Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Dickson, John Calvin 1835 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  John Calvin Dickson. Was born in Caledonia county, Vermont, November 4, 1835,
and is the son of Robert and Janet Lenna Dickson, both natives of Scotland. His
education was attained at the common schools of his State, and one year, 1857-8,
spent at the McIndoes Falls Academy. Early in 1858 he started for California,
coming via Panama, arriving in San Francisco February 27th, of that year. He
came to Marin county the next day, and began working for his brother, Wm. J.,
remaining with him two years. He then leased a dairy ranch and conducted that
business till 1869; when he purchased his present homestead of six hundred and
thirty acres, located two miles east of San Geronimo. He was married October 26,
1865; to Miss Jane Caldwell, who was born in Caledonia county, Vermont,
September 28, 1842. Their children are.—Mary Ella, born October 23, 186(3:
Robert Edwin, born February 2, 1870; Nettie Margaret, born February 3, 1872;
Herbert Caldwell, born February 20, 1875; Clara Louisa, born April 7, 1877;
Alice Ray, born November 2,1878.

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HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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