San Luis Obispo County Biographies
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Biographies from History of San Luis Obispo County, California with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers by Myron Angel, published by Thompson & West, Oakland, California in 1883. See page 14 for list of biographies and portraits. Transcriptions of Introduction and Chapters I through XI by Joy Fisher are also available for this book. Hand-tinted lithographs from the book can be found in CalPoly’s Kennedy Library Online Archive, San Luis Obispo County Historic Lithographs Collection.
- John Hubbard Hollister 1856-1913 | bio | memorial
- Elisha W. Howe 1827-1899 | bio | memorial
- Benjamin Franklin Mayfield 1826-1884 | bio | memorial
- Patrick Washington Murphy 1837-1901 | bio | memorial
- Chauncey Hatch Phillips 1837-1902 | bio | memorial
- John Michael Price 1810-1902 | bio | memorial
- Edgar Willis Steele 1830-1896 | bio | memorial
- George Stone 1830-1882 | bio
- Ira Van Gordon 1820-1902 | bio | memorial
- Horatio Moore Warden 1827-1912 | bio | memorial
From Genealogy Trails Submittals
Other SLO Residents
- Cedric F. Cerf 1887-1954 >
- Clay Donald Goodwin 1893-1960>
- Harvey Andrew Russell 1881-1960>
- Mary Hudson Dunbar 1811-1886
Martha A Crosley Graham Projects
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Biographies from A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo & Ventura by Yda Addis Storke, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1891.
Index | Transcribed Pages: 261-357 | 358-462 | 462-568 | 568-677
Index of biographies from History of the State of California & Biographical Record of Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey & San Luis Obispo Counties. “An Historical Story of the State’s Marvelous Growth from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time” by Professor J. M. Guinn, A. M., The Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, 1903.
Index of biographies from History of the State of California of Biographical Record of Coast Counties, California “An Historical Story of the State’s Marvelous Growth from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time” Also Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of the Past and Present by Professor J. M. Guinn, A. M., The Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, 1904.
Biographies from History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California by C. M. Gidney, Benjamin Brooks, and Edwin M. Sheridan, Volume I & Volume II, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1917.
Index | Transcribed pages: 487-506 | 506-525 | 526-545 | 546-586 | 587-622 | 623-654 | 656-684 | 685-707 | 708-754 | 754-809 | 809-873
Biographies from History of San Luis Obispo County and Environs, California: with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county and environs who have been identified with the growth and development of the section from the early days to the present by Annie L. Morrison & John H. Haydon, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1917.
Index | Transcribed pages: 1-129 | 243-398 | 398-567 | 601-800 | 801-1038