Lake County Biography
W.J. Flippen
W.J. Flippen - Is a native of Tennessee, and was born October 24, 1826. In March, 1852, he moved to Missouri, where he followed farming until the spring of 1854, when he crossed the plains with ox-teams to California. After spending about three years at mining in Butte County, we find him in Contra Costa County, where he reside until September, 1866, when he came to Lake County. In the fall of 1867 Mr. Flippen settled on his present place, consisting of one hundred and twenty acres, located in Scotts Valley, about six miles from Lakeport, where he engaged in farming. He was married, December 21, 1848, to Miss Elizabeth Palmer. By this union they have three children: Mary H., William and Lizzie. They have lost three: John H., James B. and Jefferson.
History of Napa and Lake Counties,: San Francisco, Cal.: Slocum, Bowen & Co., Publishers, 1881
Transcribed by Julie Appletoft, February 2008, Page 233
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