San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 11/28/2009
H.W. EKHOLM
An enterprising citizen who has been identified with the Escalon district of San Joaquin County since 1910, when he purchased a forty-six-acre tract, is H.W. Ekholm, who developed his place to fruit and alfalfa, and is now leasing it while he is engaged in carrying mail out of Escalon. He was born near Rock Island, Ill., January 16, 1876, a son of Peter Ekholm, whose mother was Annie (Petersen) Ekholm. Peter Axel Ekholm was born in Sweden, August 11, 1852, and by the time he was twelve was making shoes in his father's shop in Sweden, a trade he followed until he was twenty years old, when he left home and boarded a west bound vessel at Gottenburg, and on September 9, 1872, landed in Quebec, Canada; from there he went to Orion, Henry County, Ill., and soon thereafter he was married to Miss Julia B. Peterson, also a native of Sweden, who had come to America in 1872. From Illinois, Peter Ekholm removed to McPherson County, Kansas, in 1880, where for thirty-two years he engaged in farming and stockraising. In 1912 the family came to California settling at Escalon, and Mr. Ekholm lived retired until the time of his death on December 3, 1922. Here as in every other place where he had ever lived he gained the friendship and respect of all who knew him and his death brought deep sadness to the entire community.
H.W. Ekholm accompanied his parents to Kansas when he was a small boy and received a good education in the public schools of that state, then in 1908 completed a business course at Quincy, Ill. He then removed to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he entered the employ of a large machine and wagon factory, remaining with them about one year, when he took the civil service examination and received an appointment to a position at Vallejo, Cal., where he worked for two and a half years for the Government.
While residing in Salt Lake City Mr. Ekholm was married to Miss Amanda O. Edenburg, a native of Kansas, the daughter of Peter and Matilda (Lundquist) Edenburg of Lindsborg, Kans. Mr. and Mrs. Ekholm are the parents of three children: Paul, Ruth and Carl, all students in the Escalon public school. In 1910 Mr. Ekholm bought forty-six and a half acres, partly improved, near Escalon, and two years later moved his family to the ranch and until 1916 was engaged in raising fruit and alfalfa. Again Mr. Ekholm entered the service of the Government and since 1916 has been employed in carrying the mail on a rural route out of Escalon. The family reside in a fine home at the corner of French Camp Road and Raymond Avenue and are active members of the Lutheran Church at Escalon, of which Mr. Ekholm is a trustee.
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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