Contra Costa-Stanislaus-San Joaquin County CA Archives Biographies.....Walton, Mark A. 1837 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

MARK A. WALTON. — The subject of our memoir is a native of the Sunny South,
having been born in Greene county, Georgia, September 14, 1837. When but an
infant his parents moved to Texas, where Mark spent his youth and boyhood until
nineteen years of age. February 11, 1856, in company with his father and one
brother, he started for the Golden State, via the Nicaragua route, and arrived
in San Francisco March 24, 1856. He first prospected in the mines of Tuolumne
county for two years. He then engaged in stock-raising in San Joaquin and
Stanislaus counties until 1862, and twenty years ago located on his present
ranch of one hundred and sixty acres in the Iron House district of Contra Costa,
where he is now engaged in farming and fruit-raising, turning his attention more
especially to the latter, having now some thirty acres in fruit and vines. Was
united in marriage, in San Joaquin county, in 1859, to Miss Mary P. Walton; she
died January 24, 1865. By this union they have two daughters, Almira J. and
Jessie. Mr. Walton was married the second time, in Anderson county, Texas,
November 15, 1875, to Miss Eliza Tuggle, a native of the latter State. By this
union they have no issue.

Additional Comments:
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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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