Marin-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Jewell, Alva 1847 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Alva Jewell, son of the above [Omar], was born in Wheaton, Du Page county,
Illinois, August 2, 1847, and accompanied his mother across the plains in 1862
to California. He was educated in the public schools of Olema, Marin county. In
1867-68 he attended a course in Heald's Business College in San Francisco, after
which he returned and settled on his father's farm, where he resided until the
Fall of 1873; when he purchased land in Mendocino township, Sonoma county, and
commenced sheep raising, an industry he prosecuted until July, 1874, when he
took charge of the Home Ranch, which he still conducts. In August, 1879, he
entered into partnership with his brother William, and commenced the livery
business in San Rafael, which they now maintain. Married, April 20, 1875, Gracie
A., daughter of T. C. Bishop, of Sonoma county, and has two children, Ruby, born
November 6, 1876, and George B., born February 21, 1879.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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