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Notes for William Wiley RUBOTTOM

This is the Uncle Billy Rubottom of Sparta, California mentioned in other areas of the line. I 1849, William organized a wagon train and moved west to California, from Wayne County, MO.

He settled in the El Monte District and later moved to Cucamonga, California. After he had been in California for about fifteen years, he bought some land and started a town, which he named Sparta, after the Township in Arkansas. He was the first postmaster of Sparta. He built a hotel on his land and called it "Rubottom House" The stagecoaches used the "Rubottom House" to change horses and to rest the weary travelers on the long journeys. The hotel was known far and wide for its food and hospitality. William Wiley Rubottom was known as "UNCLE BILLY" He was a colorful character and was widly known in the Pomona Valley of California. William and Ann are both buried near Sparta, California.


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