I am a descendant of the Willsons( two "L"'s as my grandmother would say) The Willson brothers settled in Gilroy California in the late 1800's Masons by trade they also farmed and raised cattle . They Owned at least ten thousand acres of land between the brothers .. one of which was Horace Willson who's 2X great granddaughter sold the property to the state parks system aka Henry Co. to assure the land would be conserved ...Back in the day the family went up to hunting hollow to of course to hunt Lyman is one of Horace's sons ( Lyman trail ) he was bucked off a horse named outlaw coming down with a half a dear on his horse as he was heading down to Willson's hunting cabin toward the hunting hallow . Lyman passed away with head injuries from the accident .The whole area was owned by the Willson family ... contact me if you would like more information on the Willson family .. Horace had the first brick house in Santa Clara county made from a kiln right on his property out on Pacheco pass
Thank you for taking the time to comment on my page. Wow! This is all so interesting. What a history! I wish I had your contact information 5 or 6 years ago when I was first inspired to write about this beautiful region. I found it very difficult to find anything relevant even after hours of online searching. I've been meaning to update the page when I could, but it's been hard to find the time. Now you've given me new inspiration to work on this. I'm sure I'll have some questions about your family, so thank you for your kind offer.
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Gordon
csister7still@yahoo.com - May 19, 2020 8:48 pm - Voted 10/10
Why was it Named Willsons peakI am a descendant of the Willsons( two "L"'s as my grandmother would say) The Willson brothers settled in Gilroy California in the late 1800's Masons by trade they also farmed and raised cattle . They Owned at least ten thousand acres of land between the brothers .. one of which was Horace Willson who's 2X great granddaughter sold the property to the state parks system aka Henry Co. to assure the land would be conserved ...Back in the day the family went up to hunting hollow to of course to hunt Lyman is one of Horace's sons ( Lyman trail ) he was bucked off a horse named outlaw coming down with a half a dear on his horse as he was heading down to Willson's hunting cabin toward the hunting hallow . Lyman passed away with head injuries from the accident .The whole area was owned by the Willson family ... contact me if you would like more information on the Willson family .. Horace had the first brick house in Santa Clara county made from a kiln right on his property out on Pacheco pass
boyblue - May 26, 2020 8:49 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Why was it Named Willsons peakThank you for taking the time to comment on my page. Wow! This is all so interesting. What a history! I wish I had your contact information 5 or 6 years ago when I was first inspired to write about this beautiful region. I found it very difficult to find anything relevant even after hours of online searching. I've been meaning to update the page when I could, but it's been hard to find the time. Now you've given me new inspiration to work on this. I'm sure I'll have some questions about your family, so thank you for your kind offer.
Regards,
Gordon