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Title: History of the state of California and biographical record of Oakland and environs, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Guinn, J. M. (James Miller), 1834-1918
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Publisher: Los Angeles : Historic Record Co.
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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ly carries on the workleft for her to do, and the two children. MarkL. Requa and Amy Requa Long, bid fair torepresent in highest measure the ideals passedto them by their much loved father. Mark L. Requa married Miss Florence Her-rick, and has three promising children, and oneof the most representative homes about the bay.Though a comparatively young man he hasachieved great financial success, and is the typeof Americas forceful young men of which ournation is so justly proud. Amy Requa becamethe wife of Gen. Oscar Fitzalcn Long, the latterwidely known in military circles, a brave sol lier,and a man of wide sympathies and sterling char-acter. They have two charming daughters, Amyand Sally Long. Mrs. Long is a young matronof fine intellectual development, a splendid mu-sician, and she represents in high measure thecharacteristics that are expected from the onlydaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Requa. It was the pioneers of the days of forty-ninewho laid the foundation of Californias pros-
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HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 303 In Oakland, in September, 1855, Mr. Morsewas united in marriage with Miss Virginia E.Heslep, a native of Illinois, who accompaniedher parents to California in childhood. They be-came the parents of seven children, but of thisnumber only two are now living, Emma, the wifeof Mathew de la Montanya, and Anna, the wifeof C. F. MacMullen, both of Oakland. A son,George B., died at the age of forty years, leav-ing three children. Mrs. Morse passed away in1907. In 1872 Mr. Morse erected a beautifulresidence at the corner of Hanover and Newtonavenues, his property at that time consisting of aranch of eleven acres. He has always taken agreat interest in mines and mining, and at thepresent writing has large interests in Nevada,California and Oregon, with which he becameassociated in 1882. In 1861 he became associatedwith the Oakland Guards, of which he was cap-tain for about ten years, and afterwards he wasappointed to the staff of the Major-General ofCalif

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