Solano County Biographies

JUSTICE C. MERRYFIELD

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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is a native of Wyoming county, New York, having been born there on February 7, 
1818. In 1836, he went to Ogle county, Illinois, where he resided until 1850, 
and in that year came to California across the plains with horse team; arrived 
in Placerville in July and worked in the mines about  one year when he moved to 
a farm in Sacramento county, residing there until January 1, 1857, when he 
located on another farm two miles north of Silveyville, Solano county, where he 
lived until 1864, when he settled in Silveyville, and has since resided there.  
September 4, 1861, was elected a Justice of the Peace for Vacaville township and 
held the office for that and after for Silveyville township until he resigned, 
December 29, 1874.  In 1876, was elected President of the Bank of Dixon, a 
position he now holds; is a Director and one of the Auditing Committee of the 
Granger�s Bank of San Francisco, to which he was elected in 1874.  In 1873, was 
elected one of the Executive Committee of the State Grange and was re-elected 
three times, he is now serving his fourth term as Master of Dixon Grand Lodge.  
Is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the California College at Vacaville.  
Mr. Merryfield has been thrice married.  He married, third, Mrs. Lizzie 
Crathers, August 10, 1876, who was born in Oakland county, Michigan, January 9, 
1843.
 
History of Solano County � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879, pp  499