The History of Kern County
Published 1914, The Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, page 816
Wallace M. Morgan
ELIAS MARQUESS DEARBORN
The identification of the Dearborn family with California dates from the early period of American occupancy and from the exciting era of gold discovery, for it was during 1849 that Elias Dearborn, a youth of some seventeen years and a native of Bangor, Me., came via the Horn to San Francisco for the purpose of trying his luck in the vast and unknown west. The stories concerning the presence of gold in the streams and mountains aroused his ambition and allured his imagination to test by actual experience the prospects of the country. It was not, however, his good fortune to make any valuable discoveries or to gain wealth from the mines of the state, although he worked in many from the north country as far south as Havilah in Kern County, Eventually he decided that any chance for independence must come to him from another occupation besides mining and he turned to the stock industry, taking up land in the Rincon country, Kern county, and eventually becoming the owner of large tracts of land and large herds of cattle. Until his death about 1907 he continued to make his home on the ranch. Three years after his demise his widow died in Mojave. Prior to their marriage in Los Angeles she has been Mrs. Elizabeth (Lemon) Covington. Born in Indiana, she was a young girl when the family crossed the plains in a prairie schooner drawn by ox-teams, and from that time she continued to make California her home. Of her union with Mr. Dearborn there were three children, two now living, Elias Marquess being one of twins; the other son, Jacob, has charge of the old Kern county homestead.
While the family were living in the Rincon country, Elias Marquess Dearborn was born on the home ranch October 30, 1872. The first seventeen years of his life were spent on the farm. Having completed the studies of the common schools he went to Los Angeles and matriculated in Woodbury's Business College. From that institution he was graduated in 1895. In the mean time he had studied law in an evening school. Upon his return to Kern county he settled in Mojave and engaged in mining and prospecting. An appointment as justice of the peace in July of 1898 was followed by election to the office during November of the same year and for four years he filled the position with fidelity, resigning by reason of removal to Caliente. In the latter village he not only engaged in mining, but in addition for one term he served by election as justice of the peace for the fourteenth township of Kern county. On returning to Mojave in 1910 he again was selected to serve as justice of the peace for the tenth township and ever since he has filled the position, besides engaging in the real-estate business, in mining and in farming. The town hall in Mojave was erected by him and he also has built other building in the town, where now he owns residence and business property. In addition he owns a ranch in the Rincon country.
As a justice of the peace Judge Dearborn shows impartiality and a wide knowledge of the law. Some of the cases brought to his court have pertained to mining rights and have been of great importance. Although sometimes appealed to higher courts of the state, there has not been in a single instance a reversal of his decisions. His family consists of a daughter, Catherine, and his wife, who was Miss Catherine Cuddahy, a native of Colorado, but a resident of Mojave at the time of their marriage. In national politics he has given stanch support to the Democratic party. Frequently he has been selected to serve as a member of the county Democratic central committee, has twice been delegated to the state convention and always his work has been efficient, intelligent and helpful. For years he has served as a member of the Mojave Board of Education, his principal service having been as clerk of the board, in which responsible post he has been vigilant, energetic and thoroughly capable.
Father: Elias Dearborn
1831 – 1907
Mother: Ann Elizabeth Lemon
1833 – 1910
Spouse: Katherine Cuddeahy
1880 – 1955
_______________________________
1900 United States Federal Census
Township 10, Kern Co., California
Name: Elias M. Dearborn
Age: 27
Birth Date: Oct 1872
Birthplace: California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Katie E. Dearborn
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Justice of the Peace
Household Members:
Elias M. Dearborn 27
Katie E. Dearborn 19
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Published 1914, The Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, page 816
Wallace M. Morgan
ELIAS MARQUESS DEARBORN
The identification of the Dearborn family with California dates from the early period of American occupancy and from the exciting era of gold discovery, for it was during 1849 that Elias Dearborn, a youth of some seventeen years and a native of Bangor, Me., came via the Horn to San Francisco for the purpose of trying his luck in the vast and unknown west. The stories concerning the presence of gold in the streams and mountains aroused his ambition and allured his imagination to test by actual experience the prospects of the country. It was not, however, his good fortune to make any valuable discoveries or to gain wealth from the mines of the state, although he worked in many from the north country as far south as Havilah in Kern County, Eventually he decided that any chance for independence must come to him from another occupation besides mining and he turned to the stock industry, taking up land in the Rincon country, Kern county, and eventually becoming the owner of large tracts of land and large herds of cattle. Until his death about 1907 he continued to make his home on the ranch. Three years after his demise his widow died in Mojave. Prior to their marriage in Los Angeles she has been Mrs. Elizabeth (Lemon) Covington. Born in Indiana, she was a young girl when the family crossed the plains in a prairie schooner drawn by ox-teams, and from that time she continued to make California her home. Of her union with Mr. Dearborn there were three children, two now living, Elias Marquess being one of twins; the other son, Jacob, has charge of the old Kern county homestead.
While the family were living in the Rincon country, Elias Marquess Dearborn was born on the home ranch October 30, 1872. The first seventeen years of his life were spent on the farm. Having completed the studies of the common schools he went to Los Angeles and matriculated in Woodbury's Business College. From that institution he was graduated in 1895. In the mean time he had studied law in an evening school. Upon his return to Kern county he settled in Mojave and engaged in mining and prospecting. An appointment as justice of the peace in July of 1898 was followed by election to the office during November of the same year and for four years he filled the position with fidelity, resigning by reason of removal to Caliente. In the latter village he not only engaged in mining, but in addition for one term he served by election as justice of the peace for the fourteenth township of Kern county. On returning to Mojave in 1910 he again was selected to serve as justice of the peace for the tenth township and ever since he has filled the position, besides engaging in the real-estate business, in mining and in farming. The town hall in Mojave was erected by him and he also has built other building in the town, where now he owns residence and business property. In addition he owns a ranch in the Rincon country.
As a justice of the peace Judge Dearborn shows impartiality and a wide knowledge of the law. Some of the cases brought to his court have pertained to mining rights and have been of great importance. Although sometimes appealed to higher courts of the state, there has not been in a single instance a reversal of his decisions. His family consists of a daughter, Catherine, and his wife, who was Miss Catherine Cuddahy, a native of Colorado, but a resident of Mojave at the time of their marriage. In national politics he has given stanch support to the Democratic party. Frequently he has been selected to serve as a member of the county Democratic central committee, has twice been delegated to the state convention and always his work has been efficient, intelligent and helpful. For years he has served as a member of the Mojave Board of Education, his principal service having been as clerk of the board, in which responsible post he has been vigilant, energetic and thoroughly capable.
Father: Elias Dearborn
1831 – 1907
Mother: Ann Elizabeth Lemon
1833 – 1910
Spouse: Katherine Cuddeahy
1880 – 1955
_______________________________
1900 United States Federal Census
Township 10, Kern Co., California
Name: Elias M. Dearborn
Age: 27
Birth Date: Oct 1872
Birthplace: California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Katie E. Dearborn
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Justice of the Peace
Household Members:
Elias M. Dearborn 27
Katie E. Dearborn 19
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The History of Kern County
Published 1914, The Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, page 816
Wallace M. Morgan
ELIAS MARQUESS DEARBORN
The identification of the Dearborn family with California dates from the early period of American occupancy and from the exciting era of gold discovery, for it was during 1849 that Elias Dearborn, a youth of some seventeen years and a native of Bangor, Me., came via the Horn to San Francisco for the purpose of trying his luck in the vast and unknown west. The stories concerning the presence of gold in the streams and mountains aroused his ambition and allured his imagination to test by actual experience the prospects of the country. It was not, however, his good fortune to make any valuable discoveries or to gain wealth from the mines of the state, although he worked in many from the north country as far south as Havilah in Kern County, Eventually he decided that any chance for independence must come to him from another occupation besides mining and he turned to the stock industry, taking up land in the Rincon country, Kern county, and eventually becoming the owner of large tracts of land and large herds of cattle. Until his death about 1907 he continued to make his home on the ranch. Three years after his demise his widow died in Mojave. Prior to their marriage in Los Angeles she has been Mrs. Elizabeth (Lemon) Covington. Born in Indiana, she was a young girl when the family crossed the plains in a prairie schooner drawn by ox-teams, and from that time she continued to make California her home. Of her union with Mr. Dearborn there were three children, two now living, Elias Marquess being one of twins; the other son, Jacob, has charge of the old Kern county homestead.
While the family were living in the Rincon country, Elias Marquess Dearborn was born on the home ranch October 30, 1872. The first seventeen years of his life were spent on the farm. Having completed the studies of the common schools he went to Los Angeles and matriculated in Woodbury's Business College. From that institution he was graduated in 1895. In the mean time he had studied law in an evening school. Upon his return to Kern county he settled in Mojave and engaged in mining and prospecting. An appointment as justice of the peace in July of 1898 was followed by election to the office during November of the same year and for four years he filled the position with fidelity, resigning by reason of removal to Caliente. In the latter village he not only engaged in mining, but in addition for one term he served by election as justice of the peace for the fourteenth township of Kern county. On returning to Mojave in 1910 he again was selected to serve as justice of the peace for the tenth township and ever since he has filled the position, besides engaging in the real-estate business, in mining and in farming. The town hall in Mojave was erected by him and he also has built other building in the town, where now he owns residence and business property. In addition he owns a ranch in the Rincon country.
As a justice of the peace Judge Dearborn shows impartiality and a wide knowledge of the law. Some of the cases brought to his court have pertained to mining rights and have been of great importance. Although sometimes appealed to higher courts of the state, there has not been in a single instance a reversal of his decisions. His family consists of a daughter, Catherine, and his wife, who was Miss Catherine Cuddahy, a native of Colorado, but a resident of Mojave at the time of their marriage. In national politics he has given stanch support to the Democratic party. Frequently he has been selected to serve as a member of the county Democratic central committee, has twice been delegated to the state convention and always his work has been efficient, intelligent and helpful. For years he has served as a member of the Mojave Board of Education, his principal service having been as clerk of the board, in which responsible post he has been vigilant, energetic and thoroughly capable.
Father: Elias Dearborn
1831 – 1907
Mother: Ann Elizabeth Lemon
1833 – 1910
Spouse: Katherine Cuddeahy
1880 – 1955
_______________________________
1900 United States Federal Census
Township 10, Kern Co., California
Name: Elias M. Dearborn
Age: 27
Birth Date: Oct 1872
Birthplace: California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Katie E. Dearborn
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Justice of the Peace
Household Members:
Elias M. Dearborn 27
Katie E. Dearborn 19
information provide by
Arthur Allen "Art" Moore...
Published 1914, The Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, page 816
Wallace M. Morgan
ELIAS MARQUESS DEARBORN
The identification of the Dearborn family with California dates from the early period of American occupancy and from the exciting era of gold discovery, for it was during 1849 that Elias Dearborn, a youth of some seventeen years and a native of Bangor, Me., came via the Horn to San Francisco for the purpose of trying his luck in the vast and unknown west. The stories concerning the presence of gold in the streams and mountains aroused his ambition and allured his imagination to test by actual experience the prospects of the country. It was not, however, his good fortune to make any valuable discoveries or to gain wealth from the mines of the state, although he worked in many from the north country as far south as Havilah in Kern County, Eventually he decided that any chance for independence must come to him from another occupation besides mining and he turned to the stock industry, taking up land in the Rincon country, Kern county, and eventually becoming the owner of large tracts of land and large herds of cattle. Until his death about 1907 he continued to make his home on the ranch. Three years after his demise his widow died in Mojave. Prior to their marriage in Los Angeles she has been Mrs. Elizabeth (Lemon) Covington. Born in Indiana, she was a young girl when the family crossed the plains in a prairie schooner drawn by ox-teams, and from that time she continued to make California her home. Of her union with Mr. Dearborn there were three children, two now living, Elias Marquess being one of twins; the other son, Jacob, has charge of the old Kern county homestead.
While the family were living in the Rincon country, Elias Marquess Dearborn was born on the home ranch October 30, 1872. The first seventeen years of his life were spent on the farm. Having completed the studies of the common schools he went to Los Angeles and matriculated in Woodbury's Business College. From that institution he was graduated in 1895. In the mean time he had studied law in an evening school. Upon his return to Kern county he settled in Mojave and engaged in mining and prospecting. An appointment as justice of the peace in July of 1898 was followed by election to the office during November of the same year and for four years he filled the position with fidelity, resigning by reason of removal to Caliente. In the latter village he not only engaged in mining, but in addition for one term he served by election as justice of the peace for the fourteenth township of Kern county. On returning to Mojave in 1910 he again was selected to serve as justice of the peace for the tenth township and ever since he has filled the position, besides engaging in the real-estate business, in mining and in farming. The town hall in Mojave was erected by him and he also has built other building in the town, where now he owns residence and business property. In addition he owns a ranch in the Rincon country.
As a justice of the peace Judge Dearborn shows impartiality and a wide knowledge of the law. Some of the cases brought to his court have pertained to mining rights and have been of great importance. Although sometimes appealed to higher courts of the state, there has not been in a single instance a reversal of his decisions. His family consists of a daughter, Catherine, and his wife, who was Miss Catherine Cuddahy, a native of Colorado, but a resident of Mojave at the time of their marriage. In national politics he has given stanch support to the Democratic party. Frequently he has been selected to serve as a member of the county Democratic central committee, has twice been delegated to the state convention and always his work has been efficient, intelligent and helpful. For years he has served as a member of the Mojave Board of Education, his principal service having been as clerk of the board, in which responsible post he has been vigilant, energetic and thoroughly capable.
Father: Elias Dearborn
1831 – 1907
Mother: Ann Elizabeth Lemon
1833 – 1910
Spouse: Katherine Cuddeahy
1880 – 1955
_______________________________
1900 United States Federal Census
Township 10, Kern Co., California
Name: Elias M. Dearborn
Age: 27
Birth Date: Oct 1872
Birthplace: California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Katie E. Dearborn
Marriage Year: 1899
Years Married: 1
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Justice of the Peace
Household Members:
Elias M. Dearborn 27
Katie E. Dearborn 19
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