San Joaquin County
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BENEDICK GOOKE
BENEDICK GOOKE, a farmer of
Elliott Township, San Joaquin County, was born in Prussia, Germany, January 7,
1828, a son of Lambert Gooke, also a native of Germany.
When eighteen years old Benedick emigrated
to the United States, landing in New York, where he remained but a short time,
then went to Boston, Massachusetts. He resided there until 1852, working at his
trade (he was a baker). In 1852 he came to California via Cape Horn, landing in
San Francisco. From there he went to Stockton, thence to the mines. Not being
very successful at mining, he returned to Stockton and went to work in the
Avenue Hotel. At the end of two years he and a Mr. Lotman
bought out the hotel, and ran it for one year. Then until 1859 he was engaged
in the restaurant business with H. Bolles. Going to
Virginia City, Nevada, in 1864, he engaged in the same business there, and
remained until 1870. The next three years he spent in Stockton. In 1873 he
bought a ranch of 160 acres, situated on the Mokelumne
river, about two miles east of Clements.
Mr. Gooke was
married in 1859 to Miss Mary Murphy, a native of Ireland. They have four
children, viz: Mary A., James L., Augusta H. and Lucy
A.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 414. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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