San Luis Obispo County Biographies

JULIAN GARCIA

Submitted by Carolyn Feroben

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JULIAN GARCIA, one of the pioneers of San Jose Valley was born in New Mexico, in 
June, 1831. When young Garcia was twelve years of age the family moved to San 
Bernardino, California, coming via Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Garcia spent the 
remainder of their lives in that place. After remaining with his parents in 
their California home for eight years, Julian started out for himself, first 
going to the mines in Sonoma County and remaining there one year. He then came 
to San Luis Obispo County, where he was a vaquero for Mr. Pacheco and Captain 
Wilson for four years. In 1856 he located in the San Jose Valley where he has 
since remained. It was while attending a lot of sheep on the shares with Captain 
Wilson that he first came to the valley, and he was so favorably impressed with 
the possibilities of the place that he decided to make it his home. Mr. Garcia 
is engaged in cattle raising and has a very attractive place, about one mile 
from Pozo.,
   He was married in 1851, to Rosa Herrera, by whom he has had fifteen children, 
ten of whom are now living. Mr. Garcia has been particular in giving all of his 
children a good education. Montone and Bedell, the two oldest sons, have 
attended college at Santa Ynez, and the others are receiving every advantage 
possible. Mr. Garcia was the County Treasurer one term, and for the past four 
years has served as mail contractor.
   An unfortunate accident occurred to Mr. Garcia during his early life which 
deprived him of his right arm. Being one of a party near a shooting affray, a 
shot intended for one of the principals, struck him in the arm. The injury was a 
bad one and in consequence the entire arm had to be amputated. Mr. Garcia is 
living a quiet and retired life in his old age, surrounded by the many comforts 
which a refined and generous nature like his own can appreciate. Many of his 
sons, now all grown, reside at the old home.

A memorial and biographical history of the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis 
Obispo and Ventura, California - Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1891, page 608-609