History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . ther, Marie Sarthou, in her maidenhood, passed away the same month. They hadseven children, six of whom are now living, and four are in California. John is acement worker in Anaheim; Rose is Mrs. Sesima, of the same place, and conducts theFrench Laundry there; Pierre is a grain farmer, residing near Fullerton; and theyoungest is the subject of our review. He was brought up as a farmers
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . ther, Marie Sarthou, in her maidenhood, passed away the same month. They hadseven children, six of whom are now living, and four are in California. John is acement worker in Anaheim; Rose is Mrs. Sesima, of the same place, and conducts theFrench Laundry there; Pierre is a grain farmer, residing near Fullerton; and theyoungest is the subject of our review. He was brought up as a farmers boy, and in 1898 performed the military serviceexpected of him as a member, for a year, of the Eighteenth Infantry. On getting hishonorable discharge, and thus securing himself as a patriotic citizen in good standingfor the future, he came to America, and in April, 1901, arrived in California. He located in Fullerton, where he was employed by August Toussau a sheepmanfor three years, and he ranged his sheep where now acres of improved, fruitful ranchesmay be found. For four years he was in the employ of the Southern CaliforniaLumber Company in San Pedro, and while there built the residence which he sold. I V HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY 877 again, in 1920. He was two years with the Anaheim Lumber Company, and when hequit their yard he bought this ranch of ten acres on the Ball road, now handsomelyset out to Valencia oranges in full bearing. He also cares for forty acres or more ofother orchards. In 1920 he completed a large two-story modern residence, where helives with his wife and two children, Madeline H. V. and Albert. At Anaheim, on February 11. 1904, Mr. Toussau was married to Miss MariePoyet, a native of Los Angeles, of French parentage. Her father. Jean B., was bornin Lyons, France, became a marble cutter, and did superb work on cathedrals inFrance, and in 1871 came out to Los Angeles, where he engaged in ranching in theVerdugo. Then he moved to Fullerton, where he bought
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