma Ricker b: January 16, 1852 in Boston, MA d: June 16, 1936 in Santa Paula, CA
........................ +Marquis De Lafayette Todd b: February 13, 1837 in Stockton, Chautauqua County, NY m: January 22, 1871 d: June 30, 1903 in Santa Rosa, CA
............................... 4 Lucy Louisa Todd b: December 30, 1871 d: November 01, 1873
............................... 4 John Lafayette Todd b: June 17, 1873 d: November 10, 1873
............................... 4 Ida Isadora Todd b: September 26, 1874 d: May 09, 1947
................................... +Ethbert DuPont Carle b: 1866 m: January 31, 1894 d: 1934
........................................... 5 Louise Carle b: February 1895 d: WFT Est. 1923-1989
............................................... +Sam Holsinger b: WFT Est. 1869-1897 m: August 01, 1917 d: WFT Est. 1922-1983
...................................................... 6 Charlotte Holsinger b: Private
........................................... 5 Genevieve Carle b: Private
............................................... +Henry Holsinger b: WFT Est. 1871-1898 m: Private d: WFT Est. 1922-1985
............................... *2nd Husband of Ida Isadora Todd:
................................... +John Herbert Yungling b: 1873 m: December 25, 1901 d: 1934
........................................... 5 Edwin Porter Yungling b: 1907 d: December 12, 1965
............................................... +Kathleen Edgett b: Private m: Private
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
.......................................................... +Mister Leise b: Private
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
.......................................................... +Living McCready
................................................................. 7 Living McCready
................................................................. 7 Living McCready
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
........................................... 5 Dora Kathryn Yungling b: 1911 d: 1926
........................................... 5 Howard Todd Yungling b: Private
............................................... +Catherine b: Private m: Private
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
...................................................... 6 Living Yungling
............................... 4 Jessie Louisa Todd b: December 20, 1875 in Santa Paula, CA d: June 25, 1936
................................... +Isaac Proctor Browne b: July 24, 1871 in Coal Camp, Benton County, MO m: September 04, 1901 d: August 19, 1957
........................................... 5 Lafayette Todd Browne b: June 10, 1902 in Santa Paula, CA d: September 06, 1978 in Santa Paula, CA
............................................... +Alice Louise Hardison b: March 20, 1905 in Santa Paula, CA m: August 03, 1930 in Santa Paula, CA d: December 02, 1985 in Santa Paula, CA
...................................................... 6 Living Browne
.......................................................... +Living Reynolds
................................................................. 7 Living Browne
..................................................................... +Living Tracy
............................................................................ 8 Living Browne
............................................................................ 8 Living Browne
................................................................. 7 Living Browne
..................................................................... +Living Umamizuka
............................................................................ 8 Living Browne
............................................................................ 8 Living Browne
................................................................. 7 Living Browne
..................................................................... +Living Dodd
............................................................................ 8 Living Dodd
...................................................... 6 Joyce Louise Browne b: October 09, 1931 in Santa Paula, CA d: February 19, 1993 in Los Altos Hills, CA
.......................................................... +Wendell John Lehr b: Private m: Private
................................................................. 7 Living Lehr
..................................................................... +Living Dodd
............................................................................ 8 Living Dodd
............................................................................ 8 Living Dodd
............................................................................ 8 Living Dodd
................................................................. 7 Living Lehr
................................................................. 7 Living Lehr
..................................................................... +Living Evard
............................... 4 Edna Pearl Todd b: July 10, 1877 d: WFT Est. 1878-1971
............................... 4 Marquis De Lafayette Todd, Jr. b: April 07, 1881 d: WFT Est. 1882-1971
............................... 4 Beatrice Blossom Todd b: November 22, 1882 d: WFT Est. 1883-1976
............................... 4 Ernestine Ricker Todd b: October 22, 1883 d: WFT Est. 1921-1978
................................... +Ray Comfort Joy b: WFT Est. 1866-1895 m: WFT Est. 1911-1944 d: WFT Est. 1921-1979
........................................... 5 Ernestine Isadora Joy b: WFT Est. 1901-1924 d: WFT Est. 1906-1995 in Died in infancy
........................................... 5 Fletcher Joy b: WFT Est. 1901-1924 d: WFT Est. 1906-1995 in Died at age 21
........................................... 5 Alice Eileen Joy b: November 17, 1916 d: March 29, 1975
............................................... +Harold Lucian Mears b: Private m: Private
...................................................... 6 Living Mears
.......................................................... +Don Stolker b: 1940 d: 1989
...................................................... 6 Living Mears
...................................................... 6 Living Mears
.......................................................... +Living Boehm
................................................................. 7 Living Boehm
................................................................. 7 Living Leanne
...................................................... 6 Harold Lucian Mears II b: August 19, 1942 d: Aft. 1980
................................................................. 7 Living Mears
........................................... 5 Delphine Joy b: October 08, 1918 d: January 1992
............................................... +George Irvin Wilde b: Private m: Private
...................................................... 6 Living Wilde
.......................................................... +Living Finley
................................................................. 7 Living Finley
..................................................................... +Living Berry
................................................................. 7 Living Finley
................................................................. 7 Living Finley
................................................................. 7 Living Finley
...................................................... 6 Living Wilde
.......................................................... +Living Jones
...................................................... 6 Living Wilde
.......................................................... +Living Anderson
................................................................. 7 Living Anderson
................................................................. 7 Living Anderson
...................................................... 6 Living Wilde
.......................................................... +Living Hahn
................................................................. 7 Living Hahn
................................................................. 7 Living Hahn
................................................................. 7 Living Hahn
...................................................... 6 Living Wilde
.......................................................... +Living Smith
................................................................. 7 Living Wilde
................................................................. 7 Living Wilde
................................................................. 7 Living Wilde
...................................................... 6 Living Wilde
.......................................................... +Living Strong
...................................................... *2nd Husband of Living Wilde:
.......................................................... +Living Botta
.................... 3 Ida Ricker b: 1853 d: WFT Est. 1881-1947
........................ +Julius B. Alvord b: WFT Est. 1836-1856 m: WFT Est. 1881-1915 d: WFT Est. 1881-1942
.................... 3 Eva Ricker b: 1859 d: WFT Est. 1887-1953
........................ +Jacob Nideffer b: WFT Est. 1842-1862 m: WFT Est. 1887-1921 d: WFT Est. 1887-1948
.................... 3 Etta Louise Ricker b: November 15, 1861 d: WFT Est. 1862-1955
.................... 3 Carrie Ricker b: 1863 d: Abt. 1866 in Portland, OR
.................... 3 Ella Ricker b: April 28, 1867 d: September 27, 1949
........................ +Dozier Lewis b: July 29, 1866 m: WFT Est. 1897-1925 d: February 16, 1933