History and biographical record of Monterey and San Benito Counties : and history of the State of California : containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . he is called upon to do, whether toconstruct a factory, business block or residence,the same painstaking care is noticeable through-out, to the end that his services are in constantdemand. In Nevada City, Nev., in 1882, Mr. Chaneywas united in marriage with Miss Fannie Ott,and three children have been born of this is the wife of Oliver Bardin of Blanco;Leonardo is associated with his father in the con
History and biographical record of Monterey and San Benito Counties : and history of the State of California : containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . he is called upon to do, whether toconstruct a factory, business block or residence,the same painstaking care is noticeable through-out, to the end that his services are in constantdemand. In Nevada City, Nev., in 1882, Mr. Chaneywas united in marriage with Miss Fannie Ott,and three children have been born of this is the wife of Oliver Bardin of Blanco;Leonardo is associated with his father in the con-tracting and building business; and the youngestchild, Gladys, is still a student in the schools ofSalinas. Fraternally Mr. Chaney is a member ofWatsonville Lodge, I. O. O. F., and politicallyhe is a Republican. He is a keen, practical busi-ness man, industrious and bound to succeed, andSalinas is proud to number him among her citi-zens. NEWTON AZBELL. In looking back upon the frontier environ-ment as it appeared to Mr. Azbell in the earlyfifties he could see the march of progress ofhalf a century and no native-born resident tookgreater pride in this advancement than did WILLIAM DOWNES CATHARINE A. DOWNES HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 587 Born in Missouri January i, 1844, he wasbrought to the west by his parents in 1851, whenlie was a lad of nine years. The first home ofthe family was in Sutters Fort, where they re-mained only a year when they removed toAngels Camp, in Calaveras county, in both ofwhich places the father endeavored to make aliving as a miner. A trial of one year in bothplaces, however, proved rather discouraging,and from Calaveras county he went to SouthernCalifornia, passing through the San Joaquin val-ley and finally reaching Los Angeles. One yearwas spent in that city (then only a small settle-ment) and thence they went to the Monte, nearLos Angeles, where they stayed about one anda half years. The next removal took them toTulare and Kings countie
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