Analy
Township Justice Court and Analy Judicial District Court
records, 1916-1959
. . . Link
Analy
Township. [ARTICLE] Press
Democrat, Volume IX, Number 39, 17 December 1883 . . . Link
Sense of Place: How Analy got its name; Arthur Dawson, The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Newspaper, July 31, 2015 . . . Link
Sonoma
County Genealogical Society
. . . Link
Where The ANALY Apple Grows. CHAPTER XXXVIII of History Of Sonoma County . . . Link
Aaron Henry
Barnes, Lydia Harlan (ten
children), & Henry S. Barnes. they
arrived by 1850. They settled in Green Valley (Analy)
Sebastopol between 1855 and 1858. (Also in
article: Aaron Henry Barnes, Anna Jordan,
Arthur W. Barnes, Clarence Urton, David Pollock,
Demeldart Holund, Doctor William G. Lee, Eliza J
Holund, Eliza Jane Moore, Elizabeth Holund, Ethel
Mae Urton, Eugene Holund, Eunice Daisy Urton, Eva
Ethel Barnes, Franziska (Frances) Kammerer, Gerhard
(George) Fredericks, Gladys Ella Barnes, H.E Holund,
Ivan Aaron “Red” Barnes, James Maguire, James Moore,
John Perry, Lawrence James Barnes, Lucinda M
“Cinderella” Maguire, Mary F Holund, Melvin Aaron
Barnes, Nancy Perry, Nettie Mabel Barnes, Sarah
“Sadie” Jean Woodward, Sarah Etta Barnes, Sarah
Morgan, Sarah Tatum, Sarah Thurston Chester, Sarah
Wilcoxson, Sophoria (Sophie) A. Fredericks, Squire
Boone, Squire Wilcoxen, Warren Lester Urton, William
A. Urton, William Laban Urton, William Perry,
William Pilling) . . .
Link to Article
Mary Jane Leffingwell (Resided in Analy Township between 1870-1930) . . . Link
Tomas
Comtechal Smith, born: 18
Apr 1838 Fort Ross, Sonoma County, California, died: 29
Jul 1934 Bodega Bay, Sonoma County California. He lived in
Analy Township in 1900. . . Link
to website with PDF
Early
Settlement (1)
-- there is no doubt but that to Joaquin Carrillo belongs the
honor of being the first settler in Analy township. He located
and applied for a grant to the "Llano de Santa Rosa" rancho as
early as 1844. In 1846 he built an adobe house on the western
end of the rancho, within the present limits of the township,
and near the present site of the town of Sebastopol. This was
doubtless the first house ever built in the township. The
remains of it are still standing.
The tidal wave of American emigration did not seem to strike this township until 1850. During that year quite a number of families settled in the northern end of it in what is now know as Green valley. Among those who settled there during that year may be mentioned. J. M. Hudspeth, P. McChristian, and Judge Josiah Morin. Farther south, in the neighborhood of the present site of Sebastopol, Otis Allen, James Delaney, M. Gillian, James M. Miller, John Walker, and Orlando Sowers settled also in 1850, while W. D. Canfield was the only settler in that year in what is known as Blucher valley. It was not until the next year that any one made any permanent settlement in Big valley, in the extreme south end of the township.
The very first man to pitch his tent upon
a claim in that valley Wm. Abels. He was a man of family, and
he and his estimable wife are still in the enjoyment of fine
heath, and are residents of Santa Clara county. Their children
and grandchildren are living in different parts of the State,
and pint to the fact of first settlement in this section by
their hardy ancestors with a just degree of pride. During the
same year Elliot Coffer, Henry Hall, Wm Nutting, Robert
Bailey, Geo. Woodson, G. W. Wolf, Edward F. Thurber, Mr.
Larkin, W. P. Henshaw, L. D. Cockrill, Jacob McReynolds, Mr.
Turtelot and Mr. McAllen came into this valley and settled.
Nearly if not quit all of these men were unmarried, however,
and did not prove to be permanent settlers.
Of these we are unable to find any trace
at present, except Mr. Thurber, who is now a well-to-do
fruit-raiser in Pleasant valley, Solano county. There settled
in Blucher valley during 1851, Martin Reed, Dr. W. G. Lee,
John White, Samuel Powers, Thos. Miller, Gideon Miller, John
Rice, Geo. Campbell, and W. Easeley. We are unable to discover
the names of any who settled in the vicinity of Sebastopol
that year, but in Green valley we find that Jas. Greyson, John
Marshall, Henry Marshall, Major Isaac Sullivan, and Mitchell
Gilham became permanent settlers during 1851. Some time during
this year Major Sullivan and Miss Polly Gilham linked their
destinies together in the silken bonds of marriage. This was
probably the pioneer marriage in the township, and a right
royal jolly time was at the wedding.
In 1852, A. Stark, Robert Gordon, Wm.
Jones, Wm. H. White, and a great many others came to Big
valley; in fact, all the land was taken up during that year.
Robert Gordon, Wm. Jones and Wm. H. White, however, are the
only ones who are at present residing in the valley who came
in that year. Robert Gordon, Wm. Jones and Wm. H. White,
however, are the only ones who are at present residing in the
valley who came in that year. During that year, A. T.
Davidson, S. J. Smith, and D. Woodworth settled near
Sebastopol. During this and the next year or two the
settlement of the township was very rapid.
The settlers of those early days were
very migratory in their habits, and but few of them remained
more than a year or two. The title to the land was not very
good, and many of them were merely squatters, so that when
ordered off they had to go. In Blucher valley the only
original settler there now is W. D. Canfield. He and his wife
have remained there almost thirty years. They were pioneers in
the fullest extent of the word, and they had seen the rough
side of that kind of life for many years, enduring all manner
of hardships, even to passing through an Indian massacre, he
barely escaping to the woods with his life, having an Indian
bullet in his body, which he carries there to this day, and
she and her children being captives among a hostile tribe of
savages...
In 1852 a post office was established at Miller & Walker's store, then located about one mile south of where Sebastopol now stands. The commission was issued February 20th, and James M. Miller was the Postmaster. The name of the office was Bodega, and it supplied all the section of the county lying west and north-west as far as the Valhalla River. (1)
Geography -- Analy township lies in the south central portion of Sonoma county. It is bounded on the north by portions of Redwood, Mendocino and Russian River townships, on the east by Santa Rosa and Petaluma townships, on the south by Marin county, and on the west by Bodega and Redwood townships. Its general outline, like that of every other township in California, is more the creature of circumstances and accident than of engineering skill. It has no streams passing through it of any importance. The Estero Americano is a swell stream flowing near its southern boundary. The Laguna de Santa Rosa traverses along its eastern side; Mark West creek skirts it on the north end; while Tusquadero creek rises on the eastern slope of the hills in the northern part of the township, and flowing through its entire length debouches into Mark West creek. It is said that the name of Analy was given to the township by Jasper O'Farrell in honor of his sister. The name is rather pretty at any rate, and we hope the story is true. (1)
Topography -- The topography of this township is as varied as that of any other in the county, but the changes are not so striking and prominent as in some others. In the southern portion of it the hills are not very high or steep, and are mostly all under a high state of cultivation. the valleys, such as Big and Blucher valleys and others, are broad and fertile. Farther to the northward the dividing lines run in the opposite direction, from north to south. Of this portion the western part of it is hilly and even mountainous, while the eastern part is a vast level plain. It is so level that the old Mexican grant was called "Llando de Santa Rosa" -- the "Plains of Santa Rosa." (1)
Soil -- The soil of almost the entire township is a sandy loam. There is no adobe in it, but there is some clay along the western sides. It is all very fertile and productive. This is especially so in the valleys. It is probable that there are no richer valleys in the State than those lying in this township. (1)
Products -- The principal product of this township and the principal export is potatoes. On every hand there are annually planted large and extensive fields of this vegetable, and the wonder is continually arising in the mind of a stranger, what can they do with all their potatoes. But these being of good quality find ready sale in the market, even when other varieties are scarcely saleable at all. All the cereals thrive well in all the farming sections of the township. Fruits and vegetables do extraordinarily well. Enormous quantities of fruits are grown here every year, also large quantities of grapes. The business of dairying is prosecuted quite extensively also, in all parts of the township. Taken altogether, it has probably as great a proportion of arable and productive land in it as any other in the county. (1)
Climate -- The climate of this township, especially the northern end of it, is far different from that of the coast townships. The range of mountains, lying along its western border breaks the fury of the ocean blast which sweeps up from the sea in a gale every afternoon during the summer season. The redwood forests on its crest also aid materially in effecting this change of climate by absorbing and condensing the fog with which the wind is laden. It is a well known fact that the leaves of the redwoods have the peculiar power of condensing the fog to such an extent that the ground around their roots is kept very moist. In fact, they have the capacity of self-irrigation. All this serves to make the climate of Analy township the most delightful and salubrious, being tempered by the sea breeze, shorn of its fury and its pernicious fogs. (1)
Schools -- The educational interests are well maintained in this township. There are in all ten school districts in it, as follows: Redwood, Green Valley, Oak Grove, Canfield, Mt. Vernon, Spring Hill, American Valley, Bloomfield, and Pleasant Hill. All the school buildings are neat, well furnished, and kept in excellent repair. A splendid corps of teachers are constantly employed, and the prospect is certainly bright for the educational advantages of the on-coming generations. (1)
To See more collected notes on Analy Township and its History go to . . . Link
The
following towns were included in the Analy Township: Bloomfield, Forrestville
and Sebastopol.
Sonoma County History: Freestone (article references Analy Township) . . . Link
Historic Maps
5 N, 9 W, Bloomfield: 1898,
David Rumsey Collection.
Col. lithographed
map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows Public Land townships
and sections, Blucher Rancho, Analy Township, landowners
with acreages, Bloomfield, drainage, etc. Inset shows block
numbers, owners of large parcels, etc.
. . . Link
6 N,
8 W: 1898, David
Rumsey Collection. Col. lithographed map.
Relief shown by hachures. Shows Public Land townships and
sections, ranchos Canada de Jonive, Canada de Pogolimi and
Blucher, Bloomfield, Analy Township, landowners with acreages,
railroads, drainage, etc. . .
. Link
6 N,
9 W: 1898, David
Rumsey Collection. Col.
lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows Public
Land townships and sections, ranchos Llano de Santa Rosa,
Roblar de la Miseria and Cotati, Analy and Santa Rosa
townships, town of Cotati, landowners with acreages,
railroad, drainage, etc. . .
. Link
Analy,
Santa Rosa, Vallejo, and Petaluma Townships: 1877,
David Rumsey Collection.
First county atlas of Sonoma County. Thompson published county
atlases in Illinois in the early 1870's with Lewis Everts; he
came to California in the mid 1870's.
. . . Link
Anally Township 1890-1900, Calisphere. . . . Link
Ocean,
Bodega, and Analy Townships: 1877,
David Rumsey Collection.
Map of the City of Healdsburg, Sonoma Co. Cal. 1877. (with)
Santa Rosa Brewery, Santa Rosa, Cal. Joost & Metzger,
Proprs. Map Number Seven. (Ocean, Bodega, and Analy
Townships.) . . . Link
Russian
River, Santa Rosa, Analy Townships: 1877, David Rumsey Collection.
Historical Atlas Map Of Sonoma County, California. Compiled,
Drawn and Published From Personal Examinations and actual
Surveys By Thos. H. Thompson & Co. Oakland, Cala. 1877 . . . Link
Salt
Point, Ocean, Mendocino, Redwood, Bodega, and Analy
Townships: 1877, David Rumsey Collection.
Plat of Sebastopol. (with) Map of Guerneville. (with) Plat of
Bodega Corners. Map Number Three. (Salt Point, Ocean,
Mendocino, Redwood, Bodega, and Analy Townships.) .
. . Link
Japanese
school in near Barnes Avenue, Analy Township (Sebastopol),
Sonoma County, California, between 1870 and 1890 .
. . Link
Biographical / Historical Note: Aaron Henry Barnes (1873-1933) donated land in Analy Township (now Sebastopol) for the Japanese-American community to live on and became the center of the Japanese-American community. Barnes Avenue was built as the center of their community. Photograph was taken in front of the community school. Street address: 161 Barnes Avenue, Sebastopol, California. . . . Link
Anally
Township 1890-1900 . . . Link
Analy
High School - Wikipedia . . . Link
(1) A History of Sonoma County, by J. P. Munro-Fraser (San Francisco: Alley, Bowen & Co., 1880), pp. 170 -172 . . . Link