Lewis Moore Warden (1825 - 1893)

Born 22 May 1825 in Granville, Licking County, Ohio

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Maria Franklin — married 28 Feb 1856 in Iowa Hill, Placer County, California

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1893 at age 67 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California

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@NI0927@ NOTELewis M. was a twin to Lucius, who died in childhood.

Lewis M.and Horatio M. went to California in the gold rush of 1849. They reputedly became wealthy there.

Source 1: Lewis Moore Warden is enumerated as L. Wordens, age 25, boatman captain.

L Wordens United States Census, 1850 Name: L Wordens Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Cincinnati, ward 3, Hamilton, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Age: 25 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1825 Birthplace: Ohio House Number: 1

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace L Wordens Male 25 Ohio

Source 2: Lew M Warden United States Census, 1880 Name Lew M Warden Event Type Census Event Date 1880 Event Place San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, United States Gender Male Age 55 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) W Occupation Farmer Relationship to Head of Household Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self Birth Year (Estimated) 1825 Birthplace Ohio, United States Father's Birthplace Vermont, United States Mother's Birthplace Massachusetts, United States Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 286 Person Number 0 Volume 1

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Lew M Warden Self M 55 Ohio Ellen M Warden Wife F 44 Illinois William H Warden Son M 19 California Oscar L Warden Son M 17 California May L Warden Daughter F 14 California Lyda Franklin Other F 72 Ohio Jose Gajolia Other M 25 California Antonio Other M 27 Portugal Charles Allen Other M 21 Canada Rufus Allen Other M 17 Canada Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PN-FTV : 29 July 2017), Lew M Warden, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 76, sheet 286B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0080; FHL microfilm 1,254,080.

Source 3:

Lewis Moore “Lew” Warden

BIRTH 22 May 1825

DEATH 4 Feb 1893 (aged 67)

BURIAL San Luis Cemetery, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California

MEMORIAL ID 26507083 · View Source

Stone with

Howard Fenton Warden and

Alfred LaTourette Warden Lizzie LaTourette Warden.

Family Members:

Parents:

Gabriel Werden 1777–1838

Mary Seeley Werden 1786–1862

Spouse:

Helen Maria Franklin Warden 1837–1919 (m. 1856)

Siblings:

Mary Ann Werden Hobart 1810–1874

Homer Jones Warden 1814–1866

Sarah Warden Welsh 1821–1898

Horatio Moore Warden 1827–1912

Children:

William H. Warden 1861–1945

Source 4: HON. LEW M. WARDEN Lew M. Warden

Wherever one travels through the broad extent of California are found the grand estates, the public improvements and works of the early pioneers, the most convincing proofs of the remarkable energy, the great enterprise, the unflinching courage, the high intelligence and worthy character of the men who have built up the empire State of the Pacific Coast. One of these is met in the person of Hon. Lew Moore Warden, who recently represented San Luis Obispo County in the Legislature of California. This gentleman was born in Granville, Licking County, Ohio, May 22, 1825, his parents being Gabriel and Mary (Seeley) Warden; the father a native of Burlington, Vermont, and the mother of Massachusetts. His grandfather was an honored soldier of the Revolutionary War, serving as Captain during the struggle for our national independence. The family circle embraced twelve children, nine of whom were sons, and two of whom became California pioneers, the subject of this sketch, and H. M. Warden, whose biography also appears in this book. These two young men inheriting the stalwart physique, enterprise, and energy of their family, were of that class to lead into new countries, and act their part in the creation of new States. In 1848, Lew M. Warden, in company with an elder and a younger brother, the latter being H. M. Warden, went to Illinois, and engaged in the cattle trade, in supplying the Chicago market. In 1850, he and his younger brother came to California, across the plains and by Salt Lake City, where they stopped one week, arriving in the mines on Hangtown Creek on the 6th of July of that year. Until 1856 the two brothers acted in concert, engaged in mining, and staging in Sacramento, Yuba, and Placer Counties, carrying on their business with skill and judgment. Their various operations are more particularly detailed in the sketch of H. M. Warden.

After disposing of his stage property in Placer County, Mr. Warden sought the coast region, settling in Mendocino County, early in 1857, where he engaged in farming, and in the fall of that year was elected Sheriff of the county. There he displayed his usual business ability, making his farm a success, and, at the same time, attending to his duties as Sheriff. So satisfactorily did he conduct the shrievalty that he was often re-elected, holding the office continually for a period of ten years, until he decided to remove to San Luis Obispo County. To this county he came in 1867, purchasing a farm of 1,800 acres, a part of the Los Osos Rancho, and upon this he still resides, engaged in farming and stock-raising, and performing those public duties incident to the life of a prominent and popular citizen.

Since residing in this county he has held various positions of trust. For two years he was Supervisor of the county, in which service he gave satisfaction and gained the respect of all. In 1877 he was elected to the State Legislature on the Democratic ticket, with which party he acts politically. As a Legislator he was distinguished for his industrious and honorable course in his efforts to procure useful and economical legislation. He was a member of the Committee on Agriculture, Mining, and Mechanic Art College, and on Counties and County Boundaries. To the various duties he assiduously devoted his time and abilities, retiring from the office with a most honorable record.

Mr. Warden was married February 18, 1856, to Miss Helen M. Franklin, a native of St. Charles, Illinois. They have four children, two sons and two daughters, loved by their parents, and admired and respected by the community. The mother of Mrs. Warden, Mrs. Lydia Franklin, born in 1807, now nearly an octogenarian in age, resides in the family.

The home of Mr. Warden is on the Los Osos Rancho eight miles from the town of San Luis Obispo, where stand the old adobe buildings—see illustration —which were the residence of Capt. John Wilson, the former proprietor of the great rancho. This rancho, which was entitled the “Rancho Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islay,” was granted by the Mexican Government to Victor Linares, Francisco Badillo, James Scott, and John Wilson, and confirmed by the United States Courts to John Wilson, comprising an area of 32,430.76 acres of land. Captain Wilson was the stepfather of ex-Governor and Congressman Romualdo Pacheco, who grew to manhood on the estate. The venerable rancho has witnessed many changes in its history, passing from the quiet of the old mission era, through the period of revolution, the changes of dominion, the exciting times of the gold discovery, and the coming of the crowding, ambitious Americans, until it has entered the era of steady progression under the rule of enlightenment and improvement. As a cattle rancho it was always prominent, but where in former years it was distinguished for its numbers, it is now distinguished for the quality of the bovine and equine species that are bred upon it. In his stock Mr. Warden takes special pride. Thoroughbred horses and short-horned Durhams of the purest and finest blood are raised. Of the latter he has imported from the celebrated herds of Robert Ashburner, giving him the prestige of connection with that famous breeder.

Source: History of San Luis Obispo County, California, pp160-161. Transcribed for the CAGenWeb Project by Cathy Portz.

Sources

1. US Federal Census 1850. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ7-L2H

2. US Federal Census 1880. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PN-FTV

3. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26507083/lewis-moore-warden

4. https://www.cagenweb.org/sanluisobispo/biographies/w.htm