19 January 1850 in Monroe County, IL. John, Nancy & their children moved to California in 1853 and bought 80 acres of land about 2 miles from Centreville, Alameda County, CA for farming. John started the first commercial fruit tree nursery in the south Bay area.
John & Nancy had 3 children: Eliza, Mary & Alice.
19 January 1850 in Monroe County, IL. John, Nancy & their children moved to California in 1853 and bought 80 acres of land about 2 miles from Centreville, Alameda County, CA for farming. John started the first commercial fruit tree nursery in the south Bay area.
John & Nancy had 3 children: Eliza, Mary & Alice.
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