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McIntosh family relatives

John William McIntosh

The McIntosh family travels to California by land

 

"He returned to California in 1852, crossing the plains with his father, mother, sisters and brothers, arriving in Sacramento July 17th. The family immediately thereafter located at the Lone Tree Ranch in Colusa (now Glenn) county, and the various members of the family were all closely identified with the early history and development of Colusa. "

 

 In 1858 John and his brother Lewis purchased 3,000 acres of unimproved land, commencing at the river and extending back on the plain five miles. Until 1865 they worked together and improved the property, and in that year Lewis bought out John's interest and became owner of the whole tract.

 

"For many years he engaged in farming, residing for ten years of the period in Chico, removing from here some twenty years ago to Nelson, where he lived up to the time of his death."

Nelson, Butte County, probably 1877

The Butte County Great Register listed John William McIntosh as a merchant at Nelson in 1878. Other information shows that he was also an innkeeper. The 1880 census listed his occupation at that time as "keeps boarding house".

"He was married November 4, 1855, in Colusa County to Miss Elizabeth Molter, who, during almost half a century, has been a devoted wife and mother, and who survives him, together with a son, L.A. McIntosh, the well known mining man of Shasta County, and two daughters, Mrs. T.H. Barnard of Chico and Mrs. F.R. Stansell of Nelson. He is also survived by a brother, L.H. McIntosh, and two sisters, Mrs. George F. Jones of Chico and Mrs. A.M. Barnard of San Francisco. He was a member of Chico Lodge of Odd Fellows. John William McIntosh was a landmark of Butte and Colusa counties, one of that hardy race of pioneers whose ranks are being so rapidly thinned by death. In his business relations honest and trusting, with a deep human sympathy and a faith in the integrity of others that though often taken advantage of to his pecuniary loss, was never lessened. Genial in his intercourse with his fellow men, he leaves behind him none save pleasant memories, and at the end of eighty years goes to his rest holding the respect of all. The remains of deceased arrived in Chico on this morning's express. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock this morning from the Presbyterian Church, under the auspices of Chico Lodge No. 118 I.O.O.F., in which he was a member."

 

Children of John William McIntosh and Elizabeth Molter

Lewis Allyn McIntosh, born Oct. 22, 1856, in Colusa County, Calif. Became a well-known miner of Shasta County. Died in 1911.

Anna Rebeccah McIntosh, born Feb. 14, 1858, in Colusa County, Calif. In 1877, she married Timothy H. Barnard who came to Calif. in 1872. The Butte County Great Register in 1878 listed him as Banker, Farmer, Liveryman. He was also a member of the State Legislature and on the Board of Trustees for Chico Normal School, which later became California State University Chico. Annie died in 1929.

Here is a page about Annie and Timothy Barnard.
William Harrison McIntosh, born July 7, 1859, Colusa County, Calif. He died in 1862 at the Lone Tree Ranch, Colusa County, Calif.
James Frederick McIntosh, born June 2, 1861, Colusa County, Calif. He died in 1864 at the Lone Tree Ranch, Colusa County, Calif.
Mary Catherine McIntosh, born Dec. 8, 1864, Colusa County, Calif. She married Frederick Richard Stansell on Dec. 16, 1891, in Nelson, Butte Co., Calif. Frederick was a teacher and manager of Nelson Warehouse and a Member of the California State Legislature. Mary Stansell died in 1944.
Lillian Margaret McIntosh, born Oct. 2, 1866, Glenn County, Calif.
Died in 1873, in Chico, Butte County, Calif.

 

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