Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Pimm, Henry 1832 - ************************************************ 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, 3:50 pm Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880) Pimm, Henry. Born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, Nov. 15, 1832. When 14 years of age he was apprenticed to the carriage painter's trade, where he had to serve seven years. July 14, 1859, he arrived in San Francisco. He immediately came to this county and located in Petaluma where he was employed by Wm. Ordway as a painter. Here he remained until 1868, when he engaged with William Zartman where he has since continued. Mr. Pimm was Captain of the Petaluma Guards for two years, and is Chief Engineer of the fire department. He married on March 25, 1853, Miss Mary Ann Ford; she being a native of England, born January 28, 1831. Sarah Ann born Jan. 28, 1854; Mary, born Nov. 2, 1855, and Henry James, born March 13, 1863, are the names and births of their children. Mr. Pimm is a member of the I. O. O. F., F. & A. M., also member of the A. O. U. W. 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/pimm804bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb