Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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GEORGE CARSON, 
 
farmer and stock-raiser, near Dominguez Station, was born in the State of New 
York, March 3, 1832, son of John and Sophia (Cady) Carson, natives also of that 
State, who moved, when their son was twelve years of age, to St. Charles, 
Illinois. In 1846 he enlisted in the Mexican war, in Colonel Newberry's 
regiment, and served until the close of the contest, being discharged at Santa 
Fe. After spending some time at the latter place and in Mexico, he came in 1853 
to Los Angeles and engaged in the hardware trade on Commercial street, in 
partnership with Mr. Sanford. After about nine years in this business he moved 
to his present place, where he engaged in stock-raising, to which he has since 
added general agriculture. The estate comprises 24,000 acres, of which he has 
one-sixth. It borders along the ocean coast near Dominguez Station, is known as 
the San Pedro Ranch, and is one of the finest estates in Southern California. At 
first Mr. Carson devoted his attention mainly to sheep-raising, but he now has a 
large stock of horses and cattle as well. Some of these are fine-bred, being of 
the best strains in California. His home also is one of the finest in Los 
Angeles County, the large and commodious residence, completed two years ago, 
occupying a most commanding locality�one of the most beautiful and romantic 
places between Los Angeles and the sea. July 30, 1857, is the date of Mr. 
Carson's marriage to Miss Victoria Dominguez, daughter of the late Manuel 
Dominguez, an early and honored settler of this county, a sketch of whose life 
is given elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Carson have six sons and six 
daughters.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 726
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler