Marin-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Thrasher, David 1833 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  David Thrasher. Was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, on the 18th of
January, 1833. In his native county he received his education at the public
schools, and learned the blacksmith's trade with Ambrose N. Johnson at
Liverpool, in that county. In 1853 he moved to Forest county, Pennsylvania,
arriving in December, but only remained till the following May; thence to
Pittsburg, and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to St. Louis, Missouri, and
at once proceeded to Peru and La Salle, La Salle county, Illinois, and to
Chicago. From the latter place, in 1855, he went into the employ of the New
Albany and Salem Railroad, in Indiana, remaining with this company about three
months; then settled in Mount Vernon, Wabash county, Indiana, where he remained
about four years, and his time was employed in working at his trade. He returned
to his native State on a visit, and on his return to the West he settled in
Chili, Miami county, Indiana, but moved to Macoupin, Macoupin county, Illinois,
remaining five months, and returned to the former place. In December, 1859, he
went to New York City, and in January, 1860, took passage on the steamer
"Northern Light" to the Isthmus of Panama; thence on the "Orizaba" to San
Francisco, arriving the first of February of that year. He took a residence at
Bloomfield, Sonoma county, where he remained working at his trade till December,
1862. On January 4, 1863, he moved to Tomales, Marin county, and opened a
blacksmith's shop on the site now occupied by A. Kahn's store. He has been a
permanent resident of the place since the time of his coming, and is now doing
business on Main street.

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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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