Born in Vermont, Henry came to Stanislaus County about 1856. In 1860 Henry established a town naming it Langworth.  It was soon a flourishing little village, bosting, a two-story general store with a dance hall upstairs, a blacksmith, shoemaker, ferry boats, a hotel, livery stable, schoolhouse, cemetery, and a post office, in which Henry served as the first postmaster.

Along the Stanislaus River there were three main towns, Knights Ferry the county seat, Burneyville (known today as Riverbank) and Langworth (which is no more). Oakdale was not yet established.

Three schools were created along this stretch of the Stanislaus River. JD Neal was the first and was located on the Richardson Ranch. The second was constructed adjacent to the Langworth cemetery at the Charles Turner property, which today is Van Norman’s place. The third and final school was the largest attended school in the county.

In 1869, Henry was knocked down by a steer, hitting the back of his head. Thinking nothing of it until the following week when he started having headaches, he finally sought medical help. Sadly, within a month of his accident, Henry passed at the age of 42, leaving his three children and newlywed wife of less than two years. Henry was buried in the Langworth cemetery.

Two years after his passing, the railroad decided to go through what was the town of Langworth. The residents were forced to move their homes and businesses to the newly formulated town of Oakdale. The existing cemetery was left and the many buried loved ones in it.

F.M.Cottle donated land in 1883 for a cemetery in Oakdale, and the decision was made to move the loved ones remains from the extinct town of Langworth to what is now the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery.

Henry was one of those who was moved to the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery where he now rests with both of his wives. A piece of his original headstone was found in 1933 inside an old brick store.

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In 1896 he moved the flour mill to Oakdale to be closer to the new railroad that was under construction. He converted the Knights Ferry mill into a hydroelectric plant.

Electricity was being delivered to Oakdale! Tulloch installed one of the first long distance transmission lines in the United States. It was able to transmit electricity 14 miles to Oakdale for the operation of the new mill. He sold his electric system to Sierra & San Francisco power company in 1910.

In 1910, Tulloch sold his water rights and canals to what is now the Oakdale Irrigation District making Oakdale Irrigation District owners of pre-1914 water rights. Even today, Oakdale Irrigation District is one of the strongest water districts in the state of California.

Tulloch died in 1924 leaving his wife, Roma, and sons John F, David, F, Stephen M and a daughter Lila.

Tulloch is interned here in the Oakdale Citizens Cemetery.

Sources used:
Oakdale leader
Oakdale Oakdale Museum & History Center
Oakdale irrigation district 100 years book
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