hiː mˈuːvd tə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə æz ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡˈoʊld ɹˈʌʃ, ænd wʌz ɐn ˈɜːli blˈæk paɪənˈɪɹ ɪn sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ.
He moved to California as a young man, during the Gold Rush, and was an early black pioneer in San Francisco.