California Biographies
Van Allen, John J.

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Van Allen, John J. Was born in Columbia county, New York, April 30, 1826. Here
he received his education and resided until June, 1849, when he emigrated to
California, arriving in San Francisco October 4th of that year. After spending a
few days there he went to Jackson Bar, and there prosecuted mining and hunting
for about one year, after which he worked in a lumber yard in San Francisco for
two years. He next engaged in farming and hunting in Marin county for eight
years, and then came to Sonoma county and settled in Petaluma. In 1871 he
located on his present farm of one thousand and two hundred acres in the
mountains, at the head of Dry creek. Mr. Van Allen married, in 1871, Miss Bryan,
a native of Ireland, by whom he has one child, named Maria.

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