YUBA COUNTY
Biographies
W. E. SHELTON
W. E. Shelton, although an old resident of this State, may not, perhaps, be as well known as his work has been in this county. He it was who, in 1864, built the Yuba dam on the Yuba River, two miles from Marysville. Mr. Shelton is the son of W. H. and Nancy Shelton, natives of Virginia, and it was in Richmond, that State, in 1828, that he was born. His father was a farmer and to that occupation he was reared, and his education was obtained in his native State. His parents are deceased, both having died in Missouri.
Mr. Shelton crossed the plains to California in 1852, coming with ox teams and being four months en route. He landed at Placerville (then called Hangtown), but remained there only a short time. He engaged in mining, expended $300, received $250 in return for his money and labor, and so quit the business. Then he came to Marysville and has since continued to reside here. He is now running a saloon which is located on the Nevada and Grass Valley road, two miles from Marysville. He owns a ranch of 290 acres, principally bottom land, covered with deposits which were washed here during the hydraulic mining of early days. Mr. Shelton was married, in Marysville, to Angeline Smith, a native of Ohio. Eight children have been born to them, three of whom are living: Charles E., George W. and Cara. Those deceased are: Ellen, William J., Nettie, Rebecca and Robert S.
Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California, Chicago, Lewis Publishing Co., 1891, p631
G. W. SUTLIFF
G. W. Sutliff has been a resident of California since 1872. He started in life with no capital, and by honest toil and judicious management has secured a competency and won for himself a position of prominence in the community where he resides.
Mr. Sutliff was born in Michigan in 1847, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sutliff, natives of New York. His mother died in Lorain County, Ohio, and his father is living in that State at this writing, aged seventy-six years. As already stated, Mr. Sutliff came to California in 1872. He at once located at Marysville, rented sixty acres of land, and cultivated it until 1877. In the latter year he purchased the farm he now owns, 421 acres, situated three miles and a half from Marysville. This is a well-improved ranch, all fenced, and is devoted principally to the production of grain and stock.
The subject of our sketch chose for his life companion Miss Emily B. Bruce, a native of Ohio. Their family consists of four children: Loria B., Bruce H., George William and Ellis A. Mr. Sutliff is a member of the I. O. O. F., Yuba Lodge, No. 5, and of the G. A. R., Post No. 80.
Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California, Chicago, Lewis Publishing Co., 1891, p631
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