Monterey-Contra Costa-San Benito County CA Archives Biographies.....Rohrback, Wash 1842 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

WASH ROHRBACK, one of the substantial farmers and highly respected citizens of
Priest Valley, Monterey county, California, has been located here since the fall
of 1871. He has under improvement about 300 acres of land, and has 400 acres
used as a stock range.

  Mr. Rohrback was born in Washington county, Maryland, April 28, 1842, son of
Daniel Rohrback. The family subsequently removed from Maryland to Ogle county,
Illinois, where they were residing when the civil war broke out. In 1863 the
subject of our sketch volunteered his service for the Union cause, and served as
a member of the Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry until the war closed. After the
close of the war Mr. Rohrback came to California. He first located in Contra
Costa county, and from there came to his present farm. In 1875 he was married,
at Watsonville, to Miss Clara, daughter of Eli Hughes. They have five children,
Clara, May, Daniel, George and Ethel. Mr. Rohrback is one of the School Trustees
of his district.


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.


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