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JOHN CHRISMAN
JOHN CHRISMAN, farmer, Tulare Township, San
Joaquin County, was born in Pennsylvania, September 30, 1831. In 1851 he emigrated to Carroll
County, Illinois, where he remained four years, then returned to Chester
County, Pennsylvania, and from there crossed the plains with ox teams to
California. On arriving in Stockton, he went directly to the mines; remaining but a short
time. He worked one winter in Stanislaus for a man named McHenry. Then rented a
farm of Barney, and planted a crop of corn; after gathering his crop, he went
to Santa Clara County, and rented land for seven years. He then bought a
ranch, on which he now resides, situated one mile from Tracy
and two miles from Bantas. It contains 200 acres of fine improved land. He was
married in Santa Clara to Miss Ruth A. Hobson, by whom he had two children,
viz: Ruth A. and Elizabeth L. She died in 1869 and in 1873 he was again
married, this time to Mrs. Savilla L. Hatfield. They have one child, a boy,
John Chester.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Pages 358-359. Lewis Pub.
Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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