Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....McMinn, John 1839 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

McMinn, John, Whose portrait appears in this work, was born in Dallas county,
Missouri, May 2, 1839. Here he received his primary education, and in 1852 he
with his parents emigrated to California, crossing the plains with an ox-team,
arriving in Sonoma county October 15, 1852, settling in Santa Rosa township, on
the farm now owned by his father, Joseph McMinn, two miles south-west from the
town of Santa Rosa. He attended the public schools until 1858, when he completed
his education at Scott's Academy in Santa Rosa. In May, 1876, he moved to and
has since continuously occupied the place where he now resides, consisting of
three hundred and fourteen acres of land. In a south-westerly direction from
Santa Rosa stands Mr. McMinn's handsome residence. The location is one of the
most picturesque and attractive to be met with in this part of the county. It
commands a magnificent view of the valley, dotted with live oaks and cultivated
fields. The building is of wood, two stories high, constructed in a most
substantial manner, and in an unique and highly attractive style of
architecture. It is finished and furnished in a manner appropriate to such an
enterprise. It is a beautiful, inviting, convenient and cheerful home. Since Mr.
McMinn's twenty-seven years' residence in this county, his life has been marked
with kindly deeds, and he is known to be worthy of the highest esteem and
respect. He married Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Jonathan Blair, on February
28, 1861. She was born in McDonald county, Missouri, June 12, 1840, and came to
this county from her native State with her parents in 1857. Jonathan, Mary M.,
Etta May, Rosalee, Joseph, Clara Jane, Allette, Nancy Bessie, and John
Frederick, are the names of their children.

Additional Comments:
Santa Rosa Township

Extracted from:

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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