J. J. Waste was a pioneer
settler of Chico, Butte County, Northern California
John Jackson Waste
The residence of John
Jackson Waste, 1877, Chico, California
This image was passed down through
the years to my father. It dates from the 1870's. Click on the
image to see large version. |
Photograph of J.
J. Waste's ranch house
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larger version.
"Jack", as friends called
him, settled in the Rock Creek area northwest of Chico in Butte
County. He became a successful farmer-rancher as well as the
chairman of the board of Butte county supervisors. Click on the
old list below to see his name recorded - keeping in mind that
throughout that time period the entire area of Butte County and
northeast California were still part of "the Wild West".
Sometimes there were occasional attacks by the Mill Creek Indians
and, of course, dangerous outlaws. Actually, in those early days,
the Native Americans were being systematically exterminated in
much of that part of Northern California.
John and Mary Waste's son
William Harrison Waste, seen below, grew up to become the Chief
Justice of the California Supreme Court. |
William Harrison Waste, son of J. J.
Waste, probably received his middle name in honor of his uncles
Lewis Harrison McIntosh and Lewis Harrison Helphinstine. It has
been a long-standing belief in our family that we are related
to the two President Harrisons. It seems likely that the connection
exists although I haven't learned the circumstances yet. |
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John married Florence (Flora) Maria
Helphinstine on Nov. 29, 1874. Florence was a cousin of his first
and second wives, Margaret Helphinstine and Mary McIntosh. |
Florence (Flo)
Maria Helphinstine
Birth: Sept. 17, 1852 in
Washington, Daviess County, Indiana
Died: Oct. 1, 1885 in Chico, Butte County, Calif.
How and when Flora and her parents
traveled to California isn't known yet. But the 1870 census listed
her as a resident of Monroe, in what was then Colusa County (now
Glenn). Her nearest post office was at St. Johns, which is just
south of Hamilton City, directly across the Sacramento River
from Chico. Flo married John Jackson Waste on Nov. 29, 1874 in
Chico, Butte County. She and John had four children together.
She outlived her husband by three years and was buried next to
him at the Chico Cemetery.
Here
is a page about Florence Helphinstine Waste.
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version.
Children of John
and Florence Waste
Harry Lotis Waste, born Sept. 2, 1875 |
John Morten Waste, born 1877 |
Mabel Emma Waste, born March 3, 1880 |
Jesse Jackson Waste, born June 12, 1882 |
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List of the County Officers
of Butte County From The Year 1850 Until 1878 including J. J.
Waste.
J. J. Waste was the chairman
of the Butte County board of supervisors. |
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John Peter Jacob
Helphinstine Residence, 1877 |
It was the dying wish of Mary that
her son William should be brought to live with his "Uncle
Johnnie and Aunt Mary" Helphinstine in Chico. This was probably
the farm where they lived. Later they would move to Los Angeles.
This image was passed down through the years to my father. It
dates from the 1870's.
Click on the image to see
hi-res version. |
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