7 thoughts on “I Don’t Know His Name, But I’d Stay The Hell Off His Lawn If I Were You

  1. I Don’t Know His Name, But I’d Stay The Hell Off His Lawn If I Were You

    That would be:

    CAPTAIN ELISHA STEPHENS
    1804-1887
    A True Pioneer
    Captain Stephens brought the first wagons
    over the snow covered Sierra Nevada
    Truckee Pass with no casualties in the
    Stephens-Murphy-Townsend party of 1844,
    arriving at Sutter’s Fort with 11 wagons
    and 51 people plus 2 infants born on the
    way. Later wagon trains followed his
    trail less well. A blacksmith by trade,
    Elisha served under Commodore Stockton in
    ordnance in the Mexican war, 1846-48.
    Stephens was the first American
    resident to homestead 160 acres in
    “Westside” (Cupertino) in 1848 which he
    called Blackberry Farm. In 1859, he added
    155.57 acres from the Rancho San Antonio,
    making 315.57 acres. His favorite food was
    the ever-available rattlesnake. In 1862, he
    sold all his properties to George McCauley
    and William McClellan, respectively
    because the area had become
    “Too Durn Civilized!”

  2. Ah, there’s Internet truth, and just regular old truth.

    The fellow’s name is Daniel Freeman, and he’s from Nebraska. His picture is in the Library of Congress somewheres.

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