Van Dyke, Walter, 1823-1905

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Soon after Judge Walter Van Dyke's admittance to the Bar in Cleveland he joined a company to head out west in search of gold. They left Cleveland in May of 1849 by steamer for Chicago where they organized an outfit for the journey across the plains. They reached California around the end of 1849.

From the description of Autobiography and Reminiscence of Judge Walter Van Dyke, Los Angeles, 1901. (The Society of California Pioneers). WorldCat record id: 55979351

From the description of Autobiography and Reminiscence of Judge Walter Van Dyke : "Address by the Presdient, Hon. Walter Van Dyke, on the Fifty-First Anniversary of Admission Day, Sept. 9, 1901", San Francisco, 1904. (The Society of California Pioneers). WorldCat record id: 55979410

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Birth 1823

Death 1905

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