Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Willson, H. M. 1814 - ************************************************ 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 February 28, 2006, 4:15 pm Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880) Willson, H. M. Born in New Jersey August 5, 1814. When fourteen years of age he was left an orphan. His first move was to Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where he learned to manufacture woolen goods, which he-followed until twenty-one years of age, when he engaged in merchandising in Indianapolis, Indiana; but after remaining here for four years, he went to Piatt county, Missouri, and followed the same business and remained until 1849, when he crossed the plains to California. After his arrival he engaged in mining, butchering and running pack-trains until 1853, when he came to this county and engaged in trade with H. G. Heald, at Healdsburg, for two years. He then settled on his present estate, directly south of the above named town, where he now resides. Mr. Willson has served eight years as Justice of the Peace, and three years as Supervisor of this district. He is also one of the Directors of the Bank of Healdsburg. He married Miss A. L. Tanner, September, 1856. Anna M. and Edward A. are their only children. Additional Comments: Mendocino 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/willson716bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb