Solano County Biographies

R. H. BARKWAY

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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was born in Suffolk county, England, Sept. 24, 1832, where he resided twelve 
years, when he came with his parents to Michigan, and attended school, and 
farmed.  In 1853 he emigrated to California, arriving in San Francisco in 
December of that year, and settled in Santa Clara county, taking charge of a 
ranch for C. J. Collins, for a term of four years; after which he bought one 
hundred and five acres of land in that county, on which he made valuable 
improvements.  Here he lived for seven years, when he lost the entire farm, it 
being in one of the Spanish grants.  He then came to Solano county, settling on 
a farm at Binghamton, where he resided for five years; thence to his present 
place about eight miles west of Rio Vista.  While Mr. Barkway was in Santa Clara 
county, he attended a University at North Santa Clara four terms.  He is a 
licensed preacher, and has been engaged in pastoral work for the last 
twenty-five years.  Married Mary E. Weaver, by whom he has Annie, Edward K., 
Fannie F., Hattie M. (deceased) and Abbie E.
 
History of Solano County � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879, pp 482