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Coalinga, California, began in 1889 as a supply center for a coal mine and became a boom town when oil was discovered nearby in 1896. Seemingly overnight the oil district attracted wildcatters who explored and proved the field making it by 1910 the largest producing oil field in California. As the supply center for this district Coalinga's population soared from a couple of hundred in 1900 to over 6,000 in 1910 making it the second largest city in Fresno County. | One consequence of this explosive growth was the desire of some residents to separate those who worked in the oil fields from their hard-earned money, so Coalinga attracted liquor dealers, gamblers, and fallen women. Those who ...

Family history of author's father Kenneth Patterson (1918-1990) who was born in Springfield, MO. This book traces the Patterson and Smith ancestors back to colonial days and earlier in Scotland, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, England and France. The book discusses persons with other surnames who intermarried with the Patterson and Smith, including Graham, Kobel, Brechin, Stalcop, Cook, Mauser, Maxey, Nelson, Allen, Martiau and Armistead. Remarkable ancestors featured include Edward Patterson Cook who joined the California gold rush, narrowly escaped a murder plot and chronicled his return home with port stops in Acapulco and Panama. The frontiersman Jesse Maxey served in the Revolutionary ...

This book is a compilation of my family tree on both paternal and maternal sides. Not only are the trees available, but many photographs and stories about the individuals written to entertain.

The history of the Mullins family is a fascinating one. The focus of this book is Captain William Marion “Esquire” Mullins (1837-1898) and his descendants. Starting with Richard Thomas “Thomas” Mullins (1714-1773), the first of William’s ancestors to emigrate to the colonies, Thomas’s descent is traced to William Marion Mullins in Cherokee County, Georgia. Then, Williams’ many descendants are depicted.