D. Merrill Stockmon - The subject of this sketch was born in New York City, August 22, 1830. When he was quite young his parents moved to Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. In 1836 they moved to Delaware County, Ohio, and in 1844 they took up their abode in Ashland County, that State. Here Mr. Stockmon was educated and resided until December, 1857, when he came to California. He arrived in Suisun, Solano County, in March, 1858, where his brother, David E., was a practicing physician. He allied his interests with his brother, and took charge of the drug branch of the business. He has since continued in that business, and at the present time resides in Napa City, having purchased the Pioneer Drug Store in that place in 1879. He still conducts his business in Suisun also. April 9,1862, he was married to Miss Emma A, daughter of T. C. Everets, M.D. Their children are May Ella, Emma, and Carrie. D. Merrill, their only son, was drowned in Suisun.

John Scott - Was born in Ohio, July 17,1833. At the age of sixteen he moved with his mother, his father having died, to Henry County, Iowa. Having learned the trade of milling in Ohio, he followed it in Salem, that State. In the spring of 1851 he moved to Mahaska County, same State, locating near Oskaloosa. In 1856 he came to California, coming by the Sublette cut-off, and arrived at Dutch Flat August 22d of that year. Here he followed mining for three years, when he went to Vaca Valley, Solano County. In 1860 he moved to Knights Valley, Sonoma County. In 1863 he moved to Napa Valley, locating at the Bale mill, where he remained for two years. He then went to Kansas and engaged in milling for three years, and in 1871 he returned to California and to the Bale mill. At the end of eighteen months he went to Chiles Valley and run that mill for four years. He then went to Salem, Oregon, and in a short time returned to Chiles Valley, spending one year there. Then he spent one year in Pope Valley. He then moved to Calistoga and took charge of that mill, where he still remains. He was married September 2,1855, to Maria Hanson, a native of Ohio. Their living children are, Sanford, born February 12, 1861; Mary, now Mrs. Roberts, born in 1862, and Arvilla, born January 31,1865.

Dr. W.W. Stillwagon - Whose portrait appears in this work, was born at Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1827. He studied and practiced medicine there until 1848, when he moved to Illinois. In March, 1850, he started across the plains, and arrived in Sacramento in August of the same year. He spent a short time at mining near Oroville, but in the fall of the year came to Napa and commenced the practice of his profession, where he has ever since resided. He served one term as Coroner; he had been elected to the office but refused to give bonds and qualify, yet was, by popular sentiment, compelled to serve, and his acts afterwards legalized. He has at different times filled the position of County Physician for the space of five years, and always given satisfaction. In 1871 he was elected to the Assembly from Napa and Lake, and while in the Legislature did much towards so presenting the desirability of Napa, that the Branch Insane Asylum was located here. He was also active in getting several bills of a local nature passed. As an officer he always acquitted himself with credit, and as a physician he has few superiors. The Doctor was a Whig when he came to the county, and affiliated with that party until the formation of the Republican party, of which he has ever since been a prominent member. But party lines have never been strictly drawn in local affairs in Napa County, and as a result she has always had good and efficient officers. Dr. Stillwagon was one of the charter members of Yount Lodge, No. 12, of Masons, and labored earnestly in the establishing of that Order in the county. He was also one of the charter members, and the first Noble Grand of the Odd Fellows in Napa City. He has of late years been devoting much of his attention to quicksilver mining in Pope Valley.

Thomas P. Stoney - Was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on the 25th day of April, A. D. 1835. He is the second child of P. Gaillard Stoney and his wife, Anna Maria Stoney, nee Porcher. His ancestors settled in the low country of the Colony of South Carolina about one hundred years before the Revolutionary War. By the father's side he is of Irish extraction. His mother's ancestors were French Huguenots, who sought refuge in the flourishing Colony of South Carolina from religious persecution in France, which followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Thomas P. Stoney received a liberal education. He was prepared for college at the celebrated preparatory academy of J. W. Hudson, Mount Zion College, at Winnsboro, in South Carolina. After being prepared, he spent some years as a student at the South Carolina College and the Universities of North Carolina and Virginia. He applied himself closely when at school and college. He has never been of robust physique, and his precarious health interfered in some degree with the prosecution of his studies. Notwithstanding the disadvantages under which he labored, he, however, left college with an amount of culture and learning attained by few students, even among those possessed of physical powers of such a character as to enable them to devote all their time to study. He was, when at school and college, as he continues to be through life, of unimpeachable moral character. He wasted no time in frivolities of doubtful propriety, and his force of character was such that he could not be led by youthful associates from the path of .duty. Lithe year 1856 he left the paternal roof to seek health and his fortune in California, and made Napa his home in December of that year. His first business effort in the new life upon which he had entered was as a quartz miner, in Eldorado County. The fickle goddess did not smile upon him, and he made no fortune. He had not found the occupation for which Nature designed him. His well-trained mind was not to be lost to his fellow countrymen, amid the glitter of coin and cares of private business. In 1858 be left the mines and returned to Napa City, where he commenced the study of law in the office of Hartson & Edgerton. He was admitted to practice by the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District in 1859, and subsequently by the Supreme Court of the State. He soon demonstrated the fact that he had found the profession for which he was designed, and in which he was destined to make his mark. It was not long before the subject of this sketch, by his application to business, strict integrity, and an unostentatious display of his legal attainments, put himself in the front rank at the bar. He formed a partnership with Hon. C. Hartson, his legal preceptor. This firm did their full share of the legal business of Napa and Solano Counties. Thomas F. Stoney continued a member of this firm till the breaking out of the war between the States. In 1861 he married Miss Kate M. Allen, a native of New York, and the daughter of Joseph Allen and his wife, Catherine Allen, nee Walker. Mrs. Stoney's ancestors are of English and Dutch extraction. She was then residing in Napa County. This lady is in every way worthy of her husband. The ofispring of this marriage were three sons and two daughters, all of whom are still living except the eldest daughter. If these children fail to make valuable members of society, it will not be for lack of careful, intellectual and moral training. Having been trained in the school of politics taught by the States Rights politicians of the South, and having imbibed a religious belief in the doctrines of the strict constrnctionists of his native State, when the war commenced he felt that his allegiance was due to South Carolina, and that as a patriot he was bound to respond to her call in the time of her great extremity. In May, 1863, he went East, and, leaving his family in New York, succeeded in crossing the Potomac and the Federal lines. He reached Richmond, the Confederate capital, from which city he soon took his departure for his native State. Arriving in Charleston, he at once enlisted in the Marion Artillery, a light battery then in the Confederate service. He served faithfully as a private soldier till the close of the war, and was with the army commanded by General Joseph E. Johnson when he surrendered to the Federal hosts, led by General Sherman. His wife, who, with the only one of their children then born, was left for safety with her relatives in New York, had resolved that "his country should be her country," and that even grim-visaged war should not separate her and her child from the husband of her choice, went to Nassau, on the Island of New Providence, then the great entrepot for the Confederate fleet of merchant vessels engaged in running the blockade. Orders had been given by the Confederate Government at Richmond, forbidding the taking of ladies and children on board of vessels engaged in the service of that government. Mrs. Stoney found that she and her child would not be taken. After great difficulty and much urging on her part, a kind Captain agreed to make an exception in her case if she would consent to share all the dangers and hardships incidental to the hazardous service in which this adventurous seaman was engaged. She was told that the vessel would be burnt rather than allowed to be captured by Federal cruisers. She cheerfully agreed to risk all the dangers of the voyage and embarked on board a blockade-runner. She reached Wilmington, North Carolina, safely, and soon joined her husband in the land of Sumter and Marion. After the disastrous failure of the Confederate cause in 1865, Thomas P. Stoney removed to New York City and was for some time employed on the ,Metropolitan Record, a weekly Democratic journal then published in that city. Many of the ablest and most conservative articles that appeared in the columns of that paper were from his pen. In May, 1866, he returned to Napa. Not being able to practice law in his own name, owing to the test oath which practicing attorneys were compelled by the Act of the California Legislature of 25th of April, 1863, to file, he was employed in the office of Hon. C. Hartson, who has always been his steadfast friend. He rendered that gentleman much valuable assistance in the preparation of his cases, during the time he was employed by him. After the repeal of the test oath act he formed a partnership with the late W. W. Pendegast, so well known both at the bar and in the Legislative Councils of the State as one of California's most eloquent sons, as well as one of her ablest lawyers. Such a firm could not fail to be leaders at the bar nor to draw to itself large practice. In October, 1871, Thomas P. Stoney was elected County Judge of Napa County. It would be impossible for any man to receive a higher compliment than the people of his county paid him by this election. The county had at the general election in September, gone Republican by a majority of about two hundred. Judge Stoney was, and continued to be, a pronounced Democrat and was the nominee of that party. His opponent, Judge Crouch, was the incumbent, an able lawyer and incorruptible Judge; a man against whose private and official character the voice of detraction was stilled even in a heated political campaign. Yet Judge Stoney was elected in October by over one hundred majority. His people bore witness to the ability and fidelity with which he discharged the duties of his office by electing him to a second term in 1875. With the close of his second term the Constitution of 1849 was numbered with the things of the past, and he was therefore the last County Judge of Napa County, and one to which her people may always point with pride. He contributed his full share in creating the high character of California's judiciary of which her people are justly proud. After the adoption of the Constitution of 1879, it occurred to Governor Irwin, who was then in office, and Governor Ferkins, the Governor-elect, as well as to many of the ablest lawyers in the State, that the work of the incoming Legislature would be greatly lessened and the body of our laws much improved, by appointing three gentlemen of high character and ability to prepare such changes of the codes as the new organic law made necessary. In looking among the lawyers of the State for talent and legal lore competent and adequate to the task, the eyes of these two Governors naturally fell on Thomas P. Stoney, and he with Hon. L S. Belcher, an ex-justice of the Supreme Court, and Mr. A. C. Freeman, a distinguished legal author, were selected. The work assigned to this Commission was ably done, and had not the jealousy of some lawyers who had been honored, unfortunately, with seats in the Legislature, prevented the adoption as a whole of the work of this Commission, the laws of the session of 1880 would not have been found so defective, nor would so many of them have failed to stand the test of judicial criticism. In 1879 he was nominated by the State Convention of the Democratic party for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, but the break in the ranks of that party, caused by the organization of the New Constitution party and the Workingmen's party, led to the defeat of the regular ticket and he was not elected. In January, 1880, Judge Stoney removed with his family to the city of San Francisco and is now a member of the well known firm of Stanly, Stoney & Hayes. In early life Judge Stoney became a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal Church. His culture and intelligence would entirely preclude the idea of bigotry in his religious views. His convictions are, however, pronounced, and both he and his wife are active and useful members of the cause which they have espoused.

Charles A. Storey - Was born July 1,1828, in London, England, and was educated in Liverpool. At the age of nineteen, he with his parents moved to Jamaica, West India Islands, and engaged in the manufacture of sugar, and continued in this business until December, 1852, when the subject of our sketch sailed for New York, where he sojourned a short time. He then started for Portland, Oregon, in the bark "American," Captain Kirby, via Cape Horn, and, after a passage of six months, arrived at his destination September 27,1853, where he resided eighteen months, during which time he was engaged in farming. We next find Mr. Storey in San Francisco, in the employ of George O. Whitney & Co., furniture dealers, a situation he held for over one year. He then spent the following four years in the Sacramento office of Wells, Fargo & Co., during which time the great and memorable flood of 1861-2 occurred, inundating the whole city to the depth of from four to twenty feet He then moved to Gold Hill, Nevada, and engaged in the grocery business, in which he continued for five years, when he returned to San Francisco and was again employed by Wells, Fargo & Co. in the home office, a position he held for the next four years. September 1,1872, he moved to Napa County. In the early part of 1873, he paid a visit to his native land, sojourning there for a few months, returning to St Helena in the fall, when he purchased his present property, consisting of twenty-two acres of land located inside of the city limits, devoting his time and study to the cultivation of hops, in which he is extensively engaged and in which he takes no little pride, having obtained a diploma and medal at the Centennial Fair held in 1876 for sample of choice hops. He is engaged also in viniculture. Mr. Storey was married in San Francisco March 27, 1858, to Miss Emma E. Cooke, a native of New York State, by which union they have had two children, one of which is deceased: Charles A. born April 4, 1859, and Lulu, born September 22,1860, died January, 1862.

W.A.C. Smith - Was born in Boston, England, August 26, 1834. In 1851 he came to America, and after spending two years on a farm he engaged in school teaching. March 21,1857, he sailed from New York for San Francisco, where he arrived the latter part of April of the above-named year. The first two months of his California life were spent on a farm, after which he engaged in mining in Plumas County for about two months. We next find Mr. Smith in Butte County, where mining was prosecuted until December, 1857. He next went to Tuolumne County, where the shining metal was sought for until 1859, when he went to Calaveras County and engaged with others in the enterprise of building a flume, three thousand feet long, for mining purposes. When this flume was nearly completed, they, by some hook or crook, lost, not only the flume, but all their time and money, which was no small amount. This was a heavy blow to a young man, but Mr. Smith was not one to give up. He fought manfully on and in a few months we find him engaged once more in "teaching the young idea how to shoot," at the Academy in Healdsburg, Sonoma County. Here he remained until he came to Napa County, where he has since resided. Mr. Smith's first business in St. Helena was that of teaching, and what was then the school room is now used by Wells, Fargo & Co. as an express office. In February, 1876, he began the banking business, which he has since followed. He is also engaged in the insurance business and is a notary public. Mr. Smith was married August 8, 1879, to Mrs. Minnie Warren, a native of Tennessee.

Jacob Schram - The subject of this Sketch, whose portrait will be found in the body of this work, was born in Pheddersheim, two miles from Worms; on the left bank of the Rhine River, May 26,1826, and is the son of Herman and Annie Wagner Schram. He resided in his native country until he was sixteen years of age, receiving in the meantime a common school education. In 1840, he came to America, first locating in New York, where he began the barber business, which he followed until 1853. In that year he sailed from New York to Aspinwall, and from Panama he sailed in the steamer "Yankee Blade" to San Francisco, arriving in January, 1854. He immediately began the barber business, and then moved to Marysville, and conducted the same business in that place. In August, he returned to San Francisco, and opened the Metropolitan Theatre Tonsorial Parlors, which he continued till 1857. He then came to the White Sulphur Springs, where he was engaged as barber and ladies' hair-dresser for one season. The fire of that year burned him out of house and home, as it were, and he was compelled to seek business elsewhere. He then went to Napa City and opened a shop which he maintained for three years. His health then failed, and he purchased his present place and moved upon it August 12,1862. He and his excellent wife set about it at once to make for themselves a home, and both of them went into the field and cleared up a small tract and planted it into vines. From this small start the business has grown from year to year, until at present he has fifty acres of bearing vines, and has made upwards of one hundred and sixty thousand gallons of wine. His wines have a well-earned and well-deserved reputation,and the " Schramsberger" brands are being sought for now all over the United States,and are fast spreading in Europe. A full description of his wine cellar and vineyard will be found in its proper place. He was married February 6,. 1859, to Miss Annie Christine Weber, who was born in Hochheim, one mile from Worms, October 2, 1833. They have one living child, Herman Adolph, born April 23,1862, in Napa City.

John H. Steves - Was born in Durand, Winnebago County, Illinois, June 12,1851, and resided in his birthplace until he was twenty years of age, and attended the common schools of that place, and afterwards the high school of Rockford, same State. At Durand he served an apprenticeship of three years to the tinsmith's trade; and in 1871 moved to Beloit, Wisconsin, and there worked at his trade, being in the employ of one firm during his stay of six years in that place. January 1,1877, he returned to his old home, Durand, on a visit; and finding his father ready to start for the Golden State, he concluded to accompany him, and arrived in San Francisco January 25th of the above year, where they sojourned a short,time. Hearing of the beauties of the Napa Valley, they paid it a visit, and finally located in St. Helena, where he found employment in the shop of W. L. Phillips, and remained there until August 12, 1878. He then bought out the tinware stock of Mr. Phillips, and moved to his presem location, next door to the Van Tassell Hotel, and is engaged in the general hardware business. He married, January 8, 1879, Miss Ida S. Warren, a native of California, and by this union they have two children: Henry Edgar, born November 12,1879, and Charles Emory, born August 5,1881.

Jules E. Straus - Was born in Alsace, France, February 24,1844, where he remained until he was fifteen years of age, when he came to America, sailing from Havre de Grace to New Orleans, arriving in the latter place in April, 1858. He there secured a position as clerk in a mercantile firm, and held this position some six years, and then sailed for California, and after a passage around the Horn of six months, he arrived in the land of promise of plenty in April, 1865. Remaining in San Francisco a few days, he came to Napa County, locating in St. Helena, where he accepted a clerkship from the firm of Lazarus & Levy, in a general store, which he held for one year. He then accepted a position in a store in Kern County, and remained for two years. His next move was to Treasure City, White Pine County, Nevada, where he still pursued his former occupation. Remaining a short time there he moved with his family to Wickinback, Arizona, and opened a store, remaining in this place eighteen months. He once more returned to California, and to St. Helena in December, 1870, and started business in the building now occupied by Wells, Fargo & Co., where he continued until 1875. He then moved across the street into his present storeroom and is doing a flourishing business. Mr. Straus was married July 13,1868, to Miss Janett Levy, a native of France, and by this union they have one child, Bernice B., born in St. Helena; also an adopted daughter, Matilda R Straus.

John H. Seawell - Was born in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, February 8, 1815. At the age of eight years he, with parents, moved to Sumner County, Tennessee, where he received his education and resided until 1839, at which time he went to La Fayette County, Missouri, and engaged in clerking. In May, 1850, he crossed the plains to California, and arrived in Napa County, October 7th of the above year. Here he engaged in farming and merchandising, which he continued for eight years. In 1851 he was elected to the office of County Clerk, which position he held two years. In 1858 he discontinued his mercantile business, and turned his undivided attention to farming until 1864, when he went to Washoe and engaged in mining for eight months. He then returned to Napa, and after a few months went to Mexico, where he engaged in cotton growing until 1867, when he returned and settled in Berryessa Valley, where he followed farming until 1871, when he once more engaged in merchandising. This he followed for five years, since which time he has not been engaged in any particular business. Mr. Seawell married December 7,1843, Miss Mary Louderdale. Their children are, Jonah L., Prudence, Martha, Charles and Antoinette.

Dennis Spencer - Son of Dwight and Eliza Kirby Spencer, was born in Jackson County, Missouri, August 22,1844. In 1852 he came to California with his parents, who first settled near Sacramento. They afterwards moved to Green Valley, Solano County, and after a short residence in that place moved to Napa County. In 1864 Dennis entered the Santa Clara College, where he remained for two years. In 1872 he entered the Union University Law School at Albany, New York, and was admitted to practice May 7,1873. He then returned to Napa County, and in 1874 was elected District Attorney, and served three terms. He was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of California April 13, 1874.

George C. Shurtleff - Son of Benjamin and Ann M. Griffith Shurtleff, was born in Shasta, Shasta County, California, April 7, 1854. After receiving the advantages of the public schools of Shasta City he entered the Brayton College School, of Oakland, after which he entered the Freshmen year of the University of California; but in 1874 he came to Napa and accepted a clerkship with Messrs. Allen & Parks, and with them and their successors he remained in that position until August 19,1880, when he purchased a one-half interest in the firm now known as Thompson & Shurtleff. He was married August 9, 1877, to Alice C. Nichols, daughter of J. M. Nichols, who was born in Napa County, November 8,1859; and by this union they have one son, Roy N., born September 14,1878.

Amos Simmons - Son of Thomas and Rebecca Wilson Simmons, was born in East Tennessee, August 24,1827, and remained in his birthplace until he was nine years of age, when, with his parents, he moved to Missouri, and located in Greene County and engaged in farming. There he received a common school education, and remained about twenty-two years. Leaving that State in May, 1857, with his family, he started across the plains for California with ox-teams. Crossing the Missouri River above Fort Kearay, and coming via, the Lassen cut-off, he first entered this State at Hangtown, now Placerville, and remained there one year. He then moved, in August, 1858, to Napa Valley, and located near St. Helena, and purchased a farm and remained there for six years. He then sold out and moved to Calistoga, locating on, or pre-empting his present ranch, about one mile from the above-named town, consisting of one hundred and sixty-three acres, and engaged in farming and fruit raising, having a vineyard of eight acres and a nice orchard of all the different varieties of fruit grown in this country. He was united in marriage April 3,1848, to Miss Martha Tyler, who was born in Tennessee. By this union they have six living children: Sophronia E., born June 25,1849; Thomas J., born April 14,1851; James K., born September 29,1854; Amos B., born January 27,1861; Bell, born May 14,1867, and Emma B., born February 18, 1870.

A.M. Tonolla - Was born in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, June 8, 1835. When nine years of age he, with parents, moved to Philadelphia, where he received his education. He then served an apprenticeship to the piano-making trade, of four years. In 1859 he came via Panama to California, and arrived at San Francisco in December of the above year. He at once engaged with the firm of Jacob & Zech, to work at his trade, that of making pianos. In 1862 he was admitted as a partner in the business, which relationship lasted about two and a half years, when he sold out his interest, but still continued as journeyman for a short time, when the firm was closed out by creditors. After this Mr. Tonolla remained in the shop for about six months, finishing up some instruments and doing repairing. Afterwards he was employed at Trinity Church for about five months, then engaged at his former trade until 1871, when he came to Napa County and located in St. Helena, where he is engaged at hotel-keeping.

Josiah Simmons Trubody - The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in this work, is the son of Edward and Mary Simmons Trubody, and was born in Cornwall County, England, June 19, 1805. Here he received a common school education and resided till 1830, when he proceded to New Brunswick. June 26th of that year we find him in Philadelphia, where he soon found work in the harvest-field with the Quakers, at which he continued for three weeks. He then proceeded to Wayne County, Pennsylvania, where he hired out to work at general farm labor, at which he continued for seven years. In September, 1837, he emigrated West, and settled in La Fayette County, Missouri, where he remained for two years. He then moved to Carroll County, that State, and began farming, which he continued till August 26,1849. He then started for California, coming the southern route, and arriving in the State January 22, 1850. He immediately proceeded to Napa County, and located on land two miles below Yountville, on which he resided till 1873. In May of that year he moved to Napa City, and has since resided in that place. Mr. Trubody married, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Miss Mary Ann Lakin, October 4,1835, who was a daughter of Joel Lakin, of Massachusetts, and Clementina Sands, of New Jersey. She was born in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, March 19,1811. By this union, which was formed nearly fifty years ago, they have two children: William P., born February 23,1843; Edward W., born December 13, 1851; one child deceased, Chrisanda Jane, born August 17.. 1840, and died April 13,1868.

William A. Trubody - Son of John and Jane Palmer Trubody, was born in La Fayette County, Missouri, December 5, 1839, where he resided until May, 1847, when he, with his father's family, started across the plains for California and arrived October 1st of that year. They remained at Sutters Fort for two months, when they went to San Francisco. In 1850 he went East, and for four years attended the Mount Pleasant Academy in New York. He then returned to California and completed his education at the University of the Pacific, near San Jose. He then came to Napa County and located on his present place, consisting of a half interest in one hundred and eighty-four acres, ninety of which are entirely devoted to horticulture. In 1880 he shipped eighty tons of blackberries and averages seventy and eighty tons each year. The vines cover thirty-five acres. The Trubody brothers began the blackberry business in 1867 and have steadily increased until today they stand at the head of the list. In 1867 he was elected Supervisor and filled the position for one term. He was married November 17,1868, to Miss Lura, daughter of T. L. Grigsby, who was born in Laclede County, Missouri, November 30, 1850. Their living children are, George A., born September 22,1871; Lulu Etta, born October 4,1873; Clara, born October 30,1877; and Frank, born November 8,1879. They lost their oldest child, Elma, born September 29, 1869, and died June 8, 1873.

Isaac Thompson - Son of Ezra and Cynthia Gifford Thompson, was born in Bristol County, Massachusetts, January 16,1824. When he was quite young his parents moved to New Bedford, same county. He was educated at the Middleborough Academy, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. When he was fourteen years old he began as clerk which he followed for six years. In 1843, he began the ship chandlers and grocery trade for himself in New Bedford, which he followed until 1851. In October, 1852, he sailed from New Bedford on board the ship "Rainbow," and arrived in San Francisco in May, 1853. In August of the the above year, he moved to Waldo, Josephine County, Oregon where for two years he was superintendent of a mining water ditch. He then, in 1855, opened a general mercantile store in the above place, and continued in that business until his removal to Napa County in 1876. He first purchased the place now owned by Mr. Sharp, two miles east of Napa, upon which he resided until February, 1879, when he moved to Napa City, and in August, 1880, began the hardware business under the firm name of Thompson & Shurtleff. He was married November 1,1869, to Miss Elizabeth Briggs, a native of New York, born July 28, 1848. Their children are, Rosetta, born August 20,1870; Elizabeth Daisy, born in October, 1875, and Frank, born January 31,1881

Josiah Palmer Trubody - Was born in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, April 18,1836, where he resided only two years. His parents then moved to La Fayette County, Missouri, where they resided until 1847. May 1st of that year they started across the plains, and arrived at Johnsons Ranch in October of the same year. The family settled in San Francisco, and he remained there with them until 1856. In that year he came to Napa County and began farming on his present place, where he has since continued to reside. He has been engaged in the horticultural business the last few years, and Trubody's blackberries have a State wide reputation. His place consists of one-half interest in one hundred and eighty-four acres. He was married May 3,1865, to Miss Sophronia Ament, who was born in Kendall County, Illinois, February 12, 1847. Their children are, Charles M., Albert W., Samuel A., and Charlotte Jane.