Pioneer Family

The first twenty-three families of Volga-Germans arrived in Victoria on April 8, 1876, and established the Village of Herzog in the area north of this point. The first religious activities of these settlers centered around the Village Cross. In the ...

Pioneering Murphy Family

Charting a course of their own to become founders of Santa Clara Valley

In 1844, Martin Murphy Sr. brought his large, Irish family across the continent in the Stephens-Murphy-Townsend overland part. Their determination, optimism and close family bonds helped them cross ...

Jewett Family – Kern County Pioneers

This area was originally a portion of the Jewett Brothers’ Ranches. In 1859 Solomon and Philo Jewett walked 2000 miles to present day Kern County. They built the first store in Bakersfield in 1865 and the same year raised the ...

The Barretts: A Franklin Pioneer Family

In 1847 one of Franklin's most influential

couples, Richard and Mary Rebecca Murfee

Barrett, married and received a 260 acre farm

from Mary's father, Simon. The couple built a

house near the center of the new settlement

and began providing meals to the ...