Butte County
Biographies
NATHANIEL BROYLES
NATHANIEL BROYLES.—Butte County has every reason to be proud of her
native sons, and they, in turn, of their mother county, and of their pioneer
sires; for without the help and farsightedness of these sturdy old settlers,
the county could never have reached its present state of development and
prosperity. Nathaniel Broyles was born and reared in Butte County, a son of
Washington and Mary B. Broyles, both of whom
crossed the plains to California in the early days, and whose biographies are
given at length on another page of this history.
From a lad, Nathaniel Broyles was raised
on the home ranch, the old Broyles homestead, north of
Cana. He attended the public schools, and finished his education with a course
at the Stockton Business College. On completing his business course, he learned
the blacksmith trade in the shop on the home ranch and, in company with his
brothers, assisted his father in his ranching operations until the latter’s
death, in 1911. They had an extensive acreage under cultivation, and the
brothers received a thorough training in practical agriculture, which fitted
them to carry on further the development work so ably started by their father.
In 1911, Mr. Broyles came into possession
of a two-hundred-five-acre ranch. Since that time, he has devoted his energies
to raising grain on his land, and in the meantime has also set out an almond
orchard of twenty-three acres, including four different varieties of almonds.
The result of his early training is shown in the success that attends his
individual operations, and in the good judgment used in the prosecution of his
work. More familiarly known throughout the county as “Doc” Broyles, he is a
popular and universally liked figure in the community, and one who can be
depended upon to do all in his power to further the welfare of his district.
In Willows, Glenn County, Mr. Broyles was
united in marriage with Miss Jessie Hazel Cochran, a native of New York
State, where she received her education and graduated from the high school. She
later became a graduate nurse of the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Mr. and
Mrs. Broyles are the parents of one child, Nedra.
Mr. Broyles has always been a worker for the bettering of educational
conditions in the county; and he has served as school trustee for nine years.
Fraternally, he is a member of Chico Lodge, No. 423,
B. P. O. Elks, and also of the Eagles.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard
19 August 2009.
Source:
"History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Page 1237, Historic Record Co, Los
Angeles, CA, 1918.
© 2009 Marie Hassard.
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