Solano County Biographies

JOHN WILSON

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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farmer, in Vallejo Township, was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, and emigrated 
to America, in 1851, first settling, for a few months, in Philadelphia, and 
left, on December 25, 1851, for San Francisco, which he reached on March 4, 
1852.  On his arrival he proceeded to Hangtown, now Placerville, remaining there 
till the following May, being engaged principally in mining operations; he then 
moved to Solano county, and was employed by Curtis & Clark, the former owners of 
his present estate, with whom he stayed till 1855, when, together with his 
brother, Joseph Wilson, they purchased a drove of 400 head of horses, and took 
them to New Mexico, where they were exchanged for 4,000 head of sheep, which 
latter the brothers drove back to their homes on the Suscol Ranch, the 
undertaking occupying about sixteen months.  In 1857 Mr. Wilson purchased a 
portion of his present farm, 900 acres of which he owns, and has under the 
finest and latest improvements.  He is a large breeder of stock, the horses 
reared by him being among the finest in the county.  Mr. Wilson married in San 
Francisco, October 10, 1870, Lavonia Wright, a native of Oswego, New York; they 
have one son, Edward.
 
History of Solano County � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879, pp 397