User contributions for Carey

8 November 2025

• 18:2518:25, 8 November 2025 diff hist +76 Category:Persons in Riptide No edit summary
• 18:2118:21, 8 November 2025 diff hist +198 Category:Persons in Riptide No edit summary
• 18:1518:15, 8 November 2025 diff hist +79 Bull, Thomas No edit summary current
• 18:1418:14, 8 November 2025 diff hist +43 Adams, Samuel No edit summary current
• 18:1218:12, 8 November 2025 diff hist +79 Bennett, Eben No edit summary
• 18:0518:05, 8 November 2025 diff hist +43 Cowell family No edit summary current
• 18:0318:03, 8 November 2025 diff hist +80 Davis, Isaac E. No edit summary
• 18:0218:02, 8 November 2025 diff hist +80 Jordan, Albion P. No edit summary current
• 17:4917:49, 8 November 2025 diff hist +56 N Category:Persons in Lime Kiln Legacies Created page with "Persons mentioned in Lime Kiln Legacies (2007 book)." current
• 17:3417:34, 8 November 2025 diff hist +148 Williams, Edward L. No edit summary
• 03:3003:30, 8 November 2025 diff hist −23 Category:Persons in Martin No edit summary current
• 03:2603:26, 8 November 2025 diff hist +162 White, William F. No edit summary current
• 03:2303:23, 8 November 2025 diff hist +851 N White, Edward Created page with "'''Edward White''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249258500/edward_a-white 1852-1931, San Francisco]) is described in Martin as born 1851 in San Francisco, coming to the Pajaro Valley "Calabasa ranch" in 1884. Edward's father White, William F. was a pioneer of the area, partnering with several others (according to Martin the group included William Tecumseh Sherman, but Harrison listed an entirely different group of eminent partners) to buy a large portion of R..."
• 02:4602:46, 8 November 2025 diff hist +470 N Weisenburger, H. C. Created page with "'''Henry C. [Conrad] Weisenburger''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192489207/henry-conrad-weisenburger 1864-1946]) is described in Martin as born of German immigrant parents in Downieville, CA, coming to Watsonville in 1898, where he worked at first as a carpenter and house builder, then establishing a furniture retail business. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:Persons in Watsonville Category:Watsonville Pioneer Cemetery" current
• 02:3702:37, 8 November 2025 diff hist +41 Category:Viniculture No edit summary current
• 02:3602:36, 8 November 2025 diff hist +41 Jarvis family No edit summary
• 02:3602:36, 8 November 2025 diff hist +41 Palmtag, Christian No edit summary current
• 02:3502:35, 8 November 2025 diff hist +41 Diesing, Otto No edit summary current
• 02:3402:34, 8 November 2025 diff hist +41 Bausch, George Henry No edit summary current
• 02:3302:33, 8 November 2025 diff hist +670 N Walti, Fred R. Created page with "'''Frederick Rudolph "Fred" Walti''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9192679/frederick_rudolph-walti 1861-1940]) is described in Martin as born in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, coming to Santa Cruz in 1884, where Martin says he first bought the Vienna Brewery, operated in for a time, then sold it to the Bausch Brewery (see the Bausch page for more explanation). Walti and a partner eventually established the Santa Cruz Brewery a..." current
• 02:3302:33, 8 November 2025 diff hist +24 N Category:Brewers/Vintners/Distillers Created page with "Category:Agriculture" current
• 02:3002:30, 8 November 2025 diff hist +183 Bausch, George Henry No edit summary
• 01:5601:56, 8 November 2025 diff hist +416 N Volck, William H. Created page with "'''William H. Volck''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166726365/william-hunter-volck 1879-1943, Oakland]) is described in Martin as born 1879 in Riverside, CA, coming to Watsonville in 1906 to set up an office and lab as the first official entomologist of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:Persons in Watsonville Category:non-local burial" current
• 01:4501:45, 8 November 2025 diff hist +437 N Thompson, Peter J. Created page with "'''Peter J. Thompson''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247559735/peter-j-thompson 1856-1916]) is described in Martin as born in the Pajaro Valley, a son of John Thompson. Peter acquired a large acreage of pasture land on which he raised cattle, and was known as an expert horseman. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:Persons of Pajaro Valley Category:Valley Catholic Cemetery" current
• 01:4501:45, 8 November 2025 diff hist +93 Thompson, John No edit summary current
• 01:3201:32, 8 November 2025 diff hist +4 Smith, Charles No edit summary
• 01:3101:31, 8 November 2025 diff hist +1 Smith, Charles No edit summary
• 01:3101:31, 8 November 2025 diff hist +596 N Smith, Charles Created page with "'''Charles Smith''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128081917/charles-smith 1839-1919]) is described in Martin as born in New York state, coming to the Pajaro Valley in the 1860s, where he at first rented farmland, including from "Judge Peckham" (Robert F. Peckham. Peckham subdivided his farm and sold 42 acres to Smith. Smith the further subdivided and sold off his land, then bought another parcel. Category:Persons Category:Persons in..."
• 01:1901:19, 8 November 2025 diff hist +94 Category:Persons in Martin No edit summary
• 01:1501:15, 8 November 2025 diff hist +51 Silliman, Charles O. No edit summary
• 01:1301:13, 8 November 2025 diff hist +537 N Silliman, Charles O. Created page with "'''Charles O. Silliman''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128318219/charles-oscar-silliman 1818-1900]) is described in Martin as born 1818 in Ohio, coming to the Pajaro Valley in 1865, where he practiced farming on 250 acres along the Pajaro River, east of Watsonville. The parcel and owner's name are shown on the 1889 Hatch Map. * Names on the Map (2020 book) Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:1860-1869 arrivals Category:Person..."
• 00:5300:53, 8 November 2025 diff hist +582 N Prettyman, F. D. Created page with "'''Finice David "F.D." Prettyman''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120660071/finice-dailey-prettyman 1857-1922]) is described in Martin as born in Portland, OR, coming to Watsonville in 1892, where he entered the fruit packing and shipping business, and later the Watsonville Canning Company. Martin says, "It is worthy of note that the firm canned the first fruit ever preserved on a large scale in Santa Cruz county." Category:Persons Category:Persons in Mart..." current

7 November 2025

• 21:3221:32, 7 November 2025 diff hist −329 Category:Persons in Martin No edit summary
• 21:2921:29, 7 November 2025 diff hist +142 Spreckels, Claus No edit summary
• 21:2921:29, 7 November 2025 diff hist +331 N Western Beet Sugar Company Created page with "The [https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/18781/ '''Western Beet Sugar Company'''] refinery in Watsonville was built in 1888 by the Spreckels Sugar company of "Sugar King" '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus_Spreckels Claus Spreckels]'''. The refinery was torn down in 1920. Category:Agriculture" current
• 21:2221:22, 7 November 2025 diff hist +21 Petersen, Henry A. No edit summary current
• 21:2021:20, 7 November 2025 diff hist +552 N Petersen, Henry A. Created page with "'''Henry A. Petersen''' (no local burial found) is described in Martin as a California resident since 1867 (no birthplace named), coming to Watsonville in 1893 as a long-time employee of the Spreckels Sugar company (probably working at the Spreckels-owned [https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/18781/ Western Beet Sugar Company] refinery, although that's not stated). He later left to establish a bottling business in Watsonville. Category:Persons Category:Person..."
• 21:0221:02, 7 November 2025 diff hist +373 N Perkins, J. B. Created page with "'''Joseph Byron "J.B." Perkins''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71053516/joseph-byron-perkins 1843-1924]) is described in Martin as born in New Hampshire, coming to Boulder Creek in 1878, where he worked in the lumber business. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:Persons of San Lorenzo Valley Category:Boulder Creek IOOF Cemetery"
• 20:5620:56, 7 November 2025 diff hist +371 N Oliver, William Created page with "'''William Oliver''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138634416/william-oliver 1829-1914]) is described in Martin as born in Sweden, coming to the Soquel area in 1859, where he bought a farm and was still there in 1911. Category:Persons Category:other foreign-born Category:Persons in Martin Category:1850-1859 arrivals Category:Soquel Cemetery"
• 20:4820:48, 7 November 2025 diff hist +438 N Morehead, George A. Created page with "'''George A. [Addison] Morehead''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5465866/george-addison-morehead 1843-1920]) is described in Martin as born 1843 in Missouri, coming to Watsonville in 1875, owning a drug store for 16 years, then becoming a Pajaro Valley orchardist. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:1870-1879 arrivals Category:Persons of Pajaro Valley Category:Watsonville Pioneer Cemetery" current
• 20:3920:39, 7 November 2025 diff hist +341 N Miller, Samuel E. Created page with "'''Samuel E. Miller''' (no local burial found) is described in Martin as born 1859 in Canada, coming to Santa Cruz in 1883, working in a variety of occupations, lastly as superintendent of the county hospital from 1901 to 1911. Category:Persons Category:other foreign-born Category:Persons in Martin Category:no burial info" current
• 20:3120:31, 7 November 2025 diff hist +326 N Miller, Fred W. Created page with "'''Fred W. Miller''' (no local burial found) is described in Martin as born 1859 in San Francisco, coming to the King's Creek area of the San Lorenzo Valley in the 1880s, where he became an orchardist. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:Persons of San Lorenzo Valley Category:no burial info" current
• 20:0820:08, 7 November 2025 diff hist +9 Charles Ford Company No edit summary current
• 20:0720:07, 7 November 2025 diff hist +354 N Charles Ford Company Created page with "The '''Charles Ford Company''' owned the "Ford's" department stores, first in Watsonville and later in Santa Cruz. Both "anchor" stores closed after their buildings were damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and later demolished. The company was established as "Ford & Sanborn" by Ford, Charles and Sanborn, Lucius. Category:Retail"
• 20:0720:07, 7 November 2025 diff hist +23 N Category:Retail Created page with "Category:Activities" current
• 20:0320:03, 7 November 2025 diff hist +489 N Menasco, J. S. Created page with "'''James Sidney "J. S." Menasco''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7265363/james-sidney-menasco 1852-1909]) is described in Martin as born 1852 in Arkansas, coming to Watsonville with parents in the later 1850s, where he eventually became a millionaire and president of the Charles Ford Company (department stores). Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:1850-1859 arrivals Category:Persons in Watsonville Category:Watsonville Pion..."
• 19:3119:31, 7 November 2025 diff hist +287 N Maher, J. B. Created page with "'''J. B. Maher''' (no local burial found) is described in Martin as born 1852 in Wisconsin, coming to Watsonville in 1884, where he went into the timber/lumber business. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:Persons in Watsonville Category:no burial info" current
• 19:2719:27, 7 November 2025 diff hist −18 Maher, David F. No edit summary current
• 19:2619:26, 7 November 2025 diff hist +501 N Maher, David F. Created page with "'''David F. Maher''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5465944/david-f-maher 1866-1939]) is described in Martin as born in Watsonville, and becoming an attorney. His father Maher, ThomasThomas Maher ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33455117/thomas-maher 1831-1898]), born in Ireland, came to Watsonville in 1856, where he became a blacksmith and machinist. Category:Persons Category:Persons in Martin Category:Persons in Watsonville Category:Wats..."
• 19:2519:25, 7 November 2025 diff hist +217 N Maher, Thomas Redirected page to Maher, David F. current Tag: New redirect