History of Nevada; . Born in Hatb Uount^-, Kentucky, the third day ofNovember, 1839, is one of the first settlers of OldRiver, Nevada. Removing with his parents, in 1856,to Ralls County, Missouri, where he remained assist-ing his father with the labors of the farm till 1862,when, making the acquaintance of Dr. Glenn, ofColusa County, California, he purchased a numberof mules, and in companj with him crossed the plainsinto California as far as Sacramento, where he re-mained three months, till the fall of 1863, at whichdate he came to Churchill County, Nevada, at thattime almost on the verge of
History of Nevada; . Born in Hatb Uount^-, Kentucky, the third day ofNovember, 1839, is one of the first settlers of OldRiver, Nevada. Removing with his parents, in 1856,to Ralls County, Missouri, where he remained assist-ing his father with the labors of the farm till 1862,when, making the acquaintance of Dr. Glenn, ofColusa County, California, he purchased a numberof mules, and in companj with him crossed the plainsinto California as far as Sacramento, where he re-mained three months, till the fall of 1863, at whichdate he came to Churchill County, Nevada, at thattime almost on the verge of civilization in its out-reach from the shores of the Pacific over and be-yond the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra. Hisyouth and early jcars of manhood having beenpassed in the honorable labors of the farm and thecultivation of the earlh, he was well able to judge ofthe adaptabilitj of lands about the (arson to theraising of grain, when properly prepared. Engag-ing in farming, he was among the first who encour-aged th
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