Contra Costa-Sacramento County CA Archives Biographies.....Wyatt, William 1826 - 1863
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

WILLIAM WYATT (deceased).—Was born in Virginia, August 27, 1826. When very young
his parents moved to Missouri, where he resided until 1849, when he, in company
with John C. O'Brien, Francis O'Brien and James McAllister, crossed the plains
to California. He arrived at Sacramento July 29th of the same year, and there
remained until October, 1853, when he went to Antioch, Contra Costa county,
where he became one of its most prominent and enterprising citizens, having
business relations with his brother-in-law, John C. O'Brien, up to the time of
his demise, June 7, 1863. The following obituary appeared in the Contra Costa
Gazette of June 13, 1863: "We have the painful task this week to record the
death of another old resident and most estimable citizen of our county. William
Wyatt, a resident of the town of Antioch, had been slightly ill for two or three
days, the latter part of last week, and on Saturday night was so unwell as to
send for a physician. He did not, however, at that time seem to be very
dangerously sick. On Sunday morning, nevertheless, he was taken a little before
noon with a congestive chill, which seemed to attack all his vital organs at one
and the same time, and was so severe as to bid defiance to every remedy, and
resulted in his death in the short space of five hours from the time he was
first attacked; and thus suddenly and unexpectedly was this strong and healthy
map, in the full maturity of his powers, called upon to bid adieu to the
familiar scenes of earth. He leaves a wife and five children, besides other
relatives and a large circle of friends and acquaintances, to mourn his untimely
loss. He was an active, thriving, business man, possessing a manly simplicity of
character and unswerving honesty and integrity. As a husband and father, as well
as by the large circle of his daily associates, he was dearly loved and highly
esteemed. His generosity and readiness to help forward every genuine charity
were his characteristics well known to his intimate friends. He was a member of
the Masonic Lodge at Martinez, and his brethren of the mystic tie turned out in
large numbers from distant parts of the county to attend his burial and pay the
last customary honors to their deceased friend." Mr. Wyatt was buried June 9th
near the place of his residence at Antioch.

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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