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Subject: [CAAMADOR] Amador County History - Cooledge, Cooper, Culbert, Daugherty
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:13:00 EDT


>From History of Amador County published by the Federation of Amador County
Women's Clubs, April 1927, pp. 98-99:

"W. E. Cooledge (Captain) so often mentioned in the old history and elsewhere
in this, married Miss Belle McFarland (daughter of the pioneer), and to them
was born Miss Belle Cooledge, now dean of women in the Junior College at
Sacramento. Captain Cooledge was known to everyone in the county during his
lifetime, having been in Volcano and Jackson in early days, and later in
Sutter Creek, where he was superintendent of the Amador Canal Co. Mrs.
Cooledge lives with her daughter in Sacramento."

***
"Daniel Ayers Cooper (father of the late Mrs. Thomas W. Trudgeon) came from
New Jersey, where he was born in 1825, to California in '52. Of Holland and
French Huguenot stock, his ancestors were soldiers in the Revolution. He
became a wheelwright and made wagons and carriages until he took passage on
the ship 'Empire', for California. In 1861, he settled in Sutter Creek, and
in '68, went East and brought his family out by the Panama route.
Establishing his business, by careful management and investment, he was
successful, retiring in 1894. In 1904 he passed away. Thomas Trudgeon and
Sarah Lesbie Cooper were married in 1879. Eight children were born, seven of
whom are living. Mrs. Carl Morabe, Mrs. Alfred Malatesta and Robert Trudgeon
live in Sutter Creek. Mrs. Trudgeon, much beloved woman, died suddenly in
1923; her husband died the following year. Mr. Cooper's descendants now
include five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Cooper was a
philosopher, and many writings and interesting papers are treasured by his
grandchildren, among them a receipt for toll for crossing Sutter Creek
bridge, July 26, 1862--$2.50."

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"Charles L. Culbert is manager of the Bank of Amador, but time was when he
could be found in the office of the County Clerk, where he officiated for
eight years. The Culbert estate is managed by him and his brothers, Ed and
Robert. Mr. Culbert was a delegate when Woodrow Wilson was nominated, and
again at New York, when William J. McAdoo was not. He married Miss
Sanguinetti, daughter of the Jackson pioneer merchant, and maintains a fine
home near the old family home in Amador City."

***
"Cephas Atkinson Daugherty crossed the plains driving a bull team. Last
summer, when William (Billy) Daugherty and wife were touring in the north,
they stopped at Grant's Pass, Ore. He had registered there the week before
and was on the return trip, when the clerk said, 'Mr. Daugherty, the Chief of
Police wants to see you.' Wondering what traffic law he had 'busted', he
waited for the Chief, who grasped him by the hand and said, 'Say, your Dad
and mine drove a bull team across the plains together. My name is McLean,
and you and I used to go swimming together.' There was a heart-to-heart
talk, the Chief declaring he was coming to Amador this summer and look up old
places. The family lived in Scottsdale, where John Fox had his ranch.

Mr. Daugherty, Sr., married Miss Mary Wells in Volcano. They moved to
Jackson and built their little cabin on the lot where Judge Vicini lives.
Then they built the Vicini house and sold it when they built the quaint home
with the covered well, now occupied by the Wallihans on Court Street. Mr.
Daugherty hauled the lumber to build Armory Hall, now Love's. It was built
in the '60's by the Home Guards. He hauled the lumber with Walker's oxen.
Seven children were born to these pioneers, six boys and a girl. 'Billy' was
born in the little cabin. George Daugherty and W. J. McGee ran the Amador
Dispatch in 1888, when the former's failing health caused him to turn it back
to Mr. Penry. George died at the age of 29. Only two are living--William
and Colfax. The former married Mary Ehler, and the latter, a daughter of the
Hipkins family, Pine Grove pioneers. The Wm. Daughertys had three children,
Lester, Geneva and Rowena. Geneva Daugherty Noyes died three years ago.
Lester A. Daugherty is a graduate of the U. of C. During the war he rose to
the rank of Captain and is now connected with the 14th Field Artillery as
instructor for Minnesota and South Dakota, with headquarters at Duluth. He
comes home once a year to visit his parents."

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