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Subject: [CAAMADOR] More Amador Co. Bios: Lagomarsino, Mason, McLaughlin, Miller, Provis
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:53:59 EDT
Extracted from Amador County History published by the Amador County
Federation of Women's Clubs, April 1927:
"The Lagomarsino family might be called an 'industrial community', for here
we find three sons and two daughters successfully engaged in one of the
county's big industries, the Amador Steam Laundry which they bought from
Clarence Jarvis in 1910. With father and mother aged respectively 87 and 84
years, live Rose, Della, William, Edward and Tobias. Joe, in Volcano, owns
the telephone service. They have recently invested in a large acreage above
Volcano and have planted 1200 apple trees and 1500 grape vines. Giacome
Lagomarsino married Josephine Ghiglieria, in Italy, and came to Volcano in
1856."
"D. S. Mason has one of the largest orchard holdings in Amador, five miles
south of Ione--French prunes, peaches and almonds--150 acres of them! Within
Ione, he has 17 acres of choice sugar prunes. Mr. D. S. was once proprietor
of the National Hotel, retiring to engage in ranching, in which line he is
most successful. He also conducts the lumber yard at Ione. Mrs. Mason was
Miss Mary Moore of Lancha Plana. She has been the president and guiding
spirit of the Ione Club throughout its history making period. At the
reception tendered her in March, on the occasion of celebrating the clearing
of an $800 debt, Mrs. Stoltz, past president, told the story of the
rebuilding of the Pavilion, which burned four years ago, and declared that
after the citizens of Ione had met and disbanded without taking action on a
new Community Center, Mrs. Mason called the women together. She had the
vision others lacked. Another meeting was called, and noting the women's
determination, twenty men gave $100 apiece, declining to take security, and
gave these women the sinews of war to begin what has just been completed.
The masons have an interesting grandchild to add to their happiness."
"A. B. McLaughlin supervisor for eight years, had a fine ranch on the
Ramshorn road above Volcano. It is now the property of Mrs. McLaughlin who
lives at the handsome home of Sheriff Lucot, who married Miss Mary
McLaughlin. The old place on the Ridge was a wayside inn, consisting of
eighteen rooms. An enormous barn had a loft floored for dancing, and famous
parties were given there. 720 acres of ground is planted to fruits, walnuts
and almonds, and many sheep are raised. The old home burned to the ground
about three years ago but a smaller place was built, where the family spend
part of their summers. Vannie McLaughlin Wheeler, teacher and member of the
Board of Education for years, has come with her husband from Chicago to live
in Oakland. Jesse is in the Bank of Amador; Miss Anna is a teacher in
Richmond, as is Louise McLaughlin, a niece, who was reared by her uncle and
aunt. There is an elder son, Arthur. The little son of George Lucot is also
Arthur and the baby girl is Mary Elizabeth."
"Grant Miller belonged to a 'Drytown' before he went to Oakland. His father,
David Miller, was one of the pioneer blacksmiths of Drytown, when that trade
was at its zenith. Grant Miller is today Coroner and Public Administrator of
Alameda County, and prominent official of the East Bay Utility Company, who
are taking our Mokelumne water for the thirsty Oaklanders to drink."
"John Provis, Volcano 1876. Amador City 1878, worked in the mines until 1886
when he engaged in dairying in Jackson. In 1889, he purchased the Gothie
Ranch near Sutter. In 1905, he enjoyed a trip to England. Mrs. Provis died
in 1900 and her husband in 1915, aged 76. Three children survive. Annie is
Mrs. H. Hicks; Wm. J. married Ada Gale in 1901. For many years, Miss Minnie
Provis has been accountant for the Central Eureka, city clerk of Sutter
Creek, and an expert court reporter."
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