Glenn County, California
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History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ "What's New' Formation and History of Glenn County Glenn County was named for Dr Hugh Glenn, the largest landowner in the county. Glenn fought in the Mexican War and was at Chapultepec. He Graduated from Cooper Medical College and married the same year. He decided against medicine and came to California to make his fortune. He returned to St Louis with $5,000 which he put in a bank that failed the next day. Back he came to California and again mined enough gold to bring his wife and young son out to join him. Tlenn then turned from mining to raising wheat. In 1880 when wheat prices did not suit him, he chartered ships and took his wheat to Liverpool where he sold it for English gold. he ran for governor of California but was deveated. later he bacame a power in the State Board of Agriculture. Glenn County was organized in 1891 from territory cut off from Colusa County. Willows which became the county seat, was established as a town in 1876 with a general merchandize store. Temporary offices for the County were in Odd Fellows Hall until the Courthouse and jail were built in 1894. Sources: Guide to County Archives, Coy Sacramento, River of Gold, Julian Dana History of Colusa and Glenn Counties, California Writers Biographical Sketches, Los Angeles Historic Records Co. 1918 Counties and Courthouses of California: A Survey The Historical Activities Committee The National Society of Colonial Dames of America Resident in the State of California: Historical Activities Committee: Mrs Sherman Rogers, Hall, Jr, Mrs George Storm Hauck, Mrs Bullard Nugent, Mrs Donald Rex Tallman, Mrs Slocum Wilson, Mrs Frederick Mewborn Fisk, Chairman 1964  Biographies & Books [Varieties Include "Bench & Bar" and "Who's Who"] History Of Colusa and Glenn Counties California With Biographical Sketches Of The Leading Men and Women of the Counties Who have been Identified with their Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present Further... History By Charles Davis McCormish and Mrs. Rebecca T. Lambert Illustrated & Complete In One Volume Historic Record Company Los Angeles, California 1918 The Biographies from this book have been transcribed, The Index is here. The pages are here: 255-322, 322-404, 404-527, 527-657, 657-757, 757-805, 955-1074, 806-955 Additional Biographies can be found here. Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901 Publication date 1900 Appleton Review ~ Archive.org [All Volumes] Men of America A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries Edited By: John W Leonard L R Hamersly & Company One West Thirty Fourth Street, New York city: 1908 There is no TOC or Index ~ Entries are Alphabetical Read Online or Download Men and Women of America A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries L R Hamersly & Company One West Thirty Fourth Street, New York city: 1910 Copyright 1909 By L R Hamersly & Company, New York There is no TOC or Index ~ Entries are Alphabetical Read Online or Download Odds - Above Book Indexes and TOC's can be found using this link Over the Years I downloaded and indexed as many of the great old County Histories as I could find. Here are indexes for many of the CA Histories Check them out, there may be Glenn County Folk Listed! Most, if not all of the Histories are on the Archive.org site or Google Books Goin' West: 1830-1880 This is a set of booklets that have a lot of interesting information. There are 12 Volumes, No indexes, but they are alphabetically set up. They are all available in the Family Search Catalog FS does not have Vols 2 & 3, Use this link to view or download. All of the Books listed below can be found using this link. "History of The Bench and Bar in California" By Oscat T Shuck, of the San Francisco Bar San Francisco, Cal The Occident Printing House, 429 Montgomery St, San Francisco, 1887 [Note: TOC is the 'Index'] ^+^|||^+^ "History of The Bench and Bar in California" By Oscat T Shuck, of the San Francisco Bar San Francisco, Cal The Occident Printing House, 429 Montgomery St, San Francisco, 1889 [Note: There are two Indexes and a TOC] ^+^|||^+^ "History of the Bench and Bar of California" Printing by Commercial Printing House, Los Angeles Linotype composition by Miller & Wagner, Los Angeles Engravings by Los Angeles Engraving Co., Los Angeles Binding by Glass & Long, Los Angeles Author: Oscar T Shuck, 1901 [Note: There is an Index and split out Chapters of these Individuals: Broderick, Denver-Gilbert ~ Fair ~ Hawes ~ 'Sharon Cases'] ^+^|||^+^ "History of the Bench and Bar of California" Edited By: J. C. Bates Bench and Bar Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1912 [Note: There is no Index, Sections are Alpha, There are Obituaries] ^+^|||^+^ "Bench and Bar of California: 1937-38" By: C W Taylor, Jr, Publisher 625 W Jackson Boulevard Chicago No Obvious Date of Publishing [Note: There is an Index] Here is a nice selection of "Who's Who" Books, These all have interesting bits of information about a lot of Folks "American Women : The official who's who among the women of the nation" by Howes, Durward, 1899- Publication date, 1937 - V2 There are two interesting Indexes: Geographical, Occupational There is one page of Necrology [Names, no Dates, A - K] The Biographies are Alpha and split into Sections. The Indexes and Sections are Here Read Online or Download [Archive.org] ^+^|||^+^ All of the titles listed below can be found using this link. "Who's Who In California A Biographical Directory: 1928-29" Being A History Of California As Illustrated In The Lives Of The Builders And Defenders Of The State, And Of The Men And Women Who Are Doing The Work And Molding The Thought Of The Present Time. Edited By Justice B. Detwiler And A Staff Of Selected Writers. Sketches Arranged To Conform Generally To A Dignified Uniform Style Suitable For Reference Use. Who's Who Publishing Company [1929 Copyright] 315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco [Note: There is an Index] ^+^|||^+^ "Who's Who In California" A Biographical Reference Work Of Notable Living Men And Women Of California Vol. I: Two Years: 1942-1943 Edited By Russell Holmes Fletcher Who's Who Publications Company Los Angeles — California No Obvious date of Publication [Note: There are Indexes] ^+^|||^+^ "Capitol's State Who's Who Combined with Who's Who for the Western States: July, 1953 Issue" Compiled and Published By Capitol Publishing Co. Editorial offices and Plant: 629 S W 16th Avenue Portland, Oregon: Copyright 1953 [Note: There are 3 Indexes, CA & OR Geographical, Alpha Index] ^+^|||^+^ "Moore's Who Is Who In California" John M. Moore — Publisher And Editor P. O. Box 2745, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles 54, Calif. Copyright 1958, By John M. Moore Los Angeles, Calif., All Rights Reserved [Note: There is no Index, Sections are Alpha] ^+^|||^+^ Who's Who In California: 1961 Seventeen Hundred Illustrated Biographies Of Leading California Men And Women Of Achievement Alice Catt Armstrong / Editor And Publisher Gary Armstrong / Assistant to the Editor Deluxe Third Edition Copyright. 1960 By Alice Catt Armstrong [Note: There is an Index] ^+^|||^+^ "Who's Who in California" Seventeenth Edition: 1988 Sarah Vitale, Editor Published by the Who's Who Historical Society Copyright © 1987 by the Who's Who Historical Society. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be produced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher. ^+^|||^+^ Woman's Who's Who of America A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada 1914-1915: John William Leonard, Editor-in-Chief New York: The American Commonwealth Company There is no Alpha Index, instead the Authors saw fit to make one that is titled: "Her Married Name". There is an Addenda - Corrections set of Pages. The Bios are listed Alphabetically. The Addenda and 'Married Name' The book can be read online or downloaded ^+^|||^+^ "Heroes of California" The story of the founders of the golden state as narrated by themselves or gleaned from other sources By George Wharton James Author of "Through Ramona's Country," "The Old Missions of california," "The Wonders of the Colorado Desert," "In and Around the Grand Canyon," etc. Boston Little, Brown, and Company: 1910 [Note: There is an Index, TOC, and List of Illustrations] ^+^|||^+^ Miscellaneous Books: Medical & Mercantile The Physicians and Surgeons of the United States Edited By: William B Atkinson, M D: Author of "Hints in the Obstertic Procedure," etc... Philadelphia: Charles Robson, 1878 There are three Indexes, "Alpha", "Local" & "Analytical" The two most useful are Alpha and Local The Book can be read online or downloaded. ^+^|||^+^ Mercantile Guide To Cities and Suburbs Of The United States of America California and Northwest Edition: 1893 Volume 3 Issued Annually Copyrighted and Compiled By A Marks Copyrighted at Washington D C, April 14th, 1890 San Francisco, Cal: Published by the Mercantile Guide Co 403 Sansome Street This is a really interesting Booklet. It contains not only the Names of People, but their Business Name, Occupation and local Address. Here are Page Images for Glenn County: Willows, P 1, P 2 California Map Collections Perry-Castaneda ~ Map Collection ~ Earthquake Fault Maps [CA] American Georgaphical Society Library Digital Map Collection Humboldt State University Map Collection Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for California~ Railroad Maps, CA And, of course, Google Earth Southern California Base Map CA Digital Map Collection ~ Dept of Forestry [USDA] "MapGoose-CA" ~ USGS CA Maps <<< "What's New">>> 1 June 2025 California State Journal of Medicine The California and American Medical Association began publishing Journals early in the 20th Century. They contain a wealth of information which includes all sorts of Articles on Disease, Surgeries, and much more. Along with the Medical portion of the Journal are Memorials, Obituaries and Death Notices. Additionally, there is a Section called the "Medical Board of Examiners" which tracks Crime within the Medical Community. Here is a pdf with all of the information I have gleaned, included are links to all of the Issues Family Search Collections Link to all of the Collections for the United States The FamilySearch Folk continue to add records to their collections. It is worth your time to check them out |
"The Fine Print"
Glenn County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
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