Edward
H. Presbury, one of the old settlers of Alabama Township, was born in Harford
County, Maryland, in 1801, and emigrated to Jefferson County, Ohio, where he
lived twenty-seven years, following the trade of miller. In 1849 he lost his
wife, nee Martha Bayless, and he then sold out, bought 500 head of cattle, and
came with them to California, losing but very few. Selling them after his
arrival here, he bought the ranch upon which he is now living, containing 123
acres, five miles from Galt, on the Ione road. His principal crops are grain
and hay. Mr. Presbury has one son, William, who is living with him.
Transcribed
by: Marla Fitzsimmons
An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California.
By Hon. Win. J. Davis. Lewis Publishing Company 1890. Page 296.
© 2004 Marla Fitzsimmons.