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Joseph Girdner

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Joseph Girdner

Birth
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Death
7 Aug 1908 (aged 79)
Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial
Sutter, Sutter County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
1-54-3
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JOSEPH GIRDNER

Marysville Daily Appeal August 9, 1908:

August 8 - Joseph Girdner, one of the best known farmers in Northern California and for years a resident of this place, died at Livermore yesterday afternoon. The body reached Marysville this evening at 5:15 and was taken in charge by R. E. Bevan. The funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church South in this city Monday morning at 11 o'clock and interment will be in the Sutter City cemetery.

Mr Girdner was a native of Kentucky and was 79 years and 10 months old at the time of his death. He came with his parents to California in 1849 and after reaching a man's estate worked on the America river mines near Auburn, Placer County. He then went to Marysville and was interested in a hotel business for some time finally coming to this section and buying one of the finest ranches on the Sacramento River.

Mr Girdner married Catherine H. Brittan, a native of Missouri, who came to California during girlhood and died in this county, leaving nine children: Mary, Georgia Anne, wife of George A Pratt of Yreka, Josephine W., Henry T., Mark A., and Leroy E Girdner. Thomas B., C. B. and Joseph M., three sons of the deceased died some years ago.

JOSEPH GIRDNER

Marysville Daily Appeal August 9, 1908:

August 8 - Joseph Girdner, one of the best known farmers in Northern California and for years a resident of this place, died at Livermore yesterday afternoon. The body reached Marysville this evening at 5:15 and was taken in charge by R. E. Bevan. The funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church South in this city Monday morning at 11 o'clock and interment will be in the Sutter City cemetery.

Mr Girdner was a native of Kentucky and was 79 years and 10 months old at the time of his death. He came with his parents to California in 1849 and after reaching a man's estate worked on the America river mines near Auburn, Placer County. He then went to Marysville and was interested in a hotel business for some time finally coming to this section and buying one of the finest ranches on the Sacramento River.

Mr Girdner married Catherine H. Brittan, a native of Missouri, who came to California during girlhood and died in this county, leaving nine children: Mary, Georgia Anne, wife of George A Pratt of Yreka, Josephine W., Henry T., Mark A., and Leroy E Girdner. Thomas B., C. B. and Joseph M., three sons of the deceased died some years ago.



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  • Created by: jj
  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129961714/joseph-girdner: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Girdner (31 Oct 1828–7 Aug 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 129961714, citing Sutter Cemetery, Sutter, Sutter County, California, USA; Maintained by jj (contributor 47331396).