The
Valley of Heart's Delight
Downtown Gilroy-
History
of Gilroy
The Gilroy
Carnegie Library is now the home of the Gilroy Museum- and was placed
on the National Historic Register 1988
SOME BIOGRAPHIES OF GILROY PIONEERS:
(click here for Santa Clara County
Biography Project)
Adams, John Hicks ( Sheriff of
Santa Clara County )
ARNBERG- Dairy
BALDACCI, S- Barber
BASSIGNANO, Victor, Cigar Manufacturer
BEACH, Ezra F.- Farmer of Gilroy and San
Feliepe
BORDENAVE, Nicholas- The French
Hotel
BROWNELL, Prof. Elmer E. - Superintendent of Gilroy Schools
BRYANT, Dr. Berryman-----Pioneer Physician
CASEY,Michael - Mayor
CRAWFORD, Edward- City Attorney and
Owner of the Gilroy Gazette
DALY, Phillip- Baling Press
GRANT, Robert, Livery
GUBSER, August- dairy farmer
ECONOMOU, Willilam- The Victory Cafe
EINFALT, R. G.- Publisher
Gilroy Crescent
ELLIS, James H- Dairy Farming
ESCHENBURG, Rodney- leading dairy
farmer of Santa Clara Valley
FRANCIOIS, Charles- Distillery
GREEN, Ed. R.- First National Bank of Gilroy
HOLLOWAY, Edgar A.- first settlers of
Gilroy
JONES, Hugh Stephenson- Farmer
KUNDERT, Balthaser--Dairyman and Cheesmaker
LOUPE, Louis- Mayor of Gilroy, 1888
MARTIN,Julius -First American to settle
in San Ysidro (old Gilroy) 1844
MOREY, Dr. H. C. - Real Estate
MURDOCK, John- Dairy Business-
Cheese Maker
OLDHAM, W. Frank- First Mayor of Gilroy
O'TOOLE, Elizabeth and Lawrence- Farmers
OUSLEY, Samuel and Electa family
PETERSEN, Peter J.- Cheese Maker
REA, Samuel- Stock Raiser
REA, Thomas, Hon - Capitalist
ROGERS, F. S.- Druggist and Real
Estate
SATTERWHITE, Thomas, City
Clerk 1876
SCAGLIOTTI, Emilio- vineyardist
SEAMAN, George, Southern
Pacific Hotel
THOMAS, Massey
VAN SCHAICK, H. D.-Manager-Gilroy
Mills, Central Milling Company
WELBURN, O M- Gilroy Fruit Paking Company
WENTSTROM, John- Blacksmith
WENTZ,. Christian- Politician, Farmer
WHITE-Mrs.
Margaret
WHITEHURST, William- Bank of
Gilroy
WILLEY, Howard- Justice of the Peace
ZUCK, James C. Presidnet of the Bank of Gilroy
HISTORY OF GILROY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1909 Post Card- Gilroy High School-
THE VALLEY OF
HEART's DELIGHT
updated January 2008
