John Sutter

John Sutter

male, deceased (1880)
Swiss, from California, Mormon, Augustus Sutter, Johann Augustus Sutter, Sutter's Fort…Historic California, From Sacramento, California, gold, californiagoldrush
Johann Augustus Sutter (February 23 1803 - June 18 1880) was a Californian of Swiss descent famous for his association with the California Gold...
Levi Strauss

Levi Strauss

male, deceased (1902)
jeans, blue jeans, Business person in retailing, German, inventor, Overall…californiagoldrush
Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauss was the German-born American creator of the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His namesake firm, Levi S...
Leland Stanford

Leland Stanford

male, deceased (1893)
Stanford University founder, Stanford, politician, TYCOON, robber baron, Stanford University…governor of California, from California, californiagoldrush, Historic California
Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 - June 21, 1893) was an American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. He was born in...
James W. Marshall

James W. Marshall

male, deceased (1885)
from New Jersey, californiagoldrush, gold, American, american river, sawmill
James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 - August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, whose discovery of gold in the American...
J.S. Holliday

J.S. Holliday

male, deceased (2006)
William Swain, American, Non-fiction writer, californiagoldrush, historian, PBS
J.S. Holliday wrote a masterly history of the California Gold Rush that capped three decades of painstaking research on the era. Holliday's "The...
Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen

male, deceased (1871)
californiagoldrush, Firearm designer, revolver, American, samuel clemens, Defunct firearms manufacturer
Ethan Allen (1806-1871) was a major American armsmaker from Massachusetts. He is believed to be unrelated to the revolutionary Ethan Allen. His...
Charles Crocker

Charles Crocker

male, deceased (1888)
from California, iron, pacific coast, californiagoldrush, American railroad executive, Sacramento…Historic California
Charles Crocker (September 16 1822 - June 14 1888) was born in Troy, New York to a modest family. When he was fourteen he moved to a farm in Iowa,...
Joaquin Miller

Joaquin Miller

male, deceased (1913)
An Elk Hunt, Oregon state court judge, willamette valley, union county, California writer, The Battle of Castle Crags…from California, californiagoldrush, California Historical Landmark, From Oakland, California, Historic California
Joaquin Miller was the pen name of the colorful American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller (March 10, 1841, or...
Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta

male, deceased (1853)
from Quillota, from California, californio, gold country, Historic California, Mexican or Chilean Robin Hood…californiagoldrush
Joaquin Murrieta (sometimes spelled Murieta or Murietta) (1829-ca. 1853), also called the Mexican or Chilean Robin Hood or the Robin Hood of El...