. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. SAMUEL H. MRS. S. H. STILES. THE BIOrxRAPHICAL RECORD. 347 shares. In November, 1849, in North Brew-ster, New York, he was united in marriagewith Charlotte nati\e of Pen Yan,New York, who died in November 1886. Tiienewly discovered gold mines of California,were then attracting attention throughoutthe whole country, and with fathers he whstaken with the gold fe\er. In tliespring of 1850, he sold his stock and larniimplements, and turned all his personal pro-perty into cash, and started for the NewEldorado. Going to New Y
. The biographical record of De Kalb County, Illinois. SAMUEL H. MRS. S. H. STILES. THE BIOrxRAPHICAL RECORD. 347 shares. In November, 1849, in North Brew-ster, New York, he was united in marriagewith Charlotte nati\e of Pen Yan,New York, who died in November 1886. Tiienewly discovered gold mines of California,were then attracting attention throughoutthe whole country, and with fathers he whstaken with the gold fe\er. In tliespring of 1850, he sold his stock and larniimplements, and turned all his personal pro-perty into cash, and started for the NewEldorado. Going to New York, he was at-tracted by the handbills of Parker , who proposed to conduct a train toCalifornia b\- way of , in a very shortspecified time. Joining the rnmpany of he started with him, but the e.\pe-dition \\as subjected to repeated delaysfrom the beginning. They landed at Ha-vana, where they remained one daw wasthree days at New Orleans, and one day atGalveston, rtnalK reaching Port I^ instead o( finding teams and springwagons as prom
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