"... William Sharkey, who came from Ireland to New York with his parents when he was a mere babe. Growing up in the Eastern metropolis, William Sharkey set out for California by way of Panama in 1849, making the trip with such other pioneers as Flood and O'Brien, destined in time to become more or less famous. While they engaged in mining, Mr. Sharkey started at Marysville in the mercantile business, and he also became one of the early county clerks of Yuba County. Afterwards he embarked in farming above Chico, now the site of Gianella Bridge, and for years raised grain, success attending all his efforts.
"Mr. Sharkey then turned to a new field, that of newspaper work, and in the town of Biggs, in 1877, he founded what is now the Oroville Register, but which at that time was known by the less definite title, the Butte County Register. After a while he moved the paper to Oroville, and still later he sold it to the Boyntons, who made of it the Oroville Register. Having taken up his residence in Oroville, Mr. Sharkey was postmaster there for four years; and on his removal to Biggs he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and opened a law office in that town, practicing there until his death, about twenty-five years ago..." [biography of Walter J. Sharkey] History of Butte County, CA 1918, by George C. Mansfield, B. L., pg 587-588.
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"William Sharkey came around the Horn in 1849 on the ship Tarolinta. William O’Brien (of Flood & O’Brien) was Sharkey’s mining partner on the Yuba river in 1849 and 1850, with only a bit of success. He farmed at Missouri Bend, just north of the Gianella bridge. He later founded the Butte County Register which was eventually sold to the Boyntons of Oroville. He then moved to Biggs, started the Biggs Argus newspaper and sold it. Studied law and was a lawyer until his death. Born Feb 14, 1827." Information provided by 2x great granddaughter Leslie Larson, via email April 11, 2016.
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Wm Sharkey Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: abt 1827 Birth Place: Donegal County, Ireland Age at Death: 66 Death Date: 7 Mar 1893 Death Place: Biggs, Butte, California, USA Burial Place: Butte, California, USA Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Also Listed: Earliest Death and Burial Records, in the Butte County Courthouse, published serially in the Paradise Genealogical Society's publication, The Goldmine, Vol 9, No. 2, pg 5.
Source: Old Oroville Cemetery, by Paradise Genealogical Society. The records compiled are from the written journals, burial permits, burial records and family records provided through the cooperation of the Oroville Cemetery District, where original records are held. Cited name is on page 295 of the publication completed in 1992.
"Mr. Sharkey then turned to a new field, that of newspaper work, and in the town of Biggs, in 1877, he founded what is now the Oroville Register, but which at that time was known by the less definite title, the Butte County Register. After a while he moved the paper to Oroville, and still later he sold it to the Boyntons, who made of it the Oroville Register. Having taken up his residence in Oroville, Mr. Sharkey was postmaster there for four years; and on his removal to Biggs he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and opened a law office in that town, practicing there until his death, about twenty-five years ago..." [biography of Walter J. Sharkey] History of Butte County, CA 1918, by George C. Mansfield, B. L., pg 587-588.
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"William Sharkey came around the Horn in 1849 on the ship Tarolinta. William O’Brien (of Flood & O’Brien) was Sharkey’s mining partner on the Yuba river in 1849 and 1850, with only a bit of success. He farmed at Missouri Bend, just north of the Gianella bridge. He later founded the Butte County Register which was eventually sold to the Boyntons of Oroville. He then moved to Biggs, started the Biggs Argus newspaper and sold it. Studied law and was a lawyer until his death. Born Feb 14, 1827." Information provided by 2x great granddaughter Leslie Larson, via email April 11, 2016.
~~~
Wm Sharkey Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: abt 1827 Birth Place: Donegal County, Ireland Age at Death: 66 Death Date: 7 Mar 1893 Death Place: Biggs, Butte, California, USA Burial Place: Butte, California, USA Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Also Listed: Earliest Death and Burial Records, in the Butte County Courthouse, published serially in the Paradise Genealogical Society's publication, The Goldmine, Vol 9, No. 2, pg 5.
Source: Old Oroville Cemetery, by Paradise Genealogical Society. The records compiled are from the written journals, burial permits, burial records and family records provided through the cooperation of the Oroville Cemetery District, where original records are held. Cited name is on page 295 of the publication completed in 1992.
"... William Sharkey, who came from Ireland to New York with his parents when he was a mere babe. Growing up in the Eastern metropolis, William Sharkey set out for California by way of Panama in 1849, making the trip with such other pioneers as Flood and O'Brien, destined in time to become more or less famous. While they engaged in mining, Mr. Sharkey started at Marysville in the mercantile business, and he also became one of the early county clerks of Yuba County. Afterwards he embarked in farming above Chico, now the site of Gianella Bridge, and for years raised grain, success attending all his efforts.
"Mr. Sharkey then turned to a new field, that of newspaper work, and in the town of Biggs, in 1877, he founded what is now the Oroville Register, but which at that time was known by the less definite title, the Butte County Register. After a while he moved the paper to Oroville, and still later he sold it to the Boyntons, who made of it the Oroville Register. Having taken up his residence in Oroville, Mr. Sharkey was postmaster there for four years; and on his removal to Biggs he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and opened a law office in that town, practicing there until his death, about twenty-five years ago..." [biography of Walter J. Sharkey] History of Butte County, CA 1918, by George C. Mansfield, B. L., pg 587-588.
~~~
"William Sharkey came around the Horn in 1849 on the ship Tarolinta. William O’Brien (of Flood & O’Brien) was Sharkey’s mining partner on the Yuba river in 1849 and 1850, with only a bit of success. He farmed at Missouri Bend, just north of the Gianella bridge. He later founded the Butte County Register which was eventually sold to the Boyntons of Oroville. He then moved to Biggs, started the Biggs Argus newspaper and sold it. Studied law and was a lawyer until his death. Born Feb 14, 1827." Information provided by 2x great granddaughter Leslie Larson, via email April 11, 2016.
~~~
Wm Sharkey Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: abt 1827 Birth Place: Donegal County, Ireland Age at Death: 66 Death Date: 7 Mar 1893 Death Place: Biggs, Butte, California, USA Burial Place: Butte, California, USA Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Also Listed: Earliest Death and Burial Records, in the Butte County Courthouse, published serially in the Paradise Genealogical Society's publication, The Goldmine, Vol 9, No. 2, pg 5.
Source: Old Oroville Cemetery, by Paradise Genealogical Society. The records compiled are from the written journals, burial permits, burial records and family records provided through the cooperation of the Oroville Cemetery District, where original records are held. Cited name is on page 295 of the publication completed in 1992.
"Mr. Sharkey then turned to a new field, that of newspaper work, and in the town of Biggs, in 1877, he founded what is now the Oroville Register, but which at that time was known by the less definite title, the Butte County Register. After a while he moved the paper to Oroville, and still later he sold it to the Boyntons, who made of it the Oroville Register. Having taken up his residence in Oroville, Mr. Sharkey was postmaster there for four years; and on his removal to Biggs he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and opened a law office in that town, practicing there until his death, about twenty-five years ago..." [biography of Walter J. Sharkey] History of Butte County, CA 1918, by George C. Mansfield, B. L., pg 587-588.
~~~
"William Sharkey came around the Horn in 1849 on the ship Tarolinta. William O’Brien (of Flood & O’Brien) was Sharkey’s mining partner on the Yuba river in 1849 and 1850, with only a bit of success. He farmed at Missouri Bend, just north of the Gianella bridge. He later founded the Butte County Register which was eventually sold to the Boyntons of Oroville. He then moved to Biggs, started the Biggs Argus newspaper and sold it. Studied law and was a lawyer until his death. Born Feb 14, 1827." Information provided by 2x great granddaughter Leslie Larson, via email April 11, 2016.
~~~
Wm Sharkey Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: abt 1827 Birth Place: Donegal County, Ireland Age at Death: 66 Death Date: 7 Mar 1893 Death Place: Biggs, Butte, California, USA Burial Place: Butte, California, USA Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Also Listed: Earliest Death and Burial Records, in the Butte County Courthouse, published serially in the Paradise Genealogical Society's publication, The Goldmine, Vol 9, No. 2, pg 5.
Source: Old Oroville Cemetery, by Paradise Genealogical Society. The records compiled are from the written journals, burial permits, burial records and family records provided through the cooperation of the Oroville Cemetery District, where original records are held. Cited name is on page 295 of the publication completed in 1992.
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