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OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY

Bruce Harter, President Constance Cary, SecretarySteve Perry, Vice President Linda Leone, Treasurer

DIRECTORS

Audrey BreedingConsEance Cary

Celia EEt,l

Dewey GrueningBruce HarterHelen Heenan

Leonard Henson

Linda Leone

,fack Mcl,aughlinStephen PerryEvelyn QuiggMarian RegliRandolph Schnabel

Sharyl Sinrnons

Elaine Tarke

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President's Thoughts

I look forward with enthusiastic joy as Summer 1996 unfolds before my senses.The five senses - hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling and tasting - with which we are blessedplay a very important part in enjoying the Summer season.

As a youth here in the then "Peach Bowl of the World," the following thoughtscome to mind:

Hearing - the empty cans at the cannery tinkling on the cable-driven can line andthe steam whistle at the boiler house;

Seeing - the Sierra Buttes always visible (there wasnt smog in those days),beckoning the family to come, come to my green pastures and cool, clean trout streams;

Feeling - the perspiration exuding and dripping from my forehead, stinging myeyes and salting my mouth;

Smelling - the aroma of ripening cling peaches and the Swede cannery fieldmanforcefully instilling in my mind that when you could begin smelling the peaches, waitseven days before you picked them - and nof before;

Tasting - the wholesome goodness of a ripe Loadel peach - tu?z and all.My good friends, we make history on the face of our great county each day we are

around. Let us with joy use our skills to enhance the recording of today's history in orderthat those to come may be proud that we preserved the God-given Nature which blessesour Sutter County.

See you under the olive trees in the Memorial Park for the fun July 16th eveningpotluck picnic and informative seminar by Rosemarie Mossinger, a talented speaker andauthor. Then, as the evening permits, you can share your stories regarding gour SummerSenses!

My best regards,

Bruce Harter

More Lfe Members!After receMng his April Bulletin, Ray Frye stopped by the Museum to let everyone

know he and Lena were both still alive although they were not among those listed as LifeMembers. Our apologies to Mr. and l"lrs. Frye.

Director's Report

I am most pleased to have been selected as the Museum's new DirectorKurator. I

am looking forward to continuing in the same direction the Museum has taken underJackie's talented leadership and to maintaining the same high standards of excellence thathave made our museum a shining example in the field of small museums. I think thatthe most important function of our institution is that we bring an awareness of ourcommunitt's identity to the people who live here. Through the study of local history, wecan leam who we were, how we got to be who we are now and feel a pride andinvestment in our own community.

The Museum will present another aspect of the history of our community when,following the Japanese-American exhibit which closes September 1, we present an exhibiton the East Indian immigrants and their culture in our area. Look for that exhibit late inSeptember, with more information to be forthcoming.

The pace of activities at the Museum will be slowed just a little until the emptyAssistant Curator's position is filled. However, I am pleased that I can provide a continuitywithout any major loss of impetus. I'm looking for the Museum's next ten years to be justas productive as the last ten, which I had the privilege to share with Jackie Lowe. We willlook ahead to new heights of achievement, and, with the support of each and every oneof you, we will accomplish wonderful things for the Museum and the community we serve.

Julie StarkMuseum Director

Help-Ilelp-HelpThe Museum received a request from Bob Grossman for photographs of the old

Sunset Pumping Plant at the end of Paseo Road in Live Oak. It was built in 7920. Theold units were replaced in the early 1960s, subsequently dismantled and scrapped out. In1920, the district was the Sutter Butte Canal Company, later the Sutter Brtension WaterDistrict, and now part of the Joint Water Board with headquarters in Cridley.

His interest is in large, old electrical machinery, particularly motors. He is trying tofind pictures of the original pumps and switchgear. He advises the photos he's seekingmay not exist since neither the Sutter B<tension District nor the Joint Water Board havethem. He has contacted the families of former operators as well as local libraries and theGridley Herald. etc.

If you can help Mr. Grossman, write to him at 6615 Cooper Street, Felton, CA95018.

I*fter From the EditorsFirst, we want to welcome our

student writers to the Society. Every yearat the Annual Meeting in April we meetwonderful fourth grade students -- thewinners of the Judith Barr FairbanksMemorial Essay Contest. We hope theycontinue their writing and their interest inlocal history.

Carol Mthington was our speakerin January. She has graciouslycontributed an article conceming GeorgeOheyler, Sr., highlighting his efforts withthe Anti-Debris Association. Carol hasagreed to do other articles for us,including one about Mr. Stabler. Welook forward to her submissions.

Don Burtis, our April speaker, haswritten about the Winship family in SutterCounty. He stated the article "...isbasically limited to family members tothe fourth generation who were bom andgrew up in the Sutter County area." Donalso will be contributing future articles.

Our July speaker has written abook. With this track record, I hope wecan find a speaker for the Octobermeeting! If you're called upon, no, youdon't have to also write an article for theBulletin. Of course, you can if you want!

The October Bulletin will focus onthe southeast portion of Sutter County.Ruby Romovich has already submitted anarticle and is a great help inaccumulating information. We plan tofeature another Nicolaus-area houseamong other items.

In January you will be readingabout the 1939 "Pageant of the Pacific"at Treasure Island. Hardy McFarland,Myrtle Newcomb and Evelyn Quigg arethree of the people who will be sharing

their experiences. We have some leadson other people who attended and yes,we will be mahng contact! Do you havea memory to share about this event?\Mhat impressed you most? Who did yougo with and how did you get there?Where did you stay? Call Unda (673-2721) or Sharyl (674-7747) or do whatHardy did -- send us your story at P.O.Box 1004, Yuba City, CA 95992.

The theme for the April 1997Bulletin is "Entertainment." There areseveral items we know we want to cover,but are certainly open to suggestions!Who has a story about one of the danceplaces that were so popular years ago?There were several located in SutterCounty. Contact us with informationconceming what you did forentertainment before television took overeveryone's life.

We are still accumulatinginformation on our newest "HonoraryMember" so there is a delay in telling youabout her.

If you have ideas for a story,information to share or names of peoplefor us to contact, write or call us. Weuse the WordPerfect computer prograrn,if you have information you would like tosubmit on disk. If you send usinformation, be sure to include yourname, address and telephone number sowe can contact you if we have questions,etc.

Linda LeoneSharyl Simmons 6[

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Memorial Contributions

In Memory of Charles BendeltlVM Fred BooneJoyce Dukes

In Memory of Adrlenne BowenDoug & Jean GossWanda Rankin

In Memory of Flanle,y BraStonMary Gillis

In Memory of lulerle CarWM Robert T. Coats

In Memory of John ChangarisKen €' Vivian Calhoun

In Memory of Sadie DrewRandy t' Shirley Schnabel

In Memory of Clarlsse HaIlJim €' Lucile (Carlson) Hall

In Memory of Euna Proper HallCaroline Ringler

In Memory of Montez HamlltonKen E Vivian CalhounCarolyn M. Oswald

In Memory of Angela HaussWM Robert T. Coats

In Memory of Robert HeischSam & Becky AndersonBob €' Katie BryantKen & Mvian CalhounWallace t Dealla CrotherCarolyn M. OswaldRoger t' Janis Stillwell

In Memory of Grace €' Sandy HenryJoe Benatar, Dennis Wolfe &Employees of Fidelity Natl.Title Insurance Company

In Memory of Chester LeeWhur €' Georgia Green

In Memory of Robert H. LeFerneEvelyn & Harold Quigg

In Memory of Joseph MlcheliVirginia Filter A Family

In Memory of lttlary Fran NlcholsonMarion t' Christina ChurchWM Robert T. Coats

In Memory of Ruth ParherJudith Ban

In Memory of Clarence PooleWM Robert T. Coats

In Memory of Leglie PooleConnie Cary

In Memory of Redford PrtndMlleWoodrow E Dorothy Jang

In Memory of Theresa PutrnanLinda LeoneWM Bob MaseraOrlin 6 Johanna SchulerSharyl SimmonsHarry & Bemice Wilson

In Memory of Dorothy RomingerEverett €, Uz Berry

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In Memory of Rue SeagrenJim t' Bobby Howard

In Memory of Edgar Stanton IIIJames, Frances A Blythe Gentry

ln Memory of Bill Thomas, Sr.Bill E Betty AmettWM Robert T. CoatsCaroline RinglerOrlin t, Johanna Schuler

In Memory of Edith WappleJoe Benatar t, Fidelity Natl.

Title Insurance CompanyRobert E Betty Coats/vVM Bob Masera

Memory of Wilma MlliamsWoodrow E Dorothy Jang

In Memory of Jeanie Stuart ZaniroliJoe Benatar t, Fidelity Natl.Title Insurance Company

In Honor Of...

In the April Bulletin, we listed adonation to the Museum "ln Memory of'Mary Lou Aberasturi. It should havestated that a donation was made "/nHonor of Mary Lou Aberasltrn" by theLaureate Delta Kappa Chapter of BetaSigma Phi.

Where Does Your Contribution Go?

The above list of contributions contains glfts to both the Community MemorialMuseum and the Sutter County Historical Society.

Monies contributed to the Museum go to the designated Museum funds, i.e., theTrust Fund or specific bequests.

Unless othenvise specified, the donations to the Historical Society go into theAgricultural Addition Building Fund of the Society. Plans are progressing for the additionto the Museum.

Donations specified for general use go into the Society's General Fund. Thesemonies are used to help pay the Societfs annual insurance premium, post office boxrental, Bulletin printing and mailing expenses and other operating o(penses.

All donations are greatly appreciated and help keep the Historical Society a viableentity in the community.

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Ilistorical Societv lr[ews

J,rly tl""tirrgThe July meeting of the Sutter County Historical Society will be held on Tuesday,

July 16, in the Howard Hafter Memorial Park located behind the Community MemorialMuseum (1333 Butte House Road) in Yuba City. We will once again have a pot luckdinner under the trees. The Society will provide paper goods, eating utensils and drinks.Those attending are asked to bring a dish to share -- main dish, salad or dessert. We willstart dishing up at 6:30 p.m. with the Program to follow.

To continue our outdoor theme, we have arranged for Rosemarie Mossinger,author of Woodleaf Legacy. to be our speaker. She will tell some of the funny stories sheencountered while doing her research. If you have already purchased a copy of her book,bring it with you that night and she will sign it. Copies are available in the Museum giftstore; there will also be copies available if you would like to purchase one that night.

As always, our meetings are open to the public; you do not have to be a rnemberto attend -. so bring a dish and a friend and join us!

Tha'k You Gift

fue you going to visit an out-of-the-area family this summer? Do you have out-of-the area family planning to visit you? Do you need a hostess gift? Is there a new baby inthe family? Doing early Christmas shopping? Why not share the most prominenttopographical feature of Sutter County and give one of the Historical Society's SutterButtes omaments? The cost is just $7.00 each and it does make a one-of-a-kind giftwhich represents our area. Call Unda (673-2727) or stop by the Museum and ask aboutthem at the front desk. You get a unique gift and help support the Society.

eHonorary Members

Were you or someone you know bom in Sutter County ninety or more years ago?Those are the qualifications to become an Honorary Member of the Historical Society; theperson does not have to cunently reside in Sutter County. lf you have an "HonoraryMember" for us, call Unda (673-2721) or drop us a note at P.O. Box 1004, Yuba City, CA95992.

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Judith Barr FairbanksMemorial Essay Contest

The Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County and the Sutter CountyHistorical Society were co-sponsors of the sixth annual Judith Barr Fairbanks EssayContest which was open to all fourth grade students in Sutter County. The contest wascreated to honor Judith Barr Fairbanks, a fourth grade teacher at King Avenue School,who believed very strongly in the importance of invoMng our children in local history.

The topic of the essay was a "letter home" from the immigrant or migrant who hadanived in the Sutter County area during.the 1840s, 50s or 60s. The letter was to describehow the area looked or relate experiences since aniving here.

Brian Huffman, Nedjo Spaich and Noelle Chesini received their awards at theSociety's Annual Dinner which was held in April. Following are their essays.

ehBrian HuftnanFirst PlaceApril Lane SchoolTeacher: Mr. Rosecrantz

Dear Grandma and Grampa,Long ago, after California had settled, a Mexican vaquero at lat [sicl discovered a

few flakes of gold in the mountains north of Los Angeles. There were so few of theseflakes, however, that they had not caused much excitement. Most Califomians went onbelieving that their land contained very little of the yellow metal.

They were wrong. "They were real wrongl" There was more gold in Califomia thanany qther part of the U.S. People had not looked for gold in the right places.

Most of Califomia's gold was in tiny pieces. These small pieces were mixed in withthe earth and rock of the foothills along the westem slope of the Siena Nevada. Foothillsare small hills at the base of mountains.

The Spanish and Mexican people of Califomia seldom went into the Sierra Nevadafoothills. They did not leam that gold was there. Neither did the first Americans to crossthe mountains from the east. They were too tired to look. They hurried through thefoothills to Marsh's rancho or Sutter's Fort.

The man who got the credit for discovering gold in Califomia was a carpenternamed James W. Marshall. Marshall came to California from Oregon in 1845. He helpedraise the Bear Flag Revolt at Sonoma. During the war with Mexico, he marched to LosAngeles with Fremont's Califomia Battalion. After the war was over he went to work at

Sutter's Fort.By that time several families had settled along the Sacramento River near the fort.

They wanted lumber for houses, barns, fences, wagons and many other things. Few pinetrees grew in the area of Sacramento Valley. We would have to go into the foothills tofind pine trees that we could cut down for logs. We would have to make iron saws withbig teeth for cutting the logs lengthwise into boards. When winter came, we had to quitand go home'

sincerery yours,Brian

Nedjo SpaichSecond PlaceNuestro SchoolMrs. Sharma

April 1, 1849

Dear Family,

It's been hard since I left from New England. Now I am in Califomia. I got hereon March 17th. In the Siena it snowed very much. That's why it took the extra monthsto get here. Many people have died. We brought a lot of food, in fact, we have food leftover. I have met John Sutter. The party and I are at his fort. We're stayng there; thefort is pretty big. John is a nice person. I have not had time to gold mine. I promise I'llcome back with gold to support our family. I work as a blacksmith at the fort. It is ahard job. It has rained about every day since I got here. We stay inside while the womencook. We still hunt for our food. Well, I don't hunt, Ijust work. The party decided totake the Oregon Trail. At Fort Laramie there were many Redskins. They shot arrows atthe fort, but none of the anows hit our people. The prices to buy things are very muchmoney, probably because of the gold rush. I miss you! Not one of the Redskins havehorses. Califomios are still here, even after the war. I wish I could have brought you andthe kids with me. The food is great. We have com bread, meat, fresh fruit andvegetables. I will supposedly come back in April 1850, well I'll be leaving about then. Itwill be a lot easier, because the Sierra and Rockies come first not last. Califomia is somuch different than Maine. There are so many. dunes in Maine, there are a lot ofmountains here. There's green grass all around. I had faith coming here. I can't wait tosee you when I get home, and please take care of each other. I love you very much! Iam homesick. Eleven months on horse back or wagon or just walking can tire you out.P.S. Hope for the best and "l love you." Did I already say that?P.P.S. I have made many friends. I hope I'll find gold. The prices are very high here. Ibought a pack for $4.00. I could get it cheaper in Maine. People are gold mining. I

might gold mine later in the month. There are so many people here. The worst monthscrossing the Rocky Mountains was in November. That's when so many people died andwagons broke. People just gave up. We passed through San Francisco to get suppliesand other things. Children play many games. I can teach our children how to play them.Two of our horses died. I hate to tell you this last, but they died from having no water inthe Sierras! I cried a Iot because the horses had helped me get through on the trip. Wepicked up a dying old man. We took him to Sutter's Fort with us and fed him. He's deadnow. I bless you and hope for the best for you.

Love,XOXOX Your Beloved Hubby,

Nedjo

Noelle ChesiniThird PlaceWnship SchoolTeacher: Mrs. Jelavich

1848Califomia

Dear Grandma,

I am doing great. We are going to move. Dad found some gold and fool's gold.He knew when it was gold and fool's gold. Daddy found about fifty dollars.

We are living in a tent until our cabin is good enough to move into. There are logwalls but the roof is not on it yet.

It is summer here. Thank goodness it isn't winter. It has been hot lately. I think ithas been over a hundred degrees. How is it back home? I wish you were here. I amsort of scared out here in the woods.

I made a rag doll for my little sister, Annie. I made it out of a mop head andsome old rags. She is pretty like you. Tell Grandpa I said Hi. Our chickens are healthy.But a couple of our cows have died. Our donkey is still alive. He helps dad work.

Where we live there are pretty trees and a stream where we get fresh water. Thatis all I can tell you right now. I have to go. Bye.

P.S. I will write back.Love,

Emma

Students Win StateWinners were announced in the

art and poetry contests for the SutterCounty State Fair booth. A total of 675students in 16 schools in Sutter Countvparticipated. Students in gradeskindergarten through sixth submittedartistic renderings of the Sutter Buttes,while seventh through twelfth graderswrote poems about the Sutter Buttes.The theme of this year's booth is "When ISee the Buttes, I Know I'm Home."

Award presentations for winnerswere made at the Sutter County Board ofsupervisors meeting on Tuesday, May 28.The best drawing and poem from eachgrade level will become part of the StateFair booth display. Entries were judgedby a team of volunteers from the localchapter of California Retired Teachers.

Winners for the drawing contestare:

Kindergarten: Best Over All -Ashlyn Baroni of Nuestro School; 1stPlace - Monet LeValley-Garcia of NuestroSchool; 2nd Place - Taylor Smith ofNuestro School; 3rd Place - ChristineGarcia of Barry School; HonorableMention - Hailey Messick of NuestroSchool.

First Grade: Best Over All -Joshua Parks of Barry School; 1st Place -Zachary Baroni of Nuestro School; 2ndPlace - Aarron Driggers of King AvenueSchool; 3rd Place - Haley Williams ofNuestro School; Honorable Mention -Felisitas Medina of King Avenue School.

Second Crade: Best Over All -Heather Jenkins of Robbins School; 1stPlace - Sarah Rosas of Brittan School;2nd Place - Brittany Vogel of St. Isidore'sSchool; 3rd Place - Nolan Brown ofBrittan School; Honorable Mention -

Fair Booth ContestJonathan Hicks of Brittan School.

Third Grade: Best Over All -Marissa Magee of Faith Christian School;1st Place - Melissa Crafts of BrittanSchool; 2nd Place - Abbie Heinrich ofFaith Christian School; 3rd Place -Kristen Baral of Faith Christian School;Honorable Mention - Tobe Brown ofFaith Christian School.

Fourth Grade: Best Over All -Tiffany Frost of First Lutheran School;lst Place - Xavier Morash of Park AvenueSchool; 2nd Place - Chad Ziegenmeyerof Brittan School; 3rd Place - NancyGriego of Robbins School; HonorableMention - Emily Seeman of FirstLutheran School.

Fifth Grade: Best Over All -Jonathan Bryson of Robbins School; 1stPlace - Taryn Machado of April LaneSchool; 2nd Place - Joshua Jones ofBrittan School: 3rd Place - Justin Waitsof First Lutheran School; HonorableMention - Nicole Renee Cope of AprilLane School.

Sixth Grade: Best Over All - BethFulwider of Andros Karperos School; 1stPlace - Nicole Gist of Andros KarperosSchool; 2nd Place - Holly Stricker ofBarry School; 3rd Place - Cara Lanier ofBarry School; Honroable Mention -George Alvarez of Andros KarperosSchool.

The poetry contest winners were:Seventh Grade: Best Over AII -

".Joshua Flores of Gray Avenue Schoohlst Place - Ina Mueller of Brittan School;2nd Place - Shawnee Thayer of BrittanSchool; 3rd Place - Joyce McPherrin ofBrittan Shcool; Honorable Mention -Leanne Hendy of Brittan School.

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Eighth Grade: Best Over All -Aaron Buck of Brittan School; 1st Place -Sidney Draper of Brittan School; 2ndPlace - Norma Durfee of Brittan School:3rd Place - Lyndsey Wiles of BrittanSchool; Honorable Mention - StarlaHasting of Meridian School.

Tenth Grade: Best Over All - RajRajer of Sutter High School; 1st Place -Andrea Hubbard of Sutter High School;2nd Place - Dean Young of Sutter HighSchool; 3rd Place - Tim Cross of SutterHigh School; Honorable Mention - ErikDavey of Sutter High School.

Fourth of July Celelration

The Independent Order of Good Templars celebrated the Fourth of July by hotdinga picnic at the Buttes. Caniages of every description were wending their way and as theday was propitious for enjoyment, everybody made a point of enjoying it to the best oftheir ability.

The grounds are exactly fitted for picnic parties with their "sly little nooks" whereeach party rnay find a shade for themselves if so desired. Esquire Hamlin presided aschairman and opened the ceremonies of the day with some very pleasant and appropriateremarks. The opening ode was "Peace Forever To These Walls," but the other one, wassung followed by a prayer by the Chaplin. The oration was able and eloquent in delivery -the Rev. Anthony being orator. Spirited music by the band followed the oration, and thenwe listened to the reading of the Declaration of Independence by Judge Hurlburt. Moremusic and then dinner. We would tell you all about the dinner, but like Mr. Mills, ofSacramento, in order to do it justice, we should need commence earlier in the day. TheRev. McDonald made some happy hits and offered to assist his friends in all laudableundertakings. The ceremonies of the day were concluded by ttr. Wlbur raising a coupleof "hips" which set the whole crowd, men, women and children to "hunaying" and thusended a very pleasant and delightful day. Independence Forever.Sutter CounV Sentinal - 6 July 1867

The Fourth of July at Sutter City

A salute of anvils ushered in the day at Sutter City, and at an early hour a largecrowd assembled to spend the day and enjoy the programme prepared by the committee.

The first feature was climbing the greased pole, prize $2.50, won by a son of Mrs.Dobler. A wheelbarrow race followed with prizes of $5, $3, $1.50, won by Dick Hullsman,Owen Gee and R. Switzer. A greased pig then kept the audience interested until capturedby Sam Dannenburg. A free for all half mile dash then took place with four stafters, wonby Gus Kellar's horse. The day closed with a ball in the evening. The Sutter City CoronetBand furnished creditable music during the day.Sutter County Farmer - 12 July 1889

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George Ohleyer - A CeLebration of IIis L:deby

Carol Withington

A great flood occurred in Sutterand Yuba Counties on January 11., 1.862.The waters of the Yuba and FeatherRivers rose six inches higher than everbefore. Farmers and merchants movedeverything perishable beyond the threatof danger.

According to local newspapers,the situation from Marywille westwardwas described as "one sheet of water thatseemed to stretch from F Street to YubaCity, where the Sutter County CourtHouse stood on a slight rise of water."The papers further added that "thereappeared to be no dry land to thefoothills of the Coast Range. The shiningexpanse was dotted with trees, seeminglyfloating on the water."

The loss of stock was great largelydue to the fact that few cattle escapedexcept those able to reach the Buttes,whereupon the cold weather nipped thegrass, causing a large number to diefrom staruation.

Among the many farmers whosuffered heavy losses due to this floodwas George Ohleyer Sr., one of the mostdynamic indMduals of the area. It is atribute to his life that we celebrate.

Ohleyer was bom in Alsace-Lonaine, France in October of 1830. Hecame to Ohio with his parents when hewas five years old. In 1852, he cameacross the plains to Califomia where hewas engaged in mining in Siena, Plumasand Yuba Counties.

In 1855 he retumed to Ohio andon September 25, manied Ellen Guthrie.The following year the young couple

came to San Francisco by way of thePanama Canal. From there theycontinued their journey by river boat toSacramento, then by stage to Marysvilleand Oregon House in the Yuba Countyfoothills where Ohleyer was involved in abusiness. Dudng the harvest season of1859, he engaged in contract threshingnortheast of Marysville.

For about six years, Ohleyer alsomaintained a fruit orchard on a ranch onthe Yuba River. In.1865 he purchasedland three miles west of Yuba City,adding to this acreage until he owned960 acres of choice valley land. In 1878,he built a home on this ranch where heresided until his death.

In 1882, in company with severalothers, Ohleyer consolidated the oldSutter CounV Farmer, which he editeduntil 1890. He was among the firstmembers of the Califomia PressAssociation and later became anhonorary member of the SacramentoValley Press League.

Ohleyer, who was considered tobe a "most vigorous writer," began agallant fight against hydraulic mining, aform of gold mining in which high banksof earth and gravel were washed andremoved into sluiceways and flumes bygreat blasts of water under high pressure.Water pressure, ranging from 100 to 500

'feet in height, caused vast amounts ofdebris or "tailings" to be washed downinto the streams and rivers.

By 1876, mining by this methodhad attained great dimensions. Thesurface of the country was undergoing

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dramatic changes. Streams werediverted from their obstructed channels.These channels were choked withsediment, the waters "heavy and blackwith mud."

Debris gradually filled in the riverbeds causing the water to rise highereach season, necessitating the raising ofthe levees and the construction ofadditional ones.

During this time, Ohleyer began tosee the great danger to the SacramentoValley caused by hydraulic mining. Heimmediately commenced to "battle thefoe" not only in his newspaper, but by theformation of an Anti-Debris Associationwhere he served as manager. Inaddition, he made five trips toWashington, D.C. in the interests of thevalley pertaining to hydraulic mining.

The Anti-Debris Association laterbecame a statewide group which pointedout major issues conceming the effectsof hydraulic mining. Rivers which onceconsisted of clear streams of waterrunning in well-defined channels werenow choked with debris or "slickins"consisting of sand, clay and small stones.These river channels were nowoverflowing onto adjacent lands.

During the ensuing year,numerous suits by irate farmers werecarried through the State Courts, but notmuch headway was made. By thesummer of 1883, the Sacramento ValleyAnti-Debris Association began preparingthe famous injunction suit of Col. EdwardWoodruff, owner of the Woodruff Blockin Marysville and two tracts of land inYuba County, versus the NorthBloomfield Gravel Mining Co. and othersin the United States Circuit Court.

Col. Woodruff permitted his nameto be used as a non-resident, as required

by law. Hearings began in July of 1883.Six months later, the Sawyer Decisionwas handed down which perpetuallyenjoined hydraulic mining operations inCalifornia.

A variety of demonstrations tookplace throughout the valley. Accordingto newspaper accounts, strong menwept, bells pealed, whistles blew, bonfiresblazed on every comer and cannonsroared.

Real estate advanced 100 percentin value, and from every section of thestate came press notices congratulatingthe farmers upon the attainment of theirright to defend their homes, farms andfamilies.

Ohleyer used his newspaper todescribe his feelings on this momentousday as he stated:

This is cause for rejoicing, as wellby the mountain dwellers as by the valleyresidents. A new era will draw on bothsections. Enterprise will developwhatever of good lies hidden in mountainand valley, and the rights of all will beguarded and respected. The agricuhuralcapabilities of the mountain regions arevery grdat, to the development of whichthe Sutter Farmer will be an industriousco-worker. Let the mountain press leadthe way.

Ohleyer continued working for theanti-debris cause and the improvement ofthe waters in the state by being placedon the executive committee of the StateAnti-Debris Association. He served as amember of the State Legislature from188G88 for Sutter and Yuba Countiesand also was a representative during theConstitutional Convention of 1879.

In addition, Ohleyer served hiscommunity as Commissioner of LeveeDistrict No. 1 and as a SupeMsor for

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Sutter County for several years. He alsoserved as a trustee of the Normal Schoolin Chico. He was one of the organizersof the Farmers' Cooperative Union ofYuba City, where he served as presidentfor many years. He still retained aninterest in agricultural pursuits, however;holding offices in the Yuba City Grangeand serving as lecturer for the StateGrange.

Ohleyer died on August 15, 1896at his home. A blood clot had formed inhis heart which may have resulted froman earlier amputation of his leg. In atribute paid him in the Sacramento Bee,George Ohleyer was described asSacramento Valley's "sturdiest friend."He was a man that always argued thatthe safety of the country, particularlyCalifomia, lay in the protection of herfarming interests, rather than in her goldmines. Ohleyer believed that "miningbrought but temporary prosperity whileagriculture was the backbone ofcommerce and would last for all time."

Ohleyer was also described in theSacramento paper as "a warrior in thewalk of peace, as brave as any knight

who ever battled amid the horrors ofwar." "He would stand up before aGattling gun in defense of a principle,"the paper continued, "and yet he had aheart as soft as a child's."

The Sacramento Bee paintedOhleyer as "Rugged -- sturdy -- everyinch as honest as he looked unswervingas a devoted friend to the right; anoutspoken and an irreproachable enemyto the wrong." The newspaper notedthat Ohleyer left behind a name that"ought to endure, if virtue counts foranything and honest worth receives itsmeed."

Survivors included his wife offorty-one years, daughters Annie, Maryand Ada and sons Frank, George Jr.,Fred and Lewis.

By request of the family, therewere no floral offerings. A sheaf ofwheat rested on the casket, emblematicof the life of this man.

It has been 100 years since hisdeath. It is now time to celebrate themany accomplishments of the life ofGeorge Ohleyer, Sr.

Caution

A short time ago a travelling solicitor for an insurance company, in solicitingbusiness, used the names of G. W. Carpenter and George Ohleyer as patrons of theconcern. While not wishing to reflect on the company whether good, bad or indifferent,they most emphatically assert that they did not patronize the concem, don't intend to, anddid not authorize the use of their names as was done.Sutter County Farmer - 1 July 1892

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Isaac Augustus Winship1833-1887

E,lizabet}a B rock Winship1839-1981

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The Winships in Sutter Countyby

Don BurtisThe progenitor of the Winships in

Sutter County and the rest of the UnitedStates was Edward Winship who wasborn on March 73, 1,612 in England.Records show that he sailed fromHarwick, England aboard the ship"Defiance" to Newe Towne in 1634 whenhe was 22 years old. Puritans hadmoved across the river from Boston andestablished Newe Towne in 1630. Thename of l\ewe Towne was changed toCambridge in 1638 in honor ofCambridge, England. Harvard Universitywas established there in 1636, just twoyears after Edward anived.

Isaac Augustus Winship was bomin Boston on July 4, 1822 and was of theseventh generation of Wnships in directline beginning with the first Edward. Hecrossed the plains to California in 1849during the gold rush, bringing theWinship name to Sutter County.

Isaac Augustus Wnship lived inBoston until 1847, when at the age of 25he became a soldier in the Mexican War,serving his country for 18 months. TheMexican War was fought between theUnited States and Mexico over territorialdisagreements which had existed for anumber of years. It started in 1846 andended with the Treaty of GuadalupeHidalgo in 1848, by which the UnitedStates acquired from Mexico the regionsof California, Nevada and Utah. most offuizona and New Mexico, and parts ofColorado and Wyoming. As a result ofthis war, the United States acquired morethan 525,000 square miles of tenitory.

Isaac Winship served as a 1stsergeant of Company L, 1st regiment,

Massachusetts Volunteers. During thiscampaign, Isaac Winship becameacquainted with some men who hadbeen to California and were aware of theactMties of John Sutter and thedevelopment of farming in what is nowthe Sutter County area. The war endedand Isaac made his way back to Boston,Massachusetts, where he remained forabout six months. At this time he madethe decision to cross the plains toCalifornia to seek his fortune. He mostcertainly had been influenced by thestories he heard in the army aboutCalifornia as well as by the prospect ofstriking it rich in the gold fields. Hefought in the war which resulted inCalifomia becoming a part of the UnitedStates and then decided to settle there.

When Isaac Augustus Wnshiparrived in California in 1849, he engagedin some mining but did not have anysignificant success in this venture. Hemoved.to the Sutter County area andbecame a cook at the Bell House inNicolaus, an early hotel built by JamesBell. Some records indicate that hisposition in the hotel was as a baker. Irecall hearing some of his children (mygreat uncles and aunts) refer to him as acook whose specialty was baking. Heremained there until 1853 when hemoved to an area near the SacramentoRiver to engage in farming. He movedonce more in 1857 to what later becameknown as the 'Winship Ranch," wherehe continued to operate a successfulfarm until he died. Information as tohow Isaac Winship acquired this 160 acreranch is not available in countv land

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records or in any family records.Perhaps when the U. S. Governmentmade the land available for settling, Isaactook advantage of the opportunity, or hemay have been a squatter who claimedthe land. Possibly the land had alreadybeen claimed by another party and Isaacpurchased it. Not all land exchangeswere recorded at this time. In any caseIsaac acquired the 160 acres and thesurrounding area became known as theWnship District, being named after him.He applied for a homestead patent whenthe United States govemment providedthat people with established land claimsin that area could receive patents. Hereceived his patent on September 5,1871. It gave him legal title to theNorthwest quarter of Section Fourteen, inTownship Fourteen North of Range oneEast in Sutter County containing 160acres. Isaac Wnship's ranch was locatedon the north side of what is now MeridianRoad across the road from WinshipSchool which was named after him.

It should be noted that manyparcels of lands in Sutter County weresettled before govemment patents wereavailable to the settlers. Many earlypioneers simply became squatters on theland and in some cases may have soldtheir claim to another pafty or simp$abandoned it to go elsewhere. A numberdid file pre-emption claims that gavethem some legal rights to the propertyalong with the fact that they were inpossession of it. Califomia became astate in 1850, however it was a numberof years later that legal land ownershipwas established by drtue of thehomestead patent.

The property south of the schoolhas more recently been referred to as theWinship Ranch because it was farmed for

some time by Oliver Winship, a son ofIsaac, and also by Foster Wnship, a sonof Oliver. This property could be referredto as the Smith Ranch. It was owned byMr. Smith, who married the mother ofOliver's wife Eliza. The ranch was left tolvlrs. Smith. She left a life Estate in theranch to Oliver and Eliza which was laterpassed on to her grandchildren. It wason this ranch that the seven livingchildren of Isaac Wnship started thetradition of a yearly picnic, always wellattended by the many descendants. Nowonder so many might think of it as theoriginal Winship ranch.

Some of the early records seemto indicate that the Winship ranch was inColusa County because the mailingaddress was Grand Island Post Officewhich was in Colusa County. The mailwas rowed across the Sacramento Riverwhere it was picked up and delivered tothe families that lived in the WnshipDistdct of Sutter County.

The Sutter County Recorder'sOffice recorded that Isaac AugustusWnship was manied to Miss ElizabethBrock on February 5, 1854 at the houseof W. t, L. Perdue in Butte Township byJ. B. Hurhurt, Justice of the Peace.Family records indicate they weremanied on the 4th of February, but theSutter County Recorders records showFebruary 5 as the date of the weddingand it was recorded on April 18th, 7854.Which date is correct? Who cares? Afamily story tells that Isaac "kidnapped"Elizabeth and carried her away on a bigblack horse. If this is true, then heobviously canied her off to the Perduehouse where they were manied. If mymath is correct, she was 14 and Isaacwas 31. Most of her family had theimpression she was 15 at the time they

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were married, an impression Elizabethmay have helped create, but she wasreally only 14 years and 5 months of agebased on her birthdate and marriagedate. Isaac and Elizabeth were one ofthe earliest married couples to settle onthe Sacramento River in westem SutterCounty.

Elizabeth Brock was bom inMissouri on November 13, 1839. Familyrecords indicate that she and her brother.John Brock. left their mother andyounger sister in Missouri andaccompanied another family on a wagontrain that came to Califomia in 1853.They were in search of their father,Daniel Brock, born January 10, 1810,who had come to Califomia in 1849.They finally located him in HumboldtCounty. Anangements were made forElizabeth to stay with a family in theButte Township area of Sutter Countlr,but her brother retumed with his father toHumboldt County. Very little informationis known about the mother of ElizabethBrock. Family history says she died ofgrief over the absence of her two oldestchildren, Elizabeth and John. It is knownthat the youngest daughter, EmmaLouise Brock, also came to Califomia bycovered wagon to stay first with her sisterElizabeth and then to join her father inHumboldt county. There she met andmarried an Indian fighter and scout forthe U. S. Army, Stephen Fleming. Boththe first and maiden name of lvlrs. DanielBrock remain unknown to herdescendants. On a trip to Missouri, Itried to find records regarding the DanielBrock family that would give me a clueto the name of my great greatgrandmother, Mrs. Brock. I found noinformation. I did discover an old bookin the Trenton, Missouri library that listed

the early day pioneers of the Trentonarea and found the name of DanielBrock included. Daniel Brock, the fatherof Elizabeth, died on February 25, 1,894in Sutter County at the age of 83 and isburied at Meridian.

In the mid 1860's, Sarah AnnaWinship, Isaac's sister, came to Californiafrom Massachusetts and married ColonelGeorge Hager, Colusa banker. Theirdaughter, Alice, married a Mr. Tubbs.They lived in San Francisco. The Tubbsfamily was associated with the TubbsCordage Company and was one of thelargest manufacturers of hemp rope.

Isaac Wnship operated asuccessful farm, growing a variety ofcrops, as well as raising stock. Hemaintained a sizable family orchard witha variety of fruit and nut trees as well asa small vineyard. He was a chartermember of the Meridian Odd FellowsLodge No. 212 and during hismembership served in the highestposition in the lodge. He was alsoelected as a Justice of the Peace ofSutter Township for several terms. IsaacWnship died at age 65 on October 12,1887 at his ranch near Meridian: He isburied in the Odd Fellows Cemetery inMeridian. Elizabeth Wnship kept theranch in operation until December of1911 when she sold it to the AlamedaSugar Beet Company. She then movedto the Bogue District near Yuba City andlived with her daughter Mable (lvlrs. SeelyCook) until her death in 1921. The Cookhome was located on what is now JonesRoad and was one of only tr,rro houseslocated between Lincoln Road andTeesdale Road at that time. The Cookhome was torn down a couple of yearsago and a new home was built on itslocation. The other house referred to

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was the Andreason home which is still inefstence. I remember that the CookRanch extended west to Phillips Road,south to Teesdale Road and was coveredwith peaches. Lincrest School is locatedon property that was once part of theSeely and Mable Cook peach orchard.Seely Jr. and his wife Willa built a homeacross Jones Road from the old Cookhome. This is where Willa presentlyresides.

Isaac and Elizabeth had a total ofeight children and thus had a primaryinterest in establishing a school district.The fifth of their eight children was bomin 1863, undoubtedly causing Isaac to bea primary instigator in the establishmentof a new school district. He was one ofthe first board members when the districtwas established. The school, which wasbuilt close by the ranch, was namedWnship School. There is a record of theexistence of the Winship School in 1863,but it may have originated earlier. It'sinteresting to note that Mrs. IsaacWnship (Elizabeth) sewed as a memberof the Wnship Board of Trustees in1888. That speaks well for a lady whoreportedly could not read or write whenshe got married but was later taught byher husband. In 1888, the three memberBoard of Wnship School consistedentirely of female trustees. Mrs. Winshipand the other members may have beenthe first women to serye on a schoolboard in Sutter County.

The children of Isaac andElizabeth attended Winship School as didtheir grandchildren who were the sonsand daughters of their son Oliver and hiswife Eliza.

The children of Isaac andElizabeth Brock Winship were all bom atthe Winship Ranch. They were Francis,

Charles, Edwin, Anna, Ada, William,Oliver and Mable. They all attendedWnship School and lived long lives,except William who died at the age ofone in 7867. According to familyrecollection. he was buried at theWnship Ranch under a fig tree in thefamily orchard. Home burials in ruralCalifomia areas were not uncommon atthis time. There is no record of thisgrave having ever been moved and itsexact location is now unknown.

Francis Cinderella Wnship, eldestchild of Isaac and Elizabeth, was bomNovember 22, 1854 and best known byher many nieces and nephews as AuntFanny. She manied four ilmes; to JacobSaffell in 1874, Charles J. Mullett, JohnGamsby and John C. Ahlf. She was themother of seven children. Three of themdied very young. Her survMng childrenincluded Lillian Maud Saffell, BenjamineMullett, Amy Mullett and J. FrankGamsby.

Lillian Maud Saffell, first child ofFrancis, manied W. S. Hutchison andthey were the parents of Lester Earl.

Benjamine Mullett, second child ofFrancis, manied Neva Brown. They werethe parents of Grace. He then maniedCora Crews and they were the parents ofLawton, who manied Betty Gebhart andthey had three sons. l-awton latermanied Wllie Duncan.

Amy Mullett, daughter of Francis,manied Claude Brown. They were theparents of Amold, Hanlon and l-aveme.

. Hanlon Brown served as Sutter CountyTreasurer and Tax Collector for manyyears; prior to that he was a member ofthe California Highway Patrol. He wasthe first motorcycle patrolman betweenMarysville and Colusa. He married llaMclean, daughter of Stanley Mclean of

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Sutter City. Their daughter Betty marriedWilliam funett and they had two children.Amy later married Leroy Summy andthey were the parents of Everett andErrol. Errol Summy, was a teacher andprincipal in Portola, Ferndale and WestSacramento. His patemal grandfather,Qeorge Summy, sold the major portionof the original site of Sutter City to theSutter County Land Development andReclamation Company that developedSutter City. He married Myma Howardand they were the parents of fivechildren.

J. Frank Gamsby married OlaAnthony and they were the parents ofJay, Mary Gayle and Jeanne Belle.

Charles Belden Winship, secondchild of Isaac and Elizabeth was bomApril 9, 1856. He married Ada Stantonon Nov. 18, 1879. She was the motherof his two children, Byron and Margaret.He later married Mary A Messick. Hisson, Byron, worked as a purser on anumber of ships on both the Atlantic andPacific oceans. Margaret manied JohnFonnesbeck and they had three children.

Edwin Wnship, third child of Isaacand Elizabeth, was bom March 26, 1858.He manied Marie Schillig on Nov. 30,1881. There is an interesting story thatis known in the family, but is not reallyconfirmed, that while plowing a field inhis early farming days, he tumed over ametal box that contained a significantamount of money. It is said that he usedthis money to purchase the land south ofYuba City where he ranched for manyyears. This ranch was located south ofWinship Road which was named afterhim. The Edwin Winship home is stillIocated near the comer of Winship Roadand Railroad Avenue. He and Marie werethe parents of seven children.

Elma, daughter of Edwin, marriedB. J. Herbooth. Their daughter, Jean,married Thomas Mallett and they had fivechildren.

Edna, daughter of Edwin, marriedHarvey Wseman. Their daughterElizabeth married Richard Lawrence andhad three children.

Norma, daughter of Edwin,married Robert Norman Kells whofarmed prunes. Their son, Robert N."Bob" Kells Jr. married Jean Triplett. Healso farms prunes on the Kells ranch justsouth of Yuba City. This propefty wasthe original ranch of S. R. Chandler andwas acquired from lvlr. Chandler's estateby Bob's grandfather.

Edwin Gem Winship, son ofEdwin, married Marie Guthrie. Edwinfarmed peaches on the same ranch hisfather had acquired earlier. They werethe parents of Meredith, Richard E. andMarilyn. Meredith married Gayle V.Monison and they are the parents ofRichard E., Linda and John A Monison.Richard E. married Audrey Leibing. Theyhad no children. Marilyn was firstmarried to Wlliam R. "Bill" Cleveland.They had one daughter, Sharon. Marilynnext married Siegfried Bauer and had adaughter named Heidi. Marilyn ispresently married to Mark Smith.

Lawrence Winship, the youngestchild of Edwin. worked for the FirstNational Bank of Yuba City after hegraduated from Marysville High School.He later worked as an accountant in theBay fuea.

Anna Winship, fourth child ofIsaac and Elizabeth was bom May 16,1860. On December 31, 1878, shemarried William Caldwell. a CMI Warveteran who had come to Californiaabout 1,875. Their children are Bertha.

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Edgar, Willie, Ethel, and Genevieve. TheCaldwells owned a 160 acre ranch nearGrimes in Colusa county.

Edgar lived in Grimes, wasmarried to Isabella Smith; they had twosons named Edgar W. and David. James,a son of Edgar W. Caldwell, presentlylives in this area and worked for theCalifornia State Department ofAgriculture.

Willie Caldwell first manied HelenSullivan and they had three children.Willie was a veteran of World War I. Hisdaughter, Doris, had a career in the U. S.Army retiring as a full colonel; she isnow living in fuizona. Willie's otherchildren were Raymond and Barbara.Raymond was a printer by trade and livedin the Sacramento area. Wllie latermarried Mildred Watson and they had adaughter, Karen.

Ethel Caldwell came to Sutter Cityfrom Grimes in 1911 and lived with hercousin, Amy Brown (later Amy Summy)and her husband Claude. Ethel came toSutter City so she could attend highschool. Ethel later manied VemeMcPherrin of Sutter City, whosegrandfather had homesteaded propertythere and also sold land to the SutterCounty Land Development t'Reclamation Co. in 1887 for thedevelopment of Sutter City. They werethe parents of Robert Veme Jr. andDarwin who both seryed in the militaryduring World War II. Robert Jr. marriedJoyce Powers and they had four children:Robert Verne III, Daralene, Maralene andJill. Danvin married Julia Ditzler; theylive in Sutter on land that was part of theproperty his great grandfather sold to thecompany.

Genevieve attended the GrandIsland elementary school in Grimes,

Colusa County. William and AnnaCaldwell bought a home in Sutter in1913 and moved there so Genevieve andEthel would be able to attend highschool. Genevieve first attended theeighth grade which was down stairs inthe school building. Her teacher andprincipal at that time was Mr. Ahin Weis,who later became a successful attomey.When the new Sutter Union High Schoolwas dedicated in 1913, Ethel andGenevieve were among the first group ofstudents to attend classes there. One oftheir teachers was Stephen Hust, laterknown as an historian of Sutter Countyand California. Genevieve manied FloydPhillips "Fudu Burtis, the barber. Theyhad three children named Evelyn, Mlliam(Bill), and Donald. Evelyn worked formany years for the Bank of America inMarywille. She is manied to J. F.Monnie; they live in Lodi and have a sonnamed Ronald. Bill was an engineer andworked for Lockheed Corporation. He ismanied and lives in Capitola. Donald isthe only one who stayed in SutterCounty. He was a teacher and principalin the Yuba Elementary and later YubaCity Unified School District for fortyyears, retiring in 1988. He manied BerylVertrees and they had Eileen, Kennethand Colleen.

Fifth of the children of IsaacWnship was Ada Winship, bom March28, 1863. She manied three times; toDaniel O. Baker who was the Assessor ofColusa county, Harry Weinrich, andThomas McDermott. Ada lived most ofher life in Colusa county and was themother of four children.

The sixth child of Isaac Wnshipwas William Winship, bom Nrtl24, 1867and died August 1, 1868.

Seventh was Oliver Everett

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Winship, born October 20, 1870. Hemarried Eliza Ross in 1895. Oliver was asuccessful rancher who retired fromactive farming while yet a young manand moved to Berkeley. They were theparents of five children who attendedWinship School. AII of their childrenexcept Nylda, their youngest daughter,attended Sutter High School. When theirson Chester began high school, hestayed with the Schyler Wadsworth familyin Sutter City. When his brother andsister, Ted and Shyrlie, were attendinghigh school, they had an automobile touse. In bad weather they wouldsometimes drive the car to Meridian andtravel to Sutter City on the NorthemElectric Railroad, getting off at the depotnear where Close Lumber Co. is nowlocated and walking to the high school.Nylda attended Berkeley High School,where her parents had moved while Tedattended the University of Califomia.

Chester Winship graduated fromSutter High School in 1915. He passeda County Teachers examination andbegan his career as the teacher atSlough School in 1916. He served in theU. S. Navy during World War I as anavigator on a submarine and whilestationed on the east coast maniedMarjorie Hartridge. They adopted theirson Robert as a baby. He became aphysician who practiced in the Bay areaand now lives in the state of Washington.In 1919, Chester was the teacher ofWinship school which his grandfather hadhelped to establish. In 1920 he wasteacher-principal at Meridian and from1921 to 1951 was the principal andDistrict Superintendent of Yuba SchoolDistrict. Chester Winship was adedicated educator who helped the YubaSchool District through many changes

and problems. When Yuba City HighSchool was created in 7922. there wereclasses located in the upstairsclassrooms of the old two story schoolon the comer of Bridge and PlumasStreets. He oversaw the building of thebrick Bridge Street School whichreplaced the old two story school house.In 1950, a second school (Park Avenue)was constructed in the Yuba SchoolDistrict while he was the Superintendent.From 1951 until he died in 1955 heserved as District Superintendent of YubaCity High School.

Foster Wnship, second son ofOliver, farmed the SmitVWinship ranchsouth of Meridian for many years andlater sold real estate. He maniedBemice Peterson and they were theparents of Janet and Alan. Janet marriedLamar Stephenson and they had Teresa,Deborah, Stephanie, and Matthew. Janetlater manied Kenneth Ede. AIan maniedShyrle Burgess and they had Danny,Janine, Brian and Robert.

Desmond, better known as "Ted,"third son of Oliver, was an attomey inYuba City. He served four years asSutter County District Attomey: He andhis wife Leila are the parents of John O.Wnship who worked as a Boy Scoutexecutive, later got his law degree and isnow an attomey in Yuba City andpractices law in the building where hisfather's office was located on the comerof Second and B Streets. This wasearlier the office of Lawrence Shillig whowas the brother of Marie who maniedEdwin, who was Ted's uncle. Johnmarried Beverly Leguena.

Shyrlie, daughter of Oliver,manied Kenneth Brown and they hadtwo children named Kenneth and Shwlie.They lived many years in the Bay fuea

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and Shyrlie now lives in Red Bluff. She isthe last survivor of the children of Oliver.

Nylda, daughter of Oliver, marriedThomas Dee and they had two childrennamed Dorothy and Joan. They lived inthe Bay fuea.

The eighth child of Isaac Winshipwas Mable Claire Winship, bom October20, 1,878. She married Seely Cook.They were the parents of seven children:Gladys, Irlene, Cecil, Doris, Ena, Juneand the only son, Seely Jr.

Gladys, first child of Mable,married George Leal and they had fivechildren named Cecil, Forrest, EIma,Allen and Elizabeth.

Irlene, second child of Mable,manied John Eugene Monison who wasinvofued in farming and business in theYuba City area for many year. He wasalso instrumental in the development ofFremont Hospital. They had two childrenElizabeth and Daryl. Elizabeth "Betg/,"married John David Gay and had adaughter named Deanna. They lived inTiburon, CA. Daryl, called "Shp," andhis wife, Bette, were the parents of Tenieand Eugene Morrison. Daryl and hispresent wife, Patricia, live locally.

Cecil, third child of Mable, died ofpneumonia at age 18 in 1920.

Doris, fourth child of Mable,manied Daniel Stevenson. For manyyears he ran his service station at thesouthwest comer of Shasta and BridgeStreets in Yuba City. Stevenson's ServiceCenter was called a super service stationsince it had two banks of gas pumps, thefirst of a kind in the Twin City fuea. Theyhad four children who were Diane,Colleen, Daniel and Dennis.

Ena, fifth child of Mable, marriedRoy Bellah and lived most of her Iife inthe Lake Tahoe area. She had no

children.June, sixth child of Mable, married

first James Flynn and had a daughternamed Kathleen. Kathleen was maniedseveral times and had a total of sixchildren who live in various parts of thestate and country. She had two childrenwith Robert F. Ketchel, two with FrankManriquez, and two with Steve Dillon.Her last maniage was to Delbert Dennyand they have no children. June CookFlynn later married Matthew "Mike"Mikulas who was an auto mechanic.They had Judith and Michael. Judithmanied Robert Eckert and lives inSouthem Califomia; they have twochildren. Michael manied Sandra Amesand they have a son; Michael has workedlocally for many years for Pepsi Cola Co.

Seely Jr., seventh child of Mable,manied Wlla Nyburg; they had fourchildren: Seely III, Susan, Craig andPatricia Cook. Seely Cook III marriedKathleen Prestopino. Their children areSeely and lan. Susan manied WilliamWebb and they have children Thomasand Elizabeth. Craig and his wifeKatherine have children Julia andJonathan. Patricia and Jeffrey Callawayhave a son named Tory.

I wonder if Isaac even remotelythought about what he was starting whenhe galloped off with Elizabeth on that bigblack horse. If he had done the samething today, he would likely have beenanested, but as it is, I'm sure the abovementioned people are all glad that he didwhat he did!

So, on this 22fth anniversary ofthe Fourth of Ju$, we descendants whoare living salute our ancestor IsaacAugustus Winship, Pioneer of SutterCounty, on the 174th anniversary of hisbirth.

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