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Solano History 10 records found  Search took 0.00 seconds. 
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1167 1167

Beverly Lum's paternal grandfather. He owned a restaurant in Susanville. Returned to China when he was 55
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1166 1166

Beverly Lum's paternal grandmother. Lived w/them in China
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1174 1174

Beverly Lum going to school in Canton
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1168 1168

Beverly Lum at 14 years old. Taken soon after she arrived in U. S. 1939
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0427 0427

Ah Lum and Dora Lee Cameron on bridge (Mrs. Price). Sam Lum was son of Ah Lum, born in China 1895. John Lums mother was Amy., and sister was Helen [...]

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1177 1177

Becerly Lum, on left. Olay done in girls school in Canton China
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First gold, then a future brought Chinese to the area / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [569] [WAYITWAS-2005-569]
Large numbers of Chinese men flocked to California around 1850, attracted by the Gold Rush and the hope of earning enough money to return to China, buy land there and raise their families.
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Freitas recalls family's trek to Solano County / Delaplane, Kristin [401] [ECHOS-1998-401]
Former butcher Edward "Bud" Ralph Freitas has his roots in Portugal. Both his grandfathers came to America from the Azores. His paternal grandfather, John Lewis Freitas arrived in the 1870s and is written up in Solano County history.
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Vacaville life in the '20s was picturesque / Delaplane, Kristin [426] [ECHOS-1999-426]
Roberta Gates Ormaas traces her Vacaville heritage back to the 1850s when both sets of grandparents settled on ranches. Her paternal grandparents had the G.M. Gates Ranch in Lagoon Valley. Her maternal grandfather, John Montgomery, was a Methodist minister and had a ranch where Monte Vista and Eldridge meet today [...]
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Chinese enjoy long history in Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [405] [ECHOS-1998-405]
'My grandfather came to America in the 1850s to look for gold. He wanted $200 in gold to buy land in China. He stayed a year, got his $200 and went home to the family he had started there.
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