Alameda County CA Archives Biographies.....Winton, Crayton 1824 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

CRAYTON WINTON, a prominent farmer and worthy citizen near Haywards, was born in
1821, in Onondaga County, New York, and came to California in 1849, lived at
Mission San Jose and later at his present place a mile west of Haywards, where
he has about 375 acres, 200 of which is an orchard of choice varieties of
deciduous fruits; the remainder is utilized for general farming.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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