San Benito County CA Archives Biographies.....O'Hara, P. 1839 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

P. O'HARA, a California pioneer of 1860, now residing near Paicines, San Benito
county, was born in Sligo, Ireland, in 1839. He resided in his native city until
October 23, 1854, when he embarked for America. He remained in central New York
until 1860, when he came, via the isthmus of Panama, to California, whence Mrs.
O'Hara followed two years later, landing in San Francisco, February 26, 1862.

  Mr. O'Hara has always been engaged in farming and stock-raising. In October,
1869, he located on Tres Pinos creek, San Benito county, where he remained until
1880, when he removed to his present farm on Los Mertus creek, near Paicines.
Here he has a flourishing farm of 320 acres, well stocked and provided with
valuable improvements. He has a substantial farm residence, and commodious barns
for his grain and stock, the whole place bearing an air of honest thrift.

  Mr. O'Hara was married in Skaneateles, Onondaga county, New York, to Miss
Bridget May, an intelligent lady, born in Ireland, November 9, 1843. She was a
daughter of John May, a prosperous farmer, who removed with his family to New
York in 1848. She was reared and educated in Mottville. They have four children:
Kate, William, Murray F. and Thomas Austin.

  Thus has industry and perseverance been rewarded by a competence, while
uniform uprightness of dealing has gained for Mr. O'Hara an enviable reputation
wherever known.


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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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