Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Dopking, T. F. 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

T. F. DOPKING, a farmer near Woodland, is a son of D. and Hannah (Daniels)
Dopking. His father, a native of New York State, came to California in 1863,
with two brothers, Joseph and Ira, and his mother is a native of Canada. He was
born six miles east of Buffalo, and was but one year old when his parents moved
with him to Canada. At the age of thirteen years he went to Van Buren County,
Michigan, and in 1850 came across the plains and mountains to California, with
one of his neighbors. He started without a cent of money, and worked his way
through. Going to the mines, he was satisfied with fair success, remaining there
until 1863. In 1860 he purchased a ranch of 240 acres about two miles east of
Woodland, and settled upon it in 1863 when he quit mining. He has been improving
a portion of this ranch, of which he now owns sixty-live acres, in good condition.

  February 20, 1871, in Capay Valley, on Cache Creek, Mr. Dopking married Miss
Mary E. Evert, a native of Iowa, who died in February, 1875. For his present
wife he married Mrs. Ann Barnhart, in Woodland, December 5, 1875. She is a
daughter of Jonathan and _____ (Buttolph) Pierce. Her father is a native of New
York State and her mother of Massachusetts. They have living with them a
grandchild, named George Hopkins.


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.


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