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Johnson of Johnson’s Ranch

Posted on December 21, 2020 by nancyleek

When Pablo Gutierrez died in 1845, John Sutter put his land grant up for sale. The ranch was bought by William Johnson. What do we know about Johnson? Not a lot — we don’t even have a picture of him. … Continue reading →

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