Contra Costa-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Denkinger, John 1830 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

JOHN DENKINGER.—The subject of this sketch is a native of Ulm, Germany, born
February 2, 1830, where he attended the common schools and resided until
October, 1853, when he left his home, accompanied by his sisters, for America.
He first settled in Buffalo, New York, and followed different occupations for a
few months. Then went west to Illinois, where he resided until his coming to
this State in December, 1857, sailing from New York and coming via Panama,
arriving in San Francisco January, 1858. In 1863 Mr. Denkinger came to Contra
Costa county and purchased his present farm of three hundred and thirty acres,
two and one-half miles east of Concord, it then being all wild land. Was united
in marriage in San Francisco December 27, 1863, to Miss Emilie Balz, a native of
Germany. By this union they have four children; their names are: Marie, George,
Emilie and Friedrich.

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HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.

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