Biographical Sketch
Thomas J. Ables, whose portrait appears in the body of this history, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, January 28, 1835, where he was educated in the common schools of that State. He commenced teaching a school when only seventeen years of age, and remained in Ohio until 1857, in which year he started across the plains for California, in company with two uncles and his brother Benjamin Ables.
After leaving Ohio, Mr. Ables went to Booneville, in Missouri, where the necessary preparations were made for the trip to the Golden State. Here he made a contract to drive loose cattle, receiving in payment for this labor his board, as his funds were insufficient to enable him to succeed in any other way, having but forty dollars when leaving his native State.
He left Booneville on May 8, 1857, and reached Bloomfield, Sonoma county, October 10th of that year. Here he again resumed the business of teaching in the then Union District, Green valley, where he remained for fifteen months, after which he taught for one term of four months in the Iowa District.
In the Fall of 1858 he and his brother bought two hundred acres of land in Tomales township, which they occupied about the beginning of 1859. Benjamin Ables carried on the farm, and the subject of this sketch still continued the profession of teaching.
In the year 1860 he was nominated by the Republican party as Superintendent of Schools for Marin county, to which office he was elected by a majority of twenty-five, he being the only successful candidate on the ticket. The schools of the county, up to this time, had not been organized and had not drawn any public money. The task of organizing them was a laborious and tedious one, but was accomplished in the one term that Mr. Ables occupied the position.
For this one year's work, the Board of Supervisors, who then fixed the compensation of Superintendent, in the fullness of their hearts, allowed him three hundred dollars. County warrants being then worth only ninety cents on the dollar, his salary for one year was reduced to two hundred and seventy dollars.
On January 16, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary E., second daughter of S. M. Martin, of Two Rock Valley, Sonoma county. From this union three children have been born, two daughters and a son. Mrs. Ables was born in Birmingham, Van Buren county, Iowa, July 2, 1841, and crossed the plains with her parents in 1852.
After his marriage Mr. Ables engaged in dairying and farming in Tomales township. Was elected Justice of the Peace in 1865, and filled the position for two years. The Republican party nominated him for the Assembly in 1867, a position to which he was elected and was a member for the sessions of 1867-8. In 1870 he was nominated by the Republicans of the Third Supervisorial District for the office of Supervisor, to which position he was elected and served for three years.
During his term as Supervisor the present County Court House was built, many of the most important public roads constructed, and the North Pacific Coast Railroad Company organized, and induced, by a subsidy of sixty-one thousand dollars from the county, to locate the line of their road where it is now built. Up to the time of the completion of the line to Tomales, the northern end of the county had no connection with the southern portion, save via Petaluma by stage, or by way of Petaluma and San Francisco.
In 1873 he was again elected to the Assembly and served during the twentieth session as an Independent, voted and supported Governor Newton Booth for the position of United States Senator, and advocated all the reform measures which brought into existence the Independent party.
Mr. Ables at present fills the position of Cashier of the Bank of Tomales, to which office he was elected at the inaugural meeting of the Directors of that institution, September, 1875.
His children's names are; Clara I., born October 17, 1861; Zilla L., born November 20, 1865; and Thomas H, born November 22, 1874.*
Published History of Marin County
Alley, Bowen & Co., Publishers
San Francisco, 1880
*Daughter, Minnie was born in 1879; after book went to press.
* * * *
Thomas Ables Retires from Tomales Bank
After many years of faithful and efficient service Thomas Ables has retired from the position of cashier of the Bank and Trust Co. of Tomales. The change is the result of a desire of Mr. Ables to enjoy a rest after many years hard labor. The bank recognizing how much it owes to Mr. Ables, has granted him an ample life pension.
H.P. Bostick the new cashier, has been with the institution for over twenty years and is recognized as one of the best bank men north of San Francisco. L.C. Bailey is the assistant cashier.
Published Marin County Tocsin
Oct. 17, 1908
* * * *
Noted Pioneer Dies at Tomales
Thomas J. Ables, to whom more than any one man, Marin county is indebted for the organization of her school system, and who played a leading role in all movements toward progress in the county's early days, passed away at his home in Tomales last Sunday at the age of 82 years and 10 months.
The funeral, one of the largest that have been held in Northern Marin for many years, took place Tuesday at 1 o'clock, the interment was made in the Tomales cemetery.
Ables had served the county as Superintendent of Schools, the first to be elected, as a member of the Board of Supervisors, and as a member of two different terms of the State Assembly. For two years he was a Justice of the Peace of Tomales township.
During his tenure of office as a supervisor the Court House was built and many of the most important public roads were constructed. The North Pacific Coast Railroad company was organized and induced, by a subsidy of sixty-one thousand dollars from the county, to establish a permanent route through the county. Prior to the completion of the road Tomales had no connection with the southern section save by stage from Petaluma or from Petaluma by vessel via San Francisco.
Upon his retirement from office he became associated with the Bank of Tomales, as cashier, having been elected to that position by the directors in 1875.
Mr. Ables was born in Ohio in 1835. In 1857, after teaching school there for a number of years, he started across the plains for the Great West. Having but $40 in his pocket, he secured a contract to drive loose cattle across the plains for his board. He was from May 8 until October 10 on the trip, which brought him to Bloomfield, Sonoma county. He taught school there for several months, and then, with his brother, purchased 200 acres of land in Tomales.
His salary for his first year as School Superintendent was $270.
He was married in 1861 to Miss Mary E. Martin, daughter of S.M. Martin of Two Rock valley. Mrs. Ables, of Iowa, crossed the plains with her parents in 1852.
The three children born to them, and who are living, are Mrs. R.C. Cuttingham, of San Francisco; Mrs. Leon Dickenson, of Tomales, and Horace Ables, of Burlingame.
Published Marin Journal
Dec. 20, 1917
see page two for historical photograph
Thomas had 11 siblings
Thomas J. Ables, whose portrait appears in the body of this history, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, January 28, 1835, where he was educated in the common schools of that State. He commenced teaching a school when only seventeen years of age, and remained in Ohio until 1857, in which year he started across the plains for California, in company with two uncles and his brother Benjamin Ables.
After leaving Ohio, Mr. Ables went to Booneville, in Missouri, where the necessary preparations were made for the trip to the Golden State. Here he made a contract to drive loose cattle, receiving in payment for this labor his board, as his funds were insufficient to enable him to succeed in any other way, having but forty dollars when leaving his native State.
He left Booneville on May 8, 1857, and reached Bloomfield, Sonoma county, October 10th of that year. Here he again resumed the business of teaching in the then Union District, Green valley, where he remained for fifteen months, after which he taught for one term of four months in the Iowa District.
In the Fall of 1858 he and his brother bought two hundred acres of land in Tomales township, which they occupied about the beginning of 1859. Benjamin Ables carried on the farm, and the subject of this sketch still continued the profession of teaching.
In the year 1860 he was nominated by the Republican party as Superintendent of Schools for Marin county, to which office he was elected by a majority of twenty-five, he being the only successful candidate on the ticket. The schools of the county, up to this time, had not been organized and had not drawn any public money. The task of organizing them was a laborious and tedious one, but was accomplished in the one term that Mr. Ables occupied the position.
For this one year's work, the Board of Supervisors, who then fixed the compensation of Superintendent, in the fullness of their hearts, allowed him three hundred dollars. County warrants being then worth only ninety cents on the dollar, his salary for one year was reduced to two hundred and seventy dollars.
On January 16, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary E., second daughter of S. M. Martin, of Two Rock Valley, Sonoma county. From this union three children have been born, two daughters and a son. Mrs. Ables was born in Birmingham, Van Buren county, Iowa, July 2, 1841, and crossed the plains with her parents in 1852.
After his marriage Mr. Ables engaged in dairying and farming in Tomales township. Was elected Justice of the Peace in 1865, and filled the position for two years. The Republican party nominated him for the Assembly in 1867, a position to which he was elected and was a member for the sessions of 1867-8. In 1870 he was nominated by the Republicans of the Third Supervisorial District for the office of Supervisor, to which position he was elected and served for three years.
During his term as Supervisor the present County Court House was built, many of the most important public roads constructed, and the North Pacific Coast Railroad Company organized, and induced, by a subsidy of sixty-one thousand dollars from the county, to locate the line of their road where it is now built. Up to the time of the completion of the line to Tomales, the northern end of the county had no connection with the southern portion, save via Petaluma by stage, or by way of Petaluma and San Francisco.
In 1873 he was again elected to the Assembly and served during the twentieth session as an Independent, voted and supported Governor Newton Booth for the position of United States Senator, and advocated all the reform measures which brought into existence the Independent party.
Mr. Ables at present fills the position of Cashier of the Bank of Tomales, to which office he was elected at the inaugural meeting of the Directors of that institution, September, 1875.
His children's names are; Clara I., born October 17, 1861; Zilla L., born November 20, 1865; and Thomas H, born November 22, 1874.*
Published History of Marin County
Alley, Bowen & Co., Publishers
San Francisco, 1880
*Daughter, Minnie was born in 1879; after book went to press.
* * * *
Thomas Ables Retires from Tomales Bank
After many years of faithful and efficient service Thomas Ables has retired from the position of cashier of the Bank and Trust Co. of Tomales. The change is the result of a desire of Mr. Ables to enjoy a rest after many years hard labor. The bank recognizing how much it owes to Mr. Ables, has granted him an ample life pension.
H.P. Bostick the new cashier, has been with the institution for over twenty years and is recognized as one of the best bank men north of San Francisco. L.C. Bailey is the assistant cashier.
Published Marin County Tocsin
Oct. 17, 1908
* * * *
Noted Pioneer Dies at Tomales
Thomas J. Ables, to whom more than any one man, Marin county is indebted for the organization of her school system, and who played a leading role in all movements toward progress in the county's early days, passed away at his home in Tomales last Sunday at the age of 82 years and 10 months.
The funeral, one of the largest that have been held in Northern Marin for many years, took place Tuesday at 1 o'clock, the interment was made in the Tomales cemetery.
Ables had served the county as Superintendent of Schools, the first to be elected, as a member of the Board of Supervisors, and as a member of two different terms of the State Assembly. For two years he was a Justice of the Peace of Tomales township.
During his tenure of office as a supervisor the Court House was built and many of the most important public roads were constructed. The North Pacific Coast Railroad company was organized and induced, by a subsidy of sixty-one thousand dollars from the county, to establish a permanent route through the county. Prior to the completion of the road Tomales had no connection with the southern section save by stage from Petaluma or from Petaluma by vessel via San Francisco.
Upon his retirement from office he became associated with the Bank of Tomales, as cashier, having been elected to that position by the directors in 1875.
Mr. Ables was born in Ohio in 1835. In 1857, after teaching school there for a number of years, he started across the plains for the Great West. Having but $40 in his pocket, he secured a contract to drive loose cattle across the plains for his board. He was from May 8 until October 10 on the trip, which brought him to Bloomfield, Sonoma county. He taught school there for several months, and then, with his brother, purchased 200 acres of land in Tomales.
His salary for his first year as School Superintendent was $270.
He was married in 1861 to Miss Mary E. Martin, daughter of S.M. Martin of Two Rock valley. Mrs. Ables, of Iowa, crossed the plains with her parents in 1852.
The three children born to them, and who are living, are Mrs. R.C. Cuttingham, of San Francisco; Mrs. Leon Dickenson, of Tomales, and Horace Ables, of Burlingame.
Published Marin Journal
Dec. 20, 1917
see page two for historical photograph
Thomas had 11 siblings
Biographical Sketch
Thomas J. Ables, whose portrait appears in the body of this history, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, January 28, 1835, where he was educated in the common schools of that State. He commenced teaching a school when only seventeen years of age, and remained in Ohio until 1857, in which year he started across the plains for California, in company with two uncles and his brother Benjamin Ables.
After leaving Ohio, Mr. Ables went to Booneville, in Missouri, where the necessary preparations were made for the trip to the Golden State. Here he made a contract to drive loose cattle, receiving in payment for this labor his board, as his funds were insufficient to enable him to succeed in any other way, having but forty dollars when leaving his native State.
He left Booneville on May 8, 1857, and reached Bloomfield, Sonoma county, October 10th of that year. Here he again resumed the business of teaching in the then Union District, Green valley, where he remained for fifteen months, after which he taught for one term of four months in the Iowa District.
In the Fall of 1858 he and his brother bought two hundred acres of land in Tomales township, which they occupied about the beginning of 1859. Benjamin Ables carried on the farm, and the subject of this sketch still continued the profession of teaching.
In the year 1860 he was nominated by the Republican party as Superintendent of Schools for Marin county, to which office he was elected by a majority of twenty-five, he being the only successful candidate on the ticket. The schools of the county, up to this time, had not been organized and had not drawn any public money. The task of organizing them was a laborious and tedious one, but was accomplished in the one term that Mr. Ables occupied the position.
For this one year's work, the Board of Supervisors, who then fixed the compensation of Superintendent, in the fullness of their hearts, allowed him three hundred dollars. County warrants being then worth only ninety cents on the dollar, his salary for one year was reduced to two hundred and seventy dollars.
On January 16, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary E., second daughter of S. M. Martin, of Two Rock Valley, Sonoma county. From this union three children have been born, two daughters and a son. Mrs. Ables was born in Birmingham, Van Buren county, Iowa, July 2, 1841, and crossed the plains with her parents in 1852.
After his marriage Mr. Ables engaged in dairying and farming in Tomales township. Was elected Justice of the Peace in 1865, and filled the position for two years. The Republican party nominated him for the Assembly in 1867, a position to which he was elected and was a member for the sessions of 1867-8. In 1870 he was nominated by the Republicans of the Third Supervisorial District for the office of Supervisor, to which position he was elected and served for three years.
During his term as Supervisor the present County Court House was built, many of the most important public roads constructed, and the North Pacific Coast Railroad Company organized, and induced, by a subsidy of sixty-one thousand dollars from the county, to locate the line of their road where it is now built. Up to the time of the completion of the line to Tomales, the northern end of the county had no connection with the southern portion, save via Petaluma by stage, or by way of Petaluma and San Francisco.
In 1873 he was again elected to the Assembly and served during the twentieth session as an Independent, voted and supported Governor Newton Booth for the position of United States Senator, and advocated all the reform measures which brought into existence the Independent party.
Mr. Ables at present fills the position of Cashier of the Bank of Tomales, to which office he was elected at the inaugural meeting of the Directors of that institution, September, 1875.
His children's names are; Clara I., born October 17, 1861; Zilla L., born November 20, 1865; and Thomas H, born November 22, 1874.*
Published History of Marin County
Alley, Bowen & Co., Publishers
San Francisco, 1880
*Daughter, Minnie was born in 1879; after book went to press.
* * * *
Thomas Ables Retires from Tomales Bank
After many years of faithful and efficient service Thomas Ables has retired from the position of cashier of the Bank and Trust Co. of Tomales. The change is the result of a desire of Mr. Ables to enjoy a rest after many years hard labor. The bank recognizing how much it owes to Mr. Ables, has granted him an ample life pension.
H.P. Bostick the new cashier, has been with the institution for over twenty years and is recognized as one of the best bank men north of San Francisco. L.C. Bailey is the assistant cashier.
Published Marin County Tocsin
Oct. 17, 1908
* * * *
Noted Pioneer Dies at Tomales
Thomas J. Ables, to whom more than any one man, Marin county is indebted for the organization of her school system, and who played a leading role in all movements toward progress in the county's early days, passed away at his home in Tomales last Sunday at the age of 82 years and 10 months.
The funeral, one of the largest that have been held in Northern Marin for many years, took place Tuesday at 1 o'clock, the interment was made in the Tomales cemetery.
Ables had served the county as Superintendent of Schools, the first to be elected, as a member of the Board of Supervisors, and as a member of two different terms of the State Assembly. For two years he was a Justice of the Peace of Tomales township.
During his tenure of office as a supervisor the Court House was built and many of the most important public roads were constructed. The North Pacific Coast Railroad company was organized and induced, by a subsidy of sixty-one thousand dollars from the county, to establish a permanent route through the county. Prior to the completion of the road Tomales had no connection with the southern section save by stage from Petaluma or from Petaluma by vessel via San Francisco.
Upon his retirement from office he became associated with the Bank of Tomales, as cashier, having been elected to that position by the directors in 1875.
Mr. Ables was born in Ohio in 1835. In 1857, after teaching school there for a number of years, he started across the plains for the Great West. Having but $40 in his pocket, he secured a contract to drive loose cattle across the plains for his board. He was from May 8 until October 10 on the trip, which brought him to Bloomfield, Sonoma county. He taught school there for several months, and then, with his brother, purchased 200 acres of land in Tomales.
His salary for his first year as School Superintendent was $270.
He was married in 1861 to Miss Mary E. Martin, daughter of S.M. Martin of Two Rock valley. Mrs. Ables, of Iowa, crossed the plains with her parents in 1852.
The three children born to them, and who are living, are Mrs. R.C. Cuttingham, of San Francisco; Mrs. Leon Dickenson, of Tomales, and Horace Ables, of Burlingame.
Published Marin Journal
Dec. 20, 1917
see page two for historical photograph
Thomas had 11 siblings
Thomas J. Ables, whose portrait appears in the body of this history, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, January 28, 1835, where he was educated in the common schools of that State. He commenced teaching a school when only seventeen years of age, and remained in Ohio until 1857, in which year he started across the plains for California, in company with two uncles and his brother Benjamin Ables.
After leaving Ohio, Mr. Ables went to Booneville, in Missouri, where the necessary preparations were made for the trip to the Golden State. Here he made a contract to drive loose cattle, receiving in payment for this labor his board, as his funds were insufficient to enable him to succeed in any other way, having but forty dollars when leaving his native State.
He left Booneville on May 8, 1857, and reached Bloomfield, Sonoma county, October 10th of that year. Here he again resumed the business of teaching in the then Union District, Green valley, where he remained for fifteen months, after which he taught for one term of four months in the Iowa District.
In the Fall of 1858 he and his brother bought two hundred acres of land in Tomales township, which they occupied about the beginning of 1859. Benjamin Ables carried on the farm, and the subject of this sketch still continued the profession of teaching.
In the year 1860 he was nominated by the Republican party as Superintendent of Schools for Marin county, to which office he was elected by a majority of twenty-five, he being the only successful candidate on the ticket. The schools of the county, up to this time, had not been organized and had not drawn any public money. The task of organizing them was a laborious and tedious one, but was accomplished in the one term that Mr. Ables occupied the position.
For this one year's work, the Board of Supervisors, who then fixed the compensation of Superintendent, in the fullness of their hearts, allowed him three hundred dollars. County warrants being then worth only ninety cents on the dollar, his salary for one year was reduced to two hundred and seventy dollars.
On January 16, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary E., second daughter of S. M. Martin, of Two Rock Valley, Sonoma county. From this union three children have been born, two daughters and a son. Mrs. Ables was born in Birmingham, Van Buren county, Iowa, July 2, 1841, and crossed the plains with her parents in 1852.
After his marriage Mr. Ables engaged in dairying and farming in Tomales township. Was elected Justice of the Peace in 1865, and filled the position for two years. The Republican party nominated him for the Assembly in 1867, a position to which he was elected and was a member for the sessions of 1867-8. In 1870 he was nominated by the Republicans of the Third Supervisorial District for the office of Supervisor, to which position he was elected and served for three years.
During his term as Supervisor the present County Court House was built, many of the most important public roads constructed, and the North Pacific Coast Railroad Company organized, and induced, by a subsidy of sixty-one thousand dollars from the county, to locate the line of their road where it is now built. Up to the time of the completion of the line to Tomales, the northern end of the county had no connection with the southern portion, save via Petaluma by stage, or by way of Petaluma and San Francisco.
In 1873 he was again elected to the Assembly and served during the twentieth session as an Independent, voted and supported Governor Newton Booth for the position of United States Senator, and advocated all the reform measures which brought into existence the Independent party.
Mr. Ables at present fills the position of Cashier of the Bank of Tomales, to which office he was elected at the inaugural meeting of the Directors of that institution, September, 1875.
His children's names are; Clara I., born October 17, 1861; Zilla L., born November 20, 1865; and Thomas H, born November 22, 1874.*
Published History of Marin County
Alley, Bowen & Co., Publishers
San Francisco, 1880
*Daughter, Minnie was born in 1879; after book went to press.
* * * *
Thomas Ables Retires from Tomales Bank
After many years of faithful and efficient service Thomas Ables has retired from the position of cashier of the Bank and Trust Co. of Tomales. The change is the result of a desire of Mr. Ables to enjoy a rest after many years hard labor. The bank recognizing how much it owes to Mr. Ables, has granted him an ample life pension.
H.P. Bostick the new cashier, has been with the institution for over twenty years and is recognized as one of the best bank men north of San Francisco. L.C. Bailey is the assistant cashier.
Published Marin County Tocsin
Oct. 17, 1908
* * * *
Noted Pioneer Dies at Tomales
Thomas J. Ables, to whom more than any one man, Marin county is indebted for the organization of her school system, and who played a leading role in all movements toward progress in the county's early days, passed away at his home in Tomales last Sunday at the age of 82 years and 10 months.
The funeral, one of the largest that have been held in Northern Marin for many years, took place Tuesday at 1 o'clock, the interment was made in the Tomales cemetery.
Ables had served the county as Superintendent of Schools, the first to be elected, as a member of the Board of Supervisors, and as a member of two different terms of the State Assembly. For two years he was a Justice of the Peace of Tomales township.
During his tenure of office as a supervisor the Court House was built and many of the most important public roads were constructed. The North Pacific Coast Railroad company was organized and induced, by a subsidy of sixty-one thousand dollars from the county, to establish a permanent route through the county. Prior to the completion of the road Tomales had no connection with the southern section save by stage from Petaluma or from Petaluma by vessel via San Francisco.
Upon his retirement from office he became associated with the Bank of Tomales, as cashier, having been elected to that position by the directors in 1875.
Mr. Ables was born in Ohio in 1835. In 1857, after teaching school there for a number of years, he started across the plains for the Great West. Having but $40 in his pocket, he secured a contract to drive loose cattle across the plains for his board. He was from May 8 until October 10 on the trip, which brought him to Bloomfield, Sonoma county. He taught school there for several months, and then, with his brother, purchased 200 acres of land in Tomales.
His salary for his first year as School Superintendent was $270.
He was married in 1861 to Miss Mary E. Martin, daughter of S.M. Martin of Two Rock valley. Mrs. Ables, of Iowa, crossed the plains with her parents in 1852.
The three children born to them, and who are living, are Mrs. R.C. Cuttingham, of San Francisco; Mrs. Leon Dickenson, of Tomales, and Horace Ables, of Burlingame.
Published Marin Journal
Dec. 20, 1917
see page two for historical photograph
Thomas had 11 siblings
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