Plumas County Biographies

John F. Hartwell

Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Dec. 2004 

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He was born at Strong, Franklin county, Maine, May 19, 1820. He was the son of 
Ephraim and Mary Hartwell, who died when our subject was quite young. He grew to 
manhood in his native state, and emigrated in 1856 to California, in company 
with Mr. Brett and wife, and the latter�s sister. He was married August 9, 1857, 
to Elizabeth H. Norton of North Livermore, Maine, daughter of Zebulon and Mary 
Norton, who still survives him. A family of four is the result of their union: 
Louis B., was born August 23, 1858; William H., March 4, 1863; Nellie M., July 
27, 1871; J. Frank, August 21, 1875. Mr. Hartwell died in June, 1880, mourned by 
many friends. The ranch consists of 250 acres of meadow and timber land. For 
many years he had been interested in lumbering and milling. The saw-mill in 
American valley cuts about half a million feet annually, and is conducted by his 
sons. The mill has an overshot wheel supplied by a flume, and was erected by 
Judkins and Cate. A view of the Hartwell property may be seen on another page of 
this works. 
 
Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 
1513 to 1850. � Fariss and Smith, San Francisco,  1882. p  283