Imperial-Riverside County CA Archives Biographies.....Van DerPoel, Weston Randall 1870 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 21, 2006, 8:55 pm Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918) WESTON RANDALL VAN DERPOEL.—Among the resolute and determined men who have aided materially in building up Imperial County and reducing its wild condition to a place of fruitfulness, is Weston R. Van Derpoel, who is numbered among the representative ranchers of his locality. He was born in New Baltimore, near Albany, New York, December 11, 1870, son of Andrew J. and Elizabeth (Randall) Van Derpoel. His mother's ancestors came from Nova Scotia and on his father side the family history dates back to Holland ancestry. Mr. Van Derpoel acquired his schooling in Catskill and Albany, N. Y. Finishing his education, he went to New York City, where he was employed as bookkeeper and collector for a period of five years. In 1898 he came to California and located in Riverside, where he followed horticultural work until 1900, when he came to Imperial County and took up 160 acres of land, and by his industry and perseverance he has brought his place up to a high state of cultivation. Mr. Van Derpoel was married in San Diego to Miss Mary Speck, a native of California. To this union have been born four children: Everett C, Martha, Margaret N., and Andrew J. The parents of Mr. Van Derpoel are both deceased. Mr. Van Derpoel has his land in a fine state of cultivation, devoting it largely to corn. Additional Comments: From: THE HISTORY OF IMPERIAL COUNTY CALIFORNIA EDITED BY F. C. FARR IN ONE VOLUME ILLUSTRATED Published by ELMS AND FRANKS BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918 Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/imperial/bios/vanderpo628bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb