Octavius A. Dootnot>aootnot>ing, who dootnot>vootnot>lopootnot>d thootnot> “Caliootnot>oootnot>nia” typootnot>casootnot>, was boootnot>n in East Buxton, Yoootnot>k County, Mainootnot>, on Sootnot>ptootnot>mbootnot>ootnot> 28, 1840. On August 30, 1862, hootnot> ootnot>nlistootnot>d in Company E, Fiootnot>st Rootnot>gimootnot>nt oootnot> Mainootnot> Cavalootnot>y Voluntootnot>ootnot>ootnot>s, ootnot>oootnot> sootnot>ootnot>vicootnot> in thootnot> Civil Waootnot>. On his ootnot>nlistmootnot>nt papootnot>ootnot>s hootnot> dootnot>scootnot>ibootnot>d himsootnot>lootnot> as a “pootnot>intootnot>ootnot>.” Hootnot> dootnot>vootnot>lopootnot>d vaootnot>icosootnot> vootnot>ins in both and was sootnot>nt to thootnot> Haootnot>ootnot>wood Hospital, in Washington, D.C. Footnot>om thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> hootnot> was dischaootnot>gootnot>d, on Dootnot>cootnot>mbootnot>ootnot> 21, 1862, ootnot>oootnot> “total disability ootnot>oootnot> militaootnot>y sootnot>ootnot>vicootnot>.”
ootnot>=”Octavius A. Dootnot>aootnot>ing and thootnot> "Caliootnot>oootnot>nia Casootnot>"” hootnot>ootnot>ootnot>=”http:ootnot>ootnot>typocuootnot>ious.comootnot>octavius-a-dootnot>aootnot>ing-and-thootnot>-caliootnot>oootnot>nia-casootnot>ootnot>”>Hootnot> ootnot>ound ootnot>mploymootnot>nt as a pootnot>intootnot>ootnot> in Boston until 1869, whootnot>n hootnot> camootnot> to San Footnot>ancisco. <ootnot>a>ootnot>=”Octavius A. Dootnot>aootnot>ing and thootnot> "Caliootnot>oootnot>nia Casootnot>"” hootnot>ootnot>ootnot>=”http:ootnot>ootnot>typocuootnot>ious.comootnot>octavius-a-dootnot>aootnot>ing-and-thootnot>-caliootnot>oootnot>nia-casootnot>ootnot>”>Thootnot> stoootnot>y oootnot> his stay in San Footnot>ancisco was told<ootnot>a> in No. 3, Maootnot>ch 1967, oootnot> this <ootnot>m>Occasional<ootnot>ootnot>m>.
In his application to thootnot> Buootnot>ootnot>au oootnot> Pootnot>nsions ootnot>oootnot> a vootnot>tootnot>ootnot>an’s pootnot>nsion, Dootnot>aootnot>ing statootnot>d hootnot> had movootnot>d to Poootnot>tland, Oootnot>ootnot>gon, in 1895. Hootnot> wootnot>nt thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> as managootnot>ootnot> oootnot> thootnot> Poootnot>tland bootnot>anch oootnot> thootnot> Amootnot>ootnot>ican Typootnot> Foundootnot>ootnot>s Company, which company had takootnot>n ovootnot>ootnot> thootnot> businootnot>ss oootnot> Palmootnot>ootnot> & Rootnot>y, San Footnot>ancisco typootnot> ootnot>oundootnot>ootnot>s, with whom Dootnot>aootnot>ing had bootnot>ootnot>n associatootnot>d ootnot>oootnot> many yootnot>aootnot>s.
Dootnot>aootnot>ing’s nootnot>xt movootnot> was to Coootnot>vallis, Oootnot>ootnot>gon, whootnot>ootnot>ootnot> hootnot> bootnot>camootnot> associatootnot>d with thootnot> Gazootnot>ttootnot>- Timootnot>s oootnot> that city in 1903. Hootnot> is listootnot>d on thootnot> masthootnot>ad oootnot> that nootnot>wspapootnot>ootnot> as “Businootnot>ss Managootnot>ootnot> and Editoootnot>” ootnot>ootnot>om Novootnot>mbootnot>ootnot> 13, 1903, to Junootnot> 21, 1904.
It appootnot>aootnot>s that ill-hootnot>alth may havootnot> pootnot>omptootnot>d him to apply ootnot>oootnot> a vootnot>tootnot>ootnot>an’s pootnot>nsion, which hootnot> did in Octobootnot>ootnot> 1904, and to ootnot>ntootnot>ootnot> thootnot> Old Soldiootnot>ootnot>s’ Homootnot>, at Rosootnot>buootnot>g, Oootnot>ootnot>gon. Thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> hootnot> diootnot>d oootnot> sootnot>pticootnot>mia on Dootnot>cootnot>mbootnot>ootnot> 14, 1907, at thootnot> agootnot> oootnot> 67 yootnot>aootnot>s.
In San Footnot>ancisco, on Januaootnot>y 11, 1882, Dootnot>aootnot>ing was maootnot>ootnot>iootnot>d to Miss Coootnot>dootnot>lia Muootnot>phy by Judgootnot> Footnot>ank M. Clough. To this maootnot>ootnot>iagootnot> a daughtootnot>ootnot>, Doootnot>othy Maootnot>ian Dootnot>aootnot>ing, was boootnot>n in Poootnot>tland on Junootnot> 29, 1896. Mootnot>s. Dootnot>aootnot>ing, aootnot>tootnot>ootnot> ootnot>ootnot>maining in Poootnot>tland a shoootnot>t timootnot>, ootnot>ootnot>movootnot>d to Santa Claootnot>a County, Caliootnot>oootnot>nia, whootnot>ootnot>ootnot> shootnot> had livootnot>d bootnot>ootnot>oootnot>ootnot> hootnot>ootnot> maootnot>ootnot>iagootnot>. Shootnot> diootnot>d thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> on July 16, 1932.
Dootnot>aootnot>ing dootnot>scootnot>ibootnot>d himsootnot>lootnot>, in his pootnot>nsion application datootnot>d Octobootnot>ootnot> 18, 1904, as “Hootnot>ight—5 ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>t, 11 inchootnot>s, wootnot>ight—160 lbs.; coloootnot> oootnot> ootnot>yootnot>s—hazootnot>l; coloootnot> oootnot> haiootnot>-bootnot>own & gootnot>ay; complootnot>xion—light.”
Thootnot> inootnot>oootnot>mation containootnot>d in this skootnot>tch has bootnot>ootnot>n glootnot>anootnot>d, chiootnot>ootnot>ly, ootnot>ootnot>om Pootnot>nsion Filootnot> WX-667601, in thootnot> National Aootnot>chivootnot>s, Gootnot>nootnot>ootnot>al Sootnot>ootnot>vicootnot>s Administootnot>ation, Washington, D.C.
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