Yolo-Sacramento County CA Archives Biographies.....Clanton, D. R. 
************************************************
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 18, 2006, 4:04 am

Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

D. R. CLANTON, a retired farmer residing at Woodland, is the son of J. M. and
Mary (Griggs) Clanton. His father, a native of Tennessee, was a farmer by
occupation and is still living in Woodland. His mother, a native of Kentucky,
died in Yolo County in 1867. They had six children, of whom the subject of this
sketch is the eldest. He was born in Montgomery County, Missouri, and was two
years of age when the family removed to Illinois. In 1850 he came overland to
California, followed teaming to different points around Sacramento for several
years, mining one year and then farming in Yolo County until 1857. He then
entered into the live-stock business up in the hills, and followed it for ten
years with marked success. He has now two fine farms, one of 820 acres two miles
from Woodland, and one of 176 acres on Cache Creek. He resides at the corner of
Cleveland and Pendegraft streets, Woodland, enjoying the earnings of an
industrious life-time. He is a member of Woodland Lodge, No. 111, I. O. O. F.

  He married Miss Maggie E. Smith, a native of Missouri, and they have five
daughters and one son, namely: Ada M., Irene A., Laura U., El ma E., Claudie E.
and Clarence D.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/bios/clanton812nbs.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/

File size: 2.4 Kb