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SCUDAMORE, GODWIN. Whose portrait will be found in the body of this work, was born in Herefordshire, England,
November 28, 1824. He resided there until 1844, receiving,in the meantime, his education. In that year he came
to America, landing in New York in November. He remained in New York but a short time, and then proceeded to New
Orleans, where he worked in a tobacco factory for about one year. He then went to Cincinnati, where he spent one
summer. He spent the winter following in New Orleans, and returned to Cincinnati in the spring, and located about
nine miles from that city and engaged in farming. In March, 1853, he moved to Randolph County, Illinois, where
he followed farming until July, 1862. He then enlisted in the United States Army, Volunteer Service, and was elected
Second Lieutenant, which position he held until the following March, when he was promoted to the First Lieutenancy.
Mr. Scudamore was captured and placed in the notorious Libby Prison at Richmond, where he was confined for nine
months. He, with others, then made a bold strike for liberty, and he was fortunately successful. They managed to
work a tunnel through under the walls of the prison, and on the night of February 9, 1864, he passed out and made
good his escape. He immediately re entered the service, and was shortly afterwards promoted to the position of
Captain, and had command of two companies until the close of the war. He was engaged in many of the hardest battles
of the Rebellion. After being mustered out of service, he returned to Randolph County, Illinois, where he resumed
farming, in connection with merchandising, and continued thus engaged until October, 1869, when he came to California.
After spending about one month in the vicinity of St. Helena, Napa County, he came to Lake County and settled on
his present place in Scotts Valley, which consists of five hundred and sixty acres; and is also interested in a
store at Lakeport, Upper Lake, and at Bartlett Springs, in connection with R. G. Reynolds, under the firm name
of Scudamore, Reynolds & Co. Mr. Scudamore is a thorough going business man, and a gentleman in the true sense
of the word. His pleasant business relations with all prove the truth of the assertion, and his enterprise is evinced
by the thoroughness with which he does whatever he puts his hand to. Married, September 17,1849, Caroline A. Hampton
Colby, who died January, 1866, leaving four children: Charlotte, Sarah J., Alice and Mary. He married, secondly,
Miss Mary Clendenin, October 15, 1866, and by this union there are three living children: Lora E., Dick and Nannie.
They have lost one, Joseph H.
From:
History of Napa and Lake Counties, California
Slocum, Bowen & Co., Publishers
San Francisco, California 1881
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