WALTER L. BLABON
a '49er
Surnames: Littlefield, White
Walter L. BLABON was born in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, July
12, 1830. His parents, Otis and Mary (Littlefield) Blabon, were
both natives of that State. They were born in York County, and
moved from there to Franklin County, where the mother died, at
Farmington Hill, in March, 1884. Mr. Blabon died in Saratoga,
California, April 7, 1887. He came to this State in 1849,
becoming one of the pioneers of Santa Clara County. He lived here
until 1860, when he returned to the East to settle up his business, and
after a few years came back to California, where he resided till his
death. His eldest son, G. W. Blabon, is a large manufacturer of
oil-cloth at Philadelphia; J. E. Blabon resides in Portland, Maine, but
has a large cattle ranch in Nebraska, and other inters in St. Paul,
Minnesota. Three of his sons reside in California- F. O. and Otis
in San Jose, and Moses W. at Brentwood. Walter L., the subject of
this sketch, was reared in Franklin County, Maine, and there educated.
He was married in Boston, Massachusetts, to Anna F. White, October 25,
1860, she being a native of that city. The same year they came to
California via Panama, arriving in San Francisco December 8,
1860. He farmed a piece of land on shares for four years, near
where he now resides. In 1864 he bought his present place of 130
acres, and soo after moved to it. He has about sixteen acres in vines,
five years old, besides a small family orchard. On the remainder
of the place he raises grain and hay. He has four children: Willam C., Ralph D., Joseph W. D., and Agnes J., all grown.
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