Individual Record 13

Name}   Samuels, George Washington (Geo)		Family History} Hancock
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Fam 23 May 1862	Place} Gordon Valley, Napa, California
Marr.: Date} Exa  14 Mar 1883	Place} Napa, Napa, California              (Link)
Marr.: Date} Fam   2  Jan  1915	Place} Vacaville, Solano, California     (Link)
Marr.: Date} Bef                1921	Place}                           (Link)
Death: Date} Exa  28 Oct  1957	Place} Vacaville, Solano, California
Burial: Date} Exa  31 Oct  1957	Place} Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California
	Grave Marker} Yes (2 photos)	Source 1}   44 = 1870 USA cen Source 2}   17 = 1880 USA cen Source 3}   51 = Newspapers Source 4} 211 = Marriage rec Source 5} 467 = Land deeds Source 6}   46 = Voter record Source 7}   19 = 1900 USA cen Source 8} 245 = Probate rec Source 9}   24 = 1910 USA cen Source 10} 137 = Biography Source 11} 733 = Photographs Source 12} 738 = Photographs Source 13} 751 = Photographs Source 14}   42 = Death record Source 15}   30 = Cemetery rec Source 16}   13 = Family hstry Source 17} 127 = Interview Source 18} 589 = Family hstry
Parents: } Edwin\Edward Samuels & Mary Myrtle Gregory    Relationship No.} 22
1st Household No.} 84 = Blue Mountain, Napa, California
Occupation 1} Farmer        Occupation 2} Rancher
Religion/Church}
Spouses:   Prime} Coleman, Lucy Mildred                Second} Long, Minnie May                    Third} ? , Edith  Total Number of} 3
Notes:  George as a child was raised in the town of Napa, but his parents had moved the family to Gordon Valley in the Eastern part of Napa County by 1880 when he was 18 years old.  George married Lucy Coleman of Cherry Valley in March 1883.  He was 5' 11" and had brown eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion.
While living in the Gordon Valley in late 1888, George's dog found the skull of Pete Olsen, Mrs. Lyons' murderer.  The skull was given to Sheriff McKenzie. On 30 Sep 1891, George was granted a homestead on 162 acres in a quarter of a Section 30 Township 7 in the Napa County area near the town of Monticello – an area now known as Lake Berryessa.  Five months later, George was granted another homestead on an additional 160 acres in Section 31 of Township 7. In July 1892, the Napa Register reported that "G. W. Samuels of the Blue Mountain has many improvements and intends to build this Fall.  The mountain is getting quite well settled." On 25 Jul 1896, George registered to vote in Napa County Precinct 55.  He gave his occupation as Rancher, his residence as Blue Mountain, but his P.O. as Vacaville. In the Fall of 1905 George moved his family down from Blue Mountain to a one-story house with basement on North Street (now Behrens Street) in the town of Napa.  Lucy and their children stayed there while he worked in Vacaville.  He periodically visited Lucy and his family. George outlived his first two wives and never got a divorce.  The photo at the right shows George in Vacaville, California, on 25 Jun 1944. Dan remembers going with Nora to see George in his Vacaville home.  George had a number of acres of fruit trees.  Dan enjoyed walking around under the trees while searching for Indian arrowheads.  In the course of several trips, Dan found many black flint arrowheads.  George's land must have once been the site of an Indian campground. Dan remembers George as a large man who usually sat in a big chair.  George died at age 95.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death} 2:40 P.M.	Fraternal/Social} Masons
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photo} George circa 1910
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade}              or Top 2 Degrees}
Military: Service}                    for the State of}
Health Condition} Heart disease,     arteriosclerosis, diabetes, & senility   Cause of Death} Pulmonary congestion	Last Updated by} Dan Hancock Date Updated} 16 Aug 2008 Date Created}  18 Jun 1994
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