This document provides biographical information on the Dakin family tree, beginning with Esther Dakin Kirk's great-great grandparents in Nova Scotia and Minnesota in the 1800s. It discusses how the family migrated from Minnesota to Oregon in the late 1800s/early 1900s after experiencing health issues. Esther Dakin Kirk was interviewed about her parents, Orson Dakin and Virginia Webster, who settled near The Dalles, Oregon before moving to Milton. The interview provides details on the family's struggles after their wheat crops and horses were stolen in Oregon.