San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 2/23/2010
JOHN C. KELLER
An aggressive business man of Lodi, whose parents were pioneers of California, is John C. Keller, a member of the firm of Keller & Robinson, stationers and booksellers, located at 27 South School Street. A native son of California, he was born on his father's ranch west of Lodi on October 6, 1888, a son of John and Doretta (Brack) Keller. His father was a native of Ohio, who came to California across the plains about 1863 and here settled on a ranch six miles from Lodi and engaged in farming pursuits until his death in 1909. He was a member of the Woodbridge lodge of Masons. His mother, a daughter of Jacob Brack, a San Joaquin County pioneer, makes her home in Lodi.
John C. Keller was educated in the public and high schools of Lodi. In 1914 he formed a partnership with Charles R. Guggolz and conducted the New Washington Market for six years; then he sold his interest in the business to his partner in the summer of 1920 and then for about eighteen months was engaged in the real estate business in Lodi. In September, 1922, with a partner, H.E. Robinson, he opened a stationery and book store on South School Street, a most central location, where they are meeting with deserved success.
The marriage of Mr. Keller united him with Jessie R. Todd, a native of Illinois, and they are the parents of one child, Jane. In national politics he is a Democrat and ably supports the principles of that party. His fraternal relations are with Stockton lodge No. 218, Elks; the Lodi Fraternal Order of Eagles; Lodi lodge No. 256, F. & A.M., and with his wife is a member of the Eastern Star, in which he is past patron; he is a member of Lodi Parlor, N.S.G.W. In his local activities he is serving as chairman of the board of trustees of the Lodi grammar school, and during his term they completed two new schools. He takes pride in advancing measures for the development and progress of Lodi and the immediate vicinity.
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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