WILLIAM PAGE- LUMBERMAN
(see Bio-1881)
MAYFIELD,
SANTA CLARA COUNTY PIONEER
Born in Herkimer county, New York, March 31, 1826. When quite
young he was
taken to Oswego county, and at eighteen years of age to
Wisconsin, where he
resided until 1850. In that year he came to California and
commenced mining
in El Dorado county, and meeting with success, in four months
he returned
to Wisconsin. In 1852, we find Mr. Page once more in the search
for gold,
this time in Butte county, but fickle fortune had passed him
by, he
therefor, at the end of three months, removed to San Mateo
county, and
entered into a contract to cut timber for a mill near Searsville. In
1854
he once more made a venture at the mines, but with no better
luck than the
last, he therefore retraced his footsteps to San Mateo county,
and opened a
store at Searsville, which he conducted for thirteen years. In
1878 he came
to Mayfield where he has since resided, being now engaged in
the lumber
business. He has an interest in a large tract of timber land in
the
southern portion of San Mateo county, also a half interest in a
steam
sawmill, with a capacity of fifteen thousand feet in the twelve
hours.
Married, January 15, 1857, Sarah Ann Smith, by whom there is a
family of
four children living, viz: Francis E., born in 1858; William
H., born in
1862; Carrie M. born in 1872; Myrtle G., born in 1879. They
have lost one
son, a child of eight years, who was run over on the line of
the Southern
pacific Railroad Company.
The Pioneer, published San Jose, California, Saturday, February 18, 1882
transcribed by jchavnar
MAYFIELD , part of FREMONT TOWNSHIP
see also PALO ALTO
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