Sonoma-Sierra-Yuba County CA Archives Biographies.....Naughton, Hubert 1824 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 1, 2006, 2:55 pm Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880) Naughton, Hubert. Native of Ireland, born July 25, 1824. Came to America and settled in Boston in May, 1851, where he resided only six months, when he took up his residence in Mobile, Alabama. In 1855, emigrated to California via Panama, and arrived in San Francisco May 31st following. He immediately proceeded to the mines in Sierra county. After toiling in the mines for a period of six months, we find him at Marysville; remaining only a few months when he went to Butte county, engaged in farming and mining. In 1864 resided a short time in Virginia City, Nevada, and in August, 1864 came to this county and settled in Petaluma. Was foreman in McCune Bros.' warehouse until 1870, when he embarked in the grocery business. Married on September 4, 1854, at Mobile, Mary Kilduff. She was born in Ireland in 1836. John F., born June 1, 1858; Hubert J., born February 14, 1862; Annie M., born February 27, 1863; Emma, born June 1, 1869, Elizabeth L., born September 25, 1875, are the names and births of their children. John F. was admitted to the Bar of the District Court at Washington, D. C, on June 16, 1879. Mrs. Naughton was present during the Panama riot of 1856; also saw the execution of William Casey by the Vigilance Committee for the killing of James King of William. Both Mr. and Mrs. Naughton were in Mobile at the time of the yellow fever epidemic of 1853, and Mr. Naughton caught the disease but recovered under the skillful treatment of Dr. Lavort. Additional Comments: Petaluma 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sonoma/bios/naughton795bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb