Plumas-Nevada County CA Archives Biographies.....Peel, John J. L. ************************************************ 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 3, 2006, 10:41 pm Author: Fariss & Smith (1882) JOHN J. L. PEEL, a Tennesseean by birth, emigrated to California in 1850, and settled at Nevada City, where he was occupied in mining. In January, 1851, he arrived at Nelson Point, and until 1856 followed mining there on Poorman's creek and Hopkins, when he was elected county assessor, serving one term. He was elected justice of the peace of Indian township in 1861, and three years later he was appointed county surveyor. His principal avocation during the latter portion of his residence in the county was keeping books for persons engaged in mining and other kinds of business. He removed to Truckee, California, in September, 1868, where he was agent for Wells, Fargo, & Co., until June 1, 1881. He is now superintendent of a mercantile and wood contracting firm at Truckee. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties San Francisco: Fariss & Smith (1882) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/plumas/bios/peel282nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb