Here are mini-bios of some of the early settlers of Fullerton. Click on their name to read about them:
George and Edward Amerige (founders)
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Domingo and Maria Bastanchury (ranchers)
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Henry Gaylord Wilshire (developer/socialist)
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Edward Atherton (ostrich farmer)
![](https://fullertonhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/atherton1.jpg?w=640)
Charles E. Ruddock (town marshal and OC sheriff)
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Charles C. Chapman (orange rancher/mayor)
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Jacob Stern (General Store/Real Estate Owner)
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The Moore Brothers (cement manufacturers)
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