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 . ONOVAN. A practical demon-stration of the results obtainable by a unionof singleness of purpose, good judgment andlarge capacity for industry, is found in thehome surroundings of John J. Donovan, theowner, through the right of unassisted per-severance, of a ranch of three hundred andeighty acres near Nipomo, San Luis Obispocounty. Mr. Donovan came empty handedto the United States, but he was abundantlysupplied with adaptiveness, optimism a
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 . ONOVAN. A practical demon-stration of the results obtainable by a unionof singleness of purpose, good judgment andlarge capacity for industry, is found in thehome surroundings of John J. Donovan, theowner, through the right of unassisted per-severance, of a ranch of three hundred andeighty acres near Nipomo, San Luis Obispocounty. Mr. Donovan came empty handedto the United States, but he was abundantlysupplied with adaptiveness, optimism and re-source. He was eighteen years old at thisimportant turning point in his life, havingbeen born in Ireland April 4, i860. His par-ents. Cornelius and Nora (Donovan) Dono-van, were the proprietors of a small farm, theresources of which were all too inadequate forthe support of their large family. John J.,the youngest of nine children, was three weeksold when his futher died, but his mother sur-vived until eiglitv-five years old. One daugh-ter died in infancy, and three of the sons areresidents of California. John J. Donovans idea in coming to this. A^. y6>aM.^^^ HISTORICAL AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 893 country was embodied in a determination tobecome a prosperous and useful citizen of thestate of California. He earned his first Ameri-can money a^^ a farm hand in San Luis Ubispocounty, and in 1882 rented a farm which heoperated until purchasing his present ranch in1897. Pie makes a specialty of grain raisingand a large part of his three hundred andeighty acres are under this product, the bal-ance being under beans, corn and devoted tostock-raising. He also farms two hundred ad-joining acres of grain, and has a half inter-est in a thousand-acre tract devoted to grainand general produce. His appointments arcmodern in construction, and his environmenthas taken on the character of a thoughtful,exceedingly thrifty and shrewd business man,alert to every passing opportunity, a
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