SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jonathan Burgess wanted to know more about his ancestor who established their family roots in California some 170 years ago: Rufus Burgess, who came to the state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jonathan Burgess wanted to know more about his ancestor who established their family roots in California some 170 years ago: Rufus Burgess, who came to the state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Jonathan Burgess wanted to know more about his ancestor who established their family roots in California some 170 years ago: Rufus Burgess, who came to the state as an enslaved man in the Gold Rush era. Over three years of research, the modern-day Burgess uncovered a history of entrepreneurial pioneer. His ancestor won his freedom, launched his own businesses in Northern .