Individual Details

Daniel Preston "Dan" English

(24 Dec 1868 - 24 Oct 1953)

Newspaper excerpts for Dan English -

"...brought 550 hogs from Round Valley to Willits." 29 Mar. 1907
"(...must be married to daughter of George Long of San Francisco) -DD 26 April 1907
"...came down from Covelo on business." -DD 1 Dec 1910
"...candidate for Supervisor, Third District. Lived in Round Valley for more than 40 years; ranch in Ukiah; pioneer family of the County." -DD 3 May 1930
D.P. English
"...cut hand 6 Sept. 1931 in Covelo."

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) 22 Feb 1901, Fri ·Page 6
Wylie and Dan English have been just turning over the earth with their two six horse gangs.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Friday, October 06, 1905
Dan English has sold 160 acres of land to Mrs. A. M. Johnson.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Friday, November 03, 1905
Dan English came limping in from Covelo this week with 90 hogs that he picked up in Eden valley.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) 30 Nov. 1906, Page 1
Salt Pork
Ed Gibson and Dan English came limping in from Round valley this week with 400 fine porkers. The boys are jolly fellows and expect to get as high as 5 3/4 cents for the hogs. They claim them to be hard feed and were brought from Salt river and are salted plenty and will bring good price as there are so many candidates demanding salt since the election. When asked further questions about the hogs they said that 82 of them were theirs but were not very communicative about the rest of them. So there you are. They may ship to the city if the defeated candidates do not require them all.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Friday, April 19, 1907
A number of our neighbors are sick with colds and sore throat - Dan English is one of them; it is pretty hard on Dan but not so bad as it would be if it was his tongue that was sore.
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Dan English was down from Covelo the early part of the week. He came to meet his father and mother in-law who were coming up from the south on a visit.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) Friday, May 07, 1909
Dan English has purchased the old Cal English place in Round Valley for $4,000.

Mendocino Coast Beacon (Mendocino, California) 07 May 1910, Sat ·Page 4
Dan English is cutting his first crop of alfalfa, and Dan says it is a fine crop.

Ukiah Daily Journal (Ukiah, California) 05 May 1911, Fri ·Page 5
Dan English came limping in from Round valley this week with a bunch of fine looking schools ma'ams. Dan never fails to miss an institute. He is always right on tht job.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) 27 Jun 1913, Fri ·Page 5
Dan English came down from Covelo on important business the first to the week. He is one of the sterling citizens of northern Mendocino.

Ukiah Republican Press (Ukiah, California) Wednesday, March 26, 1924
Dan English and son, Preston, have returned from a visit to Sacramento, whither they journeyed to consult a specialist.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) 28 Oct 1932, Fri ·Page 2
BURIES NEPHEW HERE
Dan English, well known resident of Covelo, was in town Tuesday to take charge of the body of his nephew, Harold Hall, who was killed recently in an automobile accident in Quincy, Plumas county.
The deceased was buried at the local cemetery this week.

Ukiah Daily Journal (Ukiah, California) 03 Jun 1936, Wed ·Page 1
Miss Elizabeth English and nephew, Pete English, came in last Tuesday called here by the serious illness of Dan English, the former's brother and the latter's father.

Ukiah Daily Journal (Ukiah, California) 23 Nov 1942, Mon ·Page 1
Jack Lovell, who has been engaged in defense work in San Francisco, has returned to the valley and will make his home with his wife and family at the Dan English ranch. Mr. and Mrs. English have retired from ranch life and are moving into Jack's new home in town.


Ukiah Republican Press (Ukiah, California) Jan 30, 1946, Wed ·Page 6
Are Coming Feb. 1
Mr. and Mrs. David Dresback, of San Jose, who recently purchased the Dan English ranch on East Lane, were here this week a couple of days arranging to take possession of their new home February 1, when Mr. and Mrs. Dan English will move to their home in town which they purchased from Mrs. George Ells.

Ukiah Republican Press (Ukiah, California) 13 Feb 1946, Wed ·Page 3
In New Home
Mr. and Mrs. Dan English moved into

Ukiah Republican Press (Ukiah, California) 14 Aug 1946, Wed ·Page 2
GRAIN CROP SHY
Dan English, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Clif Thompson, were here from Covelo last week. Mr. English states the grain crop in Round Valley is only about two-thirds of what it generally is on account of not having had late rains.

Ukiah Dispatch Democrat (Ukiah, California) 02 Apr 1948, Fri ·Page 5
Friends of Dan English will be glad to hear that he is much improved and is now able to walk to his meals, but is still in a very weak condition. We hope it won't be long till he will be able to be about town again.

Ukiah News (Ukiah, California) Thursday, July 30, 1953, Page 22
Mrs. Beulah English and her father, Dan English are caring for the Ham ranch near the Eel river ranger station, while Mr. and Mrs. Whit Ham are taking a vacation which will take them over a large part of California. They will spend some time in San Francisco and will take in the Ice Follies while there. Visiting their relatives will be one of their prime interests.

Biographical Sketch from "The History of Mendocino and Lake Counties" -
(Portrait of Dan P. English in volume)

DANIEL PRESTON ENGLISH.-- Two miles east of Covelo lies one of the finest farms of Round valley, a well-improved tract whose modern residence, substantial farm buildings, neat fences and uniform atmosphere of thrift indicate that the owner is a man of intelligence and agricultural acumen. Acquaintance with the owner, who is no less a person than Mr. English, deepens the impression created by the farm itself, for he is thoroughly posted in every department of agriculture and has ideas and opinions well worthy of consideration. Nor is his community enterprise limited to the management of his farm and the buying and selling of stock, for in addition his name appears on the directorate of the Bank of Willis, among the stockholders of the Round valley creamery, and in connection with other enterprises on which local prosperity depends. Outside of Mendocino county he likewise has interests, for he is the owner of a valuable alfalfa ranch near El Centro in the Imperial valley and the returns from that investment have been gratifying.
A member of a pioneer family of Mendocino county, where he was born on Christmas Eve of 1868, Daniel Preston English is a son of Calvin Henderson English, a Missourian by birth and an emigrant across the plains during the era of "prairie schooners" and ox-teams. Settling in Mendocino county, he became a very successful stock-raiser and general farmer and continued in the occupation until his death, which occurred in 1903. Meanwhile the son had been primarily educated at Central school district and later had attended Santa Rosa schools and Business College. For a number of years he engaged in farming with his father in Round valley, but with his marriage at the age of twenty-six, December 5, 1894, he rented two hundred and forty acres of valley land and embarked in independent farming. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Maggie Long, is a native of Missouri, and their union has been blessed with two children, Norma Beulah and William Preston. After six years as a renter Mr. English bought sixty-six and a half acres for himself which he has sowed to alfalfa and used as a dairy farm. By degrees he has risen to a position of influence among the efficient tillers of the soil. Nor has he been less capable in the raising of stock. By some he is regarded as without a superior in the valley as a judge of stock. His estimates of quality and weight are seldom found to be at fault. The greater part of his life has been passed on a farm and he is well fitted for the occupation of a farmer, yet at the same time, with a breadth of mental vision, he does not limit himself to agriculture, but takes a keen interest in all movements for the educational, moral and commercial development and advancement of the county.

Events

Birth24 Dec 1868Mendocino, California, United States
Marriage5 Dec 1894Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States - Margaret "Maggie" Long
Census11 Jun 1900Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States
Census29 Apr 1910Round Valley Township, Mendocino, California, United States
Marriage15 Mar 1914Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States - Josephine (Josie) Simmerley
Census7 Feb 1920Precinct 2, Round Valley Township, Mendocino, California, United States
Census (family)4 Apr 1930Round Valley Township, Mendocino, California, United States - Josephine (Josie) Simmerley
Census (family)Apr 1940Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States - Josephine (Josie) Simmerley
Death24 Oct 1953Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States
BurialValley View Cemetery, Covelo, Mendocino, California, United States

Families

SpouseMargaret "Maggie" Long (1870 - 1911)
ChildNorma Beulah English (1895 - 1985)
ChildCalvin Henderson English (1903 - 1903)
ChildWilliam Preston English (1905 - 1936)
SpouseJosephine (Josie) Simmerley (1874 - 1952)
FatherCalvin Henderson English (1830 - 1903)
MotherFrances Elizabeth Ruberts (1836 - 1908)
SiblingCharles William English (1861 - 1927)
SiblingNancy Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" English (1862 - 1959)
SiblingHelen M. "Nellie" English (1864 - 1956)
SiblingCalvin Milton English (1865 - 1956)
SiblingWylie P. English (1869 - 1944)
SiblingLouis Byron "Lew or Lou" English (1872 - 1952)
SiblingVinson Edwin "Vincent" English (1874 - 1954)

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