Person:Henry Jameson (1)

Death Takes Two Pioneers of Glenn, Artois Section
Two Glenn county pioneers, each of whom was eighty-three years old, and each of whom had lived in Glenn county for the past fifty-eight years, died early today at their homes. They were Henry Jameson, of the Glenn district, and John H. Peterich of Artois.

Jameson, a native of Jo Daviess county, Illinois, came across the plains with his parents by ox team when he was five years old. The family first resided at Calistoga, and then later at Dixon. After attending school, Jameson came to Glenn county to engage in farming.

Surviving him are his wife; two brothers, Irving, of Tulare, and Edwin of Santa Cruz; a sister Mrs. Ida Board of Glenn; and a niece, Mrs. Mary Stevens, also of Glenn. The body is at the Sweet funeral home.

The Jameson funeral probably will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Sweet funeral home with burial in Willows cemetery.

Will of Henry Jameson

I, Henry Jameson of the County of Glenn, State of California, over the age of twenty-one, and being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under duress, menace, fraud or undue influence of any person whatsoever, do make, publish and declare this my last will and Testament in the manner following:

First: I direct that my Executrix and Executor here inafter name, as soon as they have sufficient funds on hand, pay all my just debts and liabilities.

Second: I give, bequeth and evise to my sister, Ida Board of Visalia, California, an equal un-divided one-fifth of all my property, both real and personal;

Third: I give and bequeath and devise to my sister, Hattie Board of Stockton, California, an equal un-divided one-fifth of all my property, both real and personal;

Fourth: I give, bequeath and devise to my brother, Edwin Jameson, of Santa Cruz, California, and equal un-divided one-fifth of all my property, both real and personal;

Fifth: I give, bequeath and devise to my brother, Erwin L. Jameson of Tulare, California, an equal un-divided one-fifth of all my property, both real and personal;

Sixth: In case of either or any of my said brothers and sisters herein above named shall die before my decease, then the property given him or her by the terms of this will I give to the legal heirs of such brother or sister;

Seventh: The remaining un-divided one-fifth of my said property, both real and personal, I give and devise in equal un-divided shares to the three children of my deceased sister, Mary Hunsicker, to-wit:
Lois Glenn residing at 2722 N. McCall Avenue, Selma, California.
Claudia Fast of Hillsdale, New Jersey, and
Clyde L. Hunsicker residing at 89 Ramona Street, San Francisco, California.

Eighth: I do not leave any property to my wife, Agnes J. Jameson, for the reason that she has received all her interest in my property and released all claim and interest in my property and estate by written contract and property settlement heretofore duly executed and of record in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Glenn, State of California.

Lastly: I hereby nominate and appoint my sister, Ida Board and my brother Edwin Jameson to act as Executrix and Executor of this my last will and direct that no bond be required of them, or either of them.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of January, 1926.
Signed: Henry Jameson

Willows Journal (Willows, Glenn County, California) Thursday, October 13, 1932, page 1, California State Library, Sacramento, California.

Henry Jameson. The prominence of Glenn county as the home of extensive ranches of grain and stock is well established throughout the Sacramento valley, as is also the character of the men who have proven their ability in the development of this section. Among these citizens mention belongs to Henry Jameson, who is located in the vicinity of Glenn, where he rents four hundred acres of the Tate ranch in addition to his own property of seven hundred acres, all of which is devoted to the cultivation of wheat and barley, and the raising of cattle, horses and hogs. Mr. Jameson is a native of Jo Daviess county, Ill., born February 26, 1849, a son of John B. Jameson. The latter was also a native of Illinois, who came to California overland in 1854, traveling by ox teams to the state, where, upon his arrival, he located near Calistoga, in Napa valley, and engaged in farming. After eight years he removed to Solano county, and in the vicinity of Dixon engaged in farming for nearly thirty years. Disposing of his property there in 1890 he went to Tulare county and made his home with his son until his death. His wife, formerly Catherine Watts, a native of England, came to the United States at the age of eight years. She was married in Illinois and accompanied her husband across the plains to California, her death occurring in the vicinity of Dixon. Of their nine children, four sons and five daughters, four sons and three daughters attained maturity, Henry Jameson being the third in order of birth.

Educated in the common schools of California, Henry Jameson began an agricultural life with his father in Solano county, where he remained until 1868, when he sough independent operations in the same locality. After five years in the fall of 1873, he went to Colusa county, and near Jacinto (this section now being Glenn county), rented land of the Montgomery estate. After on year he located on his present property, which consists of four hundred acres twelve miles southeast of Willows, and on the Sacramento river, and at the same time rented seven hundred acres adjoining, which in the fall of 1888 he purchased. He has been successful in his work, devoting his time principally to the raising of grain, although he has also about eighy head of cattle, thirty horses ans some hogs, and conducts a small dairy. In addition to the property mentioned he also rents six hundred and forty acres west of Princeton, colusa county, a half of which he farms, while the remainder is in pasture.

In the vicinity of his present home Mr. Jameson was united in marriage with Agnes Magilton, a native of Connecticut. Fraternally Mr. Jameson is a member of Monroe Lokge, I. O. O. F., of Colusa, and politically gives support to the Republican party.

Historical and Biographical Record, California State Library, Sacramento, California

Jameson, H., farmer Willows, Glenn County, California

A Directory of Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta Counties, 1892-1893, page 268,
(California Room, Packard Library, Marysville, California)