Monterey County CA Archives Biographies.....Escobar, Jose M. 1848 - ************************************************ 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 20, 2007, 10:26 pm Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893) JOSE M. ESCOBAR was born in Monterey, California, January, 10, 1848, son of Jose Mario Escobar and Ascension, nee Beronda. He had to struggle for himself in early life, his father having died when he was quite young, and found employment on the Laureles and Buena Vista ranches. He is now engaged in farming and stock-raising, and lives on his own ranch in the Malarin precinct, better known as the Limekiln, seven miles north of Gonzales. April 18, 1881, he was united in marriage with Miss Amanda Cantur, and their union has been blessed with one child. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California. Illustrated. Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent Citizens of To-day. HENRY D. BARROWS, Editor of the Historical Department. LUTHER A. INGERSOLL, Editor of the Biographical Department. "A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants."-Macaulay. CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1893. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/monterey/bios/escobar1100nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb