Guide to the John W. Snowball Papers, 1860-1905
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Guide to the John W. Snowball Papers, 1860-1905
California State Library
Sacramento, California
- California History Room
- California State Library
- Library and Courts Building II
- 900 N. Street, Room 200
- P.O. Box 942837
- Sacramento, California 94237-0001
- Phone: (916) 654-0176
- Fax: (916) 654-8777
- Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
- URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
- Processed by:
- The California State Library staff
- Encoded by:
- Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1999 California State Library. All rights reserved.
Title: John W. Snowball Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1860-1905
Box Number: 490-493
Creator:
Snowball, John W.
Repository:
California State Library
Sacramento, California
Language:
English.
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Pioneers--California--Yolo County
Snowball, John W.
McCulloch, Leutie Snowball
Yolo County (Calif.)--History
Business papers, correspondence, legal papers, notebooks and photographs.
A pioneer settler of Yolo County, John W. Snowball was born October 2, 1827 in England. In 1832, he moved with his parents
to Canada, then on to Boston in 1844 where he worked as a bookkeeper. In 1850, he arrived by ship in San Francisco. He moved
to Folsom on the American River, where he successfully mined for gold. In 1853, he moved to Knight's Landing and established
its first store. Also in 1853, he married Lucy Ann Knight, daughter of William Knight, founder of Knight's Landing. He served
as Yolo County Supervisor from 1853 through 1855 and Associate Justice of the Court of Sessions for several years following
1856. In subsequent years, he was a stock raiser and land investor. He died on February 5, 1906.
- Fiske, Eugene A.
- Carpenter, James E.
- Dickson, Lucius
- Reed, Charles F.
Material Transferred from the Collection
- Photographs transferred to picture collection
- Snowball, John W. Warehouse book, 1874-1905. Knights Landing, California. (CALIF** fHF 5681 L5 S6)
Box Box 490
Business papers, legal papers, maps, clippings, and printed materials
Box Box 491
Correspondence n.d. 1861-1905 and Mora land grant materials (New Mexico)
Box Box 492
Notebooks and photos
Box Box 493
Leutie Snowball McCulloch materials