San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 10/23/2009
EMANUEL CAPURRO
When Emanuel Capurro passed away in 1885, San Joaquin County lost one of its oldest and most esteemed citizens, for he spent thirty-seven years within the county, and they were busy and useful ones. He was an Italian by birth, and while still a boy went to sea, which he followed until he settled in California. When he left his native land for the new world he was the captain of the sailing vessel that came via Cape Horn, a year being consumed in the voyage. Arriving in the San Francisco harbor in 1848 he went direct to Stockton when that now thriving city was a group of tents. He established a general store on the waterfront and supplied the Southern mines with merchandise of every kind, transported by pack-mules to the mines, which he followed for many years.
The marriage of Mr. Capurro occurred after reaching California and united him with Miss Apolinia Sopena, a native of Mazatlan, Mexico. They were the parents of three children: Emanuel, Mrs. Carmelitta Gambetta, and Mrs. Rose Capurro, all natives of Stockton. Mrs. Gambetta, the oldest daughter, is the oldest living native daughter in San Joaquin County. Mr. Capurro performed his part in the establishment of the great commonwealth of California under conditions by no means pleasant at all times, but his true western spirit was shown by his courage and determination to accomplish what he set out to do. He led an industrious and useful life and was held in high esteem in the city where he had resided so many years.
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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