Tuolumne County CA Archives Biographies.....Fagan, Emma 1853 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co.

 MRS. EMMA FAGAN.—The lady with whose name we introduce this brief sketch is one
of California's native daughters. She was born at Sonora, Tuolumne county,
November 23, 1853, her parents being Isaac and Virginia (Gooch) Petty, both
natives of Alabama, the former of French and the latter of German extraction.
Isaac Petty was a California pioneer of 1849, having crossed the plains to this
State in that year. The following year he returned to the East, visiting the
place of his nativity, where he married, after which he again came to
California, locating in Tuolumne county. He followed mining and was well and
favorably known in Tuolumne and surrounding counties up to the time of his
death, which occurred November 23, 1872, his estimable wife having died
September 20, 1863. They were the parents of live children, Emma being the
second born. She was educated in Stanislaus county, and was joined in marriage
at Modesto, December 22, 1875, with Francis Fagan, a native of Illinois. His
parents were of Irish extraction and were formerly residents of Pennsylvania.
After coming to California, Mr. Fagan followed the occupation of miner in
Calaveras and adjoining counties for many years. Later, he became one of
Stanislaus county's substantial and progressive farmers. He died February 24,
1891. The family consists of the mother and four children, namely: Cora A.,
Dollard F., Mary O. and Louisa H. The deceased were Frank P. and Henry. The
former died January 2, 1883; the latter December 8, 1889.

   Mrs. Fagan resides with her children on the homestead, situated twelve miles
southeast of Oakdale, consisting of 400 acres, all of which is under a high
state of cultivation, devoted to grain-growing and stock-raising. Aside from the
family estate, she is also the owner of 320 acres, also devoted to the
production of grain. Mrs. Fagan is a lady of culture and refinement. The neat
and orderly appearance of the house and surroundings denotes the presence of a
truly domestic and intelligent mind.


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Memorial and Biographical History
Merced, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties California

Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. 1892


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