Marin-Trinity-Alameda County CA Archives Biographies.....McMullin, David 1826 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  David McMullin. Was born in county Antrim, Ireland, December 27, 1826, where
he resided until about nineteen years of age, when he proceeded to Ayrshire,
Scotland, and was employed at the Glen Garnic Iron Works for nearly four years.
In the year 1849, he emigrated to America, and settled in Burlington county, New
Jersey, and there engaged in the wood and charcoal business until 1856, when, on
August 22d of that year he sailed from New York via Panama for California,
arriving in San Francisco on September 11th of that year. On landing, he at once
proceeded to Trinity county, there engaging in mining for two years. Mr.
McMullin next resided in Oakland until the 17th day of March, 1860, when he
settled on his present place where he engages in the wood, farming and dairying
business. The dairy ranch consists of eighteen hundred and thirty-five acres, is
plentifully supplied with timber, and managed by Mr. McMullin and his partner.
The homestead where he lives he owns himself. Mr. McMullin is one of the
Trustees of the Bolinas School district. Married July 6, 1853, in Philadelphia,
to Mary McCurdy, by whom they have ten of a family, John McMullin, born in
Spring Mills, November 15, 1854; Jane McMullin, born in New Jersey, October 10,
1855; Samuel McMullin, born in Oakland, Alameda county, January 27, 1860; James
McMullin, born in Bolinas, Marin county, February 15, 1861; Ann McMullin, born
in Bolinas, Marin county, November 4, 1862; Mary A. McMullin, born in Bolinas,
Marin county, October 11, 1863; Alexander McMullin, born in Bolinas, Marin
county, January 6, 1865; Sarah G. McMullin, born in Bolinas, Marin county, July
16, 1866; Rebecca M. McMullin, born in Bolinas, Marin county, July 12,1868;
Ellen T. McMullin, born in Bolinas, Marin county, December 27, 1870. They have
three dead, whose names were John, Ann and Jane.

Additional Comments:
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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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