Solano County Biographies

JOHN BIRD

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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was born in Onondaga county, New York, September 8, 1837, where he was educated 
and lived until the fall of 1859, when he emigrated to California, via Panama, 
arriving at San Francisco October 29.  After spending about two months in Santa 
Rosa, he went to Marin county, where he was employed about three years as 
foreman on a farm.  In August, 1862, he went to Sacramento county, where he had 
charge of a dairy and stock farm until 1865, when he came to this county and 
purchased about 1000 acres of land and started a shipping point, storage and 
commission business; a portion of which took in the present site of Bird�s 
Landing.  He has resided here ever since.  During the year 1876, he held the 
office of Justice of the Peace of Montezuma township.  Married Miss Emily J. 
Hargrave, May 6, 1869; she was born in Wayne county, Illinois, June 5, 1847. 
Henry, born January 25, 1870; Walter, born November 11, 1871; Albert S., born 
October 12, 1873; John, Jr., born March 10, 1878, are their living children.
 
History of Solano County � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879, pp 486