San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 12/6/2009
HARRY T. FANNING
Years before the discovery of gold in California made this the center of attraction for men ambitious to gain sudden wealth, H.T. Fanning came to the state for the purpose of making his permanent residence here. He was not only a pioneer of the state, but was as well, one of the first residents of what is now the city of Stockton. Mr. Fanning was a native of Troy, N.Y., born in November, 1819, and was a brother of the late Howard M. Fanning, also an early settler of Stockton. By way of Cape Horn Mr. Fanning came to California in 1843, and at the time of the breaking-out of the Mexican War he went to the scene of the difficulty and lent his services. He was in Monterey at the time that city was made the first capital of California, on June 3, 1843.
After the close of the war Mr. Fanning came to San Joaquin County and engaged in the cattle business in partnership with Captain Weber, driving his cattle from Sacramento to San Jose; and in so doing he passed the section of country which is now the site of the city of Stockton. After selling their cattle they went to San Francisco and purchased lumber with which to build a house in Stockton, two weeks being required to transport the lumber by boat to this city. With this material they constructed the first house ever erected in the city, this being located on the water front near the present site of the steamboat landing. For a number of years Mr. Fanning derived a good income from the dairy business, which he established here, and later the produce business. This he carried on up to within a short time before his death, which occurred in 1875.
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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