Yolo-Sacramento-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Gallup, J. Wesley 1859 - 
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J. WESLEY GALLUP

    Horticultural enterprises have engaged the attention of Mr. Gallup for a
long period of successful activity and by means of his skill in the occupation,
as well as his persevering industry, he has added another name to the list of
prosperous fruit-growers in the county and has furnished additional evidence as
to the adaptability of the soil to such pursuits. Lying on the route of the free
delivery No. 2 out from Woodland may be seen his attractive homestead of
forty-seven acres, which, together with another farm of twenty-seven acres
entirely given over to the cultivation of grapes, forms a possession of
considerable value and gratifying annual returns. A specialty is made of
seedless raisin grapes and in this product he has been successful to an unusual
degree. On the home place, in addition to the vineyard, he has a great variety
of apricots, plums, prunes, pears, peaches, almonds and walnuts, and from the
sale of these varied products he receives an income of considerable dimensions,
worthily won through his own industry and perseverance, supplemented by the
intelligent co-operation of his wife.

    In his lineage Mr. Gallup represents a colonial family of Connecticut. His
father, N. S. and grandfather, Peter Gallup, were natives of that state. The
former, a contractor by occupation and a lifelong resident of Connecticut,
married Julia A. Gallup, daughter of Frank Gallup. In a very early day her
brothers came to California and were pioneer freighters out of Sacramento. Of
her children J. Wesley, the eldest, was born at Ledyard, Conn., March 10, 1859.
Ellen is the wife of Prof. C. L. Bristol, an eminent educator of New York City.
Amos, a contractor and builder, makes his home in Connecticut, where also
resides the only other member of the family, Mrs. Cora Turner, a widow. The
common schools of Connecticut gave J. Wesley Gallup fair advantages and on the
home farm he was trained to habits of industry and self-reliance. Upon starting
out to make his own way in the world he came to California in 1883, and in 1885
settled in Yolo county, where he has since resided with the exception of one
year in Sacramento county and three years in San Francisco. After his return to
Yolo county in 1894 Mr. Gallup rented the land he later acquired by purchase,
first buying twenty-seven acres and afterward becoming the owner of the balance
of the property. Since he bought the land he has rebuilt and remodeled the
house, transforming it into a neat and attractive country home. The beauty of
the residence is enhanced by the shade and ornamental trees surrounding the
buildings. A substantial barn and other necessary structures add to the value of
the place. The present condition of the property speaks volumes for the skill
and perseverance of the owner, who began in horticultural efforts without means
and through his own exertions has accumulated a valuable tract. It has been his
good fortune to enjoy the cooperation of his wife, a woman of intelligence and
energy, whom he married in this county in 1896 and who was formerly Miss Madge
Godsil. Mrs. Gallup was born at Hong Kong, China, being the daughter of an
Englishman who for years served as a sea captain and meanwhile had his family
stationed first in China, later in Australia and eventually in California. Five
children comprise the family of Mr. and Mrs. Gallup, namely: Edward, Harold,
Lyle, Ellen and Katheryn. In fraternal relations Mr. Gallup and his wife are
identified with the Woodland Lodge of Rebekahs and in addition he is a prominent
worker in and a past noble grand of the Woodland Lodge, I. O. O. F. The welfare
of the order has been promoted through his wise leadership and he has been
active in enlarging its field of usefulness. As a citizen he favors all
movements for the general good and has been particularly interested in measures
for the enlargement of horticultural enterprises in the county.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth
and Development From the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]

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