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Created page with "'''James I. King''' (no local burial found) is described in Guinn as born 1857 in Virginia, coming in 1889 to buy a house in Watsonville, and also a 20-acre "ranch" outside of town. On that land and other rented land, he grew mainly of onions. Guinn notes that "The preparing of the land is done by himself, but much of the manual labor is given over to Japanese employees, of whom he has a number." * History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa C..." |
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* [[History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903)]], p.484 (photo), 485. | * [[History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903)]], p.484 (photo), 485. | ||
* Brother [[King, Thomas H.|Thomas H. King]] is also profiled in Guinn, with a similar bio, p.685. | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 23 October 2025
James I. King (no local burial found) is described in Guinn as born 1857 in Virginia, coming in 1889 to buy a house in Watsonville, and also a 20-acre "ranch" outside of town. On that land and other rented land, he grew mainly of onions. Guinn notes that "The preparing of the land is done by himself, but much of the manual labor is given over to Japanese employees, of whom he has a number."
- History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903), p.484 (photo), 485.
- Brother Thomas H. King is also profiled in Guinn, with a similar bio, p.685.