Difference between revisions of "Burns, John"
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| − | '''John Burns''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214330330/john-burns 1811-1880]), born in Scotland, was one of our county’s first commercial vintners. Burns, with a partner named [[Willson, Israel C.|I.C. Willson]], found some suitable wine-grape land on the western slopes of the coastal mountain ridge he named Ben Lomond. | + | '''John Burns''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214330330/john-burns 1811-1880]), born in Scotland, was one of our county’s first commercial vintners. Burns, with a partner named [[Willson, Israel C.|I.C. Willson]], found some suitable wine-grape land on the western slopes of the coastal mountain ridge he named Ben Lomond. Son James Burns ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214329948/james_burns 1860-1942]) assisted in establishing the vineyard. In the 1880s, the land was sold to an investment group led by [[Billing, Frederick W.|F. W. Billing]]. |
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Revision as of 16:53, 22 April 2024
John Burns (1811-1880), born in Scotland, was one of our county’s first commercial vintners. Burns, with a partner named I.C. Willson, found some suitable wine-grape land on the western slopes of the coastal mountain ridge he named Ben Lomond. Son James Burns (1860-1942) assisted in establishing the vineyard. In the 1880s, the land was sold to an investment group led by F. W. Billing.
