DWYER, THOMAS
DWYER, THOMAS - Son of Patrick and Hanora Crotty Dwyer, was born in County Waterford, Ireland, in 1828. In 1848 he, with his parents came to America and located in Boston. In 1853 he came via the Isthmus to California, arriving in San Francisco in November of that year. In 1854 he went to Shasta County and began mining on the east fork of Clear Creek. He then went to Siskiyou County in 1856 and mined at Sawyers Bar on the north fork of Solomon River. In July, 1859, he left Sawyers Bar and went to Boston and New York, at which place he was married. They left that city in October of that year for California and arrived in November. He returned to Sawyers Bar, where he resided till May, 1869, when he came to San Francisco. In October, 1870, he came to Napa County and purchased his present place of one hundred acres, where he is engaged in farming and grape-growing. He was married, September ,14, 1859, in New York, to Miss Mary Cummings, a native of County Waterford, Ireland, born March 13,1836. They have four living children: Margaret, born December 22,1860; Edward P., born April 22,1862; William F., born April 25,1872, and Cecilia, born March 5,1878. They have lost seven children: Annie M., Mary B., Thomas P., Therca, Katie, Philip, Valentine and Agnes who was born in San Francisco and died in that place in September, 1870. Five of these children - died within four weeks in November, 1877, with diptheria at Oakville, Napa County, and one, January 4,1878, of the same disease. The two eldest living were born at Sawyers Bar, Siskiyou County, and the two youngest were born at Oakville, Napa County. Four of the children that died were born at Sawyers Bar, Siskiyou County, and of the other two that died one was born at San Francisco and the other at Oakville, Napa County.
History of Napa and Lake Counties,: San Francisco, Cal.: Slocum, Bowen & Co., Publishers, 1881
Transcribed by Julie Appletoft, June 2007 Pages 450-451
[Return to Napa County ] [Biography Index ] This Web page is sponsored on behalf of the California portion of The USGenWeb Project by Richard S. Wilson. Although believed to be correct as presented, if you note any corrections, changes, additions, or find that any links provided on this page are not functioning properly please contact the County Coordinator for prompt attention to the matter.
Last updated May 2007