Monterey-San Francisco-Santa Clara County CA Archives Biographies.....McFadden, Charles 1822 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

CHARLES McFADDEN, one of the California pioneers came to the State as early as
1853. Mr. McFadden was born in the north of Ireland, in 1822, and came to
America with an uncle and aunt, who located at St. Johns. Here he spent his
boyhood and youth, but came to Dane county, Wisconsin, and lived there about
three years, when the attractions of the great West drew him across the plains
to California, via Council Bluffs and Salt Lake City. Upon his arrival in
California he went to the mines, but on account of ill health he remained only
three months and then removed to San Francisco, where he stayed a short time,
but the milling business, in the redwoods of Santa Clara county offering
attractions to him, he went to that locality and engaged in that business for
about five years.

  In 1859 he, bought a portion of his present home, about 200 acres, to which he
has added until he is now the owner of about 400 acres. Here he carried on a
dairy for about three months, but since that time has engaged in general farming.

  In 1875 our subject married Miss Sophia, a daughter of John Tarby, one of the
pioneers of the Salinas valley. Mr. and Mrs. McFadden have six children, namely:
Frank, Thresa, Sarah, David, Mary S., and Charles J. Mr. McFadden is a
successful farmer and a respected citizen, who has seen much of pioneer life in
Monterey 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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