Napa County CA Archives Biographies.....Butler, A. D. 1843 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

A. D. BUTLER, residing near the head of Brown's Valley, about four miles from
Napa, has an orchard of thirty acres, divided as follows: 900 cherries, 900
French prunes, 900 peaches, the remainder being devoted to a variety of fruits.
These are all in bearing. There was an apple orchard of about 1,000 trees on the
ranch, but this he is grubbing up, as the codlin moth destroys the crop. These
will be replaced by other fruits, principally prunes and apricots. There are 100
acres in the ranch, but one-half is hill land, only adapted for grazing purposes
and furnishing fire-wood. Mr. Butler purchased this place about seventeen years
since. He was born in Monmouth, Illinois, in 1843. When he was ten years of age
his parents removed to Oregon, where he assisted his father on his farm and
attended school until he arrived at man's estate. When he was twenty-one he
returned to Illinois and entered Abingdon College, graduating there in 1865,
after a course of three years. Returning to Oregon, he taught school for several
years; coming to California he purchased in 1872 the ranch where he has since
resided. He has taught school for about ten years, at intervals, during his
residence in Napa County. He was married in 1868, to Miss Nellie Morris, a
native of Quincy, Illinois, who died in 1879. There are two children from this
marriage: Lena, who is a graduate of the Oregon State Normal School, and has
been a teacher; and Ralph, who is now in attendance at the same institution. In
1886 he married Mrs. Hazzie Garr, a native of Missouri. He is a member of the
Masonic order, Yount Lodge, No. 12, and has been a member of the Board of
Education for six years.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.

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