San Joaquin County Biographies
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JOHN ELTRINGHAM
A rancher whose specializing in vineyarding and orcharding has met with great success is John Eltringham, a native son from Calaveras County, who is now living three miles to the northeast of Acampo. He was born at Douglas Flat, on January 13, 1874, a son of John and Elizabeth (Reese) Eltringham. His father was an early settler in California, who came from Pennsylvania in 1848, and mined in Tuolumne County. He was of English descent, but the mother's people were of Welsh extraction. They also came West in the early days, crossing the plains, as did the father, in order to reach the Golden State. Mr. Eltringham mined all his life. He lived to be eighty-eight years of age, and was the father of nine children. Hattie has become Mrs. Zwinge, and lives in Valley Spring, Cal.; Mary is Mrs. Seibert, of Lodi; Katherine died at the age of ten; Henry is at Wedge Flat, in Calaveras County; Will is farming at Stockton; John was the sixth-born; Walter is deceased; David is at Douglas Flat, on the old home place; and Vina is at Angels Camp, Cal.
John Eltringham left home when he was fourteen years old and worked for three years for P.A. Buell, in the planing mill at Stockton. Then he became an engineer, working for the Wagner Leather Company for thirteen years. The next three years were spent at Topman & Brant's planing mills at Stockton. In 1914, he bought twenty-three acres of open land, which he developed as an orchard, growing apricots and prunes. An excellent pumping plant furnishes a seven-inch stream of water.
At Stockton, in November, 1898, Mr. Eltringham married Miss Lena Seifert, who was born at Stockton, the daughter of Lorenz and Lena Seifert, whose life-story is elsewhere sketched in this work. She was reared and educated in Stockton, and grew up at home. They have one son, Reese Eltringham, who assists his father. They operate their own farm, and also lease of Mr. Van Valkenberg some sixty acres in vineyard, ten acres in alfalfa, and fifty acres of open farm land. Mr. and Mrs. Eltringham are Republicans. Mr. Eltringham belongs to the Woodmen of the World at Stockton.
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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