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The "Centennial Edition" of Riptide magazine was published in 1950 - in several installments, containing many historical biographies of "pioneers" who came to California prior to statehood, and had at least some connection to the original Santa Cruz County (which extended further up the coast past Pescadero). No one claimed authorship at the time, and it's still not clear who the writer(s) was/were (the pen name "Aunt Mathilda" was used). Sources for pre-statehood information are not always given.

Local researcher Robert Nelson created pdf versions of individual photographed pages are accessible online in the MAH online archives. There's also an alphabetical biography index, in Excel spreadsheet format. Be aware, however, that some text is cut off because of page misalignment during photography. All Riptide issues are available on microfilm at SCPL.

Several not-very-local persons have biographies in the Riptide Centennial:

• Delos R. Ashley was a 49er who lived and practiced law in Monterey in the 1850s. He was a US congressman from the district that included Santa Cruz County, and was a silent partner in the early days of the Pacific Sentinel newspaper, before it moved to Santa Cruz.
• John C. Fremont had a large presence in pre-statehood California, but his influence in our area was limited to one or two recruiting visits to Zayante in 1845-46.
• William T. Sherman was financially involved with some Pajaro Valley banking business in the 1850s, while stationed in Monterey with the US occupation forces, but was never a resident.
• Daniel and James Blackburn, younger brothers of William Blackburn and older brothers to Jacob Blackburn, stayed in Santa Cruz County for a few years in the early 1850s before moving south to San Luis Obispo County.
• George Stoneman (CPL7), CA governor 1883-1887. The profile states that he was "one of the men engaged in setting out the town of Sta Cruz" (presumably while garrisoned at Monterey in 1849), but provides no sourcing.
• John Parrott (CPL12, 1811-1884) was prominent in Butte County where he acquired Rancho Llano Seco, and later in San Mateo County, but had little to do with Santa Cruz County.
• James Frazier Reed (CPL13) spent a couple of seasons prospecting for gold near Felton, but lived in San Jose. Reed's daughter Martha moved to our area.

Persons listed in Riptide with only minimal/incomplete/doubtful info or minimal local connections, and/or having entries that are not readable in the online version because parts of photographed pages are cut off:

• Abell, Edward Meyers (see Sinclair, Fuller Prewitt); Adell; Richard (CE37, cut off), Adrian, A.; Aker, J. W. (CE40); Aldrich, G./George (G. and George (CE40) have separate entries but may have been the same person); Allen, Charles; Allen, George T.; Allen, John (CE40, Mormon Battalion); Ames, Josiah P. (Pescadero); Allen, Jane; Allen, John; Anges, H.; Anglin, Aaron; Arrendiell, Benjamin W.; Auld, Ossian G. (CE37),
• Badger, William G.; Baker, Elija; Baker, Isaac Munroe; Baker, J. (CE37); Baptiste, Jean; Barton, John R; Bawden, Joseph L; Bayley, Benjamin Franklin; Bertrand (no first name); Blasdel, Henry G.; Boan [Bowen?], A.D.; Bodfish, George H. (CE28); Bolado, Joaquin (cut off); Bonham, Dr. J.F.; Bonsal, Jacob (sp?); Boucher, James; Bourne, William Dawkins (CE31); Bowen, Thomas (CE36, cut off); Bowent Thomas W.; Bowie, Hamilton; Boyle, Henry G. (Mormon Battalion); Boyle, John Joseph; Bradley, James A; Brady, Francis R. (CE30, cut off); Brady, John F.; Brewley, Jackson (sp?); Brown, Charles; Buckley, Thomas; Bundeson, Marcus (CE41); Burke, James (CE41); Burland, Robert (CPL1); Burrell (CE43); Butler, Warren C. (CE41); Buzzell, Willard Joseph (CE41); Byrd, Thomas;
• Cadish, D. (CE38); Call, Maria del Carmen (CE39); Cambuston, Enrique; Campbell, Jonathan; Campbell, Peter; Campbell, William; Cannon, Edward C.; Carpenter, John; Carver, Isaac, S.; Chalmers, George; Champlin, Joel; Chandler, Reuben T.; Chase, Squire; Cheeseman, Elijah (CE41); Clements, Robert E; Clinkerfuss, Frederick; Coles, Henry; Collins, Peter, Connell, John; Cooke, Dennis; Cooley, R. M.; Courtney, Isaac (cut off); Covell, W.A.; Cox, David; Coyle, William; Crabb, J.D.; Crawford, Thomas (CE29); Crooks (no first name); Culber, A.L. (CE28); Cullen, James; Cushing, Simeon M. (CE38); Custer, John (CE38); Cutler, John;
• Daley, J.H., Dance, Joseph A.; Daniels, Francis (CE39); Dart, Harrison; Davis, Francis; Davis, George W; Davis, Thomas; Dean, George C; DeLong, Abram; Depeaux, Louis (see Castro family); Devoll, Philip H. (CE36, cut off); Diley, J.B.; Doak, John; Dockery, John; Dryden, Rev. David A (CPL7); Dunlap, William; Dunne, John D.; Dye, Clarkson; Dye, Dr.; Dye, Hazzard;
• Eaker, John W.; Eastham, Henry F.; Eberle, C.H.; Edwards, Daniel; Eldridge, George Washington; Elkins, G.; Ennis, John; Evans, O.H. (CE40);
• Galway, James; Gambell (sp?), William; Gardner, J.H.; Garvey, Cornelius Thomas; Gibson, F.W. (CE41); Gilman, John B; Gilston, James M. (CE29); Gilt, Enrique (CE28, iffy ID); Givens, George F; Glassell, Andrew; Goddard, William A.B. (CE41); Gordon, James; Graham, A.D.; Graham, Major John W. (brother of Isaac, CE36); Green, John D.; Griffith, William; Grigsby, Sampson F; Grins, John (CE42); Grivs, John; Guerraz, John; Gum, Gabriel W.
• Hackett, John K; Haight, Samuel W.; Hall, Samuel P. (CE41); Hamlin, Orrin; Harding, Isaac (CE40); Hardy, Isaac; Hardy, Johanna; Hardy, John C; Harpole, Sampson; Harrison, Jonathan; Haskell, John W.; Haun (no first name); Hayden, George W.; Henderson, H.L.; Hendricks, Abraham (CPL2); Herbert, John (CE41); Hewett, Adam; Highmoor, Joseph (CE36); Hill, Pleasant; Hill, J Bryant (CPL2; see Farnham); Hills, N. Bonaparte (CPL2; Soc. of Pioneers has a Nathaniel Bingham Hills); Hinckley, Roger Gibson (CPL2); Holbrook, Washington (CE30, cut off); Hook, Solomon (CE31); Hopper, Charles; Hopper, Thomas; Horn, William Henry (CE41); Houck, Phillip; Hoy, Jones (CE30); Huddart, John M.; Hulett, Obediah (CE39); Hull, Elisha; Hutchinson, William A. (CE41);
• Joyce, Willis W.
• Kuttner, J. (CE28);
• Lathrop, Levi B. (CE36);
• Manning, David, McFarland, Rhoda Ann; McKamish, James; McKarahar, John; Munson, Joseph;
• Packard, Albert; Palasko, J; Palmer, John (CPL13, see Catherine Bennett); Parker, Robert A (CPL13); Parker, Richard (CPL13); Parker, William C (CPL13); Parry, Dr. Isaac (CPL12); Parsons, Henry F. (not Henry Fell Parsons, CPL12): Patrick, Joshua (CPL12, cut off); Peace, James (CPL12); Peck, Nicholas Thomas; Pederick, Joshua (CPL12); Penfield, Edwin S. (CPL12); Perkins, John G. (CPL12); Perry, George (CPL12); Porter, Thomas R. (not rel. to other Porters); Powell, John W. (CPL12); Price, Rodman (CPL12)
• Quick, M.W. CE30;
• Reed, Joseph (CPL15); Reed, Mrs. Margaret W. (CPL15, portrait but no text); Richards, John D (CPL15); Richardson, Henry (CPL15); Richardson, John A. (CPL15); Ridley, Robert (CPL15); Ring, David (CE30); Roach, Philip (CPL15); Roach, Philip A (CE4); Roadhouse, Joseph A. (CPL15); Roan, Francis (CPL15); Roberts, Samuel (CPL15); Roberts, William (CPL15), Robertson, John (CPL15); Robertson, Stanley L (CPL15); Rowe, William Henry (CE4); Runhardt, G.H. (CPL15); Ryder, D.F. (CPL15); Ryder, David N. (CPL15)
• St. Johns, Augustus A. (CE43); Sanborn, O.S. (CE31); Sanford, Fred H; Saunders, John (CE41); Saxon, William; Sayre, George; Sayres, Robert; Schultz, Cincinnatus; Sears, Robert; Sheall, John; Shelby, John Lafayette (CE28, cut off); Shulters, John; Sime, John; Simonds, E.C. (CE41); Sirrine, George W.; Skinner, A.A.; Slidell, John; Smith, Alexander; Smith, Capt. Edward L.B. (CE30); Smith, G. W.; Smith, Henry; Smith, Henry Charles; Smith, Hiram (CE41); Smith, John Morgan; Smith, Napoleon Bonaparte; Smith, Orrin; Smith, William H (CE28); Spect, Henry (CE36); Speegle, William R. (CE28, Pajaro); Stevens, Robert (CPL8); Stevenson, Dr. C.P. (CPL8); Stewart, Robert B. (CPL7); Stone, William H (CPL7); Stowe, W.W. (CPL7); Stowell, Levi (CPL7); Suwerkroop, E.A. (CPL8)
• Tait, John (CPL8); Tanner, Albert Mills (CPL10); Taylor, Alexander (CPL9); Taylor, Joseph Powell (CPL9); Teschemacher, F.H. (CPL10); Thomas, Elijah (CPL10); Thomas, John W. (CPL9); Thompson, James (CPL10); Tittle, Frederick G. (CPL8); Trout, Emanuel Thomas (CPL9); Tuffey, Jonathan (CPL9); Turner, Henry S. (CPL9); Tuttle, Capt (CPL8); Tyrrin, George (CPL8); Tyus, John Burton (CPL8)
• Van Anda, Jane; Van Allen, John (CPL11); Van Bussum, Joseph V (CPL11); Vanaker, Paul (CPL11); Vermule, Thomas L (CPL11); Vincent, Capt. (CPL11)
• Wade, Edward (CPL10); Wakeman, F.O. (CPL9); Waldrop (CPL11, cut off); Ward, Michael (CPL11); Washburn, Harvey (CPL11); Washburn, John Helms (CPL11); Washum, Sol (CPL11); Watkins, B.F. (CPL11); Watson, Frank (CPL11); Watson, Jacob (CPL11); Watson, William (CPL11); Watson, Henry (CPL11); Willetts, Joseph D. (CPL3);

Persons having substantial entries in Riptide Centennial, but lacking a page in this wiki:

• Allen, Ira (see also Parsons, George (CPL12) and estate fraud case);

Anderson, Milton, Anderson, William, Andrews, George W., , Atherton, Faxon D.,

• Austin, Levi B.; CE27, photo
• Bacon, Joseph CE37;

Bailey, Whitlow; Baker, John Barham, James F. Barton, William Bassett, Vincente Baxter, Henry Vanderbeck Baxter, John A

• Baxter, William H. CE32, Soc. of Pioneers;

Bean, Charles, Whitman Bean, James M. (Bean Creek)

• Beaumont, Enos W. CE41

Bellamy, George W. Bennett, A.B. Benson, Christian

• Bickmore, Gilbert CE30;

Blanchard, Seth

• Boffman, David (spelled Bofman on CE36)

Bowman, John

• Bradley, Otho I. CE38, Pioneers

Briar, Rev. James Brown, Alexander Brown, John Henry Brummett, James Bucher, James Buzzell, Francis

• Byrd, Samuel CE41

• Calderwood, Ambrose (1836-1889);

Caldwell, Leander Gilham Calkin, Milo Callaghan, William Callihan, William Carr, Jesse D Casserly, Eugene Clark, John G Clough, David M.

• Clough, R.B. CE30;

Cole, Cornellius (Cornelius?)

• Cole, Thomas CE26 (1843 arrival, Rowland p110)

Collins, Charles Conniver, Simpson Cook, J.C. Cool, Peter Y. Courtright, William Henry Coyote, N. Crane, George W.

• Curtis, John CPL7

Cushing, Nicholas

Davis, Peter J Docker Dominick, J.H. Dorist, C.H. Dotter, W.C. Dougherty, John;

• Doyle, John (1822-1899), CE24, see also Doyle Gulch in Clark;
• Drussell, Daniel (CE38)
• Duffy, William "Billy" (1815-1884);
• Dunlap, John (1830-1890);
• Dustin, Charles Haynes CE32; 1866 prop owner;

Dutton, James Marshall

• Dyer, George CE37, Pioneers

• Eggleston, Geo. Washington (1815-1889);

Elden, Andrew Jackson Evans, Hugh Ewing, Simon Beymer Fargo, Darius Chapman Ford Robert Fulton Forrester, John Francis, Joseph

• Gault, Calvin CE28, photo
• Gifford, Asa CPL8 (1808-1852)

Gilmore, John Glover, Asa C Godchaux, Lazarre Goodall, Capt. Charles Gordon, James Gordon, Nicholas

• Green, Josiah S. (CPL5, Pioneers)
• Greene, William H. (CE38, Pioneers)

Gregory, Durrell S. Grey, Joseph Griffith, Romalus B., Jr. Grover, Whit

Haight, Lansing Haley, T Hall, R.J.

• Hall, Richard F. (1820-1901) CE29;
• Halstead, James L. CPL15

Ham, Jeremiah Ham, Jonathan Bates Henderson, William T.L. Hensley, Samuel J

• Hester, Craven P. (CE28, Hester Creek);

Hickey, Cornelius Hill, Henry S. Hinds, Thomas William

• Hitchcock, Isaac (CE31) (and daughter Green, Lydia M.M. CE29);

Hobbs, James H Hodgdon, H.A. Holcomb, Nathaniel Hollenbeck, Thomas

• Howland, Sabin CPL8 (1823-1909)

Hubbard, George C. Hudson, J.B. Huntoon, Marcellus

• Hutchings, L.S. CE42, photo

Lard, Sarah C Lucas, Frederick Wilton

• Lunt, Amos (1820-1886) Senior CE27 (there's also a Junior)

Martin, Charles Christopher Mattison, Robert William McCollum, Joseph McCusker, Daniel McKean, Robert Allen (1829-1907) McKinney, Hampton E Murphy, John

• Omnes, Guy (1815-1899), French

Parker, Robert A. Parrott, John

• Parsons, George (CPL12, see also Ira Allen)
• Parsons, Henry Fell CE39

Peabody, Jonathan

• Peck, Chester W. CE26 (also Soc. of Pioneers))

Peck, Elon Galusha

• Peck, Henry M. CE27 (also Soc. of Pioneers))

Peckham, John F.

• Peckham, Robert F. (CPL12);

Pelton, John Colter

• Per Lee, Theron R. (CPL12);

Perry, Joseph Wilburn

• Peterson, Peter CE40

Phillips, Bonaparte Phillips, Thomas James Pioda, Paul Poilo, Pierre Francois Polasko, J Poncabaro, Augustus

• Prewett, James L. (1826-1893)
• Raynolds, William W. CPL1
• Redman, Kendall F. CPL15
• Robinson, William D.

Rowe, A.D. Rowe, Mrs. Rhoda Ann

• Rowe, William H. (also Mrs. Rowe) CPL13
• Roy, James Maurice (Soquel Cemetery)

Rupe, James (Partial) Ryan, Thomas

• Ryder, Charles Henry CPL13
• Ryder, William Roland CPL13

Sanford, Asa Preston Schallenberger, Moses Scott, John

• Scott, Capt. Robert J. CE41

Sharp, Samuel Silkin, Stehen Simms, Middletown Ward

• Skene, James CE30;

Skinner, John Smith, Columbus H Smith, L.B. Snodgrass, Thomas

• Stampley, Orville K. CE28, photo
• Stanley, John R. CE27, photo

Steinmetz, Charles Stevens, Benjamin F Stevens, Lewis

• Sudden, Robert CPL7
• Taylor, Deacon Nelson CPL10

Taylor, William

• Thompson, Richard CPL9, photo (unknown-1906))

Thompson, Uriah William Tidball, Thomas

• Tidball, Thomas T. (1827-1913) CPL7, 1866 prop. owner, Guinn?
• Tracy, Peter CPL9
• Tuttle, Owen (CPL8)

• Uren, Nicholas A. (CPL8)

Vestal, Richard K

Walker, Samuel Walker, Thomas

• Wardwell, Gideon C. CPL11, photo

Watson, Jonathan Wheeler, Charles Whinery, Henry Whisman, J. Washington White, Edward White, William White, William F Whiting, B.C. Wiggins, William

• Wilkinson, Peter (1803-1870) CPL3
• Williamson, Joseph N. CPL3, Pioneers

Woods, David C Woods, Isaiah C. Woods, John Woodworth, Selim E. Wooley, William Woostell, M.G.