Pownall, Joseph, 1818-1890.
Dr. Joseph Pownall made an overland journey from Louisiana to California seeking gold in 1849. After working the Mariposa diggings, he went to Columbia in 1852 and bought stock in the Tuolumne County Water Company, where he served as a company officer until his death. Dr. Pownall married Mary C. Harrison Newall, the widow of William Henry Newell, who had been one of the founders of the Tuolumne County Water Company in 1851.
From the description of Papers of Joseph Pownall, 1840-1926. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499657
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Pownall family. Joseph Pownall family papers, 1857-1905 (bulk 1876-1895). | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Powell, O. C. O.C. Powell letter, 1850 July 28. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Sharp, William A. William A. Sharp letters, 1850, 1870. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Pownall, Joseph, 1818-1890. Papers of Joseph Pownall, 1840-1926. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Tuolumne County Water Company. Tuolumne County Water Company records, 1853-1904. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Shoof, Nicholas. Nicholas Shoof letter : San Francisco, Calif., to Dr. Joseph Pownall, ALS, 1856 May 20. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Powell, O. C. | person |
| associatedWith | Pownall family. | family |
| associatedWith | Pownall, Joseph Benjamin, 1858- | person |
| associatedWith | Pownall, Mary c. (Mrs. Joseph Pownall) | person |
| associatedWith | Senger, Lucy Pownall. | person |
| associatedWith | Sharp, William A. | person |
| associatedWith | Shoof, Nicholas. | person |
| associatedWith | Tuolumne County Water Company | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tuolumne County Water Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California (1868-1952) | corporateBody |
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| Columbia (Calif.) | |||
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| California--Columbia | |||
| California--Tuolumne County | |||
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| Mines and mineral resources |
| Overland journeys to the Pacific |
| Water-supply |
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Birth 1818
Death 1890
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