California Biographies

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm

Source:
History of the state of California and biographical record of the San Joaquin 
Valley, California. An historical story of the state's marvelous growth from 
its earliest settlement to the present time.
Prof. James Miller Guinn , A. M.
The Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago 1905
Notes: Missing Page: 865-866,983-984,1175-1176


GEORGE WARREN FILLMORE. The Fillmore family, well represented in California, 
is of New York ancestry, members of whom have been prominent citizens in Onondaga county 
for generations. W. C. Fillmore was a fanner in that location, and as a representative citizen 
held the office of sheriff. His son, William Cortland, was a native of Onondaga county but 
in manhood removed to Madison county and in the neighborhood of Chittenango engaged in 
farming. He lived to be eighty-two years old, his death occurring in 1902. He was a man of 
strong, forceful nature and public-spirit, and gave his best efforts toward the upbuilding of 
the community in which he made his home. He gave his support to the Baptist Church, in which 
he was a deacon for many years. His wife, formerly Harriette Waldo Wing, was a native of 
Moultrie county, Ohio, whose parents died early in life. Her death occurred in New York in 
1893. She left a family of five sons and two daughters, of whom Jerome, who died in San 
Francisco, February 11, 1902, was general manager of the Southern Pacific Railroad ; George 
Warren is the subject of this review ; William C, Jr., who died in Los Angeles in 1894, was also 
connected with the Southern Pacific Railroad : Nancy became the wife of W. J. Sheldon and 
died in Chicago in 1904: Wing is a conductor on the Southern Pacific Railroad between Los 
Angeles and Fresno: Mary is the wife of S. H. Tuttman, of Hamilton, Mont. ; and Edward Luther 
is associated with the Union Iron Works in San Francisco. 

A native of Chittenango, Madison county, N. Y., George Warren Fillmore was born July 1, 
1847. He was reared to young manhood in his native state and attended the district schools. 
About 1865 he became associated with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, acting as 
foreman during the construction of the second track. Returning to New York he remained for 
about three years, after which, in 1875, he came as far west as Nevada and engaged as brake- 
man on the Southern Pacific Railroad, running out of Winnemucca. Two years later he became 
conductor, retaining this position until 1881, when he was transferred to the western district, 
running out of Oakland as conductor on passenger trains. Since that time he has made his 
home in Oakland, having built a residence at No. 965 Jackson street. About 1885 he pur- 
chased a farm five miles south of Visalia, Tulare county, consisting of one hundred and sixty 
acres. Upon this he has made all the improvements, in 1891 having set out an orchard of about 
forty acres, a part of which is planted to a vineyard. It is universally acknowledged that 
this orchard of Mr. Fillmore's is the finest in Tulare county, in point of the growth and health 
of the trees, every care and attention having been given to their cultivation. 

In Amsterdam. N. Y., Mr. Fillmore married Anna Wayne, a daughter of John Wayne. a 
descendant of "Mad Anthony." He was a farmer in New York state, where his death occurred. 
His wife, formerly Angeline Brower, was also of an old and distinguished New York family. 
Mr. and Mrs. Fillmore have one daughter, Bessie May. In his political affiliations Mr. Fill- 
more is a stanch Republican. He is a citizen widely known and honored for the many sterling 
traits of character which distinguish him, and through which he has won the confidence and 
esteem of all who know him.