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All I have to go on for the past of this man is a biograpgy that is in the historic library called "History of the State of California and Biographical record of coast counties (1904)"James L. Dinwiddie (Oct 15, 1832 - Mar 3, 1904)A native of Missouri, he was born in Marion county, October 15, 1832, a son of John Dinwiddie, jr. He is representative of one of the old families of Virginia, and a descendant of Gov. Robert Dinwiddie, who, in 1753, during the old French and Indian wars. gave George Washington his first commission. His paternal grandfather, John Dinwiddie, sr, who married a Miss Lochrai, removed from his Virginia home to Kentucky, where he owned a large plantation and many slaves. Born on the old Kentucky homestead, John Dinwiddie, jr, became engaged in agricultural pursuits, and settled near Lexington, Ky., where for several years he was a friend and neighbor of Henry Clay, whose political views he imbibed. In 1831 he moved with his family to Missouri and settled in Marion county, where he took up government land, on which he spent his remaining days, dying in 1852 at the age of fifty-five years. He was a Whig in politics. He married Elizabeth Terril, a native of Kentucky, a daughter of Robert Terril, a native of Virginia and a slaveholder. She was a woman of culture and refinement and was educated at a seminary for young ladies in Lexington, Ky. At the time of their marriage both of their fathers offered to give them slaves, but they refused the gifts. Of the seven children born of their union five grew to years of maturity. The mother, who was a member of the Baptist Church, died at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Reared to manhood on the paternal homestead, James L. Dinwiddie obtained his early education in the district school. In April, 1852, he joined the train of emigrants westward bound, crossing the plains with ox teams and arrived in Placer county, Ca., August 25, 1852.
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