Couts, Cave Johnson, 1821-1874

Cave Johnson Couts (1821-1874), a native of Tennessee, was an army officer ordered to Monterrey, Mexico who was later sent to California and led the escort for the U.S. Boundary Commission in 1849. Couts married Isidora Bandini (daughter of Juan Bandini) and became the owner of the large Guajome Rancho in San Diego County. He was engaged in the cattle business, and his son, Cave J. Couts, Jr. (1856-1943) became a civil engineer and worked as a deputy surveyor for San Diego County before he began managing the Guajome Ranch.

From the description of Papers of Cave Johnson Couts, 1832-1951. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122570739

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