California Biographies
Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
 
Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Source:
History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
With Biographical Sketches
History by Aurelius O. Carpenter And Percy H. Millberry
Illustrated, Complete In One Volume
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1914


DON Z. LE VALLEY. � Among the native sons well and favorably 
known on the Mendocino coast is one who has had much experience in the 
lumber woods and sawmills, Don Z. Le Valley. He was born on the Rus- 
sian river, Sonoma county, August 5, 1866, the son of David Thompson and 
Mary J. (Cook) Le Valley, natives of ^Missouri, who crossed the plains in the 
�50s and settled in Sonoma county, following farming until they located at 
Point Arena. The father, who had followed tie contracting, later was em- 
ployed in Field Bros.' sawmill at Newport and still later was again engaged 
in tie contracting at Westport. His last days were spent in Ventura county, 
while the mother is now making her home at Nordhoff. Of their thirteen 
children Don Z. is the fifth in order of birth and from a small child has lived 
in Mendocino county. His education was obtained principally in the public 
schools of Westport. From a boy he worked in the woods and became fa- 
miliar with the work of getting out bark, ties and logs. He was foreman for 
Chris Hansen, the De Haven Lumber Company, the California Lumber Com- 
pany. McFaul lumber yard and the Duffey Lumber Company. He is now 
superintendent of the Cottoneva Lumber Company at Hardy Creek, having 
charge of the site, mill, tie camp and wharves. He is also the proprietor of the 
Hardy Creek Hotel, in which he and his estimable wife ably minister to the 
wants of the wayfarer. 

The marriage of Mr. Le Valley occurred in Laytonville, uniting him with 
Miss Annie Longland. who was born in England, but came with her parents to 
Mendocino county when a child and was reared at Willits. To them have 
been born six children. Fred married Myrtle Woodward of Fort Bragg, 
where he is in the employ of Len Barnard; Gertrude is Mrs. J. H. Fee, of 
Westport ; Lillie, Gladys, Florence and Dorothy complete the family. Fra- 
ternally Mr. Le Valley is a member of the Woodmen of the World at Eureka, 
the Independent Order of Foresters at Westport and the L. O. O. M. at Fort 
Bragg. He is clerk of the board of trustees of the Sea View district and is 
much interested in establishing a high standard in the district schools. Politic- 
ally he is a Democrat. He has lived the most of his life within the sound of the 
sea and being contented with the environment has purchased property on the 
coast.