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Date: 13 Jan 2005 15:30:46 -0700

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JY.2ADE/3856 Message Board Post: I am transcribing the “The Western Shore Gazetteer and Commercial Directory - Yolo County,” in sections and placing it on the Yolo County CA USGenWeb Project web site that I maintain. You can view the transcription of the book at this URL: <http://www.cagenweb.com/yolo/yollnk.htm>; The section below is in the “Residents and Occupations” section. The following excerpts on are from “The Western Shore Gazetteer and Commercial Directory, For the State of California, Yolo County,” compiled and published annually by C. P. Sprague & H. W. Atwell, Woodland, Yolo County, 1870, pp. 421-425. (Be sure to look through the entire letter section because the surnames are not in strict alphabetical order.) Residents and Occupations (Phillaber - Powers). PHILLABER, R., Ind.; restaurant and saloon on Olive street, near Depot, Davisville; value of real estate in town, five thousand dollars; North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. PIERSON & JACKSON; physicians and surgeons, office on Main street, Woodland. [See card.] PERSON, B. H., Mo.; of PIERSON & JACKSON; County physician, residence corner of First street and Oak avenue; value, four thousand dollars; office, Main street near Post-office, Woodland. PIERCE, George W., N. Y.; farmer, residence 5 miles W from Davisville, 11 miles SW from Woodland; seven hundred and forty-four acres of land, Division 3, mostly in cultivation; staple, wheat; thirty acres of vineyard [see “Vineyards”]; value of real estate, twenty-two thousand dollars [H]; deals in cattle and hogs [see tables]; North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. PIERCE, T. B., Sen., England; dentist, Davisville; North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. PIERCE, T. B., Jr., Ind.; clerk, Yolo House, Davisville; North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. PIERCE, H. A., Vt.; carpenter, residence 5 miles W from Woodland; one hundred and thirty-one acres of land, Division 4; value, two thousand dollars; Woodland Precinct, Cache Creek Township; Post-office, Woodland. PIERCE, George A., Canada; farmer and painter, residence on Willow Slough, 6 miles SE from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; value, six thousand dollars; North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Woodland. PITTS, Augustus, Va.; laborer, Knight’s Landing; East Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Grafton. PIPER, Daniel, Va.; laborer, North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Post-office, Davisville. PLANT, L. J., Ind.; clerk, Davisville; North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. PITTS, Wm. T., Mich.; laborer, Knight’s Landing; East Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Grafton. PLANK, B. F.; laborer, Washington; Washington Precinct and Township; Post-office, Sacramento. PLATT, Wm., N. J.; farmer, residence 3 miles W from Davisville, 12 miles SW from Woodland; three hundred and twenty acres of land, Division 3; value, ten thousand dollars; North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. PLOMTEAUX, H. J., Ind.; dentist, of PRATHER & PLOMTEAUX, Woodland. PLUM, Wm., N. J.; farmer, residence 2 1/2 miles NE from Cacheville, 8 1/2 miles N from Woodland; East Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Yolo. PLUMMER, David B., Ill.; laborer, 2 miles SW from Prairie, 9 miles NW from Woodland; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Prairie. PLUMMER, John, N. Y.; wagon- and carriage-maker, Knight’s Landing; shop on Mill street; East Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Grafton. POCKMAN, J. B., Mo.; farmer, residence 2 miles N from Cacheville, 7 miles NW from Woodland, with J. N. POCKMAN; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Yolo. POCKMAN, J. N., Mo.; farmer, residence 2 miles N from Cacheville, 7 miles NW from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; staple, wheat; value, seven thousand dollars; invested in business, one thousand dollars; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Yolo. POCKMAN, J. M., Mo.; bootmaker, Woodland. POCKMAN, H. C., Mo.; laborer, residence 3 miles N from Cacheville, 8 miles NW from Woodland; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Yolo. POCKMAN, T. C., Mo.; clerk in FREEMAN’s store, Woodland; residence north end of Third street; real estate, value nine thousand dollars. POCKWOOD, Charles, Mo.; blacksmith, Woodland. POND, S. P., Vt.; farmer, residence 2 miles E from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; staple, wheat; value, eight thousand dollars; Woodland Precinct, Cache Creek Township; Post-office, Woodland. POORMAN, David, N. Y.; farmer, residence 5 miles W from Cottonwood, 17 miles W from Woodland; one hundred and sixty-three acres of Government land, Division 4, possessory title; value, fifteen hundred dollars; East Cottonwood Precinct, Cottonwood Township; Post-office, Cache Creek. PORTER, H. B., N. Y.; gardener, residence 7 miles SW from Buckeye, 20 miles SW from Woodland; sixty-one acres of land, Division 4, twenty-three acres in garden; value, twelve hundred dollars; Buckeye Precinct and Township; Post-office, Buckeye. PORTER, Alexander, Penn.; farmer, residence 5 miles NW from Cacheville, 10 miles NW from Woodland; three hundred and twenty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; staple, wheat; value, fourteen thousand dollars; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Yolo. PORTER, A. D., Wis.; of PORTER & COWELL, Main street, Woodland. PORTER & COWELL; fruit and vegetable store, Main street, Woodland. PORTER, Thomas R., Penn.; of PORTER & COWELL, Woodland. PORTERFIELD, T. R., Ohio; telegraph operator at the Depot, Woodland. POUND, James, Ky.; farmer, near Antelope; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Antelope. POWELL, James N., Md.; laborer, West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Prairie. POWELL, Mrs.; Washington Hall, boarding-house, opposite Good Templars’ Hall, Woodland. POWELL, Alexander, N. Y.; farmer, residence 2 miles W from Cottonwood, on Cottonwood Creek, 15 miles W from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; staple, wheat; East Cottonwood Precinct, Cottonwood Township; Post-office, Cache Creek. POWELL, Lyman H., N. Y.; sheep-raiser, residence 8 miles NW from Cottonwood, 20 miles NW from Woodland; seven hundred and fifty acres of land, Division 4; value, sixteen hundred dollars [see tables]; West Cottonwood Precinct, Cottonwood Township; Post-office, Cache Creek. POWELL, Mrs. Sarah N., Ohio; farmer, residence 3 miles N from Cacheville, 8 miles N from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; staple, wheat; value, seven thousand dollars; Post-office, Yolo. POWERS, Charles, Ill.; farmer, residence 5 miles W from Cottonwood, 17 miles W from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 4; value, two thousand dollars; East Cottonwood Precinct, Cottonwood Township; Post-office, Cache Creek. POWERS, Warren, Ill.; farmer, residence 7 miles W from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 4; value, two thousand dollars [H]; East Cottonwood Precinct, Cottonwood Township; Post-office, Woodland. POWERS, Thomas, Canada; blacksmith at ELLIOTT’s shop, Woodland. Transcribed by Peggy B. Perazzo Yolo County CAGenWeb Project Coordinator http://www.cagenweb.com/yolo/ Stone Quarries and Beyond http://www.cagenweb.com/quarries/