"Papa was carefully studying
the family history in the big Bible
when his 9-year-old daughter
surprised him by saying,
'Papa, was Aunt Ann one
of your Ann-sisters?'"
Dec. 29, 1894 Issue.
This boilerplate description of Mountain View was usually printed at the top of the first column on the front page of the Mountain View papers:
Mountain View is on the line of the division of the Southern Pacific Coast Railroad (broad gauge) in the most fertile section of the great Santa Clara Valley; it is 39 miles from San Francisco, 11 miles from San Jose, 5 miles from Stanford University, 3 miles from the bay, 1 1/2 miles from the schooner landing, and within two hours ride by rail of the great resorts -- Monterey, Santa Cruz and Pacific Grove. The finest camping grounds in the midst of the most delightful mountain scenery in California may be reached by a drive from five to twenty miles from the town taking in all the renowed scenery of the Santa Cruz Mountains and other parts of the coastal range. Twelve passenger trains pass Mountain View every day, and all but two stop here. Two mails arrive from the south and two from the north daily. The climate is mild, its equableness being due to the combined influence of the mountains on the south, which are but four miles away, and the bay on the north distant but three miles. The chief products of the Mountain View are hay, grain, vegatables, berries, fruits, wines and brandies. There are eighteen wineries and distilleries at Mountain View and in its vicinity, and no section of the state has a more enviable reputation for the products of its orchards and vineyards. A local brickyard and saw-mill furnish the chief materials for building at chief figures. The soil is rich and highly productive and land may be obtained at a low price in tracts to suit.
BIRTHS
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Date Gender/Notes John O' Day 25 Jan 1895 Girl Wm. Garliepp 21 May 1895 Girl H. Gartner 20 Apr. 1895 Girl & Boy - Twins J. German 8 Jun. 1895 Girl Wm. Newroth 20 June 1895 Boy R.C. Espinoza 25 June 1895 Boy V.S. Henderson 28 June 1895 Boy Manzo Loucks 29 June 1895 Boy Harvey Smith 6 July 1895 Triplets! Wm. Sloat 9 Dec. 1895 Girl
MARRIAGES
Last Name First Name Date Place Houssoey Emil 22 Oct. 1894 Mountain View Doyen Mary A. Sutherland Clark 21 Oct. 1894 Mountain View Jamison Eva Kennerson Mrs. Medora 8 Nov. 1894 San Jose Markham William Francoli Bartolome 4 Nov. 1894 Mountain View Ewald Louise E. Cave Elmer E. 1 Jan. 1895 Antioch Tyler Stella McInnis A.C. 3 Feb. 1895 Mayfield Schaefer Emily Arnold Fredolin 6 May 1895 San Francisco Frixsen Rosa Bell Derrick George W. 17 Nov. 1895 Los Gatos Bollinger Mrs. Lonia A. Johnson Dr. D. D. 5 Dec. 1895 Mountain View Parkington Miss Mable
DEATHS
Last Name First Name Date of Death Place of Death Place of Origin Junkin Mrs. S.F. 16 Oct 1894 Mountain View Colorado Barry Harry J. "Jim" abt. 1 Nov. 1894 Ontario, San Bernadino County, California Mountain View Schnacky J.W. 22 Nov. 1894 San Francisco Mountain View Ewald Elizabeth 13 Dec. 1894 Old Mountain View Old Mountain View Dougan Hannal 7 Dec. 1894 Mountain View Indiana Taylor Letitia 21 Dec. 1894 Old Mountain View East Tennessee Wehrly Murray D. 1 Jan. 1895 Mountain View Kansas Moore Levi 9 Jan. 1895 Mountain View Wisconsin Stewart John R. 12 Jan. 1895 San Jose Illinois Bateman Mary L. 8 Jan. 1895 Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County, California Mountain View Bohlman Louis 19 Jan. (?) 1895 On train from San Jose to Mountain View San Jose Edminster Mrs. Martha 1 Feb. 1895 Mountain View Maine Westcott David W. 20 Feb. 1895 Mountain View Rhode Island Whelan Cornelius 19 Feb. 1895 Mountain View Ireland Hamilton Mrs. 26 Feb. 1895 Mountain View Indiana Sullivan Eugene February 1895 Denver, Colorado San Francisco Mason India (Mrs. W.C.) 15 Mar. 1895 Mountain View Mountain View Hartwick Sarah Beecher 21 Mar. 1895 Santa Clara Connecticut Spaulding Elizabeth 25 Mar. 1895 Mayfield Massachusetts Sloat "Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm." 2 Apr. 1895 Mountain View Mountain View Deacon Harry 20 Apr. 1895 Emerson tract road Swansea, England McDonald Jas. 25 Apr. 1895 Home, cor. of S.F. and Saratoga Roads Kilkenny, Ireland Martinez Antonio 29 Apr. 1895 Menlo Park California Burke Lida 5 May 1895 Mountain View California Johnson Lois 15 May 1895 Mountain View Santa Clara Robinson Allan J. 28 May 1895 Mountain View Mountain View Mason Belle E. 23 June 1895 Mountain View Denver, Colorado Chandler Noah 3 Aug 1895 Mountain View Jones Dr. Caleb Valentine 2 Sep. 1895 Mountain View Covington, Indiana Harris Henry 16 Sep. 1895 Mountain View Missouri Broady Jas. 19 Sep. 1895 Mayfield Burns William J. 8 Nov. 1895 Mountain View Cabel County, Virginia Dougherty Michael 21 Nov. 1895 Menlo Park Ireland Carroll Mrs. Annie 4 Dec. 1895 Mountain View San Francisco Saul Mrs. John 4 Dec. 1895 Mountain View Henderson Henry Merrill 12 Dec. 1895 Mountain View Maryland Cox James Reginald 30 Dec. 1895 Port Costa McDonald Michael 7 Jan. 1896 Mountain View Francioli Charles Antonio 10 Jan. 1896 Mountain View Mountain View Mesa Crisanto 28 Jan. 1896 Mountain View Francioli Louisa Susana Ewald 28 Jan. 1896 Mountain View Miller Christina McAfee 31 Jan. 1896 San Jose Back to Jennifer Godwin Genealogy.