Individual Details

Calvin Henderson English

(26 Dec 1830 - 15 Jan 1903)

"C. H. English. Was born in Tennessee, December 26, 1830. When he was about three years of age his parents moved to Missouri. Here he received his education and resided on a farm till 1852, when he came to California, in company with his mother, two bothers, and three sisters, his father having died in Missouri. They crossed the plains with ox-teams, being just six months on the journey, arriving in Nevada county in October. He remained in the mines for five years, and in 1857 came to Mendocino county, locating four miles north of Ukiah, where he continues to reside. His occupation is farming and stock-raising, and his place consists of two hundred and eighty-eight acres. he was married May 15, 1860, to Mrs. Frances E. Hall, a native of Illinois. Their children are Charles, Nancy E., Helen M., Calvin M., Daniel T. Wilsey, Mattie B., and Vincent. Mrs. English had two children by her former marriage, Orin M. and Perry C. (Palmer 565)."

Events

Birth26 Dec 1830Tennessee, United States
Property1 Nov 1848Bates, Missouri, United States
Census12 Nov 1850Wayne Township, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Marriage15 May 1860Mendocino, California, United States - Frances Elizabeth Ruberts
Census (family)18 Jun 1860Calpella, Mendocino, California, United States - Frances Elizabeth Ruberts
Census (family)9 Jul 1870Calpella, Mendocino, California, United States - Frances Elizabeth Ruberts
Census (family)1880Calpella, Mendocino, California, United States - Frances Elizabeth Ruberts
Property5 Jul 1883W½SW 17/ 16-N 12-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino - Mendocino, California, United States
Property15 Nov 1888SE 28/ 16-N 13-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino - Mendocino, California, United States
Property9 Aug 1889 N½ NE 33/ 16-N 13-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino - Mendocino, California, United States
Description18985' 11", dark complexion, brown hair and eyes, scar over right temple - Calpella, Mendocino, California, United States
Census (family)6 Jun 1900Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States - Frances Elizabeth Ruberts
Death15 Jan 1903Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States
BurialUkiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States

Families

SpouseFrances Elizabeth Ruberts (1836 - 1908)
ChildCharles William English (1861 - 1927)
ChildNancy Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" English (1862 - 1959)
ChildHelen M. "Nellie" English (1864 - 1956)
ChildCalvin Milton English (1865 - 1956)
ChildDaniel Preston "Dan" English (1868 - 1953)
ChildWylie P. English (1869 - 1944)
ChildLouis Byron "Lew or Lou" English (1872 - 1952)
ChildVinson Edwin "Vincent" English (1874 - 1954)
FatherRev. Charles English (1805 - 1848)
MotherNancy Wallis (1809 - 1888)
SiblingWilliam Preston English (1834 - 1908)
SiblingTemperance Elizabeth "Tempe" English (1835 - 1856)
SiblingWylie English (1838 - 1923)
SiblingRebecca "Biddy" English (1845 - 1925)

Notes

Property

Bates Co., Missouri Land Patents -
Patentee Name: CALVIN H ENGLISH
Document #: 27797
Issue Date: November 1, 1848, Acres: 40
Land Office: CLINTON
Nr. - 1, Aliquot Parts - NESE, Sec/Blk - 33/ , Twnshp - 35-N , Range - 33-W, Fract. Sect. - No, Meridian - 5th PM, State - MO, Counties - VERNON

From archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/ca-land.htm
Mendocino County, CA - Index to Federal Land Patents

MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTION DOCID DATE NAME

MD 0160N 0120W 017 8886 1883/07/05 ENGLISH CALVIN H
MD 0160N 0130W 033 14393 1889/08/09 ENGLISH CALVIN H


Census

1163, 1170, English, Nancy 40 F, Tennessee
Calvin 20 M, Farmer, Tennessee
William 17 M Missouri
Tempe 15 F Missouri
Wiley 12 F Missouri
Biddy 5 F Missouri

Marriage

Research by Floyd E. Barney has a marriage date of Apr 5 1861 from the Northern California marriage index by Morebeck.

Census (family)

815 p., 234, 233,
Calvin H. English, 28, M, Farmer $6000 real estate, $900 personal, Tennessee,
Frances E. 23, F , Illinois, married within the year
Aaron W? 4, M, Illinois
Perry 1, M, Calif

Census (family)

pg 182, 18/17, English, C. H. CA Mendocino Calpella Twp 1870 182
Real Estate Personal Month Attended
Value Value Birthplace Born School
18, 17 English, C. H. 39 M W Farmer 4000 1200 Tennessee
Frances E. 33 F W Keeps House Illinios
Aaron W. 14 M W Goes to School " /
Perry C. 11 M W " California /
Charles W. 9 M W " " /
Nancy E. 8 F W " " /
Helen M. 6 F W " " /
Calvin N, 4 M W "
Daniel P. 3 M W "
Wiley 7/12 M W " Oct.

Census (family)

Page 9/211 Dwelling # 62, Family # 62
English, Calvin W, M, 49, head farmer Tenn, Ky, Tenn
Frances W, F, 43, wife Ill. Ky Ky
Charles W, M, 19, son farm labor Cal Tenn Ky
Nancy W. F, 18, dau. Cal Tenn Ky
Ellen W, F, 16, dau. Cal Tenn Ky
Calvin W, M, 14, son Cal Tenn Ky
Daniel W, M, 12, son Cal Tenn Ky
Willey W, M, 10, son Cal Tenn Ky
Byron W, M, 7, son Cal Tenn Ky
Vinson W, M, 6, son Cal Tenn Ky
Donaboe, Josua W, M, 26, boarder, Wood chopper, W. Va.


Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Calvin ENGLISH Self Male W 49 TN Farmer KY TN
Francis ENGLISH Wife M Female W 43 IL Keeping House KY KY
Charles ENGLISH Son S Male W 19 CA Farm Laborer TN KY
Nancy ENGLISH Dau S Female W 18 CA At Home TN KY
Ellen ENGLISH Dau S Female W 16 CA At Home TN KY
Calvin ENGLISH Sister S Female W 14 CA At Home TN KY
Daniel ENGLISH Son S Male W 12 CA At Home TN KY
Willey ENGLISH Son S Male W 10 CA At Home TN KY
Byron ENGLISH Son S Male W 7 CA At Home TN KY
Vinson ENGLISH Son S Male W 6 CA At Home TN KY
Josua DONOHOE Other S Male W 26 WV Wood Chopper --- ---
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Source Information:
Census Place Calpella, Mendocino, California
Family History Library Film 1254068
NA Film Number T9-0068
Page Number 211A

Property

Names

Patentee: CALVIN H ENGLISH

Survey

State: CALIFORNIA
Acres: 150.37
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 7/5/1883
Land Office: Assigned For Automation
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 8886
Accession/Serial Nr.: CACAAA 023168
BLM Serial Nr.: CACAAA 023168

W½SW 17/ 16-N 12-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
3 17/ 16-N 12-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
Remarks: LOT 3 OF NESW
4 17/ 16-N 12-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
Remarks: LOT 4 OF SESW

Property

Names

Patentees: C H ENGLISH,
L D HARGIS

Survey

State: CALIFORNIA
Acres: 160
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 11/15/1888
Land Office: Assigned For Automation
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 12507
Accession/Serial Nr.: CACAAA 023953
BLM Serial Nr.: CACAAA 023953

Property

Names

Patentee: CALVIN H ENGLISH

Survey

State: CALIFORNIA
Acres: 80
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/9/1889
Land Office: Assigned For Automation
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 14393
Accession/Serial Nr.: CACAAA 023956
BLM Serial Nr.: CACAAA 023956





Description

The 1898 Great Register lists Calvin H. English, 63 years of age, living in Round Valley, Eel River Precinct, Covelo P.O. Farmer. Nativity - Tennessee. registered Sept 25, 1891.

Census (family)

SD 3 ED 74 sheet 3A line 43. Round Valley Township Covelo Village
34, 34 English Calvin H, Head WM, Dec 1830, 69 yrs, Married 40 yrs, TN KY TN Farmer
Francis E, Wife WF, Sept 1836, 63, M-40, 10 child born & living, IL KY IL
Calvin M, Son WM, Dec 1865, 34, single, CA TN IL, Farm labor
Nancy E, Daughter WF, Feb 1868, 32, single, CA TN IL, School Teacher, 4
Byron, Son, WM, Aug 1870, 29 single, CA TN IL, Grocery Clerk
Vinson, Son, WM, Mar 1874, 26, single, CA TN IL, Day laborer

Burial

Inscription:
Age 72 yrs, Husband of Frances E. English

Endnotes

1. Palmer, History of Mendocino County, California. Calpella Township. page 565 Biographies on C.H. English and William P. English. pg. 570 bio on James N. Nuckolls. (Alley, Bowen, & Co., Publishers. San Fransico, Cal. 1880).

2. 1850 CENSUS REPORT - BUCHANAN COUNTY MISSOURI - WAYNE AND LAKE TOWNSHIPS File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Arnie Dodge (© 1997 Arnie Dodge).

3. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Wayne, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: M432_393; Page: 84; Image: 169..

4. Palmer, History of Mendocino County, California. Calpella Township. page 565 Biographies on C.H. English and William P. English. pg. 570 bio on James N. Nuckolls. (Alley, Bowen, & Co., Publishers. San Fransico, Cal. 1880).

5. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 27 October 2013), Calvin English and Francis Hall, 1860.

6. Census - California, Mendocino Co., 1860 (read by Rebecca Snetselaar).

7. Hyer, Barbara., Research on the English and Hopper families. Copies of census records, court minutes, probate, etc. (Campbell, CA: Barbara Hyer, 2000.).

8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > CALIFORNIA > MENDOCINO > CAPELLA TWP Series: M653 Roll: 60 Page: 815.

9. 1870 Census, Mendocino Co., California (Microfilm from Sonoma Co. Library Annex, Santa Rosa., CA Read 5/11/00, Nancy EH Prouty.).

10. Hyer, Barbara., Research on the English and Hopper families. Copies of census records, court minutes, probate, etc. (Campbell, CA: Barbara Hyer, 2000.).

11. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/], accessed 2007.

12. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/], accessed 2007.

13. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/], accessed 2007.

14. Great Register, Mendocino County, 1898 (my copy is hard to read, possible errors).

15. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > California > MENDOCINO > COVELO Series: T623 Roll: 93 Page: 119 .

16. Barney, Floyd E., Research on the English family of Mendocino Co., CA. (Mendocino Co., CA: Floyd E. Barney.).