San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 11/18/2009
JULES DONEUX
A well-known citizen of San Joaquin County may be found in Jules Doneux, who has lived in the county for the past fifteen years. He has been a prosperous business man and agriculturist, and his career is most creditable from every point of view. He was born in Faribault, Minn., June 10, 1882, a son of Pierre and Rosalie (Joachim) Doneux. The father was a general farmer in Minnesota, where he conducted an eighty-acre ranch in the vicinity of Faribault. There were six children in the family: Mary, Rosie, Adele, Josephine, Joseph and Jules. The father passed away in 1921, his wife in 1912.
Jules Doneux received his education in the grammar schools of Faribault and remained in that locality until he had passed his twenty-fourth birthday, when he came to California, coming directly to San Joaquin County. He was one of the founders of the cream of tartar factory at Woodbridge that manufactured cream of tartar from grape tartar, and he later became manager of the plant, where he remained for seven years; this plant put out the greater portion of grape cream of tartar manufactured in the United States. Afterwards he engaged in ranching, becoming the foreman of the 180-acre ranch belonging to Mr. Chapdelain, located on the Kelly road west of Lodi. He has found in agriculture a more profitable source of income, and through his untiring efforts has become a most capable and efficient foreman.
The marriage of Mr. Doneux occurred on September 30, 1907, in Faribault, uniting him with Miss Mary Bowe, also a native of Minnesota, where her father was a farmer. Mrs. Doneux is one of a family of seven children born to her parents, and she received her education in the Faribault schools. Mr. and Mrs. Doneux are the parents of three children: Cletus, Roland, and Leona. In politics, Mr. Doneux is a Democrat. He is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus.
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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