San Joaquin County Biographies
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CHARLES F. CAMPBELL
For the past thirty-three years Charles F. Campbell has occupied a conspicuous place among the leading business men of San Joaquin County and with one exception has been the longest in his line, that of the shoe business. He was born in San Francisco, Cal., September 15, 1872, his parents being George W. and Mary A. (Grace) Campbell, natives of Maine and Ireland, respectively. Charles F., the subject of this sketch, is the fourth of six children, the others being George H., who died at thirty-nine years, was well known in Stockton business circles; Florilla, John P., Mrs. Ella Spurr, and Mrs. Grace Myers. George W. Campbell came to California in 1849 and the following year settled in Stockton, where he engaged in teaming to Tuolumne County; then he located in San Francisco where he conducted a butcher business. Returning to Stockton in 1877 he engaged in teaming and draying for a number of years. He was an Odd Fellow and a member of the Volunteer Firemen. Both parents are now deceased. When the family returned to Stockton, Charles F. Campbell was five years old, so that practically his entire life has been spent within the confines of San Joaquin County. He attended the Franklin, the old South, now the Jackson, and the old Lafayette schools. At ten years of age he began to clerk in a cigar store after school hours and during vacation, first for King & Sequera, at the corner of Hunter Street and Weber Avenue; later in Smith's cigar store on South Center Street; also for Miles Pearman and the Mekow cigar store on Center Street. At seventeen years of age he was a clerk in the store of Arndt & Gumpert at 181 El Dorado Street. Thirty-three years ago he entered the shoe business in Stockton, his first employer being John Garwood and for twenty years the store was located at 324 East Main Street. On August 1, 1909, he organized the Campbell & Gealey Shoe Company with R.W. Gealey as partner; later Mr. Gealey sold his interest to his brother, J.W. Gealey. The first store was located at 309 East Main Street and four years ago it was moved to 339 East Main Street. Campbell & Gealey are leaders in their line and year by year have gained prestige, always keeping their stock up-to-date and carrying only the best lines of shoes manufactured.
On April 23, 1901, Mr. Campbell was married to Miss Annie E. Donegan, born in Jacksonville, Ore., and they are the parents of five children: Charles F., Jr., Hubert G., Kenneth E., Margaret and Florilla A. Mr. Campbell is one of the organizers of the Stockton Midway Oil Company whose field is in Kern County, and is secretary and treasurer of the company. He is a charter member of the Stockton Knights of Columbus and was grand knight for one term and for the past twelve years has been financial secretary; he has also been a delegate to the grand lodge; he is a member of the Young Men's Institute, has passed through all the chairs of that organization, and belongs to the Stockton Progressive Business Men's Club.
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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