Yolo County Directory This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Transcription of The Western Shore Gazetteer and Commercial Directory, For the State of California…, Yolo County, Compiled and published annually by C. P. Sprague & H. W. Atwell, Woodland, Yolo County, 1870. Transcribed by Peggy B. Perazzo Residents and Occupations – N (Please note: I have capitalized the surnames in the material below, but it is not presented that way in the book. Also please note that the surnames are not in strict alphabetical order within the letter sections. Be sure to look throughout the entire lettered section for the surname you are interested in.) NASON, J. J., Me.; farmer, residence at Prairie 11 miles NW from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, one hundred and forty acres in cultivation; value, three thousand dollars; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Prairie. NAGER, Mrs. Sophie, Switzerland; farmer, residence 4 miles W from Prairie, 11 miles NW from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, one hundred acres in cultivation; staple, wheat; value, seven thousand dollars; Post-office, Prairie. NEFF, Jacob, Ohio; carpenter, residence corner of Lincoln avenue and First street, Woodland; town property; value, four thousand dollars. NELSON, C., Ky.; farmer and stock-raiser, residence on Cache Creek, 3 miles N from Woodland; three thousand acres of land, Divisions 2 and 3, one hundred and twenty acres in cultivation; value, thirty-two thousand dollars; deals largely in cattle [see tables]; capital invested, ten thousand dollars; Woodland Precinct, Cache Creek Township; Post-office, Woodland. NELSON, Milton, Penn.; laborer, Capay Valley, West Cottonwood Precinct, Cottonwood Township; Post-office, Capay. NELSON, C. N.; saddler, Woodland. NELSON, James T., N. Y.; farmer, residence 16 miles NW from Cacheville, 21 miles NW from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3; staple, wheat; value, twenty-five thousand dollars; Fairview Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Yolo. NEWTON, George; dairyman at Tule House Dairy, North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. NEWBERRY, Joseph, Ala.; Woodland. NEWCOMB, O. C., Ala.; blacksmith, shop on Main street, opposite Catholic Church, Woodland. NEWCOMB, George W., Vt.; laborer, Woodland. NEWTON, Jasper, Ohio; farmer in North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. NEWTON & CO.; lumber-dealers at the Depot, Woodland. [See advertisement.] NEWTON, R. H.; carpenter, shop and mill W side Railroad near Depot, Woodland; residence on North street W from railroad; value of real estate, eight thousand dollars. NEWHALL, Allen B.; laundryman at Washington; Washington Precinct and Township; Post-office, Post-office, Sacramento. NEEL, Wm. C., Ill.; laborer near Prairie; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Prairie. NIEL, Jennings H., Fla.; laborer, Woodland. NICHOLSON, Wm. A., Mo.; laborer, Knight's Landing; East Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Grafton. NICKELL, J. J., Ky.; farmer, residence 16 miles NW from Cacheville, 22 miles NW from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, one hundred and forty acres in cultivation; value, three thousand dollars; Fairview Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Yolo. NIFENECKER, Hercules, France; painter, Cacheville; Cacheville Precinct, Cache Creek Township; Post-office, Yolo. NIXON, John B., Vt.; attorney at law and farmer, residence in Hungry Hollow, 10 miles NW from Cottonwood, 21 miles NW from Woodland; three hundred and twenty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; staple, wheat; value, five thousand dollars; Fairview Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Cache Creek. NIXON, Alexander H., Me.; farmer, 12 miles NW from Cottonwood, 22 miles NW from Woodland; four hundred and eight acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; staple, wheat; value, seven thousand dollars; Fairview Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Yolo. NORMAN, Joseph H., Tenn.; farmer, North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. NORVELL, Linderman, L., Va.; laborer, West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Prairie. NOLAN, Patrick, Ireland; farmer on Sutter Slough; the last man in the County going south; residence 50 miles E from Woodland; one hundred and forty-seven acres of land, Divisions 1 and 2, garden and grazing; value, fifteen hundred dollars; Merritt Precinct and Township; Post-office, Onisbo, Sacramento County. NORTON, Samuel J., Ky.; farmer, residence 3 miles NW from Buckeye, 15 miles SW from Woodland; one hundred and fifty-seven acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; value, three thousand dollars; capital invested, six hundred dollars; Buckeye Precinct and Township; Post-office, Buckeye. NORTON, John W., Ill.; farmer, residence with S. J. NORTON, Post-office, Buckeye. NORTON, George; engineer, Woodland. NORTON, James, Ill.; farmer, rents land, 3 miles NW from Buckeye, 15 miles SW from Woodland; Buckeye Precinct and Township; Post-office, Buckeye. Back to Yolo County Directories Surname Index Page