[1] He fought as a first sergeant in the Mariposa Battalion and later was a banker and a founder of the San Jose streetcar system.
[2] Bishop was born in Albemarle County, Virginia on September 2, 1825.
The ranch was named after his wife, Frances Elle Young,[3] who is reported to be the first white woman to live in the valley.
[2] The ranch provided food for the Aurora Mining District in nearby Nevada.
There, Samuel became a banker and secured a franchise for constructing a streetcar line.