Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
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Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader Autobiography & Reminiscence of Thomas Kyle, San Francisco, 1904. The Society of California Pioneers Thomas Kyle was born in Belfast, Ireland on April 30th, 1822. He was schooled in Belfast and later married and became a farmer. After the death of his wife he resolved to go to California in search of gold. In the early part of March 1849 he started West with a party of 40 traveling overland crossing the plains. He arrived in San Francisco on October 14th, 1849 and soon headed for the mines. He mined for three years and eventually settled in San Francisco working in the contracting business. In 1859 Mr. Kyle joined the Masonic Order and became heavily invested in it, serving numerous commanding positions Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 134-137, Vol. 8. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume, of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. This reminiscence provides an account of Thomas Kyle's life in Ireland, journey to California, and his life afterward. The author briefly describes his overland passage from New York, including details regarding some of the hardships he and his fellow travelers endured and events that occurred during his passage. Some background family history is provided. The time period represented by this reminiscence is from 1841 to 1896.
Kyle, Thomas--b. 1822 Pioneers--California--Biography Overland journeys to the Pacific Gold miners--California--Biography Irish Americans--California San Francisco (Calif.)--History
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Pioneers California Biography Gold miners Irish Americans California. San Francisco (Calif.) History
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