Yolo-San Joaquin County CA Archives Biographies.....McCullough, William 1844 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, a prominent rancher of Yolo County. Among those not pioneers
who have yet been identified for many years with Yolo County, the gentleman
whose name heads this article stands prominent. He is a native of New York city,
born March 2, 1844, his parents being William, Sr., and Agnes (Johnston)
McCullough, both of whom were of Scotch ancestry, and born in the north of
Ireland, whence they removed to New York. There the father started in business
in 1881, on a small scale, afterward locating in Sullivan County, New York, in
the mercantile business. He had stores, at different times, in three towns of
that county, and amassed a considerable fortune, by the exercise of industry and
good business ability. He afterward removed his family to East Orange, New
Jersey, but being anxious to try mercantile life in the new West he himself went
to Rochester, Minnesota, and started a store, with his usual success. He
remained there until his death, July 17, 1878. His widow survived him until May
3, 1890, dying at East Orange.

  At the age of fourteen years the subject of this sketch commenced attendance
at the Ashland Collegiate Institute, Ashland, Greene County, New York. When not
at school he had been accustomed from early age to assist in his father's store,
and on leaving college he proceeded to Rochester, Minnesota, where he rejoined
his father and resumed his labors in the hitter's establishment. In 1861 he went
to the family home in the East, and, becoming imbued with the patriotic spirit,
offered his services at Newburg in defense of his country's flag, and was
accepted, on the Fourth of July, 1861. He was assigned to duty in Company H,
Fifty-sixth New York Volunteer Infantry, in which he served until disability
compelled his discharge. He was then not eighteen years old, but being broken in
health he proceeded to California to recuperate. Much improved in vigor, he went
back East, where he intended to re-enter the service, but finally yielded to his
mother's entreaties and refrained. In 1868 he returned to California, and after
looking around for a time located temporarily in the San Joaquin Valley, where
he was engaged in harvesting during the season of 1869. After that he came to
Yolo County, where he has since made his home, and with whose interests he has
since been identified. He has owned his fine home ranch, consisting of 692 acres
located six miles northwest of Woodland, since 1874. He has, besides, other
valuable landed interests, namely, 450 acres in the Capay Valley, as fine land
as can be found in the State of California; 280 acres of timber land in Shasta
County, and a 200-acre farm in Olmstead County, Minnesota.

  Mr. McCullough is one of those men whose word is as good as his bond, and he
enjoys the confidence and esteem of all who know him. Honest and upright in all
his business relations, he deservedly ranks among the best men of the county.

  Mrs. McCullough was formerly Miss Emma Curtis. She is a native of Kent County,
Michigan, where she was born February 17, 1848. They have one child, a daughter,
named Mattie. Mr. McCullough is modest and retiring in his disposition—one of
those who never seek after public place or patronage—yet always performs in a
conscientious manner his duties as a citizen. He is a member of William H.
Seward Post, No. 65, G. A. K., of Woodland.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.

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