Sacramento County
Biographies
FRANK S. McCULLOH
F. S. McCULLOH.--A
prominent and successful stockman is F. S. McCulloh,
who is a native of Sacramento County
born in Excelsior school district. His
father John McCulloh, was born in Coshocton Ohio,
of Scotch lineage, his ancestors being early settlers of Virginia. He crossed the plains to California
in 1850 and for a time followed mining and then engaged in cattle-raising. He was married after his arrival in the
golden state to Miss Elizabeth Burch, who was born in Michigan
and had also crossed the plains in pioneer days. They ranched at Lone Tree until 1872, when
they located in the Forest House district, Amador
County, where he resided until his
death, October 25, 1907, his widow surviving him ten years. F. S. McCulloh is the second oldest of their
four children and received a good education in the public schools. From a boy he assisted his father in the
stock business, so he naturally selected that branch of agriculture for his
vocation.
Mr. McCulloh was married in Sonoma
County, January 5, 1888, being united with Miss
Lizzie Laughlin, who was born at Mark West, Sonoma
County. Her father was also a pioneer
of California and a native of Tennessee. He came to Iowa
when a lad of ten years, where he grew up and married Miss Davison. In 1851 he crossed the plains and followed
mining in Eldorado and Amador Counties. His wife having passed on, he returned East
in 1853, and in 1854 he was married to Mathilda Faught, who was a native
of Indiana. Mr. Laughlin brought his bride across the
plains, locating on Mark West Creek, Sonoma
County, where he became the owner
of a 700-acre ranch which he devoted to stock-raising and fruit-growing, the place being known as the Lone Redwood ranch. His wife died in 1876 and he passed on in
1891. There were eight children born of this union, four of who are
living. Lizzie Laughlin spent her
childhood on her father’s ranch and there she grew to womanhood. She attended school in Lone Redwood district
and obtained a teacher’s certificate when eighteen years of age and began
teaching in Sonoma County. Afterwords she completed her education in McMeans Normal in Santa Rosa and
continued teaching in Mariposa, Tuolumne, Sacramento and Amador
Counties. After her marriage she continued teaching for
four years, or until her first child was born; and then after having raised her
children she again took up education work.
In 1910 she began teaching again in Slate Creek district, and has
continued in the profession ever since.
Mr. McCulloh has
been very successful in the stock business. In 1888 he purchased a portion of
his present ranch; and as he prospered he has added to his holdings until he
now owns 3,200 acres in Amador and Sacramento
Counties, well watered by Indian
Creek and numerous springs. For many
years he raised shorthorn cattle but since 1921 he is breeding the polled
Herefords, his brand being a “T” on the left hip. His ranch is well improved with suitable
buildings and also with cattle scales; and he is also raising fields of alfalfa,
and for some years he ran a dairy and manufactured butter. Now however, he devotes all of his time to
raising cattle.
Mr. and Mrs.
McCulloh’s union was blessed with the birth of three children. Cora was a graduate of Mc Means’s Normal
at Santa Rosa and taught school till her marriage with Mr.
Klotz; she now resides near Freeport. Ramona was educated at Ione high school and
the University of California
and is now the wife of Rodger McEwen of Sacramento. Ruth was attending Sacramento
high school when she passed away in 1912.
Mr. McCulloh has served acceptably as trustee of Forest Home school
district and is a Republican in national politics. For over thirty years he has been a member of
California Cattlemen’s Association, and has served as president of the Eldorado
and Amador County
stock Association, at present being a member of the advisory board.
Transcribed
by Patricia Seabolt.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento County,
California With Biographical Sketches, Pages 379-380. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA.
1923.
© 2007 Patricia Seabolt.