Sacramento County
Biographies
LEONARD M. LIMBAUGH
The father of Leonard M. Limbaugh, James
B. Limbaugh, was born in Missouri and crossed the plains with ox teams among
the gold seekers of 1849. For five or six years he lived in San
Francisco, then came to Brannan Island, where he lived
out the remainder of his days. His first employment in California was as
a miner, but it was not long before he took up government land and began to
raise and handle stock. His wife, who before her marriage was Eliza Jane Craib, was a native of Canada. She died leaving seven
children, all living in California except a daughter in Philadelphia, Pa.
Leonard M. Limbaugh, a resident of Andrus
Island, was born in San Francisco March 30, 1862, and during his boyhood was
taken by his parents to Brannan Island. After receiving a public school
education he became a clerk in a general merchandise store at Isleton,
remaining there five years. Four years after his marriage he turned his
attention to farming and has followed this occupation ever since. Four
years ago he bought one hundred acres of land on Andrus Island opposite Ryde, where he has since lived, devoting himself to the
raising of fruit, vegetables, alfalfa and stock.
The marriage of L. M. Limbaugh occurred in
1886 and united him with Sallie Poage, a native of
LaGrange, Mo., the daughter of Julius and Sallie (Hatton) Poage.
Five sons have been born of this marriage, as follows: Edwin J., Harold
B., Eugene B., Thomas A. and Albert N., all of whom have been or still are
students in the schools of Sacramento county.
Born in Kentucky in 1825, Julius Poage came to
California in 1875 and settled on Andrus Island, which was his home until
death. His wife, formerly Sallie Neal Hatton, was born in Missouri and
died in Sacramento.
Mr. Limbaugh has been a member of the
board of school trustees and the board of election. In politics he is a
Democrat. Mrs. Limbaugh is a member of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church in Sacramento.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Willis,
William L., History of Sacramento County,
California, Pages 735-736. Historic
Record Company,
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.