Plumas County Biographies

Edwin Douglas Hosselkus

Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Dec. 2004 

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son of Nicholas and Lucretia Hosselkus, was born October 19, 1828 at the town of 
Amboy, Oswego county, New York. When he was eight years of age his parents 
removed to Peoria, Illinois, where they lived two years, afterwards residing a 
year at Meredosia, and many years in Fulton county. At these places Edwin 
received a good common-school education, and from 1848 to 1852 he was engaged as 
clerk in a general merchandise store in Farmington, Illinois. In April, 1852, he 
came across the plains, and arrived in Marysville the first of November. Here he 
was engaged in various pursuits. In August, 1854, he opened a store at 
Elizabethtown, and remained about four years; when, in 1858 he removed the 
establishment to Taylorville, and continued in business at this point until 
1865.  In 1862 he had bought a ranch in Genesee valley from Boyd and Clark, and 
when he sold his store in 1865, he moved thereon. In 1875 he was elected a 
member of the board of supervisors, served three years, and was re-elected in 
1878. September 26, 1859, he was married to Miss Mary Tate of Taylorville. Their 
children are Frank, born September 21, 1860; Elmira, August 19, 1862; Mary L., 
August 20, 1867; John, June 13, 1870. Mr. Hosselkus� ranch in Genesee valley 
contains 1,000 acres, and has a fine brick residence and many out-buildings. The 
Genesee post-office is here. He also owns a fine dairy ranch in Squaw Queen 
valley, which contains 520 acres of excellent grazing land. 
 
Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 
1513 to 1850. � Fariss and Smith, San Francisco,  1882. p 302