San Joaquin County Biographies
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PATRICK DOYLE
An enterprising dairy farmer of San Joaquin County is Patrick Doyle, born in County Wexford, Ireland, June 21, 1871, a son of Dan and Helen (Murphy) Doyle. The father was a horse-trainer by trade. The son, Patrick, was only nine years old at the time of his father's death. The mother is still living at the old home in Ireland, at an advanced age. They were the parents of seven children: William, Ellen, James, Patrick, Jack, Statia, and Margaret.
When Patrick Doyle was ten years old he began to make his own way in the world, working on farms in his native country. In 1888 he came to the United States, and at first went to Buffalo, N.Y., where he learned the plumber's trade. After working at his trade for two years, he went to South Dakota and there helped in the building of the railroad at Custer, which occupied him for six months; then he went to Omaha, Neb., and found employment in a rock quarry. In 1892 he came to California and was employed on a dairy ranch on the Sacramento River where he remained for twenty-seven years, until 1919, when he settled in San Joaquin County, at Thornton. It was then he bought his 117 acres of open land; and here he now has thirty-three acres in alfalfa and a dairy of twenty-five cows. He has been successful in his undertakings, for he has utilized his opportunities as they have crossed his path.
In June, 1898, in Sacramento, Mr. Doyle was married to Miss Kate Mernor, a native of County Wexford, Ireland, a daughter of John and Alice Mernor. While still a young girl, Kate Mernor left home and went to London, England, where she made her own living for twelve years. She then came to California, and here met and married Mr. Doyle. They are the parents of seven children; Jack and Dan are managing an 800-acre grain ranch in Yolo County; Edward, Cecil, and George are deceased; and James and Alice are living at home with their parents. A self-made man in the truest sense of the word, Mr. Doyle owes his advancement entirely to his own efforts. He is deeply interested in all that pertains to the welfare and progress of San Joaquin County.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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