As a young man Tacitus crossed the plains in the early 1850's with ox teams, settling in the vicinity of Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA. Two years later he came to Meridan, Sutter Co., CA. and engaged in the butcher business. Later he purchased two sections of land in Colusa county where he was one of the early settlers, and with additional land in the hills he began the raising of grain and stock. Following the survey on the west side upon the advent of the Southern Pacific Railroad, the little town was laid out and named Arbuckle, in honor of T.R. Arbuckle. He was the first Postmaster, which office he held for many years. Mr. Arbuckle finally moved to Scotts Valley, Siskiyou Co., CA., where he bought a ranch and engaged in raising stock until he died.
External Files M604. C:\Users\Ed\Documents\Family Tree Maker\edNpaula_2011-10-24 Media120601192384.jpg. Tacitus Arbuckle - 1870 United States Federal Census.
Source: S35 Ancestry.com 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003; Repository: #R1 NOTE1870
Source: S74 Ancestry.com Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R1
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tacitus Ryland by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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