"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Chapman 
Publishing Company, 1903. p. 666.
 
SYLVANDER AUGUSTUS DAWSON

Had a year of school in Danville, IL. Came across the Oregon Trail in 1861
driving one of his father's ox teams. The Party arrived in Albany six months to
the day from the time they left Danville, IL. Sylvander remained at home for two
years, then spent two years packing and mining in Idaho and Montana. Returning
to Albany, he bought a farm near the old home and engaged in farming and
stock-raising, and after the death of his father in 1873 came into possession of
the old place of one hundred and sixty acres. From then until taking up his
residence in Albany in 1897 he farmed successfully, adding many improvements to
the homestead, and so operating the property as to bring him in a comfortable
profit. 	
     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2007 by Tom Wilcox, twtoke at
yahoo dot com.