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 . opment of the townand has been a contributor to its rapid many years have passed since he plowed thefurrows where now the trees are planted on thetown site, but these years have witnessed asteady increase of population, a steady advancein land values, a steady development of educa-tional facilities and a corresponding gratificationon the part of residents. CHARLES JONES HARGIS. As a con-tractor and builder Charles Jones Hargis i
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 . opment of the townand has been a contributor to its rapid many years have passed since he plowed thefurrows where now the trees are planted on thetown site, but these years have witnessed asteady increase of population, a steady advancein land values, a steady development of educa-tional facilities and a corresponding gratificationon the part of residents. CHARLES JONES HARGIS. As a con-tractor and builder Charles Jones Hargis is en-gaged in an active upbuilding of the city of LongBeach, where he has been a resident since Novem-ber. 1900. He is a native of Bell county. Ken-tucky, born September 17. 1855, a son of SamuelHargis, who went from Virgina to Kentuckyafter his marriage and located as a farmer in Bellcount^?, where his death eventually occurred. Hiswife, Frances Callaway, was born in North Caro-lina and died in Kentucky. They were the par-ents of four children, three sons and onedaughter, of whom Charles Jones Hargis wasthe oldest. He received his education in the. affyrcuUz HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 617 common schools of Kentucky, where, in youngmanhood, he engaged in general farming. Heremained in his native state as a fanner until1887, when he located in Pineville, Bell county,and followed a general merchandise business andlater engaged as a brick manufacturer andbuilder. Deciding to locate in the more remotewest he came to California in November, 1900,and in Long Beach followed the carpenterstrade for two years, when he took up contractingand building, which has since occupied his entiretime and attention. He has invested his meansliberally in real estate, in both this city and Mon-rovia, where he now owns several dwellings. In Knox county, Kentucky, November 23,1876, Mr. Hargis was united in marriage witliSarah C. Ingram, a native of that state, and bornof this union were two ch
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