Contra Costa-Siskiyou-Plumas County CA Archives Biographies.....Nottingham, Commodore B. 1826 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

COMMODORE B. NOTTINGHAM.—A native of Lexington, La Fayette county, Missouri,
born September 28, 1826. Residing in his birthplace until six years of age, his
parents then moved to Jackson county, same State, where he attended school and
dwelt until 1843, and in that county learned the trade of blacksmith. At the age
of seventeen years he left his home, went to New Mexico, and was there employed
by the Government as teamster in hauling material to build the different forts
on the frontier. Was engaged there in the capacity of driving teams from Fort
Leavenworth to Santa Fe until 1848, when he returned to his old home in
Missouri. May 9, 1850, he started from his native place to cross the plains to
Oregon, arriving at his destination in October of the same year. Here he began
traveling through that State, sometimes being employed at his trade, and again
at herding, but finally brought up at Yreka, where he engaged in mining. October
8, 1851, he arrived in San Francisco per steamer, and from there went to
Sacramento, where he sojourned a short time, when, after visiting several
different places, he again returned to Sacramento, where he found employment in
the Pacific Coffee Mills, and, after remaining there some time, went to San
Jose, and there resided until July 4, 1855, after which he spent two years
mining in Plumas county, and in the Fall of 1857 purchased his present place of
one hundred and twenty-six acres, three miles from Walnut Creek, where he is now
engaged in general farming. Was united in marriage in Contra Costa county, to
Mrs. Boss, a native of Kentucky. By this union they have eight children living:
Marietta. Jessie, George, Guy, Occie, Effie, Walter and Ernest.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.


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