Baxter, John A.

John Adams Baxter (1827-1907 Gilroy), born in Mass., came to California in 1849, and to Watsonville in 1884, where he opened a hardware store on Main Street. Both John and his wife Sarah were Soc. of Pioneers members. Son John W. Baxter inherited the business interests, and has a bio in Martin.

• History of Santa Cruz, California (Martin, 1911), p.297-98
• Riptide (CE6)