San Diego county, California; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . the family were eight children, only two of whomare still living: Lucian B., of Miller, South Dakota; and Howard, who lives inNewton, Iowa. Hobert H. Case was reared in the home of an uncle and remained in thisfamily until after his marriage. He then took up land in Nebraska and spenttwo years engaged in general farming. In 1872 he came to California and settledin San Diego, where he worked at various profitable occupations. Two yearslater he came to the Escondido valley, took up one hundred and fift
San Diego county, California; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . the family were eight children, only two of whomare still living: Lucian B., of Miller, South Dakota; and Howard, who lives inNewton, Iowa. Hobert H. Case was reared in the home of an uncle and remained in thisfamily until after his marriage. He then took up land in Nebraska and spenttwo years engaged in general farming. In 1872 he came to California and settledin San Diego, where he worked at various profitable occupations. Two yearslater he came to the Escondido valley, took up one hundred and fifty-three acresof land and developed, cultivated and substantially improved it until the timeof his death. At one time he added sixty acres to his property but subsequentlysold eighty-five, his farm finally comprising one hundred and twenty-eight this Mr. Case carried on general agricultural pursuits and was also exten-sively interested in bee culture. He was active, intelligent and enterprising andhis close application, resourcefulness and study of agricultural conditions brought. HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY 515 a degree of success which placed him among the men of influence and weight inthis community. His business methods, too, were above reproach, characterizedas they were by strict adherence to standards of high honor and integrity. In Washington, Iowa, on March 29, 1870, Mr. Case married Miss May , a native of Ohio and a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Johnston)Marshall, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Case is one of afamily of five children, only three of whom are still living: Nancy J., who mar-ried John G. Mickey, of Osceola, Nebraska, an uncle of ex-Governor Mickeyof that state; May S., the widow of the subject of this review; and Elizabeth,who is now Mrs. W. P. Bevington, of Escondido. Mr. and Mrs. Case becamethe parents of four children: Helen A., the deceased wife of Earl G. Crandall,of Los Angeles, by whom she had one son, Arthur
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