Shasta-Monterey-Napa County CA Archives Biographies.....Frisbie, Edward 1826 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co.

EDWARD FRISBIE, President of the Bank of Northern California, is one of Shasta
County's prominent citizens and business men. A brief sketch of his life is as
follows:

  He was born in Albany, New York, November 18, 1826, the son of Eleazer and
Cynthia (Cornell) Frisbie, both natives of the State of New York, the former of
French ancestry and the latter of English. He was the fourth born in the family,
was reared on his father's farm and received his early education in Albany. At
the age of fourteen young Frisbie left home to work on a farm at six dollars per
month. He worked out four years and in the meantime attended school six months
at the Albany Academy. April 16, 1846, he was united in marriage to Miss Phebe
Arm Klink, a beautiful young girl of his own county. He started a small dairy at
Albany and continued it successfully for four years. At the end of that time he
removed to Syracuse and purchased a farm, remaining there seven years.

  In 1855 he sold out and came to California and settled in Napa County. He
purchased a farm five miles from Vallejo, where he farmed successfully for
twenty-two years. In 1877 Mr. Frisbie purchased 20,000 acres of the Redding
grant, covering the towns of Redding and Anderson. He divided the property up,
put it on the market and sold it off, having disposed of the last of it in 1885.
He engaged in lumbering on Pitt River, floated the logs to Redding and sawed
them there. Ln 1888 he formed a banking corporation, composed of the following
gentlemen: E. Frisbie, F. H. Deakin, J. McCormick, Captain T. G. Taylor and T.
A. C. Doland. They gave it the name of the Bank of Northern California. They
started with a capital of $100,000. Mr. Frisbie was elected President, which
position he still occupies. He also has large farming interests in this State;
owns a stock-ranch of 920 acres on the Bald Hills in Shasta County, where he is
raising cattle and horses. With one of his sons and another gentleman Mr.
Frisbie is farming 12,000 acres of land in Monterey County. On this place they
have a large dairy. About one-half of the place is being cultivated. On it they
harvested 63,000 sacks of wheat and barley.

  There were born to Mr. Frisbie by his first wife eleven children, all of whom
are married and have children of their own. At this writing Mr. Frisbie has
twenty-four grandchildren. July 17, 1886, after a useful and happy life, Mrs.
Frisbie was called home. The loss of this loving and indulgent mother and true
and devoted wife was deeply felt by her family and many friends. In June, 1887,
Mr. Frisbie wedded Miss Laura A. Walden, a native of California and daughter of
Mr. Jerome Walden, an early settler of the State. This union is blessed with a
daughter, Edwina Fay.

  Mr. Frisbie's brother, now General J. B. Frisbie, was a Captain of one of the
companies in General Stevenson's regiment, and came with that regiment to
California in 1846. He is now a resident of Mexico. Another brother, Eleazer,
came to this State with the same regiment. General J. B. Frisbie and Dr. L. C.
Frisbie married General Vallejo's daughters. Dr. Frisbie has resided at Vallejo
since 1852.

  Previous to the civil war the subject of this sketch was a Democrat, but he
voted for John C. Fremont, and has since given his vote and influence to the
Republican party. In all business matters he is very exact, both to give and
receive what is just. In public affairs he has always been very liberal, having
given much to aid in the many improvements made in his section of the country.
He is one of the citizens of California, who, by his industry, integrity and
well-directed efforts, has risen to an enviable position in a business point of
view, not only in Shasta County but also throughout Northern California.


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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