Monterey-Santa Barbara County CA Archives Biographies.....McDougall, James 1815 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

JAMES McDOUGALL.-Among the honored pioneers of Salinas occurs the name of the
venerable James McDougall, a native of Scotia, having been born March 3, 1815.

  In his native land he learned the baker's and confectioner's trades and came
to America in 1841, and located land in Lake county, Illinois, where he resided
until 1852. At that date he came, overland to California, via Salt Lake and
Southern route into San Bernardino county, with an ox team, bringing with him
his wife and one child. The first winter was spent in Santa Barbara county, and
from there the little family removed to Monterey county, where the father found
employment with David Jacks, Esq., of Monterey. Mr. McDougall worked for wages
for one year and then engaged in farming for himself in the Carmel valley, later
removed to Blanco, near Salinas, and in 1868 he located in Salinas, from which
point he did a general teaming and freighting business. This he pursued about
ten years. At present Mr. McDougall is engaged in merchandising at Salinas,
where he has spent so many years, and where he is greatly esteemed by all who
know him for his sterling qualities of character and strict honesty in his
business dealings.

  While discharging his duties as City Marshal of Salinas, which position he
held ten years, he received seven gunshot wounds, which seriously impaired his
health for some time.

  Mr. McDougall was married, October, 1835, to Miss Margaret Farlen, also of
Scottish birth, and the following children have been born to them: James H.,
leading business man of Salinas; Daniel T., a carpenter by trade, an ex-soldier,
resident of Salinas; Margaret, now Mrs. M. M. Huges; Bell, wife of J. A.
McCollum, Tax Collector of Monterey county; John and George, of Santa Barbara
county.


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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.


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