A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . nty years of age. When J. N. was nine yearsof age he accompanied the family to Rochester,N. Y., and there attended the public schools, ac-quiring a fair education. At the age of twenty-one years he left New York for the Pacific coast,arriving in 1863 in San Francisco, from whichpoint he proceeded to Marin county and at PointReyes worked at the dairy business. From Ma-rin county he came to San Luis Obispo county,where he has become known an
A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . nty years of age. When J. N. was nine yearsof age he accompanied the family to Rochester,N. Y., and there attended the public schools, ac-quiring a fair education. At the age of twenty-one years he left New York for the Pacific coast,arriving in 1863 in San Francisco, from whichpoint he proceeded to Marin county and at PointReyes worked at the dairy business. From Ma-rin county he came to San Luis Obispo county,where he has become known and honored as aresourceful rancher and sagacious dairyman. The marriage of Mr. Jatta in 1869 united himwith Miss Mary Hall, a native of Illinois. Theyare the parents of the following children: Ar-thur, who married Alary Ryne, and has two chil-dren ; Edith, Mrs. Frank Cushion, who has onechild: Bertha, Airs. Frederick Harperster; LeRoy, who married Alary Lathrop; Qara, C. C. Loomis, who is the mother of five chil-dren: Ira, Elmer, Ethel and Alarion. of whomthe last-named is a student in the PolytechnicSchool at San Luis Obispo. Aside from serv-. (yM^<r^ HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1009 ing as clerk of the board of school trustees, has held no official positions, nor has hetaken any part in politics other than the cast-ing of a Republican vote at elections, yet he isa progressive, public-spirited citizen, solicitousto do his part in every forward movement, andaccustomed to give his support to all measuresfor the benefit of the county. Fraternally heholds membership with the Knights of Pythiasat Arrovo Grande. ROBERT BELL. Occupying a conspic-uous position among the substantial and rep-resentative agriculturists of Ventura county isRobert Bell, whose large and well-appointedranch is one of the productive estates nearSomis. During his residence of thirty-fiveyears in this vicinity, he has witnessed manychanges of importance in the face of the coun-t
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