Elizabeth Cline, the eldest daughter of William Cline and Nancy Cox Cline, married Theophilus Verlaque in 1856 at New Madrid, Missouri. From land records I found in the New Madrid Court House, we know that they owned land there between 1856 and 1870, before moving to San Diego, California. They are recognized as early pioneers of that county.
New Madrid County, Missouri. Surveys, Concessions, Patents and Swamp Land Patents compiled by Jane Vann and Vera Ashley in 1992, show that Theopholis Verlaque received a Swamp Land Patent No. 118, for Sec. 36, Twp. 23, Range 13 in New Madrid County, Missouri, on October 6, 1857. The couple bought land from W. W. Hunter, Admin. in 1860 as recorded in Book 20, Page 517, also sold property in the city of New Madrid to her father, William Cline, on 18 Jan. 1866, as recorded in Book 21, Page 288. Family tradition says this is where William Cline’s Grocery and Dram Shop was located. They again bought land from B. F. Boyce (by Sheriff Davis) in 1869 as recorded in Book 22, Page 226.
Theophilus and Elizabeth Verlaque family took several trips to France, where Theophilus still had family members. On an 1869 trip, both Elizabeth and her husband were listed in 2nd class cabins with their eldest two sons on this returning vessel. Shortly after that, Theopholis and Elizabeth Verlaque sold land to her Uncle Matt Tickell in 1870 as recorded in Book 22, Page 429, before moving their family to San Diego, California. Once in San Diego, the Verlaque family ran a restaurant, built a winery, and ran 2,000 sheep on the outskirts of San Diego. Theophile and son Amos visited the Santa Maria Valley in the early 1880s. The son Amos Verlaque purchased 2 acres near a good spring along the main wagon road to Julian. In 1883, Amos built a general store and post office. This was the first commercial venture in the new town first called Nuevo.
The country house, completed in 1886 and adjacent to Amos Verlaque's store, was said to be built in style reminiscent of his father's native Provence. The house had five rooms plus a basement with a 7-foot ceiling to serve as a wine cellar. Verlaque family members operated the store until 1933. The building has housed many businesses since and is today the home of Catt Farm Supply.
Leona Ransom bought the house from Verlaque descendants with the intention of preserving it. Ransom's heirs donated it to the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society in 1984. The building, restored with period furniture, is now part of the society's Guy B. Woodward Museum." The graves and headstones of the Amos Verlaque family are on the southwest corner of the property, immediately adjacent to the sidewalk.
The former Verlaque home also stands. Theophile Verlaque died in 1913, wife Elizabeth in 1926. Ownership of the Ramona house was passed down to three of Theophile's six children, remaining in the family until the early 1960s.
The Theophile Verlaque country house, completed in 1886 and adjacent to Amos Verlaque's store, was said to be built in a style reminiscent of his father's native Provence. The house had five rooms plus a basement with a 7-foot ceiling to serve as a wine cellar. The home is on display as a museum today.
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The Theophile Verlaque country house, completed in 1886 and adjacent to Amos Verlaque's store, was said to be built in a style reminiscent of his father's native Provence. The house had five rooms plus a basement with a 7-foot ceiling to serve as a wine cellar. The home is on display as a museum today.
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Street address:
645 Main Street Ramona, California 92065 County / Borough / Parish: San Diego County
National Historic Landmark:
Year listed: 1991
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current function: Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed |
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