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Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Fri, Jun 29, 1900, Page 1
Wylie, Dan and Vincent English were down from Covelo this week. Vincent is on his way to Carters, Tuolumne County, where he expects to secure employment. The other two boys spent their time in talking about wind splitting hogs and the best way to mark them. They are onto their job all right, all right.
The barn on the premises occupied by E. H. Gurley of Calpella, owned by Wiley English, together with 6½ tons of hay owned by E. H. Gurley burned down Monday afternoon. Cause unknown unless a gentleman accidently left a lighted cigar in the stall part where the fire evidently started. Mr. Gurley's loss is estimated at about $50. Mr. English's loss is probably more.

Mr & Mrs Wylie English of Covelo, had baby boy [Clinton] 9 Mar 1913" - DD 13 Apr 1913

"Wiley English of Covelo brought son Clinton to Ukiah for treatment...appendix burst before he reached hospital" - DD 18 May 1923 6-5

-DD 22 Dec 1933


Biographical Sketch from the History of Mendocino and Lake Counties -

WYLIE ENGLISH - The community in which Wylie English makes his home has no more progressive, public-spirited citizen than he, whose enthusiasm over public matters has incited many of his associates to take an active part in the development of industrial interests and in the installation of utilities for the general good. Most especially is he at present interested in the telephone system in the valley, which probably is the most important and essential facility for the increase in business and progression of the valley interests. It is but natural that he takes this interest, as he is a native son of Mendocino county and has spent most of his life in the valley. He was born October 15 1869, on the old English homestead four miles north of Ukiah, where Arnold Ford now makes his home. His father was Calvin Henderson English, a native of Missouri, who crossed the plains in 1850. For a time he followed mining, then becoming an early settler in Mendocino county, he acquired a ranch near Ukiah which he farmed, giving particular attention to the raising of stock and hops. He died in Ukiah in 1903. The mother was Frances Ruberts, a native of Illinois, who crossed the plains with her first husband, a Mr. Hall, and after his death became united with Mr. English. Her death occurred August 17, 1908, while on a visit to her son, Wylie, in Round Valley. Of her union with Mr. English there were born eight children, of whom Wylie was the third youngest. After attending the common schools of his neighborhood, in the Central school district, he remained at home for a period, then, in 1888, went to Oakesdale, Wash., to start for himself. The same year he returned to Covelo, not having found the northern country to his liking, and procured work on neighboring ranches, in order to save money. He then took a course at Santa Rosa Business College. On returning to Round Valley he purchased a twenty-acre tract and took up farming for himself, and a short time later was able to purchase an additional eighteen acres, all of which he improved, planted and brought to a fine state of production. With his farming operations he combined stock-raising, in which he has been very successful.
In 1909 Mr. English traded his thirty-eight acres for a tract of seventy-nine acres which at the time was in need of improvement. With determination he set to work and in a short time had it brought to a productive state, and at present it ranks among the best ranches in the valley. For a period he rented this ranch to others, but he is now making it his home place and has just completed a modern house which is spacious and comfortable. Aside from his stockraising and farming Mr. English is engaged in dairying. Withal he is an industrious and successful farmer, whose present state of prosperity is due to his own untiring effort, a self-made man in the best sense of the term.
On April 23, 1898, Mr. English was married to Issolena Gertrude Gray, who was born in Round Valley, Mendocino county, the daughter of Andrew and Dicy A. (Begley) Gray, born in Massachusetts and California respectively. Mr. Gray was one of the early settlers of Round Valley and a successful stock raiser. Mr. and Mrs. English have five children, viz., Leila Frances, Elden Andrew, Muriel Joy, Doris Evelyn and Clinton Bradford. In politics Mr. English is a Democrat and being interested in the cause of education he is serving as a member of the board of trustees of the Gray district.

Birth	15 Oct 1869	Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States
Marriage	23 Apr 1899	California, United States - Issolena Gertrude "Isso" Gray
Census (family)	11 Jun 1900	Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States - Issolena Gertrude "Isso" Gray
Census (family)	1910	Round Valley Township, Mendocino, California, United States - Issolena Gertrude "Isso" Gray
Census (family)	7 Feb 1920	Precinct 2, Round Valley Township, Mendocino, California, United States - Issolena Gertrude "Isso" Gray
Census (family)	4 Apr 1930	Round Valley Township, Mendocino, California, United States - Issolena Gertrude "Isso" Gray
Census (family)	Apr 1940	Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States - Issolena Gertrude "Isso" Gray
Death	26 Oct 1944	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Burial		Valley View Cemetery, Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States

Spouse	Issolena Gertrude "Isso" Gray (1876 - 1959)
Child	Leila Frances English (1900 - 1970)
Child	Elden Andrew English (1902 - 1985)
Child	Muriel Joy English (1907 - 1942)
Child	Doris Evelyn English (1909 - 1988)
Child	Clinton Bradford English (1913 - 1982)
Child	Ethel Bernice (Micky) English (1918 - 1967)

Father	Calvin Henderson English (1830 - 1903)
Mother	Frances Elizabeth Ruberts (1836 - 1908)
Sibling	Charles William English (1861 - 1927)
Sibling	Nancy Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" English (1862 - 1959)
Sibling	Helen M. "Nellie" English (1864 - 1956)
Sibling	Calvin Milton English (1865 - 1956)
Sibling	Daniel Preston "Dan" English (1868 - 1953)
Sibling	Louis Byron "Lew or Lou" English (1872 - 1952)
Sibling	Vinson Edwin "Vincent" English (1874 - 1954)

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