Col James Clyman

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Col James Clyman

Birth
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Death
27 Dec 1881 (aged 89)
Napa, Napa County, California, USA
Burial
Napa, Napa County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 50, section 15
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Pioneer and explorer. Original member 0f Gen.William H.Ashleys 2nd expedition of 1823 into the Rocky Mountains. Was a silent pilot for trains going west during the 1840,s emigration and followed Lansford Hastings across fremonts route in 1846 which would become the infamous " Hastings Cutoff".
Pioneer and explorer. Original member 0f Gen.William H.Ashleys 2nd expedition of 1823 into the Rocky Mountains. Was a silent pilot for trains going west during the 1840,s emigration and followed Lansford Hastings across fremonts route in 1846 which would become the infamous " Hastings Cutoff".