San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 3/24/2010
JAMES O. LOCKWOOD
A prominent and successful viticulturist of the Lodi district is James O. Lockwood, whose characteristics of thrift and industry have served as stepping-stones to his present prosperity. A native of Ohio, he was born near Olathe, Wayne County, on December 5, 1853, but was taken by his parents to Hardin County, Iowa, when but a small child and there he grew to manhood on a farm. In the spring of 1878 he went to Jewell County, Kans., and took up a homestead of 160 acres, which he farmed for fourteen years; he then returned to Iowa and farmed the home place until 1904, when he removed to California and the following year located in Lodi. He purchased ten acres of four-year-old Tokay vines, for which he paid $335 per acre, located near Acampo. Within one year he sold this place at an advance of $165 per acre; he then bought twelve and a half acres planted to four-year-old Tokay grapes located in the Mills tract, two miles west of Lodi, which has proven a wise investment as the average yield is ten tons to the acre; he also owns an eight-acre vineyard, two and a half miles to the southeast of Lodi.
Mr. Lockwood has been twice married, his second wife being Miss Sarah Malcom before her marriage, a native of Michigan. Fraternally, Mr. Lockwood is a member of the Lodi Lodge No. 267, I.O.O.F. Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood are active members of the Christian Church of Lodi, and he is a deacon in that church. He is widely and favorably known throughout the community as a man of dependability and his efforts are used for the upbuilding of his locality.
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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