Lassen-Yuba County CA Archives Biographies.....Barham, Thomas Marion 1840 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 18, 2006, 4:19 am Author: Fariss & Smith (1882) THOMAS MARION BARHAM.—February 8, 1840, Mr. Barham was born in Green county, Missouri. When Thomas was nine years of age his father died. In 1857 the mother removed to California with the family. Thomas lived the first winter in Yuba county, and there bought and worked a farm for six years. In 1864 he moved to this county, settling on the place now owned by P. J. Spoon. Two years later he bought a portion of the Hoffman ranch, and stopped there two years. He then sold out, and bought his present farm of 160 acres, about six miles east of Janesville, to which he has added 80 acres more. He is a member of Honey Lake Lodge No. 223, I. O. O. F. Politically, Mr. Barham is a democrat. May 9, 1878. he married Miss C. O. Lay, born in Green county, Missouri, in August, 1850. Of their children, William D. was born March 8, 1879, in Lassen county, California; and Franklin, March 8, 1881, in Green county, Missouri. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties San Francisco: Fariss & Smith (1882) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/lassen/bios/barham409nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb