San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 12/27/2009
JOSEPH E. FREITAS
Among the more recent acquisitions to the business circles of Tracy is Joseph E. Freitas, who is also a native son and a successful merchant in this thriving town. He is the senior member of the firm of Freitas & Leal, dealers in men's furnishings, shoes and general shoe repairing, with their place of business located at 135 Central Avenue. He was born in Siskiyou County, November 5, 1888, and grew up on his father's stock farm in that county, receiving his education in the public schools and by practical experience on the home farm. At twenty-two years of age he rented a ranch of 160 acres in Siskiyou County and went into the dairy business on his own account, which he operated for five years. Entering the service of his country during the war, he served in the infantry of the 26th Division; he was sent overseas and in the battle of Chateau Theirry was severely wounded in the left leg so that he was removed to a hospital in France and later brought back to the United States and placed in the Letterman Hospital in San Francisco, from which he received his honorable discharge, March 13, 1920. He then went to Salinas and established a shoe repairing business, which he operated until his removal to Tracy. In May, 1922, he formed a partnership with Joe Leal and the business has steadily increased since its inception.
The marriage of Mr. Freitas occurred at Yreka, Siskiyou County, in October, 1920, which united him with Miss Mary Silva, also a native of Siskiyou County. Mr. and Mrs. Freitas are the parents of one child, Edward Le Roy and the family are members of the Catholic Church. Fraternally he is a member of the I.D.E.S. and the Woodmen of the World, as well as the American Legion.
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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