Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Van Winkle, Thomas 1833 - ************************************************ 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 3, 2006, 3:02 am Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880) Van Winkle, Thomas. A native of Perry county, Indiana; born April 4, 1817, where he resided until 1842, when he moved to Jefferson county, Iowa, residing here one year, he moved to Davis county and remained until 1854. In April of this year he emigrated to California, crossing the plains with an ox-team, being nearly six months on the road. He first settled in this township, near the town of Windsor, where he resided one year, when he moved to Santa Rosa township residing two years, and thence to Petaluma township where he remained three years. In the Fall of 1860 he settled upon his present ranch, comprising three hundred and twenty acres of land. He now holds the office of School Trustee. Married Pollie Ann Faught, June 18, 1848. She was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, November 24, 1831. By this union they have nine living children: Amanda born April 4, 1849, died June 17, 1853; Mrs. Samantha Mead, born-November 25, 1850; William P., born December 13, 1852; Mrs. Nancy Near, born February 26, 1855; Louisa, born February 7, 1857; Isaac Milton, born February 22, 1859; Ida May, born June 10, 1861; Alice, born December 23, 1863; Olive, born May 24, 1866; James Thomas, born April 22, 1869, died February 23, 1878; Evelina, born March 11, 1875. Additional Comments: Russian River 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/vanwinkl923nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb