Sacramento County Biographies

WILLIAM HOLLTUM

Transcribed by: Nancy Pratt Melton

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GEORGIANA TOWNSHIP. 
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	Post Office, Walnut Grove; was born in Kent County, England, 
in 1834, and lived there until 1846; he then went to Valparaiso, Chile, and 
followed a sailor's life until 1849, when he came to California, but remained 
only four or five months, and then returned to Chile, which he made his home 
till 1852, though on the sea the most of the time; he came back to California in 
that year, and engaged in fishing on the Sacramento River, being one of the 
pioneer fishermen; he followed the business until 1858. In that year he located 
his land on Grand Island, and has been engaged in farming; owns one hundred and 
seventy-seven acres, worth about ten thousand dollars; he is Freight Agent for 
the California Transportation Company at Walnut Grove; he has held the office of 
Deputy Assessor for the last four years. Mr. Holltum was married in 1859 to Miss 
M. J. Moulton, a native of Vermont; they have had born to them four children one 
son is deceased. 
 
Source: History of Sacramento County, California With Illustrations 1880 by 
Thompson & West.