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Fuss6ll L. starks (GreRt grandson) Columbia Junior ~ollere

0fiAL mS~0T~Y

Int~rv~ ew

Charles A. "')oc" D:l'1]bac}'lI'~r

Peac~ful Vall~y Nt'lsr Sonora, cnl:lfornia

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n1l8s'"!11 L. Starks r.olumbj a .TUni or f:ollc,r;'"

Dote of Intervi~w: February 1973

Int~rvl",wee: C. fl.. "Doc" D3'1'Jbo('hAr, son of Charles Dambacher

Subject: ChArles n3mb3ch~~

~1f(jY 19, 18£)'9 - Apr:ll 12, 19},8

PBckvround to Interview: Th" son of 3 Tuolumne County pion~~r - both nDt:lv~ AOr.3 ­is ngk~d to r~call the P.1~Jt.

Doc 01''lbuch(:l', ') 4;1",lJ und p 'r'<:1,d'l')l'i', l'l(ln and qU)t;~ hl1"'1bl"',

, cons~nts to be interv1.ewed. Hif! 'ml'ltTJory is very r('l1118rk[jhl~ and he does not begin to cover h:ls V;)st r.1n("~ of Im0wledl'eOl)1." 5.nforrr.8t:i on in th) s int~rvi~w. It is rl'lcoPVn""nd(iH.l thHt onyon"" jnt~rcst~d in a complete vil'lw of 'T.'uolumn"'l County history should 1.nclude a tolk w:lt;h r.ofr. DIJmbacher. He:1s v",:ry colorful, v('lry honest an~ very sincere.

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TJllrtlbach..,r or1r:1n - nel'rtlony tor:olumbja lflll'l. Link w1th ~jll~r - LuX Corporntion. Lust for /"old. Children of marriage. Rirst of California children. f:nul' ch. Twins. p)l'thplac",: - r:01u"'1b:lu. H()m~st;e[jd - T-"ir, F:lll. '":1' ow j n f'1 up. School:lnr:. Pe 11.., vi ,,"tI S c h 00 1 fl t ~-f [j :1 13 m Pan c 11 • Dev..,loprn~nt o~ HO!'Y)0st~nd.

OrChDr(l - '''rude r;nrrieni nf'. PrOtl1J('e thrn\.whout nr~a.

Stl'on ..... man stOl'Y. ~nnfirmntjon of story. "nrriRr~ of r:h8Y'1~3 ond Lou13~.

Pjx~l Pr~w~Y'Y.

Chj ldre n. Llllian - !\lb~rt - ~·~jnnje - .Tos~ph - ~fab"l

Gh9rlott~ - r;h::tI'l~s - r.lnci.vs - ~8rnet- ~ftyr tle. Days Wor k. F0111ily Lif~ styl". Vjnin~ to lumberjnr. Lower Pack woods.

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Russ~ll L. Starks Columbi a Junior Gollege

···e nal~s and Sy~ons.

Pictur~ ( 8 animals). TeDm8t~r .Torron. l,.lo("ons or tr'l cks. fi'at.h"!r and sGn. Doc Dnd Albert as teamsters. Relief Reservoir.

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Pictu~e (constru~tion at relief). T~B~inr: to R~linf.

~ortuous journ~y.

ft.lb~rt's t~am trar8ry. :Prom th.., river to R")ljef. Out of c("\unr.y work. Homl"lsit~~.

P"llevi"w to Phoenix Lake. La !;nsst'l Ei1L Peac~ful Vnlley in lq12. ~!ustDched.

Picturl"l (not in brochur~). Pr au d Fa,."j 1 y • rroth~r H~nry.

Twins to follrw. Hereditary speculation. 50th W..,~din~ Anniversary. Pallon House. F8.",j 1.y Tree. ~olumbia - State Park. l;"rorld VIer II. Passin£?: at 89.

A proud fa~ily carrioo the Dambach~r name and thoso .of family that do not carry tho name are quick to relDte to Charles Dsmbacher as their ancestral forefath~r.

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