California Biographies
Farmer, C. C. 

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Farmer, C. C. Was born in Meigs county, Tennessee, on March 4, 1837. When quite
young his parents moved to Cass county, Missouri, where the subject of this
sketch received his education. On May 15, 1857, the family started for
California; crossed the plains with ox-teams, bringing with them a drove of
cattle. After a journey of four months they arrived in this township, and
settled on a farm bordering the banks of Santa Rosa creek, south-east from the
city of that name. The first business enterprise of Mr. Farmer in California was
that of raising stock in this and Mendocino counties, commencing in 1857. He
abandoned this pursuit in 1860, and began clerking in a dry-goods store for his
brother, E. T. Farmer, where he laid the foundation of his business education,
which has ripened with experience and is crowned with success. During the year
1863, and till the Fall of 1864, he was engaged in mining and prospecting for
mines in Nevada, but returned to Santa Rosa, joining partnership with E. T.
Farmer in the mercantile trade, which was continued until 1871, when his
brother's interest was bought by F. B. Tyle. The business was conducted by them
one year and six months, when the co-partnership became Farmer, Tyle & Crane. In
1874 these latter disposed of their share to Riley and Hardin. Since 1878 the
firm has been Riley & Farmer. For fifteen consecutive years has Mr. Farmer been
one of Santa Rosa's business men. That these years have been replete with the
toil and struggle incident to a business career there is not a doubt, but that
all transactions with his fellow-men have been honorable cannot be better
illustrated than by the fact of the position which he now holds among his
compeers. He married, on May 15, 1871, Miss Mary F., daughter of D. C. Young, of
Sonoma county. Mary F., Carrie Josephine, and Eugene C, are the names of their
children.


Source: HISTORY OF SONOMA COUNTY, Alley, Bowen & Co. 1880