Sonoma-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Hynes, James 1835 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Hynes, James. Born in County Galway, Ireland, November 2, 1835. Emigrated to
America in 1851. Some time after his arrival he enlisted in the regular army,
and was called to Texas. Received his honorable discharge in 1856, and emigrated
to California. After residing in San Francisco until 1857, he proceeded to
Fraser river and engaged in mining until the Fall of 1858, when he left and
crossed the country to Oregon, and on October 25, 1858, joined the United States
army, remaining in the service five years, being discharged with honors on
October 25, 1863. He then came to this county and settled on his present estate,
comprising one hundred and seventy-eight acres of land. Mr. Hynes has been Road
Master for five years. In 1879 he was elected Assemblyman on the Democratic
ticket. He is also a member of the State militia, receiving his commission as
captain on August 5, 1871, and likewise a commission from Newton Booth as First
Lieutenant of the National Home Guards of California on February 23, 1874. Mr.
Hynes married, June 3, 1875, Miss Alena R. Parker. She was born February 14,
1856. Walrick F., born September 29, 1877, and Laura A., born in 1878, are the
names and births of their children.

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Petaluma 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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