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Perry Earl Opdyke

Birth	:	25 Jun 1890 Cayton, Shasta County, California, USA
Death	:	1 Feb 1968 Hat Creek, Shasta County, California, USA
Burial	:	Burney Cemetery, Burney, Shasta County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8837100, -121.6566600
Description	:	"Perry Earl Opdyke was born in Cayton Valley on June 25, 1890. His mother, Olive Cordelia, was the daughter of Charles W. and Emmaretta Wilcox, early Hat Creek settlers. His father was Andrew Jackson Opdyke, who came to California shortly after the Civil War with his first wife Mahala (Julia Tyrell) Opdyke and their seven children: Lodema, Annie, Bertha, Lurl, David, William, and Foster. In 1887, after Mahala's death Andrew married Olive Wilcox. The children of this marriage were Paul, Percy, Perry, Alva Ackie, Alta, and Olive. The Opdyke home was in Cayton Valley, where Olive was the postmistress and Andrew... Read More	"Perry Earl Opdyke was born in Cayton Valley on June 25, 1890. His mother, Olive Cordelia, was the daughter of Charles W. and Emmaretta Wilcox, early Hat Creek settlers. His father was Andrew Jackson Opdyke, who came to California shortly after the Civil War with his first wife Mahala (Julia Tyrell) Opdyke and their seven children: Lodema, Annie, Bertha, Lurl, David, William, and Foster. In 1887, after Mahala's death Andrew married Olive Wilcox. The children of this marriage were Paul, Percy, Perry, Alva Ackie, Alta, and Olive. The Opdyke home was in Cayton Valley, where Olive was the postmistress and Andrew supplemented the farm income by keeping a public stable for wagons and teams of travelers on their way to eastern Oregon. On August 14, 1916 Perry married Alma Josephone Toreson of Modoc County. Mrs. Opdyke and their three children: Gordon, Lois (Now Mrs. Robert Thompson) and Mary (Schofield) still live on the ranch that Perry's family moved to when he was thirteen years old. Perry's influence was felt at the local, county and state level. Locally, he served for twenty-seven years as school trustee on the Wilcox and Lincoln elementary schools and on the Fall River Union High School board. He was appointed deputy sheriff by the father of our late Judge Albert Ross and served in that capacity from 1918 until John Balma became Sheriff. Mr. Opdyke was first appointed to the State Fair Board by Governor Earl Warren, in 1949, and served also under Governors Knight and Brown until 1965. In this capacity, he was instrumental in starting the Junior Livestock program. Perry's education at Oregon State College was useful in his cattle raising as well as his Fair Board duties. He was once the California representative to a demonstration by the Swift Packing Co. in Chicago. Perry remained active in public and private life until his death on February 1, 1968." Courtesy: Written permission received from CAGenWeb Project to FAG contributor #47411830 citing Shasta Historical Society.

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Perry Earl Opdyke's memorial is located at: Burney Cemetery, Burney, Shasta County, USA.
When did Perry Earl Opdyke death?
Perry Earl Opdyke death on 1 Feb 1968 in Hat Creek, Shasta County, California, USA
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Latitude: 40.8837100
Longitude: -121.6566600

Family Members:

Parent

Andrew Jackson Opdyke

(1836 - 1911)

Olive Cordelia Wilcox Opdyke

(1865 - 1958)

Spouse

Alma Josephine Toreson Opdyke

(1898 - 1991)

Siblings

Ackie Salome Opdyke

(1886 - 1968)

Percy Harrison Opdyke

(1888 - 1929)

Alva Jackson Opdyke

(1894 - 1961)

Alta Emeratte Opdyke Sorahan

(1898 - 1990)

Olive Amy Opdyke Beck

(1907 - 2000)

David Eugene Opdyke

(1860 - 1918)

Nancy Lodema Opdyke Ray

(1861 - 1935)

Minnie Laura Opdyke Prickett

(1870 - 1945)

Foster Levi Opdyke

(1880 - 1966)

Children

Gordon Perry Opdyke

(1919 - 2009)

Lois Vivian Opdyke Thompson

(1928 - 2016)

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