. History of Sacramento County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present; . , receiving awage of $100 a month. She bore her husband five children, three ofwhom are living. In the prosecution of his farming operations thefather usually employed about a dozen Indians and during harvestabout fifty. He never had any trouble with them, but some of hisneighliors had fights with some of them, and on one occasion, whendefeated red men were crossing the river in retreat,
. History of Sacramento County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present; . , receiving awage of $100 a month. She bore her husband five children, three ofwhom are living. In the prosecution of his farming operations thefather usually employed about a dozen Indians and during harvestabout fifty. He never had any trouble with them, but some of hisneighliors had fights with some of them, and on one occasion, whendefeated red men were crossing the river in retreat, several werekilled. At the early age of thirteen years, in 1868, John Riley took up thebattle of life for himself. In various capacities he was associated withthe Southern Pacific Railroad Company for a time, and later was aconductor on the Market and Valencia street horse car line for twoyears. Then for two years he was in the employ of H. S. Kirk, drug-gist, after which, in 1881, he purchased the grocery of Jacob Wagnerat Tenth and E streets, and in November, 1910, he moved to Tenth street, into a building which he still owns. Kate Webster, Mr. Rileys first wife, bore him three children,. HISTORY OF SxVCRAMKNTO COUNTY 721 Jobu Francis, Herbert J. aud Hazel, aiul she died in 181)7. In 1899Mr. Riley married Mamie McBride, aud they have children namedAlethea and Beatrice. The family are members of the congregationof the Cathedral. Mr. Riley, vvhose father immigrated to Americafrom Ireland, has demonstrated the success of men of Irish blood inthe handling of American affairs. WILLIAM F. RICHARDS, D. D. S. The history of the Ricliards family extends back through manygenerations of English history and indicates their long identifica-tion with the mining industry in Cornwall. A century or more haspassed away since Charles Richards began to work as a miner, andthroughout all of his industrious existence he followed that occupa-tion, together with the occupancy and cultiva
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