Santa Clara County Biographies


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WILLIAM PAGE
 LUMBERMAN MAYFIELD, SANTA CLARA COUNTY PIONEER
 
Born in Herkimer county, New York, March 31, 1826. When quite young he was taken 
to Oswego county, and at eighteen years of age to Wisconsin, where he resided 
until 1850. In that year he came to California and commenced mining in El Dorado 
county, and meeting with success, in four months he returned to Wisconsin. In 
1852, we find Mr. Page once more in the search for gold, this time in Butte 
county, but fickle fortune had passed him by, he therefore, at the end of three 
months, removed to San Mateo county, and entered into a contract to cut timber 
for a mill near Searsville. In 1854 he once more made a venture at the mines, 
but with no better luck than the last, he therefore retraced his footsteps to 
San Mateo county, and opened a store at Searsville, which he conducted for 
thirteen years. In 1878 he came to Mayfield where he has since resided, being 
now engaged in the lumber business. He has an interest in a large tract of 
timber land in the southern portion of San Mateo county, also a half interest in 
a steam sawmill, with a capacity of fifteen thousand feet in the twelve hours. 
Married, January 15, 1857, Sarah Ann Smith, by whom there is a family of four 
children living, viz.: Francis E., born in 1858; William H., born in 1862; 
Carrie M. born in 1872; Myrtle G., born in 1879. They have lost one son, a child 
of eight years, who was run over on the line of the Southern pacific Railroad 
Company.

The Pioneer, published San Jose, California, Saturday, February 18, 1882
transcribed by jchavnar