Los Angeles Settlers and Pioneers Of 1850 List of Anglo-American Settlers In Los Angeles County Before 1850
NAME Arrived Origin Accomplishment Adams, James Harmon 1847 Company A
N.Y. VolunteersOpened shoe shop at Los Angeles, 1847-49
Left town in '49Atkinson, James or James 1840/6 Long a resident in Los Angeles Alexander, David W. Bails, Jonas (or Bailey) 1836 New Mexico Tailor in Los Angeles Barthote, ** 1846 Doubtful record Bassham, Wm. R. 1845 Grigsby-Ide Immigrant
Party from KentuckyClerk for Dalton in 1846. Memeber of California Senate 1849-50 Barton, James 1845 Lieutenant in California Battalion. Resident in Los Angeles Bell, Alexander 1842 Pennsylvania Trader at Los Angeles, 1844-54 Blair, Nicholas 1847 Company E
N.Y. VolunteersDoubtful record. Died at Los Angeles, 1855 Bullard, ** 1846 Owner of Los Angeles Rancho Callagan, Brothers 1846 One in charge of the San Buen. Mission;
another had some petty position at San
Pedro. No record of a third.Cardwell, Henry 1848 Sheriff at Los Angeles Cardwell, Herman 1844 Vermont or Virginia Member of the California Battalion and
the First Legislature. Resident until 1859.Carpenter, Wm. 1841 Doubtful record Carver, Morris 1831 No record Chace, Henry P 1845-6 Rhode Island At Los Angeles and Monterey Chapman, Joseph 1818 Pennsylvania One of Bouchard's Insurgents. Jack of all Trades Chapman, C. 1845 No record. Perhaps a son of Joseph Chapman Chard, Wm. George 1832-36 New York Vineyard owner. Vigilante member. Chaves, Julian 1831? County Supervisor and Councilman after 1850 Dimmick, Kimball H 1847 Connecticut Co. K.
N.Y. VolunteersDistrict Attorney/Justice of the Peace/County Judge 1850-1851 Dobson, __ 1846 Doubtful name on L.A. List Dunn, Alexander 1836 New Mexico Hatter in Los Angeles Eagar, Thomas 1846 New York Clerk at L.A. Eaton, Fred 1850 Connecticut Rancher Embly, Wm. 1832-34 One of Young's trappers. Most likely settled in
California some place later onEverett, C.T. 1846 Manufacturer of a whaler at San Pedro Ferguson, Daniel 1824-39 New Mexico L.A. resident. Married a California Vigilante member. Ferguson, Jesse 1828 Member of the Pattie Party. Trapper, trader, settler. Foster, Stephen C 1847 Maine L.A. Alcalde 1849, L.A. Prefect. Member of California Senate 1850-1853 Griffin, John 1846 Virginia Second pioneer doctor in L.A. Gibbons, Joseph 1831 New Mexico Tailor. Trapper at San Pedro and L.A. (Name could be Gibson) Green, Francis 1836 Name appears in an L.A. Listed Uncertain Green, Lewis 1846 At L.A. from 1859-1876. No record from 1846-1859 Hale, Charles 1832 Boston, Massachusetts Trader at L.A. (Name could be Hall) Hanner, Joseph 1842 New Mexico Record only from 1842-43 Hayes, Benjamin 1849 Missouri Attorney at L.A. Hill, Wm. Luther 1831 New York Partner of Louis Bouchet's vineyard in L.A. Howard, Wm. 1839 Boston, Massachusetts Clerk for Abel Stearnes until 1840 Johnson, Char B 1848 Member of Pioneer Society of L.A. 1854 Jordon, Louis 1842 Trader at Los Angeles 1842-46. Regidor 1845-46. Laughlin, Richard 1828 New Mexico Pattie Party. Carpenter at L.A. Vineyard owner.
Active in Micheltorena Campaign of 1845Lawrence, Joseph V 1831? New York Married Maria Arriola. No further record. Lewis, Louis 1835 Pennsylvania Trader at L.A. Accused of complicity in the Apaltigui revolt. Linson, Francis A Litigant in L.A. District 1839 Logan, Wm. 1824? Owner of an L.A. vineyard 1831 Loring, Sam 1836 Died at L.A. in 1843. No further record. Mace, Agustin 1824 Juez de campo 1838
Grantee of Ballona 1839
Juez de campo 1849
Justice of Peace 1856Majors, Joseph 1834 New Mexico In November 1834 at L.A., signed a protest with other
foreigners against being obliged to do military dutyMarsh, John 1836 Massachusetts First pioneer doctor in L.A. Mellus, Henry 1835 Boston, Massachusetts Name appears in the commercial records of the time. Elected mayor in 1860 Mellus, Frances 1835 Boston, Massachusetts Trader along the coast of California. Finally settled up North Pauling, Joseph 1832 Maryland Trapper. Cabinet maker. Distinguished himself as a maker of
first two billiard tables in CaliforniaPrentice, Sam 1829 No definite accomplishment, although a long resident in L.A. Prinon, Sam 1828 New Mexico Bricklayer. Pryor, Nathaniel 1828 Kentucky Silversmith. Clockmaker. Otter hunter. Married a Sepulveda Read, John 1837 North Carolina Served against Micheltorena 1845
Signed declaration against Castro 1848.
In Stockton's campaign '46 and '47.
Owner of La Puente Rancho.Reid, William 1835 Physician. Accused of complicity in a revolt Reynolds, Wm. P. 1845 Manila Trade. Charge of Lugo's rancho. In L.A. at 1859 Rhea, John 1831 New Mexico Saloon Keeper 1834-36 Rice, Daniel 1832 San Blas Carpenter. Married a Romero Rice, George 1826 Massachusetts Married a Lopez. Associated in business with Temple
until 1832. Later years kept a billiard saloon.
Sold to Francis Figueroa 1835Rice, John 1830 New Mexico Shoemaker in L.A. Richards, Henry 1842 Sentenced at L.A. to 10 years imprisonment for murder Russell, Wm. H 1846 Kentucky Secretary of State at L.A. suring Fremont's rule as governor. Sales, Alexander 1833 New Mexico Hunter at L.A. Micheltorena campaign '45. Shields, Sam 1831 New Mexico Wolkskill Party. Died L.A., no date. Stearns, Abel 1833 Massachusetts Merchant. Politician, Trader, Property owner. Married a Bandini. Stoneman, George 1847 New York, Mormon Battalion Railroad Commissioner. Governor of California '85. Temple, Francis Pliny 1841 Massachusetts Trader, merchant, slight activity in politics. Always prominent in business. Temple, John 1827 Massachusetts Trader, merchant, married a Cota Thompson, __ 1841 Blacksmith at L.A. Thompson, Peter 1847 Company A, N.Y. Volunteers Died at L.A. Tomethy, John J 1848 Maryland Member of L.A. '52 Twist, W.W. 1847 N.Y. Volunteers Sheriff of L.A. 1852-53 Warner, J.J. 1831 Connecticut Active in many revolts in California. Clerked for Sterns.
Property owner. Trapper,
made speech sponsoring railroad to the PacificWarner, Richard 1836 Vigilante Williams, Isaac 1832 New England Trader, trapper. Active in political affairs. Wolfskill, John 1838 Kentucky Worked for brother. Went north in 1842 Wolfskill, Wm. 1831 Kentucky Merchant, trader. Vigilante member. Active in public affairs. Pioneer citrus grower. Workman, Wm. 1841 Texas Workman-Rowland Party. Ranch owner. Politically
active. Office holder under California rule.Workman, Julian ? Texas Worked with brother. Wilson, Benj D 1841 Tennessee Land owner. Politically active. County Clerk
in L.A. First Mayor of L.A.
Reprinted from A Study of Anglo-AMerican Settlers in Los Angeles County Previous to the Admission of California to the Union (1927) Pps. 72-78
Donated by The Southern California Genealogical Society
Transcribed by Julie Appletoft
March 2008
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