• At 20 she [Mary O’Brien] married Mr. [Phineas] Clark. He was well connected. Clark Hubble, a nephew was head of pension dept. in Wash. His nephew Charlie Terrell, a bright lawyer came across the plains with them.36, p 1; lines 12-14

• I was told that my GGF Charles Carroll Terrill came to California with Phineas Clark about 1852 along with Thomas Martin. Apparently they were on horseback with a wagon train although I don’t know for sure.
I have a copy of his diary that he kept in 1864 while in Virginia City, Nevada.1975

• Grandpa [Charles Carroll Terrill] came across country with Tom’s [Martin] father and grandfather.2011

• Probably the same as C. A. Terrill listed as part of the list of overland emigrants who arrived at Placerville, California during the period of August 16-19, 1852.3834, pp 152-3

• I have an 1864/5 diary of Charles C. Terrill’s where he mentions working for Mrs. O’Brien [Walter] in November and December 1864 (as a carpenter I assume).3835

• While in Sacramento, July 20, 1864:
“Stay in Sacramento today. See Aunt and Cousins all. All well. Stay at aunts tonight. Get the only square meal there I got in the city.”3835,3836, p 22

• He was a building contractor and served in the California Assembly representing San Francisco about 1871 as I remember. He was also one of the driving forces that established the San Francisco and California Public Library system.
The only thing that I have about Phineas Clark is a newspaper clipping titled “Salem,” no date or publication name. The last sentence is, “He (CC Terrill) left this vicinity in August 1851, taught school in Illinois the following winter and in the Spring of 1852 accompanied his uncle, the late Phineas Clark, to California, where he has resided since.”545

• Salem. [Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan]
The litigation suit of Charles C. Terrill, of San Francisco, terminated by compromise between the litigants. During the construction of the Panama Canal, Terrill, in company with other parties, was awarded a heavy contract on the work; the supervisor of the work was entrusted entirely to the partners, Terrill never having given any of his personal attention to it. The contract proved to be a bonanza, the profits being estimated by those outside the ring at anywhere from one million to two million dollars. Terrill's partners proved treacherous to him, and, when the job was completed, instead of rendering an account to him, they evaded him by going to New York and staying there. A compromise was agreed on a few days ago, by which Mr. Terrill receives $162,500. He insists that this amount is at least twenty-five percent less than he was equitably entitled to receive, but counsel advised that rather than take the chances of an interminable period of litigation, with the uncertainty of the results, it was better to settle upon those terms. Charles is too broad a man to be made dizzy by his sudden elevation to wealth - he greets just as heartily and gives just a cordial a handshake to the friends of his boyhood days as before his recent acquisition.
He left this vicinity in August, 1851; taught school in Illinois the following winter and in the spring of 1852 accompanied his uncle, the late Phineas Clark, to California, where he has resided since.3837
[Note: based on newspaper article below, this clipping was probably dated abt 1890.]

• Some Panama Millions
Fight for the Estate Left by Moses A. Slaven.
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Eva Slaven des Pierres Claims That Her Uncle Has Held on to More Than His Share.

New York, April 17. --- Judge Ingraham. In a special term of the Supreme Court today, gave a decision dismissing the action which was brought by Mrs. Maude Eva Slaven des Pierres against her uncle Henry B. Slaven, to establish a trust for her benefit, under which she claimed that her uncle held one-half of the interest of her father, Moses A. Slaven, in the partnership, which was composed of himself and his brother, Henry B. Slaven. The Slaven brothers had a contract in 1885 for the dredging of the Panama Canal. A stock company was formed, and out of 20,000 shares the firm retained 11,000. The dividends paid on the stock from 1885 to 1888 amounted to $3,000,000. Moses Slaven was in Panama most of the time watching the business, and his daughter claimed that her father, fearing that he might contract fever there and die, entered into an agreement with his brother that in the event of his death he would divide his interest in the business between his wife and daughter Eva. The alleged agreement was not reduced to writing. Moses Slaven died in 1886. He had made a will appointing his brother his executor and leaving all his property to the widow.3838

• The San Francisco Call
Tuesday, July 16, 1895

Charles Terrill’s Work
The Well-Known Contractor Passed Away at His Alameda Home.

ERECTED MANY BUILDINGS

Founder of the Builders’ Exchange.
Caught by Slavin in the Canal Deal.

Charles C. Terrill, the well-known contractor and builder, who died in Alameda on Sunday night, after a short illness, was a prominent Odd Fellow and one of the best known men in his business on the coast. He was born in Wayne County, Michigan, sixty-two years ago, but at an early age he headed for California, attracted to the golden shores by the wonderful stories of wealth, with which the East was ringing.
He located in San Francisco, where he knew the drift of commerce must come, and devoted himself to his trade, which was that of carpenter. He afterward resided in Stockton, and at one time was Tax Collector of the county.
Returning to San Francisco he went into the contracting business on a small scale, and became closely identified with the eight-hour movement. As an outgrowth of that movement a co-operative mill was established, of which he was one of the founders. He afterward formed a copartnership with Moses A. Slaven, and the firm did the carpentering work on many large and well-known buildings in the City, among then being the Flood mansion, Williams & Drexler’s building on Market street, B’nai B’rth Hall, Fashion stables, the Fair building on Pine and Sansome streets and many others.
Moses A. Slaven was a brother of H. B. Slaven, who years ago kept the Baldwin pharmacy. H. B. Slavin retired from the drug business without any money to speak of, but he had a fertile imagination and a scheming brain, and he conceived the idea of furnishing supplies for the Panama canal. All he wanted was money, and, through the endeavors of the late Architect Huerne, a syndicate was formed here, in which were Terrill, H. H. Lynch, Hansen, the millman, and several other well-known men. The story of Slaven’s deal in the canal is too well known to need repetition. The brothers went to Panama and never came back. Terrill was almost bankrupted by the enterprise, and the Slavin brothers went to New York with millions of dollars. Contractor Terrill still took contracts under the old firm name, and he wrote to New York reminding the brothers of their indebitness to him. They paying no attention to his correspondence, he took Attorney E. F. Preston with him East, and it is said that he made Saven disgorge between $300,000 and $500,000, The dead contractor dabbled a bit in politics and was sent to the Legislature on the Dolly Varden ticket. He was always the friend of the mechanic.
The funeral will take place from Odd Fellows’ Hall tomorrow afternoon and the members of the exchange will attend in a body.
The deceased leaves a widow and five children – William A., George C.,. Harry F., Arthur H., and Chester C. Terrill. William is a noted cyclist and is now in the East at a tournament.3833

• Back to CC Terrill. My sister Nancy was here this afternoon and told me that he had a set of leather covered law books that were either given or thrown away after he died. I never knew that he practiced law and obviously would like to know more about that facet of him.3839

• 1856 Stockton Deputy County Clerk - Stockton Directory, pg 62
1859 San Jaquin County Constable
1864 In Virginia City, Nevada, working as a carpenter
1865 Lived in San Francisco
1867 age 33, occupation ships carpenter
1868 Secretary, house carpenters Protective Association
1870 Married Annie Fell
1871 Elected to State Assembly from San Francisco
1873 Great Register  San Francisco County Terrill, Charles Carroll    ships carpenter  Michigan  corner of Bush & B attery
1888 Public Library bill passes State Legislature. CC Terrill Trustee
1890 CC Terrill Contractor and Builder, 330 Pine St # 111
1890 SF Builders Exchange formed
Built Atty Preston's home in Portola Valley.
1894 President of SF Builders Exchange
1895 At 61 years old, died in Alameda, California on 14 July2012

• 1840 Census: Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan. Age 5-10.3840
• 1870 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 34, b MI. Head of Household. Carpenter. Moses A. Slaven and family also living in household.3841
• 1880 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 47, b MI. Contractor and Builder. Parents b MI.3842