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 . hich was then in its pristine wild-ness. At that time there were neither railwaysnor wagon roads, all freight being packed acrossthe mountain trails on the backs of mules. Hewas a hard working man, and, with his goodwife, passed bravely through all the privationsand trials incident to pioneer life. Clearing andimproving a ranch, he made a specialty of stockand general produce, which he marketed in SanDiego, besides this carrying on a small
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 . hich was then in its pristine wild-ness. At that time there were neither railwaysnor wagon roads, all freight being packed acrossthe mountain trails on the backs of mules. Hewas a hard working man, and, with his goodwife, passed bravely through all the privationsand trials incident to pioneer life. Clearing andimproving a ranch, he made a specialty of stockand general produce, which he marketed in SanDiego, besides this carrying on a small dairy. Hewas a man of much force of will, and was influ-ential in public affairs. Politically he was a Dem-ocrat, and a member of the Catholic death occurred in 1898, at the age of sev-enty-two years. His wife, whose maiden namewas Ellen Derrig, was born in County Mayo,Ireland, in 1830, and died in San Diego countyin (897, aged sixty-seven years. Eight childrenblessed their union, five of whom survive. Educated in Los Angeles principally. WilliamJ. Warnock attended school in all about fiveyears, a part of that time being spent at St. Vin-. c^^^-^ue,^^.^LyO;^^ HISTORICAL AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. cents College. Working with his father, he wasearly initiated into the mysteries of general farm-ing, becoming well acquainted with its manybranches. Profiting by the instruction receivedfrom his father, he started in life for himselfas a farmer at the age of twenty-one years, set-tling in Ramona valley, then called Santa Mariavalley, and taking up a government clairn of onehundred and sixty acres. By sturdy, persevering-labor, he cleared and improved a fine ranch,which he has since managed successfully, carry-ing on general farming. In addition to raisinggrain and fruit, the staple productions of thislocality, he has a large apiary, which yields hima good annual income without an expensive out-lay of either time or money. In 1880 Mr. Warnock married MiriamKnowles, who was bo
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