Solano County Biographies

JAMES W. ARNOLD

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives
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born in Stark county, Ill., May 29, 1844, where he resided until May, 1853, when 
he emigrated to California, with his parents, via Nicaragua.  He went to 
Tuolumne county, where he remained but a short time, and then came to this 
county, November, 1853, and attended common schools until 1863, when he entered 
the University of the Pacific, at Santa Clara, which he attended for two years.  
He then enlisted in the Mexican war, under General Ochsa, serving under him 
during one summer.  He then taught school in Nevada county during the summer of 
1866, and returned to this county and located on a quarter-section in Rio Vista 
township, where he lived one year.  He then prospected through Los Angeles 
county, looking for a place to locate.  In the fall of 1868 he returned to this 
county, and married Miss Mary J. Hargrave, January 15, 1869.  He then spent 
about four months in Santa Clara county, and then returned to this county, 
bought a band of sheep and drove them to Merced county, where he remained until 
April, 1877. He then returned to this county, and remained in the same business, 
until the spring of 1878, when he settled at Bird�s Landing, and engaged in the 
meat business, where he now resides.  Is Justice of the Peace of Montezuma 
township.  John D., William O., James P., and Gloria E. are his living children.
 
History of Solano County � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879, pp 486