Sonoma-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Biddle, Edwin Weber 1849 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Biddle, Edwin Weber. Was born in Springfield, Illinois, August 11, 1849, and
crossed the plains with his parents, Benjamin Robert and Maria Biddle, in 1852,
who settled in Salem, Oregon. In the Spring of 1853 they moved to Corvallis,
Benton county, where they lived for twenty-two years, engaged in business. Edwin
was sent to the Pacific University College. Forest Grove, Washington county,
Oregon, where he remained two years. On returning home, he took the place of
clerk in his father's drug store. In 1869 he came to San Francisco, California,
and entered upon the study of dentistry with Dr. S. H. Roberts. He served two
years, and then returned to Corvallis, opened an office and practiced his
profession until the Fall of 1874, when he sold his office fixtures and business
and returned to California. In December, 1874, he opened an office in
Healdsburg, Sonoma county, California. June 13, 1875, he married Delora Belle
Allen, of San Francisco, the daughter of General James M. Allen. He remained in
Healdsburg until February, 1877. Returned to San Francisco and bought one-half
interest in the practice of Dr. S. H. Roberts, his preceptor. His health failing
him, he sold his interest in December of the same year, and on January 9, 1878,
started for Arizona Territory. While there he secured interest in mines, and
during the Winter of 1878 and the Spring of 1879 erected a five-stamp
quartz-mill. After completing the mill he returned to Healdsburg, where he is
now following his profession, awaiting the development of his mining interests.


Additional Comments:
Mendocino Township

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HISTORY
—OF-
SONOMA COUNTY,
-INCLUDING ITS—
Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams;
—TOGETHER WITH—
A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original
Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular
Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County;
Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain
 Growing Interests, and Pisciculture;
ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
—AND OF ITS—
Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO:
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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