California Biographies
Lodge, John D.

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Lodge, John D. Was born in Yorkshire, England, on December 5, 1824. He emigrated
to the United States in 1845, and settled in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania,
where he resided until 1853, when, on December 5th, of that year, he sailed from
New York on the "Northern Light," to Nicaragua, thence to San Francisco on the
"Sierra Nevada," arriving on December 31, 1853. He immediately proceeded to
Placerville and commenced mining at Iowa Hill, Placer county, continuing in this
business for five years. In 1858 he came to Sonoma county, and settled on a farm
near Petaluma, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits for seven years,
then moved to Petaluma, where he has since been in the loan and real estate
business; and also, in 1878, began the sale of sewing machines, and is now
handling several of the different kinds manufactured. While a resident of
Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, he married Miss Martha Noble, on June 11, 1852,
who is a native of Yorkshire, England, and born June 17, 1835. Sarah J., born
November 16, 1853; David E., born January 17, 1856, and Matilda A., born
February 17, 1859, are the names and births of their children.

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