"Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon." Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling,
publisher, 1884.  pg. 494.
 
D. R. LAKIN
     Was born in Putnam county, Ohio, March 28, 1837, but at two years of age
was taken by his parents to Marshall county, Ills., where he resided until 1852,
when the family crossed the plains to Oregon and located near Eugene City, Lane
county, where he followed the occupation of a farmer for some time.  During nine
years subsequently Mr. Lakin was engaged in the business of manufacturing
saddle-trees in Eugene City, and in that time had removed his family to a farm
he had acquired in the vicinity, while in 1872 he purchased the livery stable he
now conducts at the corner of Ninth and Willamette streets.  Married, August 9,
1862, Laura J. Coffin, a native of Illinois, and has five children.

 
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.