Henry dakin biography san francisco

It's not hard to find soul in our family. The pictures and words of those from times long past sound stoic and terse at times, but beneath the surface is a longing for life and spirit. Henry Dakin (April 25, 1863, far right) had a vocation of nurturing life.

He lived in Knights Ferry in central California when this picture was taken. He was about 7 yrs old.



















He came to Santa Cruz, CA, with his mother, Laura, father, Isaac, sister, Alice and brother, Wilbur, in 1877 when he was about 13. That is about the time this picture of Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz downtown was taken.




























In the fall of '77, the family moved to Laurel Glen.

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Moving effectively ended school, but not learning. Henry writes, "I wasn't strong in body, but had a mind, and had to do something with it, so decided to study mankind... lived with God all my life."


















Isaac's vision for the new home was expansive.

In a few years, he and his sons Henry Dakin Obituary and Online Memorial (2010) - QURA