Imperial County CA Archives Biographies.....Hastain, Napoleon B. 1866 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

NAPOLEON B. HASTAIN.—The opportunities held forth to ambitious men in Imperial
County cannot be surpassed in any section of the country. There must be tireless
energy and progressive and enterprising spirit. These are the secrets that have
made N. B. Hastain one of the representative men of the county. Mr. Hastain has
100 acres in Water Company No. 5, and he first came to the Valley in 1905. He
was born in Henry County, Missouri, May 1, 1866, a son of John G. and Martha J.
(Austin) Hastain. The Hastain family came from Tennessee on the mother's side
and located in Missouri in 1800. Mr. Hastain's father died in 1906 at the age of
seventy-six, and is buried near Cripple Creek, Colorado. Mr. Hastain's mother
makes her home with him on the ranch. In the parents' family there were eight
children: James W., residing on the ranch; Napoleon B., the subject of this
review; Christopher C, died in 1912 and is buried near San Diego; Flora B., wife
of W. E. Eli; Stella C., residing in San Diego; Harvey A., residing in Brawley;
Mary E.; Fanny D., died in 1906 and is buried in Oklahoma; Evelina W. and Ira,
both died in infancy. Napoleon B. received his education in Missouri and at the
same time assisted on his father's farm until he was twenty years of age. He
then started out in life for himself and went to Oregon, where he rode the range
and became interested in cattle for himself. Later he engaged in the livery
business and subsequently went to Cripple Creek, Colorado, where he followed
mining and prospecting for about four years. Coming to Imperial Valley, he
worked for Mr. Peck in Water Company No. 7 for six months. Mr. Hastain then
followed mining in Nevada for one year when he again went to Colorado for a time
and followed mining. Upon his return to Imperial County he purchased his present
ranch of 100 acres, which he has brought up to a high state of cultivation,
raising corn, barley and alfalfa. Mr. Hastain has as high as twenty-five head of
horses and other live-stock. He erected a modern residence and numerous
outbuildings and set out all the trees around his ranch. Mr. Hastain at present
is not affiliated with any fraternal orders, but has taken an active part in the
ranks of the I. O. O. F. James Austin, uncle of Mr. Hastain, fought in the Civil
war. The family have a host of friends and are esteemed by all who know them.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918


Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco


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