Sacramento County
Biographies
GEORGE HAYTON
GEORGE HAYTON, capitalist, is a native
of England and
of English parentage. His father, Aaron Hayton, died
in England, and his mother, Elizabeth Hayton, died in Stratford, Canada,
in 1885. The boyhood of Mr. Hayton was spent in his
native country, where he served an apprenticeship in manufacturing boots and
shoes. In 1841 he came to this country and lived in Canada
until 1850, when he went to New York State,
and two years later determined to come to the Pacific coast. He sailed from New
York February 28, in the barque
Kremlin, Captain Davis. They had a rough voyage, and were six weeks doubling
Cape Horn; were five months on the voyage, and arrived in San
Francisco August 2, 1852. He came up to Sacramento
and then went to Marysville, to the mines; was there only a short time and
returned to Sacramento to work at
his trade. He rented a place the first of the month and paid his rent in
advance, and the following day the big fire came and the building was burned,
and he was out the rent he had paid for the first month. The following year he
went to the mines in Trinity County;
was only there a few months and returned to Sacramento.
After working at his trade about nine months he started in business for
himself, the firm being Hayton & Donohue,--The
“Eagle Boot & Shoe Store,”–and this firm continued for six years, when the
latter retired, and Mr. Hayton became sole proprietor
of the business, and carried it on successfully until 1878. Having acquired a
competency, he retired from active business, and is enjoying his well-earned
repose. In 1876 Mr. Hayton was married in Sacramento
to Mrs. Mary Taylor, a native of England,
who came to this country in 1853 and to California
in 1858. Her parents died in Canada.
In 1869 she returned to England
on a visit. Mr. Hayton has made several visits East since coming here. The first time he went by water, in
1857, and twice across the continent when the railroad was built. He has eaten
thirty-eight Christmas dinners in Sacramento.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and also of the order of Odd Fellows.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayton have an attractive home corner of
Sixteenth and K streets.
Transcribed by Vicky
Walker, 10/18/07.
Source: Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated
History of Sacramento County, California. Page 791. Lewis Publishing Company.
1890.
© 2007 Vicky Walker.