Sierra-Sacramento-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Ward, Alonzo 1822 - 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

ALONZO WARD was born at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in October, 1822. When
seventeen years old he went into a tinshop and learned the trade. In 1844 he
went to Niles, Michigan, and during the next eight years resided at that place,
at St. Joseph, and at Chicago. In 1852 he came to California, and worked at his
trade in Sacramento. In the spring of 1853 he went to ranching on Cache creek in
Sacramento county, but soon sold his ranch, came to Sierra county in July, 1853,
and stopped at Craig's flat, mining most of the time until 1854, when he went to
Sebastopol. In the spring of 1855, in company with six others, he started the
Pioneer tunnel, wherein he lost $9,400. Mr. Ward worked at his trade for C. W.
Gilbert in Downieville from 1863 to 1873, when, with Messrs. Cole and Campbell
he bought the business. In 1881 it was sold to J. W. Brown, the present
proprietor. Mr. Ward was married in 1870, to Miss A. F. Flanders of Downieville.
Two children have blessed their union.

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Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)

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