In October 1870, George Mudd (1845-1898), settled "four miles east of Germantown, and eight miles north-west from Jacinto," California and established a ranch there. He married Mattie Mitchell on March 23, 1875 and they had four children. According to a Colusa County history by Justus Rogers, in June 1889, "George Mudd, farming near Germantown, received a harvester to be propelled by a traction engine, the first of the kind in the county." Circa 1873, William Mudd (1840-1884) and Jane Percival Mudd (1841-1879) emigrated to the Germantown, California (now Artois, California) area where William's brother, George, had established his ranch. William and Jane's daughter, Alice (1866-1937), married Sylvester Mapes (1862-1942) on December 23, 1888. In 1915, Alice and Sylvester's son, Edgar Percival Mapes (1892-1986), married Minnie Wise (1891-1971). Edgar and Minnie's son, Lawrence Mapes, married Maxine Smith.
From the description of Mudd and Mapes Families papers, 1889-1989. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 699840570
