Solano County Biographies

A. S. CARMAN

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives
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is a native of the province of New Brunswick, where he was born on September 7, 
1849.  Entered a mercantile and ship-building firm at the age of fourteen, and, 
after remaining there two years, entered the employment of a mercantile, 
ship-building, and grindstone manufacturing company, where he continued for one 
year, when he left for California, arriving there in September, 1867, and 
entered into the lumber business with Houghton & Lee, of Vallejo.  Afterwards 
was engaged by the firm of Doe & Moore, of South Vallejo, as salesman and later 
as bookkeeper, who having sold out to Pope & Talbot, he was appointed manager to 
the new firm, a position which he still occupies.  Married in November, 1876, to 
Miss Estelle Davenport, of Monterey, a native of Michigan, and has one son.
 
History of Solano County � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879