Shasta County, California
PIONEER NAMES IN THE 1850’s
Anderson, Elias, operated “Prairie House” in 1852. American Ranch, 1855. Arnold, Sanford Noah, Shasta, 1851.
Atkins, Quintus Barcisses, Shasta, 1851.
Anklin, Henry, Shasta, 1854.
Andrews, Alexander Robertson, Clear Creek, 1849.
Bedford, John Franklin, Texas Springs, 1858.
Bell, J. J., Clear Creek, Bell’s toll road, 1853.
Bell, Aaron, Shasta, 1852.
Bergh, Henry, Shasta, 1852.
Bidwell, John H., Shasta, 1852.
Blumb, Henri, Shasta, 1852.
Becker, Wilhelmina, Cottonwood, 1853.
Bainbridge, John Pope, Shasta, 1854.
Bass, J. S. P., Shasta County, 1851; in California Legislature, 1880-82.
Bradley, Lucinda, first woman in Shasta County, 1849.
Bystle, Daniel Potter, Shasta, 1851; charter member of Western Star lodge, No. 2, F. & A. M.
Craddock, John, Sr., Shasta, 1853.
Chauncey, Alfred, “Good Medicine Man,” 1854; by ox team to Shasta.
Cunningham, Adam, Readings Bar, 1848-49.
Chappell, John Nathan, Shasta, 1853. Crocker, Everette Francis, Shasta, 1850.
Dersch, George, Shasta, 1853.
Diestelhorst, John G. J., Shasta, 1852.
Dobrowsky, Adolph, Shasta, 1854.
Franck, Frederick, French Gulch, 1851; built fireproof store in French Gulch.
Gage, Jonathan, Lower Springs, 1852.
George, John, Shasta, 1854.
Gilbert, Jonathan Reynolds, Shasta, 1853. Greene, Thomas, Shasta, 1852.
Grotefend, Chas., Shasta, 1854.
Grotefend, George Adolph, Shasta, 1854.
Harrill, Drury Dobbins, Shasta, 1849; Harrill’s rose garden.
Harrison, W. R., Shasta, 1850; first judge, Shasta County.
Hubbard, Stephen Return, Piety Hill, 1852; taught adult classes using the Bible as textbook.
Hufford, John Wesley, Shasta, 1855.
Hull, Sylvester, Shasta, 1855; sheriff of Shasta County, 1872-74.
Hopping, Wm. E., Shasta, 1855; sheriff of Shasta County, 1864-66.
Jones, Thadeous Alonza, Ono, 1852.
Johnson, Henry Fiske, Shasta, 1849; via Lassen Trail.
Kidder, Rev. Wm. Samuel, Shasta, 1858.
Kingsbury, Chas., Ono, 1857.
King, David Reese, Shasta County, 1852; came around the Horn.
Klotz, Rudolph. Shasta, 1853.
Knox, George R., Shasta, 1852; member of Noble party.
Logan, Jas. Nelson, Shasta, 1853.
Lane, Gen. Jos., Reading Springs, 1849; later Governor of Oregon.
Lord, Ulysses, Texas Springs, 1854.
Ludwig, Wm., Cottonwood, 1855
Myers, John, Shasta, 1852.
Reid, Nellie, Shasta, 1854; taught school in Shasta, 1850.
Roop, Isaac, Shasta, 1852; postmaster in Shasta, 1852; later Governor of Nevada, 1859.
Simmons, Jas. M., Shasta, 1853.
Sprague, Royal T., Shasta, 1852; member of California Supreme Court.
Wilcox, Wm. Semple, came to California in 1852; employed by P. B. Reading at Buena Ventura.
Nick Shuman, baker in Shasta and miner on Rock Creek in 1850. At his death in 1902 he left a request that the stone from Rock Creek on which he had sat for many moons to eat his lunch, be placed at the head of his grave. This granite stone was engraved by Mr. Masterson of Redding with the following inscription :
”This humble stone its lonely vigil keeps And marks the spot where honest Shuman sleeps.
These foregoing names are all familiar in Shasta County. Economy of space prevents greater detail. They are in the Shasta Historical Society files, in the Redding Carnegie Library and can be consulted by any interested party wishing for added vital statistics of these herein named, as well as many later arrivals in Shasta County.
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