Sutter-Yuba County Biographies

RALPH HUTCHINSON

Transcribed by: Kathy Sedler

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            Among the progressive Yuba County agriculturists, is Ralph 
Hutchinson, who owns and operates some 2,295 acres about seven miles northeast 
of Wheatland, where he was born, on the old Hutchinson place, on June 3, 1877.  
His father, Perkins L. Hutchinson, was a native of Virginia, and he was brought 
to Missouri, when he was three years old, by his folks, who migrated there and 
settled in Macomb County.  In 1853, Perkins L. Hutchinson crossed the plains to 
California, and for about ten years mined near Bridgeport and tended the toll 
bridge there.  In 1866, Perkins Hutchinson came into the Elizabeth school 
district in Yuba County and purchased a half-section of land; and from time to 
time he added to his holdings until he had 3,700 acres.  In 1890, he built an 
attractive and comfortable home on the place; and there our subject still lives; 
it is one of those old-fashioned residences, marked by very substantial old time 
construction.  Perkins Hutchinson was born in 1832, and died in 1918, at the 
ripe old age of eighty-six, while his good wife breathed her last in her 
fiftieth year.
            The worthy couple had seven children:  Mrs. Belle Morrison died at 
Tulare in 1893; Fred died in Sutter County in 1913; Ralph of his review; Ernest 
is at Marysville; Ray is a rancher in Brophy district; Oscar R. resides on the 
old Hunt place; and Susie M., Mrs. Clarence Alexander, is the youngest in the 
group.  Ralph attended school in the Elizabeth district and stayed on the home 
ranch with his father until the latter�s death, and then he began to operate for 
himself 681 acres that fell to him through his father�s will, whereon he now 
raises stock and grain.  In addition, he has since bought 1606 acres of stock 
ranch, in the Lone Tree district of Yuba County, and there he has 1200 head of 
sheep.  Mr. Hutchinson is independent in party politics.  He is a trustee of the 
Elizabeth school district.
            On September 3, 1903, at Sacramento, Mr. Hutchinson was married to 
Miss Margaret Stroupe, a native of Louisa County, Iowa, and the daughter of 
Daniel J. and Rebecca (Stone) Stroupe, both natives of Iowa who came to 
California about forty years ago, and settled at Wheatland.  On January 1, 1884, 
Mrs. Stroupe arrived with their two children, having been traveling for ten days 
on the old steam train for emigrants, from Iowa to Wheatland.  The family then 
lived in Wheatland, while Mr. Stroupe was ranching nearby.  He is still living, 
but resides at Shingletown, Cal.  Mrs. Stroupe died at Wheatland at the age of 
fifty-nine.  They were very highly thought of, for they took a live interest in 
the affairs of their locality, and were public-spirited and good neighbors and 
friends.  Mr. and Mrs. Stroupe had three children.  Margaret is Mrs. Hutchinson; 
Jasper lives in Elizabeth, N. J.; and Clement is at Tanana, Alaska.  Margaret 
went to the schools in Wheatland and vicinity.  Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson have 
four children:  Harley, H. Foryst, Ralpha, and Kenneth.  Mr. Hutchinson belongs 
to Sutter Lodge No. 100, I.O.O.F. of Wheatland; and he is a member of 
Elizabeth-Lone Tree Center of Yuba County Farm Bureau.
 
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p. 1251-1252