Individual Details
Wylie English
(18 Aug 1838 - 5 Apr 1923)
Mendocino County, CA - Index to Federal Land Patents
MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTION DOCID DATE NAME
MD 0180N 0140W 027 6550 1879/10/01 ENGLISH WILEY
MD 0180N 0140W 034 6550 1879/10/01 ENGLISH WILEY
MD 0170N 0120W 032 8660 1883/05/15 ENGLISH WILEY
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The Mendocino Co. Museum collection contains a portrait of Wiley English.
Newspaper excerpts mentioning Wiley English -
"...sold 1391 acres, sec. 35, $7,000. 29 Apr. 1881
1898 Great Register lists Wiley English, living in Capella, 52 years of age.
"W. English...sold 93 acres, T24, R19 for $10.00." -URP 6 Jan 1899
"...two carloads of cattle shipped." 20 Cot. 1899
"...wife was 70 on 29 June 1906."
"...wife (Hala Neece) died in Ukiah last Tuesday." 22 Dec. 1913
San Francisco Chronicle, Tuesday, September 12, 1911.
MENDOCINO PIONEERS CELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
AGED COUPLE CAME TO CALIFORNIA IN FIFTIES ----------
MR. AND MRS. WILEY ENGLISH ENTERTAIN RELATIVES--------
Special Dispatch to the "Chronicle"
Ukiah, September 11.--Mr. and Mrs Wiley English of this city celebrated their golden wedding at their home yesterday. English was born in Missouri in 1838, and came with his widowed mother and his brothers and sisters across the plains to California in 1852, driving their ox teams and herds with them. He first went to Bear river and Grass valley, where he engaged in timbering and mining for five years. He then moved to Mendocino county, where he has been for more than fifty years engaged in farming and stock raising.
Mrs. English's maiden name was Hala Neece. She is also a native of Missouri, and came with her parents and twelve brothers and sisters to California by way of the plains in 1860, and on September 11, 1861, she and English were united in marriage at Ukiah by Rev. J. D. Bonner.
At the golden wedding Sunday the children of the contracting parties were all present. They are Mrs. C. C. Toney of Imperial, Mrs. E. D. Warren of Los Angeles, and Mrs.J. R. Thomas, George, William, Haney and Robert English of Mendocino county. Two of Mrs. English's sisters, Mrs. Kate Cox and Mrs. John Higgins; thirteen of the grandchildren, a number of other relatives and a few intimate friends of the bride and groom were also present to extend congratulations and wish them bon voyage through life.
Events
Families
Spouse | Mahala E "Hala" Neece (1836 - 1913) |
Child | Nancy Tennesee "Nannie" English (1863 - 1943) |
Child | Mary T. English (1865 - ) |
Child | George Wiley English (1867 - 1915) |
Child | William M English (1867 - ) |
Child | Sophronia English (1871 - 1918) |
Child | Charles Haney English (1874 - 1921) |
Child | Della R English (1876 - 1906) |
Child | Robert Marion English (1879 - 1961) |
Father | Rev. Charles English (1805 - 1848) |
Mother | Nancy Wallis (1809 - 1888) |
Sibling | Calvin Henderson English (1830 - 1903) |
Sibling | William Preston English (1834 - 1908) |
Sibling | Temperance Elizabeth "Tempe" English (1835 - 1856) |
Sibling | Rebecca "Biddy" English (1845 - 1925) |
Notes
Birth
ombstone data has 1833 birthdate ( Floyd E. Barney)The 1850 and 1870 census calculates to 1838.
Census
282, 281 Hopper?Nancy English ? F, Tennessee
283, 282 Wiley " , 21 M, Farmer, - , 8500, MO
Marriage
by Rev. J. D. Bonner.Census (family)
65 63 English, Wiley 32 M W Farmer real est. 2000, personal value 1000 MissouriMahala 34 F W Keeps House Missouri
Nancy T. 8 F W Goes to School California, attended school
M. T. 6 F W " " , attended school
George W. 4 M W "
William M. 7/12 M W " Oct.
Property
NamesPatentee: WILEY ENGLISH
Survey
State: CALIFORNIA
Acres: 159.51
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 10/1/1879
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.: 6550
Accession/Serial Nr.: CACAAA 026701
BLM Serial Nr.: CACAAA 026701
Legal Land Description
S½NE 34/ 18-N 14-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
NENE 34/ 18-N 14-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
16 27/ 18-N 14-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
Remarks: LOT 16 OF SESE
Census (family)
page 16/215, dwelling # 124, family # 124English, Wiley W, M, 41, head farmer MO, Tenn, Tenn,
Mahala W, F, 43, wife MO, Tenn, Tenn,
Nancy W, F, 17, dau Ca, MO, MO
Mary W, F, 15, dau Ca, MO, MO
George W, M, 13, son Ca, MO, MO
Saphronia W, F, 8, dau. Ca, MO, MO
William W, M, 11, son Ca, MO, MO
Charles W, M, 6, son Ca, MO, MO
Della W, F, 4, dau Ca, MO, MO
Robert W, M, 11/12 June, son Ca, MO, MO
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Wiley ENGLISH Self Male W 41 MO Farmer TN TN
Mahala ENGLISH Wife M Female W 43 MO Keeping House TN TN
Nancy ENGLISH Dau S Female W 17 CA At Home MO MO
Mary ENGLISH Dau S Female W 15 CA At Home MO MO
George ENGLISH Son S Male W 13 CA At Home MO MO
William ENGLISH Son S Male W 11 CA At Home MO MO
Saphronia ENGLISH Dau S Female W 8 CA At Home MO MO
Charles ENGLISH Son S Male W 6 CA At Home MO MO
Bella ENGLISH Dau S Female W 4 CA At Home MO MO
Robert ENGLISH Son S Male W 11M CA At Home MO MO
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Source Information:
Census Place Calpella, Mendocino, California
Family History Library Film 1254068
NA Film Number T9-0068
Page Number 215B
Property
NamesPatentee: WILEY ENGLISH
Survey
State: CALIFORNIA
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 5/15/1883
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.: 8660
Accession/Serial Nr.: CACAAA 022931
BLM Serial Nr.: CACAAA 022931
Legal Land Description
SESW 32/ 17-N 12-W No Mount Diablo CA Mendocino
Description
other Great Register information -age - 52, Farmer, nativity- Missouri, Residence - Redwood Valley, Calpella precinct, Calpella P.O., registered Aug 11, 1891
Census (family)
SD 3, ED 69, sheet 4A61, 65 English, Wylie, Head, WM, Aug 1838, 61, Married 39 yrs, Missouri, Tenn, Tenn,
Farmer own free farm
Halah, Wife, WF, Jun 1836, 62, M-39, 8 children born & living, MO, TN, TN
Wm, Son, WM, Jun 1867, 32, single, CA, MO, MO,
Della, Daughter, WF, July 1876, 23, single, CA, MO, MO, housekeeper
Albert M, Son, WM, June 1879, 20, single, CA, MO, MO, farm laborer
62, 66 English, Charles H., Head WM, Mar 1874, 26, Married 1 yr, CA, MO, MO, farm laborer,
Nettie, Wife, WF, Mar 1881, 19, M-1, 0 children, CA
63, 67, Toney, Chas C., Head, WM, Nov 1857, 42, Married 16 yrs, CA, TN, Georgia, farmer, own free farm
Nancy T. Wife, WF, April 1864, 36, M-16, 2 child born, 1 living, CA, MO, TN
Elmer W. Son, WM, Aug 1886, 13, single, CA CA CA, at school, 8 mos
Census (family)
85, 85, English, Wiley, Head, MW, 71, Married, MO TN TN, Real Estate, AgentHala, Wife, FW, 73, Married 48 yrs, 8 children, 7 living, MO PA PA
William M, Son, MW, 40, Single, CA MO MO, Real Estate, Agent
Death
"Wiley English, lived in Redwood Valley 40 years, died in Los Angeles of stroke at age of 85. Internment Ukiah." DD April 13 1923Burial
Inscription:Husband of Mahala N. English
Endnotes
1. Barney, Floyd E., Research on the English family of Mendocino Co., CA. (Mendocino Co., CA: Floyd E. Barney.).
2. 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: 820.
3. Morehead, Barbara J., Copies of newspaper articles, marriage and death certificates, and familiy group records on English families of Mendocino Co. (Humbolt Co., CA,: Barbara J. Morehead
4. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 27 October 2013), Wiley English and Mahala Neece, 1861.
5. 1870 Census, Mendocino Co., California (Microfilm from Sonoma Co. Library Annex, Santa Rosa., CA Read 5/11/00, Nancy EH Prouty.), pg 185.
6. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/], accessed 2007.
7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
8. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records, online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/], accessed 2007.
9. Great Register, Mendocino County, 1898 (my copy is hard to read, possible errors).
10. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > California > MENDOCINO > CALPELLA TWP Series: T623 Roll: 93 Page: 71.
11. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > CALIFORNIA > MENDOCINO > UKIAH TWP Series: T624 Roll: 88 Page: 367.
12. Barney, Floyd E., Research on the English family of Mendocino Co., CA. (Mendocino Co., CA: Floyd E. Barney.).
13. Barney, Floyd E., Research on the English family of Mendocino Co., CA. (Mendocino Co., CA: Floyd E. Barney.).