Mathew Vann
Mathew Vann - This old and respected citizen of Napa County, whose portrait appears in this history, was born in Morgan County, Illinois, June 9,1823. When he was but a child his parents moved to Tennessee, and there resided until 1830 or 1831, when they moved west and located near Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. He remained in that State until he came to this coast, which occurred May 1,1850. He came in company with two brothers, William H. and T. A, joining a train at Springfield, Missouri. They came the old emigrant route across the plains, and arrived in the Golden State July 30,1850. He first stopped at Hangtown (Placerville), and embarked in mining for eighteen months. In December, 1851, Mr. Vann paid a visit to his home in Missouri, and was there united in marriage; and after sojourning there a short time he returned to California, arriving in September of 1852. He proceeded direct to Napa Valley, first locating on the Yount ranch, and in the following spring he purchased his now valuable ranch of one hundred and fifty acres, located about two miles south-east of St. Helena, and engaged in general farming and grape growing. He is now, in company with the wife of his youth, enjoying the fruits of a prosperous life, surrounded by his family of five sons, and enjoying the confidence and esteem of the citizens of the community in which he lives. The subject of this sketch was united in marriage, in Pope County, Missouri, April 14,1852, to Miss Elizabeth Lane, a native of Tennessee. Their children are, Charles R, Thomas L., William F., Robert M.and Jefferson J.
History of Napa and Lake Counties,: San Francisco, Cal.: Slocum, Bowen & Co., Publishers, 1881
Transcribed by Julie Appletoft, February, 2007 Pages 579-580
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