Sonoma County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Carlton, Calvin July 16 1937
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Judy Pulliam judyal1@comcast.net June 25, 2004, 11:07 pm

I assume it was the Press Democrat, Santa Rosa
COVERED WAGON PILOT SUCCUMBS HERE AT 93
Calvin Carlton, S.R. Resident 80 yrs, Drove Team in Father's Caravan as boy of 
13

Calvin A. Carlton, who 80 years ago as a boy of 13 drove an ox team across the 
plains in a caravan captained by his father, died in a hospital here yesterday 
after a long illness.  The caravan that brought the Carlton's to Sonoma Co. was 
one of the most famous of early day prairie schooner trains and included the 
Dillon Party, which settled Dillon's Beach.
The 93-year-old pioneer had resided near Santa Rosa since the family's arrival 
in the west and for many years operated a ranch.  His father was the late Austen 
Carlton, one of the most widely known of the early settlers here in as a result 
of his success in leading the large caravan safely to California.
Carlton was born in Tennessee.  He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Emma Mae 
Jones of Santa Rosa; a son, Arthur Carlton of San Francisco, and two sisters, 
Mrs. Mary Stump of Saratoga and Mrs. Margaret Coon of Idaho.
Funeral services will be held Monday in Welti's chapel by the Christian Science 
Church, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.



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