Plumas County, California 1885 Directory. AMERICAN VALLEY (see Quincy) ARGENTINE (see Quincy) BECKWITH A pleasant post office town of about one hundred inhabitants, lying at an altitude of about 5,000 feet, and situated in the northwestern extension of Sierra Valley, forty-two miles from Quincy. It possesses a general store, blacksmith, wagon and harness shops, and a comfortable hotel conducted by Mrs. J. E. Smith. The surrounding country is principally devoted to farming, including stockraising and dairying. Arms, William - dairy ranch 1000 acres Babcock, Charles M. - laborer Bagley, George - farmer Barker, Allie J. Mrs. - postmistress Barker, Charles F. - saddler, harness maker, & carriage trimmer Bates, Jarard - farmer Beall, Reason Beckwith Hotel - John E. Smith proprietor Beckham, Lizzie Miss - school teacher Black, James - farmer 394 acres Black, Thomas - T. Black & Co. 394 acres Black, Timothy - farmer Black T. & Co. - Black & Cook gen mdse Blakeslee, Charles - hostler with J. E. Smith Boleson, Adelbert E. - farmer/stockraiser Brake, John B. - farmer Bringham, Marron C. - farmer 340 acres Bringham, William C. - carpenter Burney, A. Y. - farmer Burney, Carson P. - farmer Burney, Charles C. - laborer Burney, George W. - farmer 160 acres Burney, John - farmer Burney, William A.T. - farmer Campbell, Amelia E. Miss - school teacher Campbell, Francis H. - farmer Campbell, Frank M. - farmer Cates, Putnam M. - farmer Caudill, J. H. - farmer 160 acres Chandler, M. E. Mrs. - school teacher Chase, Moses - farmer Clark, Daniel E. - sawyer Clark, William M. W. - farmer Cole, M. W. Mrs. - widow Coleman, Joseph - farmer Cook, Samuel H. - Black T. & Co. Cordel, James - farmer Crocker, Henry - laborer Crow, John L. - farmer Cutting, Walter B. - farmer 160 acres Debnam, F. P. - farmer 320 acres Dedmon, Allen C. - farmer Dedmon Bros. - farmers 360 acres Dedmon, Henry P. - farmer Dedmon, Henry W. - farmer Dedmon, James S. - Dedmon Bros. Dedmon, John W. - Dedmon Bros. Delany, James - farmer Derbeyshire, Carrie - widow Doyle, James - farmer 440 acres Duncan, Peter - farmer 160 acres Ede, Abraham - farmer 1120 acres Ede, Walter - farmer 1600 acres Ede, William A. - farmer Edwards, John - farmer 160 acres ElDorado Wood & Flume Co. 3120 acres Gailord, John - farmer Gassner, Harry D. - farmer 160 acres Gibson, William G. - blacksmith Gibson, William H. - blacksmith Gillard, J. M. - farmer 160 acres Guidici, D. - dairyman Guidici, Leopold - farmer Hall, A. J. - stockraiser Hall, James A. - stockraiser Harrigan, John - farmer 160 acres Hathaway, J. B. - farmer Henderson, Frank W. - laborer Herriot, John - farmer Herriot, Robert - farmer Huntley, A. B. - farmer 1280 acres Jacquel, Julien - bartender with J. E. Smith Jones, Benjamin - miner Jones, B. L. - farmer 160 acres Jones, D. T. - farmer 160 acres Jones, Robert A. - farmer 160 acres Jones, Thomas - miner Kelsey, Jonathan - carpenter Kerby, Alexander - dairyman 560 acres Laffranchini, Charles - dairyman Landers, H. J. - farmer Lawton, Benjamin F. - farmer Lawton, Lee N. - farmer 480 acres Leister, Harvey - stage driver Mapes, George W. - capitalist 3360 acres Marble, Edgar M. - farmer Marble, Hector L. - farmer Marble, Solomon M. - farmer Mathews, David - farmer Matthews, E. H. - farmer McCauley, Daniel - farmer McFarlane, Donald - wagon maker 160 acres McNeill, W. E. - carpenter McReynolds, Thomas A. - farmer Merkle, Michael - farmer Meyers, George - farmer Miller, D. E. - farmer 962 acres Mitchell, Frank - laborer Mitchell, Orlando F. - farmer Moffatt, James - farmer Morgan, John C. - farmer 160 acres Mullen, Alfred - laborer Otis, Solomon - miner Parish, Benjamin F. - farmer Parish, Peter - farmer 320 acres Pauley, Singleton P. - farmer Postmaster - Mrs. Allie J. Barker Riley, Joseph - farmer Ross, Albert E. - farmer 1240 acres Ross, Elmer E. - stage driver 120 acres Ross, James A. - farmer Ross, John B. - farmer Ross, J. L. - farmer Scolari, Pietro - farmer 2360 acres Sharkey, James - farmer Sharkey, Miles - farmer Sigler, Edward - farmer Sigler, Jerome - blacksmith with Donald McFarlane Sigler, Miles F. - farmer 160 acres Sigler, William - miner Smith, Charles E. - farmer Smith, Charles E. Jr. - farmer Smith, John E. - proprietor Beckwith Hotel, livery, & stage stable Sperry, William A. - farmer Summers, William D. - farmer Templar, James A. - farmer 160 acres Thomas, Gustave - stock dealer Thomas, Sylvester A. - stock dealer Tognazzini, Mansareth - farmer Totton, John G. - sawyer Trimble, Allen - farmer 640 acres Trimble, Charles E. - farmer 160 acres Turner, F. M. - logger & hostler Wagner, John - laborer Wagner, Louis - laborer Webster, John - farmer Whitcraft, John - Justice of the peace Whittaker, R. W. - farmer 160 acres Whittaker, William R. - farmer Wilson, John S. - farmer Wood, Edward J. - farmer + + + + + + We would like to wish you and yours the very best during this Holiday Season. ~~~~~~ Billie C. Reynolds Anita "Jean" Waters-Reynolds (Family Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com (Modoc County Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com/modoc/ --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.