Marin-Calaveras-Tuolumne County CA Archives Biographies.....McCausland, William 1828 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  William McCausland, Born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, September 25,
1828. When about seven years of age he moved to Huntington and afterwards to
Franklin county in that State, in which last mentioned place he received his
education. In 1853 he started with his brother James for California, arriving in
San Francisco March 5th of that year. On landing he proceeded to the mines in
Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, where they remained until 1855, and then came
to Stony Point, Sonoma county, where he commenced farming. In the year 1858 he
was engaged in teaming, but in the following year settled in Marin, locating on
the farm where his brother now resides. In October, 1874, he took possession of
the farm upon which he now resides. His portrait appears in the body of this work.

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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