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- Irvin Johnson came to California by wagon and ox team. He left on 3 Apr 1853 and the trip took six months. He first located in San Jose, CA. From there he went to West Point and Volcair, Calaveras County. He left there in 1857 and went to Napa, CA. From there he went to Sonoma County, on Shell ranch, which was two miles from Embarkadero (see 1860 census). In 1861 he moved to Solano County and took up 360 acres fo government land. He lived there four years. He sold the land to a man by the name of Cheney. He moved to a ranch owned by Matthias and Peter Smith. He left there in 1868 for San Luis Obispo (see 1870 census). In the fall of 1873, he moved to Guadalupe. He later moved to Garden Grove and then Downey, CA.
Irvin Johnson had conducted a general merchandise store at Bryant's Mills, Scotland County, Missouri, and acted as judge and justice of the peace at that place in addition to his duties as storekeeper, postmaster, etc.
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