Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Hannum, Albert Johnson 1871 - ************************************************ 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@gmail.com December 8, 2005, 11:56 am Author: Tom Gregory ALBERT JOHNSON HANNUM One of the best known and most successful cattle dealers in Yolo county, and an enterprising citizen as well, is Albert J. Hannum, of Woodland, whose birth occurred near Cacheville, Yolo county, March 3, 1871. His parents were Warren W. and Priscilia (Hill) Hannum. The father was a school teacher in Moniteau county, Mo., until the gold excitement, when, in 1850, he came west with ox-teams and experienced the usual features of that long and wearisome journey across the plains. Settling in Placer county, he mined for a time, and also served ably one term as sheriff of that county, going thence to Yolo county, where he secured a grant of land near Woodland. In 1854, however, he purchased a farm three miles north of Cacheville, where he conducted a general farming business until his death in 1885. He was a charter member of Cacheville Lodge, F. & A. M., and in religion was a member of the Christian Church. His first wife, formerly Eunice Mattier, left three children at her death, as follows: Charles H., an immigration officer at Sumas, Wash.; Mattie, Mrs. Mitchum, of Harrington, Wash.; and James A., who went to South Africa to serve in the Boer war, this being the last that was heard from him. In 1870 Mr. Hannum married Miss Priscilla Hill, a native of Missouri, and the eldest of their three children is Albert J., the others being Warren H., of Sebastopol, and William C., of Seattle, Wash. Albert J. Hannum spent his boyhood on his father's ranch, and received his early education in the schools of that vicinity, completing it with a course at Hesperian College, Woodland. He manifested keen interest in every duty pertaining to the farm, but more particularly cattle raising, which vocation he has since followed. In 1893, when twenty-three years old, he entered the cattle business in Woodland and from the beginning of his venture his success was assured. Mr. Hannum deals in Yolo county and Sacramento valley cattle, shipping to San Francisco by carloads. He is also engaged in general farming on the old Taylor place, two miles north of Woodland. He is aggressive and prosperous, and though very busy in his chosen work is ever on the alert to assist his home county in every way within his power. In 1909 he married Miss Forella Andrus, who was born in Denver, Colo., and enjoys with her husband the esteem of their numerous friends. 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] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/bios/hannum107bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb