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 498.

A. D. Barnard [Editor inserted: Austin Denny Barnard]

A. D. Barnard, one of the best known pioneers of Ventura, was born in Calais, Maine, December 12, 1830. His father, W. K. Barnard, was a native of Massachusetts, and their ancestors were from England. His mother, whose name before marriage was Nancy Denny, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her ancestors came to that State during its early settlement. Her father, Daniel Denny, was one of the posterity of John Denny, of Suffolk, England, who lived there in 1439. A picture of the old English home of 450 years ago is still preserved in the family, and there is also in their possession a complete genealogy of the family from 1439 to the present time. Branches of this family have established themselves in all the States of the Union. In Mr. Barnard's father's family were six children, all sons, he being the eldest. He was brought up and educated in Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts, completing his education in New Hampshire. He began business for himself as a merchant. In 1852 he came to Oregon and was engaged in general merchandising in Corvallis until 1859; he traveled for two or three years, and in 1868 came to Ventura, when that town was just starting, the American residents there being Messrs. Chaffee, Leach, Ayers, Grimes, Simpson, and the Hobsons. Mr. Barnard engaged in the lumber business, and soon purchased a home place of thirty acres about a mile up the avenue; and he has also been engaged in real estate. His home place now comprises 125 acres, beautifully cultivated, and artistically arranged with ornamental trees, hedges, etc. He has 3,000 walnut trees just commencing to bear fruit; has twenty three kinds of fruit altogether. He has also two or three other farms in the valley. He has been a very busy man, accomplishing much in the improvement of his ranches and of the locality generally. Such industry and such faith in the country has had its ample return. Mr. Barnard has never joined any society, is not a politician, but is a Republican. His parents are Unitarians.

In 1861 he married Miss Sarah E. Lehman, a native of Wayne County, Ohio, and of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. They have six sons and one daughter, all natives of the Golden West: Frank E., Edwin L., Austin D., Charles V., John C. and Mary E., all at home with their parents.

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Austin's parents were William Kendall Barnard and Nancy Denny.

Descendants of William Kendall Barnard

1 William Kendall Barnard b: 16 Oct 1795 in Dorcester, Worcester, Massachusetts d: Jun 1843 in Dorcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
.. +Nancy Denny b: 11 Jul 1798 in Worcester, Massachusetts m: 16 Mar 1830 d: 1842 in Worcester, Massachusetts
........ 2 Austin Denny Barnard b: 12 Dec 1830 in Calais, Maine d: 07 Oct 1895 in Ventura County, California
............ +Ellen Sarah Lehman b: in Wayne County, Ohio m: 11 Nov 1860 in San Antonio, California d: in Ventura County, California
................... 3 Frank Barnard b: 11 Jul 1861 in Oregon
....................... +Margaret E. b: 1872 in Iowa
............................. 4 Margaret E. Barnard b: 1904 in Los Angeles County, California
............................. 4 Frank Barnard b: 1902 in Los Angeles County, California
................... 3 Edwin Barnard b: 23 Nov 1862 in Oregon
................... 3 Austin D. Barnard b: 12 Jul 1865 in Oregon
....................... +Anna Paula b: 1877 in California
............................. 4 Florence Barnard b: 1896 in California
............................. 4 Harold Barnard b: 1898 in California
............................. 4 Panchita Barnard b: 1899 in California
................... 3 Charles V. Barnard b: 29 Jul 1869 in Ventura County, California d: Mar 1940 in Ventura County, California
....................... +Pearl Rena Spencer b: 26 Jan 1875 in Greeneville, Texas d: 06 Dec 1948 in Ventura County, California
............................. 4 Ray Barnard
................................. +Eleanor Jane Kinsey
........................................ 5 Mary Barnard
........................................ 5 Raye Barnard
............................. 4 Lawrence Barnard b: 11 May 1893 in Tehachipi, California
............................. 4 Hubert John Barnard b: 07 May 1898 in Tehachipi, California d: 22 Jul 1973 in Ventura County, California
................................. +Winefred Ester Gibson b: 29 Apr 1899 in Ventura County, California m: 31 Dec 1922 in Ventura County, Oregon d: 26 Jul 1957 in Ventura County, California
........................................ 5 Peggy Barnard b: 1923 in Ventura County, California
............................................ +Aaron Ralph Jensen
.................................................. 6 Blake Jensen
.................................................. 6 Ralph Jensen
............................. 4 Guy Barnard b: 19 Aug 1900 in Tehachipi, California d: May 1927 in Ventura County, California
............................. 4 Paul Barnard b: 04 Aug 1904 in Tehachipi, California d: 24 Dec 1969 in Ventura County, California
................................. +Gretchen Elizabeth Close b: 17 Mar 1906 in Hibbing, St Louis, Minnesota d: 10 Oct 1969 in Ojai, Ventura, California
................... 3 Fred G. Barnard b: 05 Apr 1872 in Ventura County, California
....................... +Neta b: 1874 in Pennsylvania
............................. 4 Fred G. Barnard b: 1905 in California
............................. 4 Harriett Barnard b: 1906 in California
............................. 4 Maryline Barnard b: 1909 in California
................... 3 Mary E. Barnard b: 05 May 1874 in Ventura County, California
................... 3 John C. Barnard b: in Ventura County, California
........ 2 William Edward Barnard b: 16 Jun 1833 in Boston, MA d: 11 Jul 1910 in East Asia - Japan/China
............ +Matilda Paine Clark b: 03 Dec 1830 in Hanover, New Hampshire m: 02 Oct 1860 in Portland, Oregon d: in Santa Barbara, California
................... 3 Helen Barnard b: 14 Jul 1861 in Oregon
................... 3 Grace Barnard b: 09 Jul 1864 in Washington
................... 3 William Barnard b: 22 Aug 1865 in Washington
................... 3 Ida Barnard b: 21 Jul 1867 in Washington
................... 3 Daniel Barnard b: 21 Jun 1869 in Washington
........ 2 Francis Everett Barnard b: 08 Apr 1836 d: 18 Oct 1862
........ 2 John Larkin Barnard b: 08 Apr 1836
............ +Lucy P. Joyslin b: in Lancaster, New Hampshire m: 05 Jul 1866
........ 2 Watson Kendall Barnard b: 26 Sep 1838
............ +Rebecca Prichard m: 22 Oct 1863 d: in Alden, Iowa
........ 2 Coolidge Barnard b: 26 Oct 1842 d: in Prob Boston


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President Bush Commemorates Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

President Bush Commemorates Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetary

11:20 A. M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Secretary England, members of the Cabinet, General Pace, members of Congress, members of the United States military, veterans, families of the fallen, our fellow citizens: Welcome.

Today we honor the warriors who fought our nation's enemies, defended the cause of liberty, and gave their lives in the cause of freedom. We offer our love and our heartfelt compassion to the families who mourn them. We pray that our country may always prove worthy of the sacrifices they made.

For seven generations, we have carried our fallen to these fields. Here rest some 360,000 Americans who died fighting to preserve the Union and end slavery. Here rest some 500,000 Americans who perished in two world wars to conquer tyrannies and build free nations from their ruins. Here rest some 90,000 Americans who gave their lives to confront Communist aggression in places such as Korea and Vietnam.

Many names here are known: the 18-year-old Union soldier named Arthur MacArthur, who grabbed a falling flag and carried it up Missionary Ridge; the Tuskegee Airmen who defended America abroad and challenged prejudice at home; the slain war hero and President who asked that we "assure the survival and success of liberty" and found his rest beneath an eternal flame. Still others here are remembered only by loving families. Some are known only to God.

Now this hallowed ground receives a new generation of heroes -- men and women who gave their lives in places such as Kabul and Kandahar, Baghdad and Ramadi. Like those who came before them, they did not want war -- but they answered the call when it came. They believed in something larger than themselves. They fought for our country, and our country unites to mourn them as one.

We remember Army Specialist Ross Andrew McGinness. Ross was born on Flag Day in 1987. When he was in kindergarten, he said he wanted to grow up to be "an Army man." He enlisted at 17 -- the first day he was eligible. He deployed to Iraq. Last December, a grenade was thrown into his Humvee as Ross was patrolling the streets of Baghdad. The soldiers inside could not escape in time, so Ross leapt into the vehicle and covered the grenade with his own body. By sacrificing himself to save four other men, he earned a Silver Star -- and the eternal gratitude of the American people.

We remember Marine Sergeant Marc Golczynski of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Marc volunteered for a second tour of duty in Iraq. He knew the dangers his service would entail. Before he deployed, he wrote the following in an email to his family and friends: "Please don't feel bad for us. We are warriors, and as warriors have done before us we fight and sometimes die so our families do not have to." Marc left behind an eight-year-old son, Christian, who is with us today; he managed to be brave while he held his father's folded flag.

With us are other children and families mourning moms and dads and sons and daughters. Nothing said today will ease your pain. But each of you need to know that your country thanks you, and we embrace you, and we will never forget the terrible loss you have suffered. I hope you find comfort in knowing that your loved ones rest in a place even more peaceful than the fields that surround us here.

The greatest memorial to our fallen troops cannot be found in the words we say or the places we gather. The more lasting tribute is all around us -- a country where citizens have the right to worship as they want, to march for what they believe, and to say what they think. These freedoms came at great costs -- and they will survive only as long as there are those willing to step forward to defend them against determined enemies.

As before in our history, Americans find ourselves under attack and underestimated. Our enemies long for our retreat. They question our moral purpose. They doubt our strength of will. Yet even after five years of war, our finest citizens continue to answer our enemies with courage and confidence. Hundreds of thousands of patriots still raise their hands to serve their country; tens of thousands who have seen war on the battlefield volunteer to re-enlist. What an amazing country to produce such fine citizens.

Laura and I have met many of them; we've sat at the bedsides of the wounded. This morning, I met service members who received medals for distinguished service -- and found myself humbled by their grace and their grit. I had the honor of meeting with families of the fallen in the Oval Office, and was amazed by their strength and resolve and decent grace under pressure. We've heard of 174 Marines recently -- almost a quarter of a battalion -- who asked to have their enlistments extended. For these extensions, they would earn no promotion and no promise of a favored posting. They want to serve their nation. And as one of them put it this way: "I'm here so our sons don't have to come and fight here someday."

Those who serve are not fatalists or cynics. They know that one day this war will end -- as all wars do. Our duty is to ensure that its outcome justifies the sacrifices made by those who fought and died in it. From their deaths must come a world where the cruel dreams of tyrants and terrorists are frustrated and foiled -- where our nation is more secure from attack, and where the gift of liberty is secured for millions who have never known it.

This is our country's calling. It's our country's destiny. Americans set off on that voyage more than two centuries ago, confident that this future was within our reach -- even though the shore was distant, and even though the journey may be long. And through generations, our course has been secured by those who wear a uniform, secured by people who man their posts, and do their duty. They have helped us grow stronger with each new sunrise.

On this Day of Memory, we mourn brave citizens who laid their lives down for our freedom. They lived and died as Americans. May we always honor them. May we always embrace them. And may we always be faithful to who they were and what they fought for.

Thank you for having me. May God bless you and may God continue to bless our country.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070528.html

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 471.

Thomas R. Bard (See the last genealogy entry for Cephas Bard)

Hon. Thomas R. Bard, a prominent business man of Hueneme, is the best known and most distinguished factor in the growh and development of the county of Ventura. He is a man with whom the history of Ventura County is more intimately connected than with any other. He was born in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, December 8, 1841, the son of Robert M. Bard, a lawyer, born in the same county in 1810, and died in 1851. His grandfather, Thomas Bard, was also born in the same county, and his great-grandfather, Richard Bard, was of Scotch-Irish descent. He came to America in 1745, and was one of the earliest pioneers of that part of Pennsylvania; both himself and his wife were captured by the Indians, April 19, 1758. Five days after being captured he made his escape, and made unceasing efforts for the release of his wife. She was in captivity for more than a year, but was finally given up at Fort du Quesne, Pittsburg, her ransom being forty pounds sterling. Mr. Bard's mother was Elizabeth S. Little, a native of Mercersburg, Frnaklin County, Pennsylvania, born in 1812, and died in 1880. She was the daughter of Dr. P. W. Little, and a grand-daughter of Colonel Robert Parker of the Revolutionary army.

Mr. Bard's parents had two sons and two daughters, all of whom are still living. He was reared and educated at the Chambersburg Academy, and began, at the age of seventeen, the study of law with Hon. George Chambers, then a retired Supreme Justice of the State of Pennsylvania; but, finding an active life more suitable to his tastes, he abandoned his studies of law for the profession of railroad and mining engineering, in which he received a practical training in the Alleghany Mountains. When he returned he was offered a position in a forwarding and commission house at Hagerstown, Pennsylvania, which he accepted. While at that place the war broke out, and the firm, differing in politics, dissolved, the town being a border town and excitement running high. Mr. Zellar, one of the company, took Mr. Bard as a partner, and then he commenced his business life, before he was twenty-one years of age. While in business at Hagerstown the firm there were agents for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and were in constant danger of rebel raids, and had to be constantly on the alert to know of the proximity of Confederates. For this purpose Mr. Bard found it necessary to do some scouting, and was on the battle-field of Antietam when the battle began, and afterward voluntarily took up arms on the Union side in that fight. He then became acquainted with Colonel Thomas A. Scott, then Assistant Secretary of War, and did valuable service for him, which was much appreciated by the Colonel. The rebels, under General Mc Causland, in one of their raids, burned Mr. Bard's mother's house, after which Colonel Scott induced him to come to California to take charge of the business interests here.

Mr. Bard sold out his interests in the business at Hagerstown, and January 5, 1865, came to Ventura County. His first work here was the superintendency of the California Petroleum Company, in which Colonel Scott was interested. They attempted to develop the oil resources of Ojai Rancho, and everything they required in the way of machinery came from new York, via Cape Horn to San Francisco, and from San Fancisco by boat and landed by means of rafts, through the surf at San Buenaventura. This was the first attempt to develop the oil fields of California. Their work was practically unsuccessful. When they had gained experience enough to know where to locate the wells, the company became discouraged and closed the work. After this he took charge of the property in which Colonel Scott ws interested, consisting of the ranchos: - the Simi, 113,000 acres; the Las Rosas, 26, 600 acres; the San Francisco, 48,000 acres; the Calleguas, 10,000 acres; the El Rio de Santa Clara, 45,000 acres; the Canada Larga, 6,600 acres, and the Ojai, 16,000 acres. In addition to this he took charge of a large part of the town of San Buenaventura, and Colonel Scott's lands in Los Angeles and Humboldt counties, about 12,000 acres, making a grand total of about 277,000 acres. This vast acreage was devoted to sheep and cattle-raising, and Mr. Bard had charge of it until sold. The business was attended with much inconvenience and trouble through people stealing on the lands, supposing it to be Government land; almost all of the vast property was involved in dispute concerning title, and much ill-feeling was the result; some of the parties were desperadoes. Generally Mr. Bard succeeded in a just way to pay the people for their losses, and all of the lands he has disposed of have been found to have perfect titles. The land was rented to the people, and many of them afterward became purchasers.

In the meantime his own affairs had grown upon his hands, during the time he laid out the town of Hueneme, and built the wharf, in 1871, and from that time the town took its start. He continued to manage Colonel Scott's affairs until the time of his death, which occurred in 1882, after which he became his administrator in California, and closed out the property.

The liberal course taken by Mr. Bard with the tenants and squatters on the lands resulted beneficially in the settlement of the county. He eventually bought the wharf and warehouses and invested in real estate, which, with the growth of the county, has become valuable. He was one of the incorporators of the first Bank of Ventura, and was its president for fifteen years; he is now President of Hueneme Bank, and of the Hueneme Wharf Company. He organized the Simi Land and Water Company, and the Las Rosas Land & Water Company. Mr. Bard is President of the Mission Transfer Company, which owns the large system of pipe lines and refineries, at Santa Paula, and which handles the whole of the oil production of Ventura County; he is also the President of the Sespe Oil Company, which controls 22,000 acres of oil territory. He is also President of the Torrey Canon Oil Company. The output of these companies aggregate 600 barrels of oil per day.

Mr. Bard has 320 acres of land adjoining his home, of which all is being farmed; he has fifty acres of ground surrounding his home, on which is a beautiful and commodious cottage, and very excellent grounds, in which he takes much enjoyment in the collection of flowers and other plants. As one enters the grounds he is confronted by a large triangular bed of scarlet geraniums, making a brilliant show of blossoms. Back of this is a large fountain, and the winding drives branch off in two directions, making curves in divers directions amid groves of trees and flowers and amid the border of evergreen hedges, until the avenues meet in front of the house.

Mr. Bard held for several successive terms the office of Supervisor in the first district of Santa Barbara, before the county of Ventura was formed; he was first elected Supervisor on the Republican ticket, against a Spaniard on the Democratic ticket, when there were not over a dozen Americans in the district. He was the Republican candidate for State Senator in 1877, in the Senatorial district composed ot the three counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. He was defeated, but Ventura and Santa Barbara counties gave him a handsome majority, which was barely overcome by his opponent in San Luis Obispo County. He was also on the Garfield ticket for Elector, in 1880. He was a delegate at large for the State to the memorable convention at Chicago that nominated Mr. Blaine, in 1884.

He married, in 1876, Miss Mary B. Gerberding, daughter of Mr. E. O. Gerberding of San Francisco, who was one of the founders of the San Francisco Bulletin. Mrs. Bard was born in California, in 1858. They have five children, all born in Hueneme, viz.: Beryl B., Mary Louisa, Ann Greenwell, Thomas G. and Elizabeth Parker. Mrs. Bard is an Episcopalian, and Mr. Bard is an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He is a man of liberal views, broad business capacities, and a quiet and unobtrusive gentleman.


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Ventura County Republican Project: History and Rootsweb Genealogy posted by Jon Miller and Tony Larson.

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 487.

Dr. Cephas L. Bard

Dr. Cephas L. Bard, a pioneer of San Buenaventura, of 1868, deserves special mention in this work. Previous to the Revolution the progenitors of the family to which he belongs came to America and settled in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, when the colony was in its infancy. The men were men of character and ability, active in the affairs of the time. The Doctor's father, Robert M. Bard, was a native of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, born in 1810, and for many years practiced law in that county, being at the head of the bar; was a man of talent, a prominent leader, and a candidate for Congress at time of his death. He married Elizabeth Little, a native of Mercersburg, same State, who was born in 1816, the daughter of Doctor P. W. Little. Their family consisted of two sons and two daughters, the Doctor being the third child. He completed his education in a classical course at Chambersburg Academy, and his medical education at the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. His ancestors on the maternal side were nearly all physicians, and on the paternal side Drs. John and Samuel Bard were founders of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York. It is but natural thereford that the subject of this sketch should inherit a taste for this profession. He began his medical studies by entering the office of Dr. A. H. Senseny, a talent physician of Pennsylvania; and while he was pursuing his studies there, he enlisted as private in Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-sixty Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, participated in the battles of the Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. After his term of service had expired he attended lectures at the Jefferson Medical College; and later he passed a satisfactory examination before an army medical board, and was appointed assistant surgeon in the army. Going to the front with his regiment, the Two Hundred and Tenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, he participated in all its successes and reverses, in the Army of the Potomac, until the close of the war. This regiment was a crack one, composed of remnants of several veteran regiments, and was commanded by Colonel William Sergeant, brother-in-law of General Meade, Commander of the Army of the Potomac, and its history shows that it ever was in the front when the battle raged most fiercely, and its casualties were enormous. Its greatest losses occurred at Hatcher's Run, Dabney's Mills, the fights before Petersburg, Gravelly Run and Five Forks. One flag of truce sent in by Lee at Appomattox passed through a portion of this regiment deployed as skirmishers. By an official order one assistant surgeon was always with his regiment in order to give instant aid, and Bard was ever with his command, and on several occasions, when meeting with reverses, he remained behind exposed to the volleys of his friends as well as those of his foes.

Returning home he continued his practice until 1868, when he came to Ventura County, California, where for twenty-two years, with exception of two years devoted to study in Eastern cities, he has been identified with all the interests of the place of his adoption. He was the first American physician with a diploma to locate in this county. By devotion to his calling and ambition for excellence he has justly attained an enviable reputation.

His professional character has been shaped by his army experience and residence in a frontier country. Debarred association with the professional brethren and remote surgical supplies, he is bold, self-reliant and full of expedients. An accomplished rider and well versed in the language and ways of the native Californians, he seems to be "to the manner born." A description of his long rides; his varied adventures in mountains and swollen streams; his contact with characters not met with now, and his reminiscences of men and things, would make a most interesting book. He has not allowed himself to become an old fogy, but by close study, and by attendance at the Eastern medical schools, he has kept fully abreast of the times. He is at present a member of the Board of Pension Examiners, President of the County Medical Society, and Surgeon to the County Hospital.

He is a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Grand Army of the Republic, and Knights Templar, and is a Republican in his political sympathies and a Presbyterian in his religious opinions. His residence is one that in all its features and appointments exhibits refinement and taste.

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Cephas' grandparents were Thomas Bard and Jane McFarland. Thomas was a Captain, in the Revolutionary War, and a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature.

Descendants of Thomas Bard

1 Thomas Bard b: 02 Apr 1769 in Peters Twnsp,Franklin Cnty,PA d: 09 Jul 1845
.. +Jane Cochran McFarland b: 17 Dec 1783 m: 26 Mar 1807 d: 31 Aug 1857
........ 2 Richard Bard b: 17 Feb 1806 in Peters Twnsp, Franklin Cnty, PA d: 09 Aug 1867 in Allegheny City, (Pittsburgh), PA
............ +Eliza Jane Carson b: 23 Mar 1816 in Mercersburg, Franklin Cnty, PA m: 1832 d: Dec 1860
................... 3 (Andrew) Melville Bard b: in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA d: 1885 in Watertown, SD
................... 3 Mary Emma Bard b: in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA
....................... +Alexander Lowrey Boggs
............................. 4 Clara Louise Boggs
................... 3 Thomas Carson Bard b: 10 Apr 1835 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA d: See Notes
................... 3 Robert Washington Bard b: 20 Apr 1837 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA d: 11 Feb 1863 in Camp Humphrey's, VA
................... 3 Andrew Melville Bard b: 1839 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA
................... 3 James William Bard b: 1841 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA d: 1874 in Baton Rouge, LA
....................... +Mary Clark b: in New Castle, PA m: 1870
................... 3 Elliot Bard b: 19 Dec 1843 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA d: 09 Sep 1926
....................... +Mary M Frazier b: 09 Jun 1846 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Cnty, PA m: 23 Apr 1872
............................. 4 James Frazier Bard b: 04 May 1874
................................. +Anna Cochran Johnson m: 10 May 1898
........................................ 5 Catharine Frazier Bard
........................................ 5 Richard Johnston Bard
........................................ 5 Elliot Bard
............................. 4 Margaret Carson Bard b: 14 May 1877
................................. +Elie Fritz Gustave Henri Faure m: 07 Oct 1902
........................................ 5 Gustave Melville Bard Faure
........................................ 5 Mary Alice Faure
................... 3 Richard Bard b: 31 Dec 1845 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA d: 19 Feb 1911
....................... +Ellen Bushnell Morehead b: 06 Nov 1847 in New Castle, Lawrence Cnty, PA m: 21 Sep 1871 in Pittsburgh, PA d: 08 Nov 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA
............................. 4 Eva Morehead Bard b: 28 Sep 1873 d: 01 Aug 1942
................................. +Robert Oliver Fulton b: 11 Jun 1875 m: 21 Sep 1904 d: 05 Jun 1935
........................................ 5 Eleanor Bard Fulton b: 07 Sep 1905
............................................ +Henry A McCracken b: 13 Sep 1901 m: 20 Sep 1930 d: 23 Oct 1956
.................................................. 6 Living McCracken
...................................................... +Malcolm S Pringle b: 03 Apr 1928
.................................................. 6 Living McCracken
...................................................... +Living Wood
........................................ 5 Frances Elizabeth Fulton b: 08 Aug 1907
............................................ +John V McClymonds b: 10 Aug 1906 m: 14 Apr 1932
.................................................. 6 Living McClymonds
...................................................... +Living Williams
............................................................. 7 Living McClymonds
............................................................. 7 Living McClymonds
............................................................. 7 Living McClymonds
........................................ 5 Robert OliverFulton, Jr. b: 11 Nov 1911
............................................ +Living Moore
........................................ *2nd Wife of Robert OliverFulton, Jr.:
............................................ +Elizabeth Mechling b: 17 Mar 1913 m: 26 Oct 1939 d: 20 Aug 1971
........................................ 5 Lillian Jane Fulton b: 26 Oct 1916 d: 01 Apr 1953
............................................ +Harold L Lefever m: Aug 1943
............................. 4 Richard Bard b: 21 Feb 1876 d: 03 Jul 1932
................................. +Netta Schnell b: in Grafton, PA
........................................ 5 Richard Bard b: 21 Sep 1908
............................................ +? Phillips b: in New York, NY
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
........................................ 5 Elizabeth Morehead Bard b: 17 Feb 1910
............................. 4 Andrew Melville Bard b: 29 Sep 1879 d: 03 Oct 1884
............................. 4 Thomas Henderson Bard b: 11 Feb 1882 in New Castle, PA d: 29 Mar 1949 in Mt. Lebanon Cem., Pittsburgh, PA
................................. +Susan Phillips Dysart b: 02 Dec 1886 in Alexandria, PA m: 14 May 1909 in Alexandria, PA d: 23 Feb 1977 in Aliquippa, PA
........................................ 5 Thomas Dysart Bard b: 10 Jul 1910 in Pittsburgh, PA d: 09 Mar 1986 in Osprey, FL
............................................ +Henrietta Ruth Raymond b: 20 Sep 1920 in Pittsburgh, PA m: 29 Apr 1939 in Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA d: 09 Aug 1962 in Buffalo General, Hospital, Buffalo, NY
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
...................................................... +Living Schnaubelt
............................................................. 7 Living Bard
............................................................. 7 Living Bard
.................................................. *2nd Wife of Living Bard:
...................................................... +Living Imhoff
.................................................. *3rd Wife of Living Bard:
...................................................... +Living Spychaj
............................................................. 7 Living Bard
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
...................................................... +Living Szypajlo
............................................................. 7 Living Bard
............................................................. 7 Living Bard
........................................ *2nd Wife of Thomas Dysart Bard:
............................................ +Alma Theresa Brassovan b: 10 May 1921 in Cincinnati, OH m: 05 Aug 1964 in Clarence, NY, USA d: 31 Jan 1991 in Sarasota, FL
........................................ 5 Mary Bard b: 18 Jan 1912 in Pittsburgh, PA d: 18 May 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA
........................................ 5 Susanne Bard b: 28 Jun 1921 in Pittsburgh, PA
............................................ +Dale Malcolm Van Ormer b: 22 May 1915 in Pittsburgh, PA m: 26 Jun 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA d: 14 Feb 1987 in Bardstown, KY
.................................................. 6 Living Van Ormer
...................................................... +Living Uyak
............................................................. 7 Living Uyak
............................................................. 7 Living Uyak
............................................................. 7 Living Uyak
............................................................. 7 Living Uyak
.................................................. 6 Living Van Ormer
...................................................... +Living Forrest
............................................................. 7 Living Van Ormer
............................................................. 7 Living Van Ormer
............................................................. 7 Living Van Ormer
.................................................. 6 Living Van Ormer
...................................................... +Living Reagen
................... 3 Agnes Carson Bard b: 29 Jan 1851 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA d: 1925 in London, England
....................... +Frank M Stuchfield b: in Hanwell, England m: 02 Sep 1875 d: 14 Aug 1900 in New Brighton, PA
............................. 4 Bessie Bard Stuchfield
............................. 4 Ellen Davis Stuchfield
............................. 4 Frank Bard Stuchfield
............................. 4 Cora Lotta Stuchfield
................... 3 Lillie (Eliza) Jane Bard b: 29 Jul 1854 in Allegheny City, (Pittsburgh), Allegheny Cnty, PA d: 02 Mar 1923 in Connellsville, Allegheny Cnty, PA
....................... +William Alexander Edie b: 27 Sep 1847 in Shousetown, (Glen Willard), Allegheny Cnty, PA m: 25 Sep 1878 d: 01 Nov 1908 in Connellsville, Allegheny Cnty, PA
............................. 4 Elliot Bard Edie b: 25 Jul 1879 in Baltimore, MD d: 26 Nov 1959
............................. 4 Mary Carson Edie b: 27 May 1882 in Beaver Cnty, PA d: 28 Jun 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA
............................. 4 William Woodburn Edie b: 09 May 1889 in Connellsville, Fayette, PA d: 27 Oct 1974
................... 3 Sophia McLaren Bard b: 20 Sep 1856 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Cnty, PA d: 29 Jul 1899
....................... +John Dutton Steele b: in Coatsville, PA m: Apr 1885 d: Apr 1887 in McKeesport, PA
............................. 4 Hugh Exton Steele b: Jul 1886 in McKeesport, PA
............................. 4 Hannah Bard Steele b: Nov 1887 in Coatsville, PA
........ 2 Robert McFarland Bard b: 12 Dec 1809 in Peters Twnsp, Franklin Cnty, PA d: 28 Jan 1851 in Chambersburg, Franklin Cnty, PA
............ +Elizabeth Smith Little b: 12 Dec 1813 in Mercersburg, Franklin Cnty, PA m: 12 Feb 1839 d: 07 Dec 1881 in Hueneme, Ventura Cnty, CA
................... 3 Mary Parker Bard b: 15 Apr 1840 in Chambersburg, Franklin Cnty, PA
................... 3 Thomas Robert Bard b: 08 Dec 1841 in Chambersburg, Franklin Cnty, PA d: 05 Mar 1915 in "Berylwood", Hueneme, CA
....................... +Mary Beatrice Gerberding b: 23 Jan 1858 m: 17 Apr 1876 in San Francisco, CA
............................. 4 Robert Bard b: 12 Feb 1877 in "Berylwood", Hueneme, CA d: 31 Dec 1878 in Hueneme, Ventura County, CA
............................. 4 Beryl Beatrice Bard b: 19 Sep 1878 in "Berylwood", Hueneme, CA
............................. 4 Mary Louise Bard b: 04 Jan 1883 in "Berylwood", Hueneme, CA
................................. +Roger Gaythorne Edwards m: 26 Aug 1905
............................. 4 Anna Greenwell Bard b: 05 Oct 1884 in Santa Barbara, CA
............................. 4 Thomas Gerberding Bard b: 07 Mar 1886 in "Berylwood", Hueneme, CA
............................. 4 Elizabeth Parker Bard b: 28 Jul 1888 in Santa Barbara, CA
................................. +? Shand
............................. 4 Richard Bard b: 17 Feb 1892 in "Berylwood", Hueneme, CA d: 22 Aug 1969 in Moorpark, Ventura County, CA
................................. +Joanna March Boyd b: 19 Sep 1890 in Ballard, CA m: 11 Apr 1916 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA d: 27 Dec 1988
........................................ 5 Joanna March Bard b: 12 Nov 1917 in Oxnard, CA
............................................ +Henry Travers Newton b: 21 Jun 1914 in Houston, TX m: 22 Oct 1942 in New York City, NY, USA
.................................................. 6 Living Newton
...................................................... +Living Riccardi
............................................................. 7 Living Riccardi
.................................................. 6 Living Newton
...................................................... +Living Ferrara
............................................................. 7 Living Ferrara
.................................................. 6 Living Newton
........................................ 5 Katharine Poe Bard b: 09 Sep 1919 in Oxnard, CA
............................................ +John Townsend Wollman b: 01 Nov 1915 in Los Angeles, CA m: 14 Feb 1944 in Hueneme, CA, USA
.................................................. 6 Living Wollman
...................................................... +Living Wilson
............................................................. 7 Living Wollman
.................................................. *2nd Wife of Living Wollman:
...................................................... +Living Mix
............................................................. 7 Living Wollman
.................................................. 6 Living Wollman
.................................................. 6 Living Wollman
.................................................. 6 Living Wollman
........................................ 5 Richard Bard b: 03 Dec 1921 in Oxnard, CA
............................................ +Barbara Ann Hitchcock b: 04 Apr 1922 in Santa Barbara, CA m: 14 Feb 1943 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA d: 06 Jan 1988 in Colville, WA
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
...................................................... +Living Ward
............................................................. 7 Living Ward
............................................................. 7 Living Ward
............................................................. 7 Living Ward
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
...................................................... +Living Bristow
............................................................. 7 Living Bristow
............................................................. 7 Living Bristow
............................................................. 7 Living Bristow
........................................ 5 Archibald Bard b: 29 Oct 1923 in Oxnard, CA
............................................ +Carla Marise Henny b: 12 Nov 1928 in London, England m: 28 Dec 1948 in Berkeley, CA, USA
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
...................................................... +Living Hogue
............................................................. 7 Living Bard
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
.................................................. 6 Living Bard
...................................................... +Living Pope
........................................ 5 Margaret Alexander Bard b: 11 Dec 1928 in Oxnard, CA
............................................ +John G Fall b: 09 Jul 1926 in Los Angeles, CA m: 22 Dec 1951 in Moorpark, CA, USA
.................................................. 6 Living Fall
.................................................. 6 Living Fall
.................................................. 6 Living Fall
.................................................. 6 Living Fall
.................................................. 6 Living Fall
............................. 4 Archibald Philip Bard b: 25 Oct 1898 in "Berylwood", Hueneme, CA d: 05 Apr 1977 in Santa Barbara, CA
................................. +Harriet Hunt b: 27 Jul 1898 in Evanston, IL m: 29 Jun 1922 d: 09 Apr 1964 in Baltimore, MD
........................................ 5 Virginia Hunt Bard b: 10 Apr 1923 in Princeton, NJ
............................................ +Moulton K Johnson
.................................................. 6 Living Johnson
...................................................... +Living Enrico
............................................................. 7 Living Enrico
.................................................. 6 Living Johnson
...................................................... +Living Shinault
.................................................. 6 Living Johnson
...................................................... +Living Regan
............................................................. 7 Living Johnson
.................................................. 6 Living Johnson
........................................ 5 Elizabeth Stanton Bard b: 06 Mar 1926 in Cambridge, MA
............................................ +Bernard T O'Conner
........................................ *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Stanton Bard:
............................................ +Jack Payne Stevens
............................. *2nd Wife of Archibald Philip Bard:
................................. +Janet MacKenzie Rioch b: 25 Jan 1905 m: 25 Jan 1965 d: 16 Nov 1974
............................. *3rd Wife of Archibald Philip Bard:
................................. +Colleen ? b: 17 Apr 1921 in Singapore m: 08 Jan 1976 in Ventura Cnty, CA
................... 3 Cephas Little Bard b: 07 Apr 1843 in Chambersburg, Franklin Cnty, PA d: 20 Apr 1902 in San Buenaventura, Ventura County, CA
....................... +Clara Winter Gerberding b: 05 Sep 1847 m: 25 Oct 1871 in San Francisco, CA d: 12 Jan 1905 in San Buenaventura, Ventura County, CA
............................. 4 Mary Blanche Bard b: 22 Aug 1872 in San Buenaventura, Ventura County, CA
............................. 4 Albert Marius Bard b: 04 Aug 1879 in "Berylwood", Hueneme, CA d: 1905 in Brussels, Belgium
................... 3 Louisa Jane Bard b: 03 Jun 1844 in Chambersburg, Franklin Cnty, PA
........ 2 Thomas Poe Bard b: 09 Oct 1811 in Peters Twnsp, Franklin Cnty, PA d: 31 May 1835
............ +Matilda Van Lear Cowan b: 16 Feb 1817 in Mercersburg, Franklin Cnty, PA m: 29 Nov 1836 d: 04 Mar 1880
................... 3 Jennie McFarland Bard b: 30 Mar 1838 d: 1908
....................... +William Dugdale b: Jun 1842 m: 18 Oct 1866
............................. 4 Jennie Bard Dugdale
................... 3 Maria Louisa Bard b: 06 Nov 1842 d: 19 Nov 1882
................... 3 John Edwin Bard b: 29 Jan 1845 d: 13 Jun 1845
................... 3 Susan Emma Bard b: 16 May 1848 d: 18 Jul 1848
................... 3 William Bard b: 10 May 1854 d: 10 Jun 1854
........ 2 John Bard b: 10 Sep 1813 in Peters Twnsp, Franklin Cnty, PA d: 16 Apr 1888 in Sedalia, MO
............ +Mary Poe Evans b: 10 Jun 1816 m: 01 Feb 1837 d: 08 May 1891
................... 3 Richard Alexander Bard b: 23 Dec 1837 d: 1873
....................... +Lucia McIntosh m: 1868
............................. 4 Daniel Bard
................... 3 William Evans Bard b: 13 Aug 1840 in Franklin Cnty, PA d: 14 Feb 1900 in Sedalia, MO
....................... +Sarah Elizabeth Talbot m: 21 Sep 1864 d: 08 Aug 1881
............................. 4 William Evans Bard b: 30 Jan 1866
................................. +Mazie McGrew m: 28 Nov 1891
............................. 4 Mary Talbot Bard b: 08 Feb 1868
................................. +Dewitt Clinton Browne m: 26 Jun 1886
........................................ 5 Bard Browne
........................................ 5 Virginia Browne
............................. 4 Charles Harlan Bard b: 28 Nov 1869
................................. +Anna Mertz m: 16 Sep 1896
............................. 4 Lillie Moore Bard b: 17 Sep 1871
................................. +Charles Van Antwerp m: 12 Nov 1896
............................. 4 Levi Bard b: 24 Dec 1873
................................. +Mary West m: 05 Jan 1899
............................. 4 Frances Elizabeth Bard b: 26 Feb 1876
................................. +Harry E Hyatt m: 01 Jun 1898
........................................ 5 Harry Harding Hyatt
................... *2nd Wife of William Evans Bard:
....................... +Anna Isbell m: 10 Nov 1889
............................. 4 Mildred Gentry Bard b: 11 Dec 1890
................... 3 Robert McFarland Bard b: 10 Aug 1842
....................... +Arabella Robertson d: 13 May 1904
............................. 4 Maude Bard
............................. 4 Ora Bard
................... 3 Mary Wilkinson Bard b: 09 Oct 1844 d: 01 Aug 1845
................... 3 Ellen Jane Bard b: 15 Dec 1846 in Winchester, IL
....................... +Arthur Paine Morey b: in Stratford, VT m: 04 May 1869
............................. 4 Richard Morey
............................. 4 Walter Morey
............................. 4 Laura Calma Morey
............................. 4 Jennie Jasper Morey
................... 3 Kate Bard b: 13 Dec 1848
....................... +Marcellus Garton m: 1873
............................. 4 Claude Garton
............................. 4 Rilla Garton
............................. 4 Colvic Garton
............................. 4 Nelle Garton
............................. 4 Bruce Garton
............................. 4 Lillie Garton
............................. 4 Lottie Garton
............................. 4 Edwin Garton
................... 3 Fannie Bard b: 11 Jun 1851 d: Apr 1900
................... 3 Georgetta Bard b: 31 May 1854
....................... +William S Young m: 27 May 1874
............................. 4 Etta Young
............................. 4 Roscoe Young
............................. 4 Lena Young
............................. 4 Roxie Young
............................. 4 Arla Young
............................. 4 Carl Young
............................. 4 Gerry Young
................... 3 Mattie Homes Bard b: 17 Jan 1859
....................... +James William Snoddy m: 07 May 1882
............................. 4 Ola Snoddy
............................. 4 Ethel Snoddy
............................. 4 Lois Snoddy
............................. 4 Mary Snoddy
............................. 4 Bard Snoddy
............................. 4 Laurence Snoddy
........ 2 Archibald Bard b: 09 Nov 1815 in Peters Twnsp, Franklin Cnty, PA d: 03 May 1895 in Dayton, KY
............ +Elizabeth ? d: 01 Aug 1895
................... 3 Jennie Bard
........ 2 Oliver Barbour Bard b: 1817 in Peters Twnsp, Franklin Cnty, PA d: See Notes
........ 2 Eliza Catharine Bard b: 04 Apr 1823 in Peters Twnsp, Franklin Cnty, PA d: 06 Oct 1823
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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 536.

Henry W. Baker

Henry W. Baker, one of the prominent ranchers of Saticoy, came to California in 1859, and to his present ranch in the fall of 1875. He was born in New Hampshire, December 28, 1828. His father, Davis Baker, was a native of that state, born about the year 1790. He was a faithful member of the Congregational Church, passed his life on a farm, and died in 1842. The ancestors of the family were English people. Mr. Baker's mother, nee Hannah Church, was a daughter of Mr. Elihu Church. Henry W. Baker was one of a family of nine children, seven of whom are now living. He received his education in the public schools of his native state, and his life has been principally devoted to agricultural pursuits. He purchased a farm in Lake County, California, in 1866, which he improved and on which he was engaged in general farming for nine years, raising both stock and grain. At the end of that time he sold out and went East on a visit. Upon his return to California, he bought his present farm of forty acres, and has since added forty acres more to it. This property he has improved by building, tree-planting, etc. In his orchard he has apples, pears, peaches, apricots, prunes, figs, oranges and lemons. He is doing a grain and bean farming.

Mr. Baker is a Republican and is one of the reliable and substantial men of Ventura County. His widowed sister, Mrs. Leavitt, keeps house for him. She is a member of the Congregational Church.

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Henry's parents were Davis Baker and Hannah Church.

Descendants of Davis Baker

1 Davis Baker b: 24 Jun 1791 in Campton, Grafton, NH d: 13 Jun 1842
.. +Hannah Church b: 1794 m: 27 Oct 1814 d: 1843
........ 2 Deborah Davis Baker b: 10 Sep 1815 in Campton, NH
............ +George Washington Keniston b: 22 Dec 1810 m: 14 Sep 1837 d: 29 Sep 1884
................... 3 Emma Elizabeth Keniston b: 11 Feb 1839 in Campton, NH
....................... +William Thornton b: Private
................... 3 George Hancock Keniston b: 29 Sep 1840
....................... +Ann Childs b: Private
................... 3 Davis Baker Keniston b: 01 Jul 1850
....................... +Elizabeth Howe b: Private m: 04 Jan 1876
............................. 4 Davis Baker Keniston II b: 14 Sep 1880 in Campton, NH. d: 20 Feb 1954 in Boston, Ma where he was a Judge.
............................. 4 Elizabeth Howe Keniston b: Private
................................. +Walter Clark b: Private in vr.
............................. 4 Sarah Thorndike Keniston b: Private
........ 2 Walter Wyatt Baker b: in Campton, NH
............ +Elizabeth L. Noyes
........ 2 Hannah Baker b: in Campton, NH
............ +Gardner Spencer
........ 2 Freeman Baker b: in Campton, NH
............ +Sarah L. Noyes
........ *2nd Wife of Freeman Baker:
............ +Ellen M. Case
........ 2 Elihu Church Baker b: in Campton, NH
............ +Adeline A. Parker
........ 2 Henry Woodward Baker b: 1828 in Campton, NH d: Aft. 1891 in Saticoy, Ventura County, California
........ 2 Henrietta Baker b: in Campton, NH d: Aft. 1891 in Saticoy, Ventura County, California
............ +Jeremiah Leavitt d: Bef. 1891
........ 2 Edward Payson Baker b: in Campton, NH
............ +Leora A. Parker
........ 2 Moses Roger Baker b: in Campton, NH
........ 2 Davis Baker b: 1820 in Campton, NH d: 1900
............ +Statira Spencer b: 1820 in Campton, Grafton, NH m: 1841 in Campton, Grafton, NH d: 1887
................... 3 Clara Baker b: in Manchester, NH


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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 369.

F. W. Baker [Editor inserted: Frederic William Baker]

F. W. Baker is one of the representative business men of the city of Ventura. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, May 7, 1853, the son of F. W. and Mary L. (Eaton) Baker, the former a native of Vermont, of Scotch descent, and the latter of Cambridge, Massachusetts, of English ancestry. Mr. Baker was the oldest of four children. He attended the Winchester High School and also the Massachusetts Agricultural College. His first work for himself was in the dry-goods business with Jordan, Marsh & Co., of Boston. Not being suited with that position, he obtained a place in the wholesale hardware store of Hogan, Clark & Sleeper, and remained with them two years, when the great Boston fire occurred and they were burned out. He then accepted an offer to travel for Baker & Hamilton, a San Francisco hardware house, remaining in their employ four years. At the expiration of that time he engaged in business for himself in Napa, under the firm name of Stone & Baker, doing a tin and hardware business. Two years later he sold out to his partner, returned to San Francisco, and again entered the employ of Baker & Hamilton, working for them two years longer.

Mr. Baker then came to Ventura and purchased the store of E. A. Edward, who had been the pioneer hardware man of the place. This purchase was made in April, 1879, and, with the exception of one year, Mr. Baker has conducted the business and has been very successful. From time to time, as necessity demanded, he has increased his facilities for doing business. The little building that once served for a store room has given place to a fine two-story brick, 30 x 75 feet, and the first building, moved to the rear, is used for a warehouse. The store occupies both the lower and upper story of the new building. Mr. Baker has the only elevator in the city. He owns a factory, 30 x 50 feet, in which he manufactures tinware, honey and fruit cans in large quantities. He employs five men all the time and in the busy season seven or eight. His business extends all over the county, and some of his manufactures are shipped all over the State. In one season he made 12,000 sixty-pound honey cans, and many thousand smaller ones. They adopted a plan that every person who purchased $1 worth of goods should have a guess on how many cans they were making. The one who guessed the nearest was paid $50, the next $25, and the third $10. This store is No. 216 Main street, between Oak and Palm.

Mr. Baker was united in marriage to Miss Annie M. Sheriden in 1880. She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of S. N. Sheriden, of Ventura. They have three interesting children, two sons and a daughter, all born in Ventura, viz.: George L., Frederick N., and Annie M.

Mr. Baker is Senior Warden of the Masonic Lodge, F. & A. M.; is also K. of P., and District Deputy of the order to the Grand Lodge. Politically he is a Republican. Mr. Baker is a stockholder in the Ventura Gas Company, and does his full share in all public enterprises. He is the owner of a good home, where he resides with his family, and also owns other valuable real estate.

Mrs. Baker is a member of the Congregational Church.

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Frederic's grandparents were John Kelsey Baker and Elizabeth Ross. Their descendants include:

Descendants of John Kelsey Baker

1 John Kelsey Baker b: 1775 in Lancaster, MA
.. +Elizabeth (Betsey) Ross b: 1788 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA m: 27 Nov 1808
........ 2 Frederic William Baker b: 01 Nov 1822 in Parishville, NY d: 13 Jun 1885 in Los Angeles, CA
............ +Mary I. Eaton b: in Woburn, MA m: 25 Dec 1850 d: 08 Jul 1875 in Winchester, MA
................... 3 Livingston L. Baker
................... 3 Frederic William Baker, Jr. b: 07 May 1852 in Boston, MA d: in Ventura County, California
....................... +Anna Neall b: in Ventura County, CA m: 1880 in Ventura County, California
............................. 4 George L. Baker b: in Ventura County, California
............................. 4 Frederick N. Baker b: in Ventura County, California
............................. 4 Annie M. Baker b: in Ventura County, California
................... 3 George Livingstone Baker b: 25 Mar 1855 in Boston, MA d: 31 Aug 1879 in San Francisco, CA
................... 3 Mary Louisa Baker b: 26 Mar 1858 in Winchester, MA
....................... +Dennis B. Winn b: in Winchester, MA m: 11 Oct 1876
............................. 4 Lora B. Winn b: 24 Dec 1877
............................. 4 Ida T. Winn b: 08 Nov 1879
............................. 4 Henry B. Winn b: 06 Nov 1881
............................. 4 Alanson Winn b: 05 Dec 1883
............................. 4 Mary Louisa Winn b: 25 Jun 1886
................... 3 Arthur E. Baker b: 02 Aug 1861
........ 2 Eliza Rebecca Baker b: 1810 d: 1850 in Boston, MA
........ 2 Sophia Caroline Baker b: 1815 d: 13 Mar 1828 in Portland, ME (complications of burns)
........ 2 Charles Chase Baker b: 1817 d: in Infancy
........ 2 George A. Baker b: 10 Apr 1820 in Parishville, NY d: 21 May 1870 in Boston, MA
............ +Charlotte E. Burgess b: in Boston, MA m: 08 May 1845
................... 3 Charlotte Evelyn Baker
....................... +Leon Harvier b: in New York City, NY
................... 3 Florence A. Baker
....................... +Samuel W. Clifford b: in Boston, MA m: 03 Jul 1878
........ 2 Livingston L. Baker b: 02 Aug 1827 in Portland, ME d: 21 Dec 1892 in San Francisco, CA
............ +Caroline M. Wakefield b: in Somerville, MA m: 20 Dec 1859 d: 26 Oct 1874 in Cambridge, MA
................... 3 Caroline Baker b: 02 Feb 1864 in CA d: Jun 1864 in CA
................... 3 Wakefield Baker b: 02 Jul 1866 in San Francisco, CA
....................... +Cordelia Thomas b: in San Francisco, CA m: 12 Jun 1890 in San Francisco, CA
............................. 4 Livingston L. Baker II b: 06 Mar 1891
............................. 4 Wakefield Baker, Jr. b: 22 Dec 1892
........ *2nd Wife of Livingston L. Baker:
............ +Ellen Stone m: 16 Nov 1875 in San Francisco, CA
................... 3 Kate Rosalie Baker b: 07 Nov 1870 in San Francisco, CA d: 23 Nov 1881 in San Francisco, CA
................... 3 Philip Stone Baker b: 27 Sep 1876
................... 3 Herbert Ross Baker b: 02 Jun 1883 in San Francisco, CA
................... 3 Leavitt Baker b: 02 Dec 1885 in San Francisco, CA
................... 3 Helen Baker b: 03 Jun 1888
................... 3 Dorothy Baker b: 1890
........ 2 Mary Caroline Baker b: 1830 in Portland, ME d: 1839 in Boston, MA
........ 2 Twins Baker b: Abt. 1832
*2nd Wife of John Kelsey Baker:
.. +Rebecca Ross m: 24 Feb 1799 in Portland, ME d: 1806 in Burlington, VT
........ 2 Albert J. Kelsol Baker b: Dec 1799 in Portland, ME d: 1849 in Boston, MA
............ +Eliza Sears Lamphier m: 1826 in Washington, DC d: 1865
................... 3 John Kelsol Baker b: in Washington, DC d: in Washington, DC, in infancy
................... 3 Harriet Rebecca Baker b: in Washington, DC
....................... +Henry C. Windsor b: in of Washington, DC m: Abt. 1857 in Washington, DC
............................. 4 Eva Rebecca Windsor b: 1858 in Washington, DC
................................. +F.C. Adams m: 1884
........................................ 5 Helen Windsor Adams b: 1885
........................................ 5 Harry W. Adams b: 1887
............................. 4 Florence Windsor b: 1860 in Washington, DC d: Abt. 1860 in Washington, DC
................... 3 Eliza Lamphier Baker b: in Washington, DC d: 1882 in Washington, DC
....................... +David G. Brennan
................... 3 Davis Dodge Baker b: in Washington, DC d: in Washington, DC, in infancy
................... 3 Albert John Kelsol Baker b: in Washington, DC d: 1865
....................... +Imogene McCuthson b: in Washington, DC
........ 2 Daniel Davis Dodge Baker b: Bet. 1802 - 1803 in Burlington, VT d: 1837 in Matagorda, TX

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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 329.

Mathew Atmore

Mathew Atmore, of Santa Paula, is another one of the many brave and worthy pioneers of the great State of California, and is justly entitled to honorable mention in a work of this character. A sketch of his life is as follows:

Mathew Atmore was born in England in 1837. His parents, Mathew and Maria (Pond) Atmore, were English people, and his father was a Methodist minister. The family came to America in 1846, when the subject of this sketch was nine years of age, and settled at Battle Creek, Michigan. There young Atmore was sent to school. When seventeen years old he ran away from home with an older brother, Charles (now of Denver), came across the plains to California, and went into the mines in El Dorado County, where he mined for a year, making $600 clear. They then returned to Michigan and remained at home during the winter. The following spring their father furnished them with money to come back to California, and when they reached the mines they were $600 in debt, which they paid after mining three months. The second year they engaged in freighting from Sacramento to Virginia. Some idea of the difficulties and expenses of freighting in those days may be obtained from the following facts: seven yoke of oxen and a large wagon cost $1,400; the cost per yoke to shoe the oxen was $7. Seven yoke of oxen were required to each wagon; their freight was heavy castings for stamp-mills, each wagon being capable of hauling six tons, and the price per pound for freighting being thirteen cents; in addition to the castings they also carried a ton of hay and a ton of ground feed; the roads down the mountain sides were very bad, and the grade so steep in some places that the rear wheels were run down with wooden shoes; the toll of these mountain roads was $40 for a single trip, and twenty-two days were required to make the journy. On two trips they brought back silver ore, in sacks of $250 each. On the last trip one of the sacks was stolen, and they afterward refused to take the risk of freighting silver. They followed this business two years, always receiving their pay in checks, the only kind they dare take, for the country was infested with thieves.

At this time the great war of the Rebellion burst upon the country, and when the news of the firing on Fort Sumter, and, later, the battle of Bull Run, reached the far West, the patriotic enthusiasm of every loyal man was fired, and each stood ready to serve his country. Mr. Atmore enlisted in 1861, in Company K, Second Cavalry, California Volunteers, and was in garrison in San Francisco until the following July. At that time, the Utah expedition was organized and placed under command of Colonel P. Edwin Conner of the Third Infantry. Six companies of cavalry and ten of infantry started for Salt Lake City July 10, 1862. In Nevada the expedition was reorganized, and in September the march was continued. They established Fort Ruby, and two companies were left to garrison the fort. At the Jordan River, forty miles south of Salt Lake City, they were met with orders from Brigham Young to proceed no farther. The answer sent to Mr. Young was that they would cross the Jordan River if hell were at the bottom. At sundown, October 10, the bugle sounded for dress parade. They formed inline when the answer was read, and the order given to march at 3 o'clock the next morning and take eighty rounds of cartridges; the artillery were to take all the ammunition they could carry. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, they were in Salt Lake City. Mr. Atmore's company was in the advance, and as they entered the city there was not a Mormon in sight. They were hailed with delight by the American residents, and the Governor of the Territory made them a speech of welcome on the public square. On an eminence overlooking the city, two and a fourth miles away, with the mountains in the rear, with a splendid view of the country for forty miles in front and with a bountiful supply of water, they went into temporary quarters. They dug holes, ten feet square and four feet deep, and placed logs around the top, on which they built their tents. In these they passed the winter, and here they permanently established Fort Douglas, which still stands there, although efforts have been made for its removal. The object of this expedition was to protect the Americans at Salt Lake City from any rebellious movement on the part of the Mormons, and also to prevent the renegade Indians from their frequent deeds of murder and plunder. At this time their deeds had been formidable, and many American citizens had been surprised, murdered and robbed by them. There was a band of some 600 red men overrunning that part of the country, and the soldiers under Colonel Conner had had several skirmishes with them. Many of the soldiers had crossed the plains and had sustained not a little suffering from the hands of the Indians, one man having been scorched to the knees by them; and the determination of the commander was to punish the Indians for these outrages.

Colonel Conner waited until the snow was two feet deep, and the Indians had established their winter quarters, when he decided to make an attack. The Indian camp was 140 miles away, fourteen miles from the town of Logan, with only an Indian trail from Logan to the camp. The expedition consisted of 256 cavalry, and twenty-five infantry to escort the wagon train. They took one 12-pound howitzer, with six men, all under the command of Lieutenant Honeyman Hough. The distance was made in four days and nights, and the advance guard captured four Indians at the town of Logan, to prevent news of their arrival being carried to the camp. They left Logan in the evening and the next morning at sunrise drew up on the south bank of the Bear River, a quarter of a mile below the Indian camp. The river at the ford was three feet deep, with ice on either bank, and great difficulty was experienced in getting the broncos across. The Indians were ready to receive them, there being 1,100 in camp, men, women and children, with 600 braves, some of the latter being mounted and riding around in circles, as if to intimidate the whites. The order was given to dismount and charge, when within a short distance of the enemy. Mr. Atmore and his comrade took aim at the chief nearest them, and, without orders, fired, and the chief Bear Hunter, dropped from his horse. When within ten feet of the Indians, the order was given to fire. The fight lasted until about half-past nine o'clock. The Indians had had a black flag out all morning, indicated no quarter. About 10 o'clock a white shirt was hoisted in its place. The interpreter was ordered to tell the women and children to come out, and a call was made for ten volunteers to go down to the head of the ravine and keep them from escaping to the hills. Twelve went, Mr. Atmore being one of the number. They were met by forty Indians and a fierce conflict ensued. Inside of twenty minutes two of the whites were killed and four wounded. (Adolphus Roe, Company K, of Berrien County Michigan, and J. Adams, same company, Third Infantry, from Roxbury, Massachusetts, were the killed.) At this time the troops were ordered to close in, and in less than fifteen minutes the fight was over. Orders were given to kill the wounded Indians, and the men who had suffered by them in crossing the plains were not slow to obey the command. The Union loss was twenty-two killed and fifty-four wounded, out of a total of less than 300 men. Not more than 100 fighting Indians got away, the women and children were not molested, and the command returned with about 600 ponies; twenty-five of the best horses they could not catch, and they were shot. The camp was full of plunder and the soldiers were six days in returning to the fort. In the spring they started after Pocatello, the chief of the renegade Snakes, who, however, made good his escape. That summer they were engaged in fighting the Indians on the overland route. In October they made peace, and thus ended the Indian troubles. Mr. Atmore returned to Salt Lake City, was mustered out of service, and went East. Twenty-six of them paid a man $100 to take them to the Missouri River, and most of the way they found it necessary to walk to keep from freezing.

Mr. Atmore then settled in Van Buren County, Michigan, and remained there twelve years; then spent a winter in Nebraska, after which he came to Santa Paula, California, in 1876. He worked for two years by the day, and then bought a Government claim of sixty-two acres, located six miles east of Santa Paula. He also purchased a water-right and afterward sold a part of it for $3,000, reserving four inches of water. He then bought twenty-five acres of land at $100 per acre. He has here erected a comfortable home, surrounded by trees of his own planting.

Mr. Atmore was married in 1865 to Miss Mary E. Graham, a native of England. They have four children: Haidee, Grace D., Runsen D. and Frank. Mrs. Atmore was a delicate health before coming to this State, and the invigorating climate of Southern California has greatly benefited her, and her life has been prolonged. Mr. Atmore is a Republican and a worthy member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

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Descendants of Matthew Milton Atmore

1 Matthew Milton Atmore b: 1837 in England d: 1921 in Fillmore, Ventura County, California
.. +Mary Gorham b: 05 Mar 1844 in England m: 1866 in Michigan d: Abt. 1921 in Fillmore, Ventura County, California
........ 2 Haidee Bell Atmore b: 05 Jul 1867 in Pine Grove, Van Buren County, Michigan
............ +Harry Peyton b: 25 Jan 1858 in Canada m: Abt. 1889 in Ventura County, California d: Jun 1948 in Ventura County, California
................... 3 Lawrence Peyton b: 1890 in Ventura County, California
................... 3 Howard Peyton b: 1890 in Ventura County, California
................... 3 Sydney Peyton b: 1897 in Ventura County, California
................... 3 Dorothy Peyton b: 1904 in Ventura County, California
................... 3 Rodney Peyton b: 1896 in Ventura County, California
........ 2 Frank Atmore b: Jun 1870 in Calhoun, Michigan
........ 2 Grace Atmore b: Jul 1873 in Calhoun, Michigan


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History and Rootsweb genealogy compiled by Tony Larson and Jon Miller.

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 545.

Matthew H. Arnold (Please see Edward Arnold's biography & genealogy of May 9th.)


Matthew H. Arnold is a prominent rancher of Ventura County, and a pioneer of California. A brief sketch of his life is as follows: He was born in DeKalb County, Illinois, February 16, 1844. His father, Cullar Arnold, is a native of Ohio, born in 1818; has been a pioneer of California since 1849, and is now a resident of Orange, Orange, County. The ancestors of the Arnold family came from Connecticut and Vermont. The grandfather's name was Nathan Arnold, and grandmother's name on father's side was Cutler. His mother's name was Hough. She was born in New York State, of ancestors who were from Connecticut and Massachusetts. Burage Hough was her father's name and Alexander her mother's name. Cullar Arnold had nine children, of whom eight are living in California. Mr. Arnold, whose name heads this sketch, received his education in the public schools and at Oakland College, California, and, since leaving school, his time has been principally devoted to agricultural pursuits. He came to California in 1852, and to Ventura County in November, 1868, and his present location December, 1878. In November, 1869, they settled on what they supposed was Government land; but, on finding their mistake, his father and two of the sons bought 480 acres, and afterward 160 acres more. Matthew H. purchased 320 acres, and to it has since added eighty acres. The first purchase was at $10.50 per acres and the last at $8.50. This land is now worth from $100 to $125 per acre. Mr. Arnold's principal crop has been barley, but the land is well adapted to the cultivation of other grains, and without irrigation. He derives a good income from the hogs, Poland-China and Berkshire, kept on this place.

In 1877 Mr. Arnold wedded Miss Eliza Perkins, a native of Maine, daughter of T. E. Perkins, now of Los Angeles County. They have four children, all born at their present home: Ralph, Chester, Jo and Alice. In politics Mr. Arnold is a Republican. He was elected School Trustee when the district was formed, and held the office twelve years. He is a member of the A. O. U. W.

When Mr. Arnold came to this ranch it was a wilderness of mustard, and there were only three or four board houses between there and the river, a distance of six miles. Since that time the settlement has been rapid and the improvement wonderful. The people who had faith in the future of the county and the courage to settle in it then, are now amply repaid.

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History and Rootsweb genealogy compiled by Tony Larson and Jon Miller.

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 578.

Leroy Arnold (Please see Edward Arnold's biography & genealogy of May 9th.)

Leroy Arnold is a pioneer of California, having come to this coast in 1852, when a boy ten years of age. He was born in DeKalb County, Illinois, January 22, 1842. His father, Cullar Arnold, is a native of Ohio, born in 1818, and now resides in Orange, Orange County, California. The Arnolds were among the early settlers of America. Mr. Arnold's mother, Emily (Hough) Arnold, was born in the State of Illinois. For a number of generations her ancestors were residents of the United States. Leroy Arnold is one of a family of nine children, six sons and two daughters now being residents of California, and one child having died in infancy. His father, on coming to California with his family, settled in Marysville, and opened two stores of miners' supplies, one at Nelson Creek and the other at Goodyear's Bar. He was there for three years, and then moved to Martinez, Contra Costa County, where he farmed two years. After this he kept hotel in Sierra County. In 1857 they went to Lassen County, engaged in farming and stock-raising, and remained there until 1868, when they came to Ventura County and located on 320 acres of land, where the Arnold brothers now reside. After finding that it was not Government land they bought the property, and later added 900 acres more. It is a splendid tract of land, three miles east of Hueneme. The brothers have bought and sold among themselves, and Leroy Arnold now owns 160 acres of it. He has improved this by building, tree-planting, etc. He has an artesian well, with seven and a half pipe, in which the water rises sixteen feet above the level of the ground. He has remodeled the house, built the barns, and, under his judicious management, the place presents an attractive appearance.

Mr. Arnold was married September 19, 1875, to Miss Carrie F. Hill, a native of Indiana, and daughter of William Hill. They have had seven children, all natives of the Golden State, and all living, viz.: Effie F. is the wife of A.D. Smith, and resides in San Buenaventura; Mary L. married S. G. Sheppard, and resides at Hueneme; and the following are at home with their parents, - Martha E., Oliver B., Royston C., Alton E., and Ida L. Mr. Arnold is a Master Mason and a member of the A. O. U. W. In politics, he is a Republican, having cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.

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History and Rootsweb genealogy compiled by Tony Larson and Jon Miller.

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 332.

Henry H. Arnold (Please see Edward Arnold's genealogy of May 9th)

Henry H. Arnold, the oldest of the Arnold brothers, who came to California in 1852, and settled in Ventura County, two miles east of Hueneme, in 1871, was born in De Kalb County, Illinois, November 10, 1837. (For the father's history, see the sketch of Mathew H. Arnold, in this book.) Henry H. left his native State when fourteen years of age, and came across the Isthmus of Nicaragua to California, with the family, and settled in Marysville, in 1857. He located 160 acres of land in Lassen County, built a house and made it his home for fourteen years, being engaged in raising grain and stock. He sold out and came to Ventura County in 1871, as already stated, his father having come to this county two years previous to that time, thinking he had found the finest tract of Government land. They were more than a month coming from Lassen County, and their outfit consisted of four wagons drawn by horses, the party numbering Henry H. and Leroy Arnold, B.J. Robertson (father-in-law of the subject of this sketch), his son Frank, and their wives and children - eleven in all. They camped out every night, and as there was plenty of deer, antelope, and quails, they had all the meat they wanted. In their journey across the plains and in their pioneer life in the far West they had become accustomed to that kind of life, and enjoyed it. When they arrived at their destination they found a squatter's board shanty on nearly every quarter-section of land. Mr. Arnold went up the Sespe River to look for a place, but returned and settled in his present locality. This land proved to belong to Thomas Scott, and Mr. Arnold bought 160 acres, on which they camped for three months, or until he got a house built. In 1881 he built a better house, and in 1889 he added to it and remodeled it, until he now has a commodious home. Mr. Arnold's principal crop has been barley, and he has farmed from 300 to 1,200 acres of land. He is also engaged in raising horses, Belgium stock, and is the owner of Dandy Dick, a fine thoroughbred, seventeen and a half hands high, weight 1,720 pounds.

Mr. Arnold was married in 1866 to Miss Permilia Robertson, a native of Illinois. They have five children, Charles R. and Annie G., born in Lassen County, and the three younger, Lizie, Nellie and Eliza, born in Ventura County. Charles R. married Miss Helen Hodge, a native of California. They have a litle daughter, Hazel. This son also has a nice house on the ranch.

The subject of this sketch belongs to the A.O.U.W., and has been a life-long Republican. His first vote was cast for that great, good man Abraham Lincoln. The arnold brothers own large tracts of land adjoining each other, and are all prominent ranchers of this county.

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History and Rootsweb genealogy compiled by Tony Larson and Jon Miller.

GOP faithful size up the candidates during debate party

Ventura County Republican Project:

GOP faithful size up the candidates during debate party

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/may/04/gop-faithful-size-up-the-candidates/

By Tom Kisken
tkisken@VenturaCountyStar.com
Friday, May 4, 2007

They dipped chips in guacamole, nibbled on pepperoni pizza, gazed at 27-inch television screens and tried to spot a winner.

About 75 Republicans from across Ventura County watched the debate together in a small conference room at the Grand Vista Hotel in Simi Valley, sitting at tables decorated with Republican buttons and stickers.

Some came looking for a candidate who would unify the party or was most consistent or who hit the right note on the right issue.

Sue Martinez, a home health aide from Simi Valley, had a more specific question in mind.

"Who will beat Hillary?" she asked, predicting the campaign will be vicious. "Who can handle the heat of the campaign? Who can handle the Clinton machine?"

The crowd filled the conference room and then some in an event sponsored by the Ventura County Republican Party. Some scrawled notes or said "yes" when a candidate supported staying in Iraq or not chasing faith out of the public square. Many cheered and a woman wearing a red, white and blue scarf talked back to the screen, starting her own private debate with John McCain when the senator from Arizona said the war had been mismanaged.

"President Bush did not mismanage it," she said angrily.

Looking for hope

Some people focused on issues of morality or national security or income tax.

Steve Ziegler, a painter from Simi Valley, was looking for candidates who inspired hope.

"I like the whole return to optimism. I think that's a big issue," he said.

"I think if we return to a state of optimism, that's what will build the morale of the country."

But Jon Miller of Moorpark, who stood against a tan wall, neither came to nor left the debate feeling particularly inspired.

"I think I saw what I expected to see," he said as the debate neared its end, referring to what he called quibbling and answers that weren't meaty enough.

"It's no different than the Democratic debate. This won't get substantive until it gets down to about five people."

Greg Foster, a 60-year-old tile setter from Santa Paula, came to the viewing party in part because he doesn't have a television set. After the debate, as the crowd waited for representatives from some of the campaigns to lead a roundtable discussion, he sat with a candidate guide and did his own post-game analysis.

'It's like lights out'

"The one I think shot himself in the foot is McCain," he said, referring to the senator's statement that he believes in evolution. "It's like lights out, the end."

A Rudy Giuliani supporter said she was disappointed in her candidate but impressed by Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts governor opened other eyes as well and inspired an argument in the hotel bar over whether a Mormon could be elected president.

But few people agreed on who won, throwing out names as little known as Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado.

Martinez, who focused on beating Hillary Clinton, rattled off the names of some of the candidates who impressed her: Romney, Tancredo and Rep. Duncan Hunter of California.

"I think any of them can beat Hillary if we all get behind them," she said.

Kimble Ouerbacker, a Ventura lawyer, came to the debate with his wife and his two kids, ages 7 and 5. He wants them to learn about how the political system works.

But as Dad ruminated over whether the best candidate was also the most electable, 5-year-old Kaylan pondered another question. If he had his choice, would he stay and watch the debate or do something else?

He hesitated just a moment.

"Do something else," he said.

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 454

Edward F. Arnold

Edward F. Arnold was born in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, November 4, 1853. His father, Cutler Arnold, came to California in 1849. (See sketch of the family in the history of Mr. Mathew Arnold, a brother of Edward F.) Mr. Arnold was reared and educated in the county of Lassen and in Sacramento, and came to Ventura County before he was twenty-one years old. When he reached his majority he owned 120 acres of land near Hueneme. In 1886, being in poor health, he sold this property to his brother and came to Nordhoff. He purchased 100 acres of land, improved it in part, and sold it in 1887. He then engaged in the mercantile business, the firm being Arnold & Van Curen. A year later he sold out and built his present drug store. The firm of Arnold & Sager have the only drug house in Nordhoff. It is well fitted and stocked with everything in the drug line. These gentlemen, being courteous and obliging, have established a fine trade and enjoy the good-will of the entire community.

Mr. Arnold has built for himself and family a comfortable residence, has regained his heatlh, and is now in a fair situation to enjoy life. He was married in 1878 to Miss Lou Trotter, a native of Illinois, and a resident of California since 1877. They have three children, two born at Hueneme and one at Nordhoff, viz.: Albert Walter, Lora L. and Frank. Mr. Arnold is a Republican; was elected Justice of the Peace, but, not desiring office, resigned.

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Edward Arnold's grandparents were Nathan Arnold and Betsey Cutler. Their descendants include:

Descendants of Nathan Arnold

1 Nathan Arnold b: 20 Mar 1797 in Swanton, Franklin, VT d: 13 May 1875 in Genoa Twp., Delaware, OH
.. +Betsey Cutler b: 1798 m: 01 Jan 1818 in , Franklin, OH d: 16 Aug 1837 in Blendon Twp., Franklin, OH
........ 2 (daughter) Arnold b: in , , OH
........ 2 Cutler Arnold b: Abt. 1818 in , Delaware, OH d: 16 Oct 1892 in Hueneme, Ventura County, CA
............ +Emily Hough b: Abt. 1820 in , , NY d: Aft. 1880 in of Hueneme, Ventura County, CA
................... 3 Arnold
................... 3 Henry H. Arnold b: 10 Nov 1837 in , DeKalb, IL d: Bef. 1900 in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
....................... +Permelia H. Robertson b: Mar 1849 in , , IL m: 1866 d: Aft. 1910 in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Annie Arnold b: in , , CA
............................. 4 Nellie Arnold b: in , , CA
............................. 4 Charles R. Arnold b: Abt. 1867 in , , CA d: 26 Sep 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
................................. +Helen F. Hodge b: Jun 1866 in , , CA m: Abt. 1889 in , , CA d: Aft. 1920 in of Oxnard, Ventura, CA
........................................ 5 Arnold d: Bef. 1900
........................................ 5 Arnold d: Bef. 1900
........................................ 5 Hazel L. Arnold b: Feb 1890 in , , CA
........................................ 5 Alta Arnold b: Dec 1896 in , , CA
........................................ 5 Charles Arnold b: Jan 1899 in , , CA
........................................ 5 Nellie Arnold b: Abt. 1902 in , , CA
............................. 4 Elizabeth Arnold b: Feb 1877 in , , CA d: Aft. 1900 in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Eliza J. Arnold b: Oct 1883 in , , CA
................... 3 Leroy Arnold b: 22 Jan 1842 in , DeKalb, IL d: Bef. 1910 in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
....................... +Caroline T. Hill b: Jul 1845 in , , IN m: 19 Sep 1876 d: 12 Sep 1940 in , Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Effie F. Arnold b: Abt. 1867 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA
................................. +A. D. Smith d: in of , Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Mary F. Arnold b: 20 Sep 1868 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA d: 13 Dec 1947 in , Ventura, CA
................................. +S. G. Sheppard d: in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
............................. *2nd Husband of Mary F. Arnold:
................................. +Adams
............................. 4 Martha E. Arnold b: Abt. 1874 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Olive Blanche Arnold b: 08 Nov 1876 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA d: 24 Dec 1948 in Ventura, Ventura, CA
................................. +Rowe
............................. 4 Royston C. Arnold b: Nov 1879 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA d: 09 Apr 1952 in Ventura, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Alton E. Arnold b: May 1883 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Idell R. Arnold b: 28 Aug 1884 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA d: 01 Jun 1949 in of Oxnard, Ventura, CA
................................. +[1] Jessie b: Abt. 1877 in , , CA d: Aft. 1930 in of Oxnard, Ventura, CA
........................................ 5 Howard R. Arnold b: Abt. Dec 1905 in , , CA
........................................ 5 Lillian A. Arnold b: Abt. Jul 1908 in , , CA
........................................ 5 Idell B. Arnold b: Abt. Oct 1910 in , , CA
............................. 4 Fred Arnold b: Abt. 1886 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA
................................. +[1] Jessie b: Abt. 1877 in , , CA d: Aft. 1930 in of Oxnard, Ventura, CA
................... 3 Matthew Hough Arnold b: 16 Feb 1844 in , DeKalb, IL d: Aft. 1910 in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
....................... +Eliza Jane Perkins b: Aug 1855 in , , ME m: Abt. 1877 d: 30 Mar 1943 in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Ralph M. Arnold b: Jun 1878 in Hueneme Twp., Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Chester G. Arnold b: 29 Sep 1880 in Hueneme Twp., Ventura, CA d: 03 Jul 1947 in , Ventura, CA
................................. +Davey E. b: Abt. 1885 in , , CA d: Aft. 1919 in of , Ventura, CA
........................................ 5 Chester G. Arnold Jr b: Abt. 1906 in , , CA
........................................ 5 B. Alvin Arnold b: Abt. 1908 in , , CA
............................. 4 Joseph N. Arnold b: 12 Sep 1882 in Hueneme Twp., Ventura, CA d: 15 Oct 1944 in , Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Alice Arnold b: Nov 1884 in Hueneme Twp., Ventura, CA
................................. +Ore Borgstrom b: Abt. 1884 in , , CA m: Abt. 1910
................... 3 Eugene Arnold b: Abt. 1847 in , DeKalb, IL d: 1907 in of Oxnard, Ventura, CA
....................... +Belle Hawkins b: Abt. 1860 in , , OR m: 1870 d: in of Oxnard, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Floyd Arnold b: Abt. 1879 in Hueneme, Ventura, CA
................... 3 Edward Francis Arnold b: 04 Nov 1853 in Martinez, Contra Costa, CA d: Aft. 1910 in of Nordhoff, Ventura, CA
....................... +Louana Trotter b: Feb 1852 in , , IL m: Abt. 1878 d: Aft. 1919 in of Oxnard, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Albert W. Arnold b: Jan 1879 in Ojai Twp., Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Lora F. Arnold b: May 1881 in Ojai Twp., Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Frank Arnold b: Oct 1888 in Ojai Twp., Ventura, CA d: Aft. 1920 in of Oxnard, Ventura, CA
............................. 4 Lucy Arnold b: Jun 1895 in Ojai Twp., Ventura, CA
................... 3 George G. Arnold b: Abt. 1857 in Susanville, Plumas, CA d: 1916 in Oxnard, Ventura, CA
................... 3 Emily (or Emma) Arnold b: Abt. 1858 in Susanville, Plumas, CA d: in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
....................... +Charles Pitcher b: Abt. 1857 in , , NY d: in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
................... 3 Fanny Arnold b: Abt. 1861 in Susanville, Plumas, CA d: in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
....................... +Joe Baxter b: in of Hueneme, Ventura, CA
........ 2 Leroy Nathan Arnold b: Sep 1824 in , , OH d: Aft. 1900 in of Winnemucca, Humboldt, NV
........ 2 Alexander Thrall Arnold b: 12 Jun 1833 in , Delaware, OH d: 23 Oct 1914
............ +Susan Engle Roop b: 13 Nov 1841 in , Ashland, OH m: 25 Dec 1864 d: 22 Jul 1921
................... 3 Carl Victor Arnold b: in , , CA d: 24 Jun 1951 in , Lassen, CA
....................... +Edith b: Abt. 1881 in , , CA m: 1898
................... 3 Susan M. Arnold b: 21 Jun 1866 in , , CA
....................... +Thomas D. Goodfellow b: Apr 1871 in , , CA m: 1899 d: in of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
................... 3 Isaac N. Roop Arnold b: 22 Aug 1869 in , , CA
................... 3 Alexander Thrall Arnold Jr b: 12 Oct 1873 in , , CA d: 01 Mar 1874 in , , CA
................... 3 Thomas C. Arnold b: 25 Dec 1874 d: 17 Apr 1875
................... 3 Dora M. Arnold b: 13 May 1876 in , , CA
....................... +H. L. Robinson
................... 3 Mark Eugene Arnold b: 17 Oct 1881 in , , CA d: 1898
................... 3 Medford Roop Arnold b: 25 Jan 1885 in Susanville, Lassen, CA d: 16 Jun 1967 in Susanville, Lassen, CA
....................... +Zella M. Spaulding b: 25 Jan 1885 in Susanville, Lassen, CA m: Aft. 1910 d: 30 Apr 1976 in Susanville, Lassen, CA
............................. 4 Spalding Medford Arnold b: 15 Jul 1914 in Susanville, Lassen, CA d: 16 Nov 1988 in Susanville, Lassen, CA
................................. +Melva Brashear b: 10 Oct 1912 d: Sep 1974 in Susanville, Lassen, CA
............................. 4 Louis Hall Arnold b: 13 Feb 1917 in Susanville, Lassen, CA d: 08 May 1988 in Reno, Washoe, NV
................................. +Ruby Eileen Johnson b: 01 Jan 1924 in Quitman, Cleburn, AR m: 20 Nov 1949 in Susanville, Lassen, CA d: Jun 1995 in Susanville, Lassen, CA
............................. 4 Zella Mae Arnold b: Nov 1927 in Susanville, Lassen, CA
................................. +Herlald E. Miles b: 28 May 1917 d: 14 Dec 2003 in Susanville, Lassen, CA
*2nd Wife of Nathan Arnold:
.. +Jane Riley b: 26 Jan 1810 in , , PA m: Aft. 1833 d: 22 Mar 1888 in of Oxford, Delaware, OH
........ 2 Mary E. (Lizzie) Arnold b: 06 Jan 1841 in , , OH d: 10 Sep 1899 in Galena, Delaware, OH
............ +Lewis E. Gardner b: 02 Apr 1838 m: Bef. 1880 d: 13 May 1908 in of Oxford, Delaware, OH


History and Rootsweb genealogy compiled by Tony Larson and Jon Miller.

California Republican Party Launches Bold New Website at CAGOP.ORG

California Republican Party Launches Bold New Website at CAGOP.ORG

Mission is to give California Republicans the "best in the nation,"
strongest online tools for organizing and communicating

(SACRAMENTO) - Citing the need to provide California Republicans with the
best tools for the 2008 campaign, the California Republican Party today
announced the launch of its new website at www.cagop.org.

"Our goal is to provide California Republicans with the most useful and
sophisticated online tools for the campaign, combined with the latest,
continually updated information," said CRP Chairman Ron Nehring. "The new
cagop.org is the new hub of our communications operation for millions of
voters across the state."

The new site, launched today, is the culmination of months of continuous
work by a development team that included Jeff McGee with SunStar Media of
Monterey, Chairman Nehring, Director of Communications Hector Barajas,
Chief Operating Officer Michael Kamburowski, and Vice Chairman Tom Del
Beccaro.

"Technology is completely changing how we communicate in politics," said
Del Beccaro. "Volunteers, candidates, donors, elected officials and
Republican voters need tools that go way beyond the online brochure of the
past. Our new site delivers those tools."

Highlights of the New CAGOP.ORG

News Room All CRP press releases, statements, Chairman's Reports, Capitol
Updates, Washington Updates, plus audio and video archives and links to
other Republican news sources are all available at a glance on a single
page.

Your County Republican site visitors are encouraged to get involved with
their county Republican Party through a graphical interface allowing the
user to easily select and obtain online and live contact information for
their local Republican committee.

Contact the Media Users can share their opinions on today's issues using
a tool to reach their local print and talk radio outlets just by
selecting where they live. A built-in form provides checkboxes to reach
their local talk show hosts or newspaper opinion page.

Events Calendar with Events by County Visitors can see a list of
statewide Republican events, or those events taking place in their county.
County Chairmen will be provided an account through which they can add
Republican events in their county to the state website.

Party building In an effort to maximize the number of Republicans
volunteering their time or making contributions to the party, the new site
prominently features volunteer signup and secure online donation sections.
New volunteers who signup through the site will be provided to county
Republican committees and candidates, helping to build our grassroots
ranks.

As the 2008 campaign intensifies, even more tools will be added to
cagop.org. Announcements with information on new tools will be sent to CRP
members, volunteers, donors, elected officials, candidates and activists
as they're added.

Visit www.cagop.org.