Henderson Luelling (1809-1878; Luelling is the original Welsh spelling) was a Quaker who moved from Iowa to Oregon with his wife and eight children in 1847. He carried a wagonload of 700 fruit trees, primarily apple but also pear, cherry, and peach; about half died along the way. He established a nursery and sold trees for $1 to 1.50 each. Adjusted for inflation, this equals $32-$48 dollars in 2021; however, $1 was a day's wages in many parts of the United States. In 1854, he moved to San Francisco, and later Oakland, CA with his apple trees; he was known as "Johnny Appleseed of the West."
The Fruitvale District in Oakland, California is named for his farm. Luelling sold his farm to the former Governor of California and left California and his wife in an attempt to found a free love vegetarian community on an island off of Mexico. This venture failed and he returned to the state, but never again regained his prior prosperity. He was found burned to death in his field in 1878.