. History of Pomona Valley, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the valley who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present .. . living. Hehas two sisters now living, Mrs. Margaret M. Samuels of La Verneand Mrs. Lydia Russell of Oneida, Kansas. Lewis was seven years of age when his parents mo\ed to JayCounty, Ind., where he received a good education in the publicschools. From a boy he had assisted on the home farm, so after hisschool days were over, he continued to be of much assistance to hisfather until 1870, when
. History of Pomona Valley, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the valley who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present .. . living. Hehas two sisters now living, Mrs. Margaret M. Samuels of La Verneand Mrs. Lydia Russell of Oneida, Kansas. Lewis was seven years of age when his parents mo\ed to JayCounty, Ind., where he received a good education in the publicschools. From a boy he had assisted on the home farm, so after hisschool days were over, he continued to be of much assistance to hisfather until 1870, when he decided to go West, his first location beingon a farm in Mills County, Iowa, where he was successfully engaged inhusbandry until 1877. He then moved still farther west, locating inNemaha County, Kans., where he also followed farming for a periodof ten years. In both states he was a pioneer at farming and helpedbreak the paths of civilization. In the fall of 1877, when the Coast was agog with the suddendevelopment of California and Easterners were pouring in on everytrain, Mr. Meredith decided to come to the Golden State. He locatedat San Dimas and bought property. When he came here his intention. HISTORY AND RIOGRAPHY 365 was to retire, and without a thought of going into horticulture, butafter building a residence, he purchased six acres in the San Jose tract,paying $200 an acre. It was raw land when he started improvements,set it out to oranges and lemons and prepared to cultivate and care forthem. He made a success and soon after bought twenty-seven acresat $100 per acre. This was also raw land, but Mr. Meredith, nothingdaunted, cleared and leveled it. He saw the value and great need ofwater, sunk a well and obtained a good flow of water and installed anelectric pumping plant; this enabled him to grow a splendid orchard,now all full-bearing Navel and Valencia oranges, and lemons. Hisranch with its comfortable modern residence is beautifully located onBonita and Grand aven
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