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ALFRED L. SWETT

A vineyardist whose scientific, practical methods are as interesting as his exceptional and enviable results, is Alfred L. Swett, who lives one-half mile to the north of Clements. He was born at Newport, Orleans County, Vt., on July 25, 1855, the son of John and Lydia (Prouty) Swett, and had the misfortune to lose his father when he was twelve years old. His mother, however, attained her fiftieth year, passing away in California.

In 1877, Alfred came out to the Coast on an immigrant train such as was then beginning to be a frequent kind of service, and settled at Acampo; and for two or three years he found work here. He then went to Roberts Island and was foreman on Mr. Peters' ranch for a year and a half. Then he engaged in teaming for S.L. Magee, who had the Star Mills, to the mountain towns, Jackson, Ione, and San Andreas, running from Stockton and carrying provisions, while also doing general teaming and hauling.

He was married, in 1880, at the old Athearn Rancho to Miss Fanny Athearn, the daughter of Prince A. and Louise (Hastings) Athearn, the former a forty-niner, after whom the Athearn school was named. Following their marriage, they rented the ranch to the northwest of Clements, now owned by William Hildebrand. Finding this quarter-section adjoining. There they farmed for four years; and then they went to Lockeford and leased the Sam Baird place for a couple of years. After that they removed to Colfax, in Placer County, and Mr. Sweet purchased a half interest in a mercantile establishment in that city, with a Mr. Williams as partner, and engaged in a general merchandise trade as Williams & Swett. After continuing together for a year and a half, the partners sold out, and then Mr. Swett came to his present ranch of eighty-six acres one-half mile north of Clements, which is a part of the old Athearn Rancho. Here he set out twenty-two acres to vineyard, which today is in splendid bearing form. He set out a family orchard, built a comfortable, attractive home, and otherwise improved the ranch. Mrs. Swett died in August, 1897, mourned by all who had come to know and appreciate her sterling qualities as a woman, friend and neighbor. She was the beloved mother of three children; and six grandchildren have come to gladden their affectionate grandfather. Alice married Dr. C.D. Sweet of Oakland, and their two children are named Clifford and Elizabeth. Oscar A. married Miss Sadie Mohrmann, now the mother of two children, Virgil Oscar and Charles Alfred. Oleta has become Mrs. Dee Frank Akers of Clements; and she has two children, Dee Frank, Jr., and Barbara Frances. Oscar is living with his father; and both father and son are Odd Fellows, affiliated with the Clements Lodge, and have gone through all of the chairs. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Swett are both Rebekahs, and have gone through the various chairs of that branch. Politically, father and son are Republicans. Mr. Swett has always been interested in the cause of education, and served as trustee of Athearn district for sixteen years.

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CHARLES J. SWEEM

A representative of an old pioneer family who is himself a native son, is Charles J. Sweem, born in Stockton, December 30, 1856, a son of J.B. and Nancy (Blankinship) Sweem, natives of Virginia, who came out in 1847 to Missouri, where they outfitted with ox-teams and wagons and in 1848 started across the plains. Arriving in California, they settled near Stockton and engaged in ranching until 1861, when they removed to Fresno County, and Mr. Sweem built the first flour mills and also took out the first ditch in the county, at Centerville, which was used for water power. He ran the mill until 1876, when he returned to Stockton; and here he and his wife both passed away. This pioneer couple had thirteen children, twelve of whom are living: Franklin, of Merced; John, living in Chico; Charles, of this sketch; Thomas, who died in Arizona; George, a resident of Napa; Jeff, of Oroville; Lee, living in Chico; Stirling and Mrs. Mary E. Riggins, twins, both residing in Stockton; Mrs. Jennie Brown, of Stockton; Edward, of Chico; Fred, of Stockton; and Mrs. Nellie Creason, residing in Richmond.

Charles Sweem remembers Stockton in the early days as a small hamlet, with its sloughs where wild cattle and antelope roamed at will. In 1861 he went to Centerville, Fresno County, with his parents; and there he attended school. He assisted his father in the mill and in time learned the miller's trade, even to dressing the burrs. His father surveyed and took out the first ditch in Fresno County, from three miles above Centerville, and brought it to a bluff sixty feet above the town; and people came from different places to see it, for it seemed he had brought the water up hill. Once the water got beyond control and flooded a large section of the county. Trees afterwards sprang up all over, and thus people's eyes were opened to what could be done by irrigation.

In 1876 Charles Sweem returned to Stockton. He followed farming for a while, and thereafter was employed in various ways. For fifteen years he was with H.B. Riggins. He purchased a lot and built his home at 1725 South Stanislaus Street, where he still resides. Mr. Sweem is now in the employ of the city, having charge of McLeod Lake Park and Tuxedo Park.

He was married in Olympia, Wash., to Lulu Maud Couch, a native of Illinois, and they had seven children: Mary (Mrs. Jorgensen) and Mrs. Annie Pursish both died in Stockton of influenza; Emma and Lena are also deceased; Mrs. Goldie Gropner resides in Stockton; Nellie makes her home with her parents; and Charles is a musician and also lives here. Mr. Sweem is a Democrat. Fraternally, he is a member of the Loyal Order of Moose.

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JOSEPH H. SWAIN

For many years Joseph H. Swain has been numbered among the prosperous and progressive farmers and stock raisers of San Joaquin County, and previous to his removal to Stockton and from the year 1877 he lived on his fine ranch five miles north of Stockton on West Lane. He has added to his holding from time to time until he is now the owner of 1218 acres of fine grain land and its excellent improvements and thorough cultivation give it a reputation as one of the model places of the county. Since 1892 he has resides at 1045 North Commerce Street, Stockton. Mr. Swain is a native of San Joaquin County, where he has worked out his career in honorable effort to prosperous results, and he belongs to a family whose members have been influential in county affairs from pioneer days to the present. He was born January 13, 1856, a son of the late Cornelius Swain and his wife Juliza C. (Davis) Swain, the father a native of Tennessee and the mother of Missouri.

Cornelius Swain, who died at his home in Stockton in 1904, was a well known pioneer of San Joaquin County. He brought his family from Missouri to this state in 1853, crossing the plains with ox teams, and reached Stockton in the same year. He was a wagon and carriage maker, a trade which he followed for a short time after his arrival in Stockton, but nearly all of his active career here was spent in ranching on his fine estate on Cherokee Lane about six miles from Stockton, where he lived a life of usefulness until he removal to Stockton about ten years before his death. He was a prominent Mason, being a member of Morning Star Lodge No. 68, F. & A.M., and of Stockton Commandery No. 8, K.T., and he was buried with the rites of Masonry. He was a Democrat in politics, and as the candidate of this, the minority party, some years ago ran for the office of county treasurer. He served as trustee and clerk of the board of the Davis school district, in which he formerly resided, and he was always ready to act for the welfare and progress of his county.

There were six children of the Swain household: John A. resides in Stockton; Joseph H. is the subject of this sketch; Charles C., deceased; Mrs. Mary Bell Mitchell resides in San Francisco; George resides in Hollywood; and Mrs. Jessie Hamilton resides in San Francisco. The father died in 1904 at the age of seventy-eight and the mother was also seventy-eight when she passed away in 1906.

Joseph H. Swain was reared on the Swain ranch in San Joaquin County, and attended the Davis county school and the Washington school in Stockton, then entered the Stockton High School, and after his school days were over he took up agricultural pursuits, which he successfully followed until his removal to Stockton in 1892. While living in the country he served for a time as a trustee of the Davis school district.

The marriage of Mr. Swain occurred October 2, 1878, at the ranch home of his bride nine miles southeast of Stockton, uniting him with Miss Nancy H. Castle, born on the same ranch where her marriage occurred, a daughter of George H. and Harriett Castle. The former was born at Hobart, New York state, March 27, 1822, of English ancestry; his maternal grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier and served throughout the struggle that made the colonies free. He removed to the state of Wisconsin, from which state in 1852 he set out for California and was accompanied on this journey by his two brothers, James U. and Christopher C., his wife and three children. He was married at Springfield, Ill., April 1, 1846, to Miss Harriet Oliver, who was born at Springfield, Ill., October 28, 1829, and died at Oakland, August 2, 1882. They joined the usual emigrant train of those days, and, crossing the Mississippi River on April 5, 1852, arrived in Hangtown, Cal., on August 20. The brothers employed their energies in mining on the middle fork of the American River until 1856. Later Mr. Castle located in San Joaquin County, where he acquired considerable land and at his death left a large estate. He also became a large landowner in Tulare County. This worthy pioneer couple became the parents of fourteen children, nine of whom grew up: Mary E., Mrs. Barney, deceased; Cynthia, Mrs. Nicewonger, resides in Berkeley; Hasting, deceased; Dorlusca, Mrs. E.W. Kay resides at San Anselmo; Nancy H., Mrs. Joseph H. Swain, deceased; Edmund G. resides at Oakland; Mrs. Pamelia Josephine Baggs resides in San Francisco; Durrett Oliver resides on the old Castle homestead nine miles southeast of Stockton; Lavinia G., Mrs. Blythe, deceased. George H. Castle at one time served as sheriff of the county. After his marriage, Joseph H. Swain bought a quarter-section of land on Hammer Lane, about five miles north of Stockton and there resided for fourteen years, when the family removed to Stockton, where he has since made his home. Some time later he bought an eighty-acre piece of land adjoining his quarter-section and when his father died he inherited 108 acres from the Swain estate, making 348 acres of land. Mrs. Swain and the other Castle heirs inherited 1170 acres of land, but 400 acres was afterwards disposed of, leaving 770 acres. Mr. Swain bought out the other heirs from time to time until he owned the entire acreage, making a total of 1218 acres which he now owns and which is devoted to grain and stockraising.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swain became the parents of a family of five children, three of whom are now living: Mabel J., Mrs. Frank M. Simpson, resides in Alameda; George C. is the manager of the old home ranch; and Gladys O., Mrs. Roy N. Waltz, resides in Stockton. There is one grandchild, Donna J., a daughter of Mrs. Simpson. Mr. Swain is affiliated with the Morning Star Lodge No. 68, F. & A.M., at Stockton, and Stockton Commandery No. 8, K.T.; he is also a member of the Elks at Stockton, and is a member of the Christian Church at Stockton. Mrs. Swain passed away in the Stockton home on February 18, 1920.

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JOHN A. SWAIN

A prominent citizen of Stockton, and among the oldest residents of the city, is John A. Swain, who has been identified with the city's agricultural and other interests throughout his active career. The family home is located at 336 West Acacia Street, and his excellent farming estate is located on the Lower Sacramento Road, about three and a half miles north of Stockton. This ranch, which has so long been under his careful management, contains 480 acres, twenty acres of which is in vineyard, while the greater part of the remaining acreage is given up to grain raising. This is a model country estate and Mr. Swain is known as one of the most successful ranchers in the county. When Mr. Swain settled thereon in 1877 it was almost entirely unimproved, much of the land being covered with dense underbrush that had to be cleared before it could be cultivated; and it is owing to his energy and progressiveness that it has been brought into its present fine condition.

Mr. Swain belongs to a well-known San Joaquin County family, his father having been an early settler of the county. His birthplace was at Westport, Mo., a town that is now a part of Kansas City, although his parents had settled in that vicinity before the latter city begun its existence. He was born January 13, 1852, being a son of Cornelius and Juliza C. (Davis) Swain, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Missouri. Cornelius Swain, who passed away at his Stockton home, March 26, 1904, had crossed the plains to this state in 1853, being accompanied by his wife and one child, the latter being John A. This journey was made with ox teams, and it was five months before they arrived at Stockton. Cornelius Swain was a carriage maker, having learned the trade at Nashville, Tenn., and followed it in Missouri. On reaching San Joaquin County he settled on Cherokee Lane, six miles north of Stockton, being one of the early settlers of that locality, and he remained there until his removal to Stockton in 1894. He lived his last years in his city home. His widow, who was born January 1, 1829, survived him until 1908. Cornelius Swain was a Democrat in politics, and fraternally was a prominent Mason. Six children were born to this worthy pioneer couple: John A.; Joseph H.; Mary; Charles, deceased; George, and Jessie.

John A. Swain, having come to California when a little more than a year old, has spent practically all his life in this state. He was reared to man's estate on the home farm in San Joaquin County. After his public school career he attended the San Joaquin College at Collegeville, an institution no longer existent, and he subsequently spent two years as a student at the California State University, then located at Oakland, but now in Berkeley. Following the completion of his education, he farmed the home place for a time, and with the money that he had saved took a trip through the South, visiting Los Angeles, San Diego, Fort Yuma and Tuscon, Arizona. Not being satisfied with the country and conditions, he returned to Stockton and told his father that he had decided to take up farming. Since that time he has devoted his time and attention chiefly to agricultural pursuits in their several branches, and is now known as one of the leading men in this occupation. His father gave him a half interest in the 230-acre home place on the Lower Sacramento Road, which is now a portion of his fine estate located north of Stockton. About thirty years ago, Mr. Swain set out a twenty-acre vineyard of black grapes, which is still producing good crops. This was one of the first vineyards to be planted in the district.

On March 3, 1878, Mr. Swain was married to Miss Mary E. Bunch, a daughter of the late John Bunch, who crossed the plains to this state in 1864. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Swain. John C. is engaged in farming the home place, under the able supervision of his father. Susie S. is now Mrs. Marcrea; and Ethel, Mrs. Victor N. Walsh, resides in San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Swain are the grandparents of five grandchildren. For many years Mr. Swain served as a trustee of the Lincoln school district. Fraternally he is affiliated with San Joaquin Lodge No. 19, F. & A.M., at Stockton, and he is a member of the Christian Church in that city.

Mr. Swain recalls many incidents of the early days of Stockton and relates interesting experiences of those pioneer times. The whole country around Stockton, which was then a city of tents, was covered with dense growth of underbrush, which had to be cleared before plowing and planting could be done. Antelope abounded on the plains and wild game birds were plentiful. He has resided in San Joaquin County sixty-nine years, and with his estimable wife enjoys the respect and esteem of the entire community.

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CORNELIUS SWAIN

When Cornelius Swain passed away at his Stockton residence, March 26, 1904, San Joaquin County lost a venerable and progressive citizen and a pioneer of 1853. Having come to the county among the early settlers, he at once became identified with the best interests of this section of the state; and throughout his career he gave constant evidence not only of his individual success, but of a broad-spirited citizenship which meant the welfare of all people and institutions with which he came in contact. He was a man of irreproachable character, earnest in the serious affairs of life, kind and helpful in the family circle, and recognized for his honesty and sterling integrity in all his relations with mankind. For many years, in fact throughout the greater part of his active career, he engaged in the various departments of farming on his ranch located about six miles from Stockton on Cherokee Lane, where he had been one of the early settlers in 1853. A native of Nashville, Tenn., he was born February 17, 1826, being a son of John and Mary (Armes) Swain, natives of North Carolina and Pennsylvania, respectively. In 1830 the family migrated to Franklin County, Ill., where he lived until the age of eighteen, when he returned and lived a number of years in Tennessee. In 1850 he moved to Jackson County, Mo., which was his home until his removal to California.

While a resident of Jackson County, Mo., on March 4, 1851, he was married to Miss Juliza C. Davis, born January 1, 1829, a daughter of Anderson and Hannah N. (Head) Davis. Her father, a native of North Carolina, resided for some years in Kentucky before his removal to Jackson County, Mo. Her mother, who was born in Virginia, went with her parents to Jackson County in the very early days of that part of the state. Her paternal grandfather, John Davis, had served as a soldier in the War of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Swain were the parents of six children: John A.; Joseph H.; Mary; Charles, deceased; George; and Jesse, all born on the home ranch in San Joaquin County, with the exception of John A., who was born before they left Missouri.

On April 28, 1853, Mr. Swain, with his wife and one son, left his Missouri home, and with ox teams drove over the broad western prairies to California, being just five months on the journey, arriving on September 28, 1853. They camped first on the spot where the Eldorado Brewery now stands. Later in the same year they located on the ranch on Cherokee Lane, about six miles from Stockton, which has ever since been known as the Swain ranch, and on which Mr. Swain made his long and prosperous record as an agriculturist. His ranch was covered with a thick growth of brush, which he cleared. He fenced and farmed the property, planted a family orchard, and engaged in raising fine horses and mules. This was the family home for forty-two years, until 1895, when he and his wife removed to Stockton and made their home at the pleasant place at 2 East Flora Street, where they both remained until they passed away, Mr. Swain in 1904 and his wife in 1908.

In the early days Mr. Swain had a contract to cut and bale 200 tons of wild oats and hay for G. Joseph, who engaged in teaming with mules to the mines. The hay was cut with a hand scythe and baled by hand, and Mr. Swain received fifty dollars per ton for it. Mr. Swain was well known in Masonic circles, being affiliated with Morning Star Lodge No. 68 and Chapter, at Stockton. He was popular and held in high esteem throughout the county, and had once been a candidate for the office of county treasurer. Mr. Swain was one of the organizers and for many years served as trustee of the Davis school district, the schoolhouse being located on a part of his ranch. He was one of the promoters of the Farmer's Union, and served as director of the San Joaquin Valley Bank. He and some of his friends were the first to build a good gravel road out of Stockton, and for years it was a toll road.

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MARIO TABACCO

Coming to America as a young man with practically no capital, Mario Tabacco has won his way to success through his own efforts and is now one of the proprietors of the San Francisco Italian Paste Company. He was born near Genoa, Italy, May 30, 1878, and his early days were spent on a small farm in this mountain district. Here he remained until he was twenty-two years old, when he resolved to try his fortune in America. He reached San Francisco in 1900 and his first work was with the Italian vegetable gardens, south of San Francisco on the San Bruno Road. After three years there he learned the trade of baker in the bakery of Calarigaro Bros., and was with them for two years, then entering the employ of Sprivilo & Company of San Francisco, the largest paste manufacturers in the city. He learned all the branches of the business with them and in 1907 he came to Stockton and in company with Mr. Bacigalupi founded the San Francisco Italian Paste Company. Later Mr. Bacigalupi sold out his interest to Wm. J. Armanino, and the firm now consists of three partners, Mr. Tabacco and W.J. and L. Armanino. The first plant was at Market and Madison streets, but this burned down in 1913 and the same year they erected their modern two-story brick building at 619 E. Lafayette Street. Equipped with modern machinery, this plant is considered one of the finest in the state, and their business has grown steadily year by year. The members of the firm have great faith in the future of Stockton and have invested largely in real estate here, having recently erected a fine apartment house on South American Street.

On April 19, 1908, Mr. Tabacco was married to Miss Millie Armanino, a California pioneer who for some years was engaged in gardening near San Francisco and later farmed in San Joaquin County. Mr. and Mrs. Tabacco have three daughters, Ruby, Norma and Stella.

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SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY

A thriving concern with one of the most up-to-date plants in the state, the Superior Manufacturing Company of Lodi has built up a reputation for its pumps and pumping machinery that has gone far and wide. The plant was first established in 1914 by the three Woock brothers, Walter R., Herbert J. and Eric M., and was incorporated on August 1, 1919. The new, modern factory was completed May 1, 1920, at a cost of $150,000. It is finely appointed, equipped with special machinery to facilitate its economic operation. It comprises the following departments: Pattern department, drafting room, manufacturing department, machine shop, testing department, and show room.

The brothers are endowed with unusual mechanical ability and inventive genius, and the Superior pumps are the result of the new ideas in construction which they have developed, the design having been worked out by constant study and experimentation on their part. Applying the knowledge gained by their years of experience in the design and manufacture of high-grade pumps, they can assure their customers of a superior article, made of the best of materials and correctly finished. The great demand for their products from every locality where they have once been used, and the long list of repeated orders from satisfied customers, are the best references as to their quality and efficiency. One of their leaders is the shaftless deep-well pump, patented by them. Among its marked advantages are the following: No overhead power; no shafting; no pump packing; no priming; no end thrust; no pump packing; no priming; no end thrust; no pump bearings; less horse power than any other deep-well pump; can be installed at any angle; impervious to sand and grit, which put many pumps out of commission. They have also patented their twin pump, packless pump, and elbow check pump, all of which have special features; and among other articles manufactured are single centrifugal pumps, combined elbow check valves, flap valves, and large pipe fittings. The sizes of their pumps run from one and a half to twelve inches, designed to discharge from sixty to 4,500 gallons per minute. They also make special pumps to order, and have installed plants on many of the large ranches of San Joaquin County, where they are giving complete satisfaction.

The Superior Manufacturing Company has agencies in Kern, Kings, San Joaquin, Tulare, Madera, Sacramento and Placer counties; and with the growth of their business, they will doubtless maintain branches all over the state and in the adjoining territory. With the reclamation of waste lands through irrigation, these deep-well pumps will play no small part, thus adding to the natural wealth and productivity of every locality in which they are installed. The business of the company is in the hands of the following efficient personnel: Walter R. Woock, president; Herbert J. Woock, vice-president; Eric M. Woock, treasurer; H.T. Bailey, secretary; while the other members of the board of directors are H.C. Beckman, Otto Spenker and Percy S. Webster. The company has just been reincorporated as The Superior Iron Works, and the manufacturing will be continued and gradually increased.

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MRS. MARY SULLIVAN

A native daughter of San Joaquin County who was born and reared on a farm and who is now engaged in raising grapes, is Mrs. Mary Sullivan. She was born August 11, 1863, a daughter of that old pioneer Patrick Brennan, a native of Ireland, who came to California and settled near Atlanta in the early '60s, where he engaged in grain farming on a large scale. Miss Brenann attended the public school in the Van Allen district of San Joaquin County and while still a young girl went to Hanford and lived with her brother, William J. Brennan who was, at that time, the proprietor of the Hanford Water Works.

On October 18, 1889, Miss Brennan was married in San Francisco to Daniel J. Sullivan, born at Milwaukee, Wis., October 26, 1861, who when seven years of age was brought by his parents to California where they settled in San Francisco. Daniel J. Sullivan grew up and received his education in the schools of Milwaukee and San Francisco. Twenty-nine years ago he became identified with the San Francisco Ice & Cold Storage Company and for some twenty-five years filled the position of foreman. Four years ago he resigned his position to engage in ranching. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan are the parents of two children: Margaret, born in San Francisco, is the widow of Edward Carter, a distinguished member of the San Francisco fire department who died of influenza November 5, 1918; William was born in San Francisco in 1891 and resides at home with his parents, taking an active part in the ranching work. The forty-five-acre ranch has been planted to alfalfa and the vineyard planted in 1921 shows ninety-five per cent of live, healthy vines. The ranch is located four miles west of Escalon on the French Camp Road and has been brought to a high state of cultivation. Mr. Sullivan has been a member of the W.O.W. for the past twenty-two years. The success that has attended the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan is well merited, because they have labored conscientiously and at all times have been generous in their dealings with their fellowmen.

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PAUL STURLA

As a successful orchardist Paul Sturla has demonstrated the desirability and productiveness of the Lodi district; from a small beginning he has become a prosperous and well-to-do citizen. A native of Genoa, Italy, he was born on May 18, 1846, and was only fourteen years of age when he landed in New Orleans, where he had a brother, Joseph; but on landing found his brother had just died. The following year he came to California via Panama. He followed various kinds of employment for a while, then worked on the construction of the Central Pacific until he was made section foreman at Oreana, Nev., continuing there eleven months, then at Sunol for a year, when he was sent to Altamont, where he remained eleven years. He then came to Lodi and was section foreman for the same company for seven years. Meanwhile, he purchased a tract of land containing twenty-two acres, in the southwest part of town, now in the city limits, and engaged in farming, clearing the land and planting it to orchard and vines. From time to time he purchased more land until he now owns forty-eight acres set to all kinds of fruits and thirty-five acres of Tokay and Zinfandel grapes. The fruit trees were all planted by Mr. Sturla, besides there are many shade and ornamental trees; also a vegetable garden and a few acres in alfalfa. He sold three acres to the city of Lodi on which now stands the Needham school building, a new and modern structure. Mr. Sturla has recently cut off six blocks from his ranch and has subdivided the Sturla school district extending from Lodi Street on the north to Sturla Street on the south and from Quimby Street on the west to Church Street on the east. Each block averages twelve lots 50x140 feet. The lots are sold with the understanding that a certain type of residence shall be built thereon; there are now fourteen fine residences on the property.

The marriage of Mr. Sturla united him with Miss Louisa Mandragola, a native of Genoa, Italy, who came to California with her parents, John and Theresa Mandragola. Mr. and Mrs. Sturla are the parents of five children: Tillie is Mrs. L. Sanguinetti of Lodi and has two children, Melvin and Alben; Mamie is the wife of Frank Smith of Lodi and they have one son, Gerald; Fred is married and has one son, Alfred. He is with the Buick automobile agency in Stockton. Joseph is married and has two daughters, La Verle and Maxine; Eva resides at home with her parents. Mrs. Sturla has indeed been a helpmate to her husband, assisting him capably in fulfilling his ambitions.

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JAMES WILSON STUCKENBRUCK

A resident of the most favored section of the San Joaquin Valley is James Wilson Stuckenbruck, the successful vineyardist recently chosen County Supervisor from the Fourth District. He was born in Tipton, Iowa, on December 14, 1857, the son of Frederick and Jane Stuckenbruck; and he was the third child in a family of five. His father was a farmer on a small ranch. James received an education in the common schools.

At the age of thirteen he learned the blacksmith's trade at Tipton, Iowa, and later he went to Coon Rapids, Iowa, following his trade there. From 1892 to 1897 he served as the postmaster at Coon Rapids, and while there he was also for twelve years on the school board; he was for about fifteen years a resident of that place.

At Bayard, Iowa, on October 16, 1882, he was married to Miss Anna Goodrich, a native of Michigan and the daughter of Charles and Mary Goodrich. His wife's father was a blacksmith by trade, and he moved to Iowa when Mrs. Stuckenbruck was a little child, and there the family resided for many years. Mr. Stuckenbruck was employed for three and one-half years, from 1902 on, in the government service at Fort Bayard, acting as an instructor in mechanics on the Indian reservation. His health gave way, and in 1905 he and his wife came to California and settled at Santa Ana, in Orange County, and after a year and a half there, he went to Lodi, and in 1908 served in the Legislature, until 1912. From 1914 to 1915 he was member of the State Senate. In 1915 he was admitted to the bar of California, and practiced law at Lodi until 1917; and in 1918 he was elected Supervisor from the Fourth district, and he has served as such since, to the satisfaction of everyone concerned.

Mr. Stuckenbruck has made his home on his twelve-acre ranch, about three miles east of Acampo. He has one son, Ellory, a rancher, who resides with him. Mr. Stuckenbruck is vice-president of the Farmers Insurance Company of San Joaquin County, a Mason of Lodi Lodge, and a member of the Knights of Pythias of Lodi.

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JOSEPH F. STUART

In 1912 the Ripon Nursery & Improvement Company was established and since that time Joseph F. Stuart has been president and general manager; this company deals extensively in handling large stocks of fruit and nut trees, with headquarters on the Cactus Ranch on the Tracy-Lathrop highway. At the present time this company is featuring the Stuart Prolific Almond as well as the Stuart Prune, both being originated by Mr. Stuart several years ago. He was born near Silverville, Solano County, October 19, 1864, a son of Daniel S. and Lydia Ann (Philpot) Stuart. Daniel S. Stuart was a Californian forty-niner, who started West, but was shipwrecked at Acapulco, Mexico, and packed and walked across the Isthmus; they encountered severe hardships, and many died from the Panama fever. He arrived in San Francisco, Cal., and went to Amador County, where he engaged in mining, meeting with considerable success on the North Fork of the American River; in 1850 he returned East and spent seven years at his home in Bangor, Maine; then in 1858 he came around the Horn to San Francisco with his wife and five children and they located on the south end of Grand Island in Sacramento County, where he became a successful horticulturist. The flood of 1862 completely inundated Grand Island and Mr. Stuart and family lost all their personal property as well as the houses and barns, horses, cattle, hogs, etc., including 1000 cords of wood, which was swept away into San Francisco Bay. Thus bankrupt, he removed to Solano County, and started anew at Silverville. He and his son A.V. went into the mines again for two years and made a good clean-up. The rest of his life was devoted to farming, and at the time of his death he was rated at from $60,000 to $100,000.

Nine children were born to this worthy pioneer couple: A.V., resides in Ripon; J.E. is a well known artist of San Francisco; Annie, deceased; A.W., resides in Sacramento; Mrs. E.V. Coleman, resides in Antioch; Mrs. Walter Brady; Joseph F., the subject of this sketch; Annie, deceased; and Nancy Hunt, resides in Los Angeles. In 1883 Joseph F. and his two brothers A.V. and A.W. Stuart removed to Stanislaus County and engaged in grain farming southwest of Oakdale on the lands owned by T.K. Beard, which they farmed for four years. In 1887, the mother of our subject and A.W. Stuart bought 200 acres near Oakdale, and in 1888 Joseph F. was put in charge. Here he developed a fine orchard of almonds, peaches, apricots and pears. It was while on this Oakdale ranch that he originated the Stuart almond and the Stuart prune. The Stuart prune is a very valuable contribution to California horticulture. The original tree propagated by Mr. Stuart near Oakdale, Stanislaus County, is now twenty-seven years old and is still healthy and a good bearer. It is a seedling of the Silver prune, crossed with the Tragedy prune, taking its flavor and color from the Tragedy, but retains the meat, size, and sweetness of the Silver. It is an easy dryer, drying in less time than any other prune of its size. The university test discloses 53 to 55% of sugar—the highest of any prune known. Mr. Stuart has several acres in bearing and finds that the Stuart ripens earlier than the Silver, but a little later than the Tragedy. It takes less lye to cut them than the French, and they dry quicker and heavier than any other prune.

Thus far, the Ripon Nursery has been unable to supply the demand for this variety, owing no doubt to the fact that growers have found that it returns a greater profit than any other prune. Mr. Stuart continued his operations at Oakdale until 1904, when with his brother A.V. Stuart, he bought 320 acres near Ripon, known as the Ruhl tract; two years later the partnership was dissolved and A.V. Stuart continued in the olive industry and Joseph F. devoted his entire time to orchard development, which was later incorporated in 1912, as the Ripon Nursery & Improvement Company.

On October 9, 1888, Mr. Stuart was married to Miss Jennie E. Mann, born near Silverville, daughter of Daniel L. and Jane E. (Southern) Mann, both natives of Iowa, who came to California in 1869. The Stuart home was at Ripon until four years ago when they removed to Stockton. Six children have been born to them: Arthur L., is a merchant at Ripon; Ernest F. is a peace officer at Stockton; Raymond S., resides in Ripon; Allen E., resides at Ripon; Wesley W., is associated with his father; and Evelyn is the wife of Loren McMullin and they reside in Stockton. Mr. Stuart is a Republican and has always been a strong temperance man and is highly esteemed by all who know him.

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HARRY MARTIN

In connection with the agricultural interests of San Joaquin County, and more especially seed growing, no name is more familiar than that of Harry Martin, whose industry has brought him rich returns. He was born at Newark, N.J., January 14, 1880, and his earliest recollections were of farming, for his father was a truck gardener in New Jersey. At the age of twelve years he left home to shift for himself. He made his way to New York City and among his various jobs was that of selling papers on the streets; then he worked in the Gansford Market and in the seed gardens and farms of Long Island until 1906, when he removed to California and found employment in the lumber camps of Sierra County. He worked at the Weber Lake summer resort in the mountains east of Stockton and there met with people who were farmers of the Delta lands. At the end of the season he returned to Stockton and secured work on ranches in the Delta district and while thus engaged conceived the idea that vegetable seed could be grown there for commercial purposes. While working on the Sargent-Barnhart tract as a laborer he began his seed experiments when he first planted three-quarters of an acre owned by John Moore. In 1911 he went on Roberts Island and still owns his property there. He was not the first man who had tried seed producing here, but he is the first man to succeed in his undertaking and some of those who had tried it and failed tried to discourage his experiment, but to no avail, and his perseverance and industry won for him not only financial success, but also the satisfaction of knowing that he had accomplished the purpose for which he strived. The return from the first acreage planted was very encouraging and year by year more acres were devoted to seed growing. Mr. Martin was the first to produce the true type of Golden Self Blanching celery seed in California. From his first experiment on his three-quarter-acre tract he had $2,700 worth of this celery seed as a result of his labors, thus demonstrating what was possible in this line in San Joaquin County; he also raises onion, beet, carrot and other seeds, which find a ready market all over the country, for he has made a careful study of seed growing and does nothing by guess, but knows what kind of soil and climatic conditions will produce the best seed and he has become an authority on the subject. Mr. Martin's real estate holdings consist of 570 acres in Clifton Court, Contra Costa County, and fifty-four acres on Roberts Island in San Joaquin County, on which he grows seed, which he sells direct to the seed houses and jobbers in all parts of the country, some of them being among the oldest and most reliable firms in the United States.

The marriage of Mr. Martin united him with Miss Dorothy Dow, a native of New Jersey, and they are the parents of two sons, Henry Irving and Norman John, both native sons of California. In his business career his strong determination and indefatigable energy have been the basic elements of his success and have enabled him to work his way upward from humble surroundings to a position of prominence and affluence.

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IRVING MARTIN

As the owner of the Stockton Daily Evening Record, Irving Martin wields an influence for good in the county and state; and he is also serving the state as a member of the State Railroad Commission, which position brings him into contact with every section of California. He was born at Bath, S.C., March 19, 1865, in which city his parents happened to be sojourning when the Civil War broke out and were unable to get back to New York State, where they had a home in the Catskills. His father was Richard Martin, a New Yorker, a he had married Mary Peelor, the marriage being against the will of the parents of both participants on account of religious differences. The young folks went to South Carolina, where two children were born to them, a girl, Anna Josephine, and two years later the son, Irving. The mother died when her boy was a babe and the father, grieving over the loss of his wife, took to his bed without apparent cause and died six weeks later.

Irving Martin drifted to California and attended the public school in Stockton in 1876, then at various times he had an opportunity to go to a country school in Yuba County until he was seventeen, at which time he entered a printing office to learn the trade, and the balance of his education was obtained from that source. He began at the very bottom rung of the ladder, as “devil” and gradually worked his own way to the top, through the various mechanical departments to reporter, and finally bought a half-interest in what was known as the Commercial Record of Stockton, W.M. Denig being his partner for two years, at the same time continuing as a reporter. In 1895 Mr. Martin was engaged in the publication of a weekly paper, the nucleus of the present Record plant. From a weekly newspaper it became on April 7, 1895, the Stockton Daily Evening Record. His associate at that time was E.H. Fontecilla, the name of the firm being Martin & Fontecilla; later Mr. Martin acquired his partner's interest, then incorporated the paper, disposing of a small amount of stock, which he later bought back. He is now the principal owner of the Record corporation.

For many years Mr. Martin has been active in Republican politics, was affiliated with the Lincoln-Roosevelt League, organized in 1910, and served as the first state secretary of the organization. For the past two years he has been nominally a Republican, but very independent in his views. In 1894 he was appointed secretary of the Police and Fire Commission of Stockton, holding the position four years. In 1912 he was appointed by Governor Hiram Johnson a member of the board of trustees of the Fresno State Normal School and held that for six years; in 1915 Governor Johnson appointed him a member of the California State Water Commission and he held that office until December 31, 1918, and on January 1, 1919, Governor W.D. Stephens appointed him a member of the State Railroad Commission. In each and every position of trust and responsibility, Mr. Martin has demonstrated his broad-mindedness and progressive ideas and has served the State to the best of his ability in each position he has filled.

The marriage of Irving Martin on March 9, 1892, at Stockton, united him with Miss Clara Elizabeth Goldsworthy, daughter of William and Keziah Goldsworthy, both born in England, but residents for several years in Santa Clara County, where Mr. Goldsworthy was engaged in mining at the New Almaden quicksilver mines; later he removed to Stockton and engaged in the grocery business. They have had one son, Irving Martin, Jr., who married Elsa Saddington and they have a child aged four and one-half years and reside in Stockton. Fraternally Mr. Martin is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Loyal Order of Moose, and is a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of the Chapter of the York Rite. He has passed through all the chairs of the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows lodges. He is a member of the Yosemite and the Advertising clubs of Stockton; and the Commonwealth, Masonic, Engineers, Advertising and Union League clubs in San Francisco. He is a large holder in guaranty stock of the Security Building and Loan Association, of which he is a director and vice-president. It will be seen that while Mr. Martin has been closely identified with the building up of his newspaper he has always found time to devote to the interests of the people of the State of California by serving in any capacity for the public good.

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SAMUEL L. MARTIN

The story of a real pioneer family is to be found in the record of Samuel L. Martin, who came to California in 1857, and from that time until he died was counted among the real builders of the county. A native of Tennessee, he was born in Hardin County, May 22, 1833, and when he was but nine years old he was taken by his parents to Arkansas and there reared and received such education as possible at that time and place. On March 22, 1857, he started for the Golden West, all alone, with his blankets thrown on the back of his mule. After traveling a few days he overtook a large train westward bound and joined them, doing his share of the work in driving stock. In this train was the Scott family, Kentuckians, and here he met his future wife, Miss Ala Scott, who was born in Kentucky, on July 16, 1835. As soon as they reached California, the young folks were married, in October, 1857. Some members of the train decided to choose the well-beaten trails, while others who were over anxious to reach California, took a shorter route and were murdered in the Mountain Meadow massacre.

Arriving safely, after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Martin began housekeeping on a ranch six miles southeast of Lockeford, opposite the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Cole, who were Forty-niners, Mrs. Cole being sister of Mrs. Martin. Mr. Martin acquired 260 acres of the Pico Grant, and here he developed and improved a good ranch, carrying on grain and stock-raising with a fair degree of success. Nine children came to bless their home: William T., the eldest, was born on the Dodge place, where the parents stopped a short time; the others, born on the old Martin ranch, being Joseph H., Susie, Mary J., Samuel L., James H.H., Elizabeth, Carrie M., and Ellen V. The survivors of the family are William, James, Carrie, Mrs. Lewis Moreing, Mrs. McCall and Ellen. Mr. Martin died in December, 1914; Mrs. Martin passed away on April 3, 1898.

The first seven years after locating on his ranch, the crops were a failure owing to the overflow of the river. Mr. Martin, with others of his locality, put through the drainage ditch into Martin's Slough, and ever since, there has been no difficulty with water. He was a friend of education and helped build the Calaveras schoolhouse and served as a trustee of the district for many years. Mr. Martin was a whole-souled man, generous to a fault, ever ready to do his share to develop the interests of the state, county and locality.

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MASON HOSPITAL OF LODI

Among the institutions of San Joaquin County caring for the sick and unfortunate residents of Lodi and vicinity is the Mason Hospital of Lodi, which is conducted by Mrs. Thirza M. Cole and her sister, Mrs. Nellie B. Yates, joint owners of this institution. Mrs. Cole was born at Greeley, Colo., and received her education in the grammar and normal schools of Colorado; she then took up nursing at the Salida, Colo., Red Cross Hospital, and in 1911 finished the course and became a registered nurse. She was then superintendent of the hospital at Salida, Colo., four years, when she came to California and engaged in general nursing practice in Lodi, with the exception of one year spent at Fresno. During the influenza epidemic, Mrs. Cole was put in charge of the work to control the epidemic at the Mason Hospital.

In 1921, Mrs. Cole purchased the hospital from Mr. Slauson, and since acquiring it she has remodeled and equipped the same. New beds, bedding, rugs and other necessary equipment have replaced the old and it is now modern in every respect, as well as sanitary in every particular. The hospital will accommodate fifteen patients and it is filled to capacity most of the time. Her sister, Mrs. Yates, is part owner and assists Mrs. Cole in conducting the institution. The hospital is equipped with a modern operating room for all kinds of surgical cases and also for maternity cases; it is a branch of the Emergency County Hospital at Stockton. Mrs. Cole is thoroughly competent to handle the most intricate of surgical cases; and her humane side is her most outstanding characteristic, and the patients of the Mason Hospital find in her a most considerate as well as efficient nurse and friend.

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FRANK L. MATTEONI

A well-known figure in Stockton's automobile circles is Frank L. Matteoni, the local dealer in Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup tires. Mr. Matteoni was born at San Bernardino, Cal., October 10, 1892, the son of A. and Josie (Ferretti) Matteoni; the former a native of Lucca, Italy, died in 1911, but Mrs. Matteoni, who was born in Chicago, Ill., is still living. The father came to California when seventeen years old from his native country where he had learned the trade of tailor and he was also a fine Italian and French cook. In 1906 he came to Stockton and purchased a section of land on Victoria Island, which he farmed and later engaged in the hotel business in Stockton. He was a member of Lodi Grove of the Druids.

Mr. and Mrs. Matteoni were the parents of four children: Frank L., Fred, Edna and Silvia. The eldest of the family, Frank L. Matteoni, attended school in Los Angeles, Bakersfield and Stockton, coming here with his parents in 1906. His first employment was with the Robinson & Clark planing mill, and then with the Totten & Brandt planing mill. The next five years were spent with E.S. Berkeley in the Tourist Garage; then when America entered the war he answered the call to arms and went to Camp Lewis, where he was assigned to the aviation corps and stationed at Vancouver, Wash., until he was discharged from the service December 20, 1918. On his return to Stockton he entered business for himself in a small shop at 240 East Miner Avenue, and later embarked in a tire business with Eric Chemnitz at 242 North San Joaquin Street, but he is now the sole proprietor. He started in with a capital of $1,000 but now has a fine paying business that is steadily growing.

Mr. Matteoni was married in Stockton in 1917 to Miss Elvira Giottonini, born in Salinas, Cal., and they have a son, Frank L., Jr. Several years ago Mr. Matteoni was well known as a ball player, pitching for the Stockton All Stars, but the strain affected his heart and he was obliged to quit. His brother, Fred Matteoni, is known as one of the cleverest shortstops in this part of the country and is now with the Sacramento team. Mr. Matteoni is a member of the Elks and the Eagles, of the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club.

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GEORGE F. MATTESICH

Among the grain farmers of pronounced success in San Joaquin County, is George F. Mattesich, a native son of the county, who lives on his ranch three miles south of Farmington; he also operates the 500 acre ranch owned by M. Harrold south of Farmington, besides leasing other grain land aggregating 2,500 acres. He was born at Stockton, Cal., September 21, 1881, a son of Dominic and Catherine (Connors) Mattesich, natives of Austria and Ireland, respectively. Both parents were pioneers of the county and were active in its advancement and development for over a third of a century. There were three children in the family, George F. being the eldest; John Edward; and Lena, Mrs. Charles A. Seward, who lives in the home place. Dominic Mattesich passed away in May, 1901, and Mrs. Mattesich resides on the home ranch southeast of Farmington. George F. Mattesich attended school in the neighborhood of his home and early in life was instructed in the grain industry and since he was nineteen years old has had his share of the work of the home ranch.

On December 25, 1910, at Lodi, Mr. Mattesich was married to Miss Mae Madelaine Milloglav, a native of Stockton, and a daughter of Peter and Laura Alice (Johnson) Milloglav, vineyardists residing two miles east of Lodi. Two children have blessed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mattesich, Glen and Lloyd, students in the Wheatland school. Dominic Mattesich had one of the first great Holt harvesters drawn by 32 horses, in 1891 in partnership with Peter Dorland, who was another large grain farmer. Mr. Mattesich died in 1901, and after his death the two sons George F. and John, continued grain farming. Together they bought another combined harvester and this time operated in partnership for twelve years. The two brothers then dissolved partnership.

Mr. Mattesich started with two eight-horse teams and accomplished extensive grain raising until 1913, when he bought his first Holt caterpillar, paying $4,000 for it, and since that time he has sold off his horses and now conducts his work wholly with power machinery. He owns a half interest in 160 acres of land five miles southeast of Collegeville which was purchased sixteen years ago in partnership with his brother John; he also owns a ten-acre vineyard on the eighty-acre farm near Farmington where he resides. He is an advocate of good roads and the best of educational facilities and is considered an enterprising and progressive citizen of his locality.

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MRS. CATHERINE MATTESICH

Among the old settlers of San Joaquin County who has witnessed a remarkable transformation and who has borne her share of the privations and responsibilities of a pioneer existence, is Mrs. Catherine Mattesich, who has resided on her present ranch since 1884. This ranch consists of 160 acres of fine wheat land, located about six miles southeast of Farmington, San Joaquin County, where for thirty-eight years abundant crops of wheat and barley have been raised. Before her marriage, Mrs. Mattesich was Miss Catherine Connors, a native of County Galway, Ireland, born March 14, 1852, the youngest daughter of Matthias and Nellie (Kennon) Connors, natives also of the same county in Ireland. Eight children accompanied the parents to America in 1864 where they located at Boston, Mass. Matthias Connors had no small task to support his large family, as he had no trade and had to depend on the wages of a common laborer; however, all of them received a good education. He passed away in Boston, Mass., honored and respected by all who knew him, at the ripe old age of eighty-four. Catherine Connors received a good education in the public schools of Boston and in 1878 when she had completed her schooling, she started for California on an emigrant train, her fare being $228. She came direct to Stockon, as her cousins by the name of McCarthy lived there.

On December 9, 1880, Miss Connors was married to Dominic Mattesich, a native of Austria. At sixteen years of age he became a sailor and thus spent four years, arriving in San Francisco when he was twenty years old, where he stopped with an uncle, who persuaded him to give up the sailor's life and remain in California. He purchased a tract of land south of Stockton and engaged in farming pursuits for four years, when he transferred his operations to the present quarter-section of land some six miles southeast of Farmington, where he raised wheat and barley. This ranch was formerly a sheep range and when Mr. and Mrs. Mattesich took up their residence here, there was only a small cabin on the place and the wonderful development and improvement in this section has been witnessed by Mrs. Mattesich, in which she has borne her part unfalteringly. Mr. Mattesich passed away in May, 1901, survived by his wife and three children: George F.; John Edward; Lena is the wife of Charles A. Seward, and they have one son, Charles, Jr. Mr. Seward conducts the home ranch for Mrs. Mattesich. John E. Mattesich is a trustee of the Wheatland district school, where he received most of his education. Since taking up her residence near Farmington, Mrs. Mattesich has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She is a woman of many fine attributes of both mind and heart and is highly esteemed in the neighborhood where she has passed so many active years.

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JESSE C. SADDLEMIRE

The student of history cannot carry his investigations far into the annals of central California and San Joaquin County without learning of the close connection of the Saddlemire family with the development of agriculture. A worthy representative of this family is Jesse C. Saddlemire, a prominent rancher and stockman. He was born on his father's ranch on January 8, 1880, and was schooled in the Willow district school, which since 1905 has been known as the Tracy school. Rufus Saddlemire, his father, was born in Schenectady, N.Y., in 1832, and was the recipient of a good education, at the same time learning the hard work of a farm life before starting West. Leaving New York on a sailing vessel, the party came around Cape Horn and reached San Francisco early in 1850. Leaving soon thereafter for the mines, Mr. Saddlemire located at Chinese Camp, and was at the town of Sonora for a short time; and for nearly two years he prospected and mined for the yellow metal. He profitably spent the early part of 1852 in San Mateo County, on a vegetable ranch, marketing his product in San Francisco. In the late fall of 1852 he removed to San Joaquin County and settled on a ranch. The country was then infested with wild beasts of forest and canyon, which were a menace and hindrance to the early settlers. There was also much trouble with the Indians and Mexicans; but the true pioneer spirit of Rufus Saddlemire conquered all obstacles, and he settled on 160 acres of choice bottom land, eighty acres of which is still in the family. The patent deed to the 160 acres received from the government is a cherished possession of the son. Rufus Saddlemire served as a deputy sheriff of the county under Tom Cunningham during the nineties. He married Miss Helen Beverly, a native of California, who passed away at the family home on January 11, 1893. During the month of April, 1921, a disastrous fire occurred, destroying the old residence, which contained records and books, together with many valuable heirlooms, the collection of a lifetime. The lumber for this house was brought overland by wagon from San Francisco. The house had stood all through the years, a comfortable and well-preserved home.

Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Saddlemire: Jesse C., of this review, and George R., who is married and resides in San Francisco. Jesse C. Saddlemire and his father have farmed together for years, and have witnessed the remarkable growth and prosperity of the West Side section, their farm being now within a stone's throw of the city limits of Tracy. Rufus Saddlemire is now past ninety years of age, and seventy years of his life have been spent on his ranch at Tracy, where he enjoys the esteem of the entire community. He and his son, Jesse C. Saddlemire, have always been loyal supporters of the great irrigation project that has made Tracy and the surrounding country what it is today, a community with inviting homes and great business opportunities. Jesse C. Saddlemire was married on July 15, 1922, to Mrs. Martha E. Newman, a daughter of Charles W. and Caroline Layman Bartels, both born and reared in Germany, whence they brought their family, consisting of Mrs. Saddlemire, then only two years old, and an older brother, Albert, who died and was buried at sea.

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CAPTAIN FRED SALBACH

A popular and well known citizen of Stockton whose record of service with the fire department of that city covers a period of twenty-five years, is Captain Fred Salbach, captain of Engine Company No. 2. He is a native son of San Joaquin County, born on his father's ranch on the Upper Sacramento Road six miles from Stockton, July 6, 1866, a son of Edward and Katherine (Wagner) Salbach, both natives of Germany. Edward Salbach came to California in 1849 and mined at Vallicito, where he met and married Miss Katherine Wagner, who was also a California pioneer. Seven children were born to them: Leo resides in San Francisco; Fred is the subject of this sketch; Edward, deceased; Carl resides in Oakland, Cal.; Adolf, Otto and Bertha, Mrs. Charles Holman, all reside in Stockton.

Fred Salbach began his education in the Greenwood district school, then took a commercial course at the Stockton Business College. At eighteen years of age he went to Modoc County, where he rode the range for a few years, then returned to Stockton and engaged in farming in various parts of the county which occupied him for about five years. He then entered the employ of the Crown Mills in Stockton, and for five years worked under J.M. Welch, when he was appointed patrolman in the police department and served for three years. On June 6, 1898, he was transferred to the fire department as driver for Engine Company No. 2, where he has remained continuously and is now serving as captain of this company. During the twenty-five years of his service with the fire department he was engaged in developing thirty acres of the old home place to a cherry orchard, which he later sold to good advantage.

The marriage of Mr. Salbach occurred in Stockton, May 11, 1894, which united him with Miss Cora Looper, a native of Albany, Ky., and a daughter of William and Mary (Kidd) Looper. Mrs. Salbach was a babe in arms when her parents removed to California where they developed a ten-acre vineyard on West's Lane north of Stockton. There were eight children in the Looper family: Charlotte resides in Santa Cruz; Doshia is deceased; Mecia resides in New York; Cora is Mrs. Salbach; Nellie resides in Oakland; Myra resides in San Francisco; Hattie is also a resident of San Francisco, and Etta, Mrs. Hanford, resides in Stockton. Both parents are living in Stockton. Captain and Mrs. Salbach are the parents of one child, Audrey, who is the wife of Ray Esplin, of Stockton. Captain Salbach erected a modern flat building on Willow Street, Stockton, which was the first building in Stockton to be constructed with radio poles as a built-in feature; this he sold in 1923. In politics he is a Republican and fraternally is a member of the Eagles; B.P.O. Elks, No. 218; Truth Lodge, No. 55, I.O.O.F.; is a Scottish Rite thirty-second degree Mason; belongs to Sciots and Stockton Parlor, No. 7, N.S.G.W. During the World War, Captain Salbach took an active part in all Liberty Loan drives and was a liberal contributor to all calls.

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AUGUST F. SALFIELD

A popular and enterprising building contractor of Stockton is found in August F. Salfield, who is well equipped by training and experience for architectural work as well as the erecting of every kind of building. He was born in San Francisco, February 4, 1891, being the son of David Salfield, a prominent architect of the Bay City. The preliminary education of August F. Salfield was obtained in the public schools of San Francisco; then he entered the Wilmerding School of Industrial Art, where he mastered architectural drawing and valuable experience came through association with his father in the office. Believing that the way to success in any line is more easily found if one understands how to do all branches of any particular line, he entered the employ of P. Anderson and McLarren & Peterson, for the express purpose of learning the carpenter's trade; later while following his trade, he worked on a number of hotels and the Physicians and Surgeons' Building in San Francisco.

Seven years ago Mr. Salfield located in Stockton, where he formed a partnership with H.W. Johnson, the firm name being Johnson & Salfield, and their business was contracting and building, specializing in the building of bungalows. In 1918, Mr. Salfield entered the building and contracting field alone and he has erected bungalows in Eldorado Heights and Yosemite Terrace. On the 140-acre subdivision of Eldorado Heights, he has erected some fifty bungalows, all being of his own artistic designing. In January, 1923, he took his brother Carl in as a partner and they built a planing mill where they do all kinds of millwork for the construction of their buildings.

The marriage of Mr. Salfield united him with Miss Ettienne Wiedemann, a native of Seattle, Wash., and they have one son, Theodore Salfield. Besides being a member of the Stockton Builders' Exchange, Mr. Salfield is an active member of the San Joaquin Lodge No. 19, F. & A.M., Stockton Parlor N.S.G.W. No. 7, and the Iroquois Tribe of Red Men.

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DAVID SALFIELD

For a number of years David Salfield has occupied a conspicuous place among the leading business men of San Joaquin County, and as president of the Eldorado Land Company, owners of the subdivision known as Eldorado Heights, he has been an important factor in the prosperity and development of this section of the city. In 1893 an enterprising group of citizens purchased 140 acres of land which at that time was a grain field and the highest point of land in the city. The Eldorado Land Company was formed, and in 1912 this tract of land was subdivided and up to the present time there have been 120 residences built in this subdivision costing $4,000 and up. The company own their own wells and pumping plant, all streets are paved and sewers connected, and ornamental trees are being planted. Mr. Salfield donated a portion of the land on which the North schoolhouse was built in 1916, a building of four rooms; and in 1923 additions were added to make it sixteen rooms, to take care of the growing population. The Eldorado Land Company has reserved thirty acres on the west on Alpine Street for extra fine residences; this street leads into the grounds of the new College of the Pacific. Mr. Salfield's activities in building and developing this tract of land have been of lasting benefit to the city of Stockton.

Mr. Salfield was born in Keyesport, Ill., April 25, 1861, and while still a young child was taken by his parents to St. Louis, Mo., where he remained until he was six years old; then he was taken to Germany where he began his education and where he took up the study of architecture in the best schools of that country. In 1880, when he was nineteen years old, he returned to America and came direct to San Francisco, where he entered the employ of Wright & Saunders, pioneer architects of the Bay City, as a draftsman. In 1886 the supervisors of San Joaquin County advertised for plans for a new court house and Mr. Salfield received $400 as the second prize. In 1889 Mr. Salfield submitted plans for the new county jail, and they were accepted and he was awarded the contract to erect the jail at a cost of $65,000; later he submitted plans for the county hospital, again receiving the second prize.

Mr. Salfield realizing the great future of the city of Stockton removed there in 1915 and began his activity in building and improving Eldorado Heights, which is the pride of the city. He is the owner of 118 lots opposite the San Joaquin County fair grounds on Sharp Lane which will be improved with residences when the car line is extended. Every wise man has a hobby and Mr. Salfield's is his eighty-acre dairy ranch four miles southeast of Escalon in the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, where he has one of the best herds of registered Holstein-Fresian cattle in the state. He has erected modern dairy barns and has forty registered cows, and he is particularly proud of a young bull, whose dam produced thirty-three pounds of butter in one week, or the equivalent of four and a half pounds daily.

The marriage of Mr. Salfield united him with Miss Rose Hund, a native of San Francisco, and they are the parents of two sons: August and Carl D., both successful building contractors, under the firm name of Salfield Bros., who own their own planing mill and who have erected the residences in Eldorado Heights. Mr. Salfield for many years and designed and erected three or four hundred buildings, including the Granada Hotel and many other fine hotels and apartment houses. He was a member of the San Francisco Association of Architects and was an architect of high standing in the city. In 1906 he designed and built the Elks' building in Stockton, one of the best buildings in the city. The great state of California owes much of its prosperity to such enterprising men as Mr. Salfield, whose reliability in business, loyalty in citizenship and trustworthiness in private life have won for him the confidence and respect of his community. Fraternally, Mr. Salfield is affiliated with the Masons.

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HENRY ELLIS SANDERSON, M.D.

Bearing a family name that was linked with California's earliest days, Dr. Henry Ellis Sanderson has made a name for himself in his chosen profession of medicine, and has the distinction of having been a member of the medical staff of the State Hospital at Stockton for more than twenty-five years. Born at Stockton on June 27, 1858, Dr. Sanderson is the son of George H. and Sarah (Rowe) Sanderson, the father a native of Boston, Mass., while the mother was born in Maine, both being descended from old New England families. George H. Sanderson came to California in 1850, sailing around the Horn, and he became a member of he Territorial Society of the state, arriving here before California's admission to the Union. Locating at Stockton soon after his arrival, he opened a grocery store with H.O. Matthews as a partner, conducting it for a number of years. He was numbered among Stockton's most energetic business men of that period and was engineer of the Volunteer Fire Department, a famous organization of the town's early days.

In 1865 George H. Sanderson took up his residence in San Francisco, where he became one of the leading merchants of that city, establishing a wholesale merchandise business there under the firm name of Weaver, Wooster & Co., and when that firm dissolved he went into partnership with E.M. Root as Root & Sanderson, wholesale grocers, which was very successful. A stanch Republican, he became active in politics and was mayor of San Francisco in 1891-92, passing away there in 1893, prominent in the ranks of the Odd Fellows. Four sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. George H. Sanderson: George Rowe, Edward Hall, William W. and Henry Ellis, twins.

The only surviving member of the family, Henry Ellis Sanderson was educated first in the public schools of San Francisco, graduating from the University of California in the class of 1879. He then entered Cooper Medical College at San Francisco, receiving his M.D. degree there in 1885, after which he went to New York and spent two years as an interne in the Mt. Sinai hospital in New York City. Going abroad for study, he took a post-graduate course in Germany, remaining there for two and a half years and establishing himself in private practice when in 1891 he returned to San Francisco. In January, 1895, he was called to Stockton to fill a vacancy on the staff of the State Hospital here, a post that he has since continuously filled with fidelity and marked ability. A physician of broad and comprehensive training, Dr. Sanderson is accounted one of the substantial men of the community and in his long years of service he has attained a high place in the confidence and regard of those with whom he has been brought in contact in his various relations.

At San Francisco, December 12, 1894, Dr. Sanderson was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Gill, a native daughter of the Golden State, born in Petaluma, whose father and mother were natives of Connecticut and New York City respectively. Two sons were born to Dr. and Mrs. Sanderson: George Henry Sanderson, M.D., graduated from the Medical Department of University of California in the class of 1922, and is now assistant surgeon at University of California Hospital, in San Francisco; Henry Ellis, Jr., a graduate of West Point, is now first lieutenant of Artillery, U.S.A., and is stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. In fraternal circles Dr. Sanderson is a member of Stockton Lodge No. 218, B.P.O. Elks.

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OTTO E. SANDMAN

Among Stockton's native sons of whom the city is justly proud is Otto E. Sandman, prominent in military circles for many years and district manager for Cyrus Peirce & Company, bond and investment brokers of New York, Chicago and San Francisco. He was born on May 4, 1890, a son of Peter N. and Minnie (Amon) Sandman, the former a native of Denmark and the latter born in Illinois. Otto completed his course in the Stockton high school in 1908 and then he entered the University of California at Berkeley, graduating in 1912 with the degree of B.S., he having devoted his attention to the study of electrical and hydraulic engineering. While attending the university Mr. Sandman was captain of the University Cadets; was a member of the baseball and football teams; and also served as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. After he finished college he returned to Stockton and entered the engineering department of the Western States Gas and Electric Co., as superintendent of designing and construction work, continuing in that department until 1919, when he was placed in charge of the bond department and remained in that department until severing his connection with the concern.

The military record of Mr. Sandman is interesting. In 1912 he assisted in organizing Battery C, First California Field Artillery, N.G.C. When the trouble started on the Mexican border in the summer of 1916, Battery C was called for duty and he went as first lieutenant of the battery when they were stationed at Nogales, Arizona. In June, 1917, following the entrance of the United States into the World War, Mr. Sandman with Battery C, was sent to the Presidio at San Francisco for duty. Battery C became a unit of the 143rd Field Artillery, U.S.A. He was later sent to Fort Sill, Okla., where he attended the School of Fire, and in August, 1917, was commissioned captain of field artillery. Returning to California he was stationed at Camp Kearney as adjutant to Brigadier-General Lyon, commanding the 65th Artillery Brigade of the 40th Division. In April, 1918, Mr. Sandman was detailed to special duty in the air service, and was soon sent overseas in command of the 135th Aero Squadron and stationed at Toul, France, with the second army, A.E.F., until the armistice was signed. This squadron had the distinction of being the first Liberty motored squadron to cross the German lines. He then was returned to the United States and was discharged at Camp Kearney in June, 1919, having served two years. Returning to Stockton he resumed his position with the Western States Gas & Electric Company, and remained there until forming his present connections with Cyrus Peirce & Company.

The marriage of Otto Sandman in December, 1917, united him with Miss Mildred King, daughter of Harry E. and Hattie A. King, born in Stockton and a representative of one of the pioneer families of the state, for her grandfather was Edward I. Keep, founder of the Globe Iron Works and pioneer resident of Stockton, where he established his home and headquarters. Mr. and Mrs. Sandman have two sons, George King and Edward Eldridge. Mr. Sandman is a member of the Anteros Club; the Yosemite Club, Stockton Golf and Country Club, Mokelumne Club; belongs to San Joaquin lodge of Masons; the Scottish Rite Consistory; and to Ben Ali Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., in Sacramento, and in his daily life exemplifies the teachings of this ancient order. He assisted in organizing the Karl Ross Post of the American Legion at Stockton, served two terms on its executive committee; also for a similar period as a member of the state executive committee of the American Legion. He was elected a member of the board of freeholders for drafting the new city charter and also a member of the grand jury of San Joaquin County. Mr. Sandman is an alert, enterprising and progressive business man who has won success through his own industry and ability and is a champion of all movements that have for their aim the upbuilding of his native city.

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EMILE S. SANGUINETTI

One of the best known sheep men in San Joaquin County is Emile S. Sanguinetti, a native son of the county, born on June 23, 1888. His parents, James and Mary (Lagomarsino) Sanguinetti, were both natives of the Genoa district of Italy; the father came here in the early days and engaged in raising vegetables, later acquiring a ranch of 320 acres at Peters, where he farmed and raised draft horses for many years, and was also interested in viticulture at Lodi, but he is now retired from active ranch life. He and his wife were the parents of eight living children, four sons and four daughters.

Emile S. Sanguinetti attended the Peters, Linden and Farmington schools, but started to work on the ranch at an early age, guiding a plow before he was old enough to harness a horse. He remained on the home place until 1911, when he came to Stockton and entered the employ of the Joe Gianelli Company, driving a delivery wagon. He worked up through the various departments, from salesman to manager of the wholesale department of the company and was one of their most capable men. In July, 1918, while still connected with this firm, in company with his father-in-law, Frank Parker, he bought a band of 800 sheep and in October of that year he resigned his position to give his entire time to sheep raising, in which he has been very successful. His cousin, Louis Sanguinetti, purchased Mr. Parker's interest about this time and the partners now have 1,800 sheep and a rented range of 900 acres near Peters.

Mr. Sanguinetti's marriage united him with Miss Julia Parker, who was born in this county on her father's ranch near Peters. They have two children, Parker and Euretta. In addition to his interests in sheep raising, Mr. Sanguinetti also has valuable real estate holdings in Stockton. In fraternal life he is a member of the Red Men and Eagles.

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FRED A. SANGUINETTI

A native son of California, Fred A. Sanguinetti has been identified in a practical and successful manner with agricultural pursuits during all his active career. He resides on his thirty-five-acre vineyard five miles south of Lodi on Cherokee Lane. He was born north of Stockton on his father's ranch on June 20, 1871, a son of Stephen and Maria Sanguinetti, both natives of Italy, who came to California in 1860 and first settled at Stockton; then the father removed to the Waterloo district of San Joaquin County, where he purchased 175 acres of grain land and immediately set about improving it. He was among the first to set out a vineyard and orchard in that district. Fred A. is the third in a family of eight children born to his parents. The father lived to be seventy-eight years old and the mother is living, aged seventy-five years.

Fred A. Sanguinetti attended the Franklin school at Stockton; and when the family removed to the Waterloo district, he attended the Waterloo school. He assisted his father on the home place until he was twenty-nine years old, when he was united in marriage with Miss Corinda Maresco, in February, 1900. She was born at Stockton and is a daughter of Louis and Jennie Maresco, both natives of Italy. After his marriage, Mr. Sanguinetti spent one year at his father's home; then he took charge of his father's twenty-five-acre vineyard on the Eight-Mile Road out of Stockton, remaining there for two years; then he purchased his present thirty-five acres of grain land, which he set to Tokay and Zinfandel grapes. He has installed a five-inch pump with a twelve-horse-power engine for the irrigation of the vineyard, and a smaller one with a five-horse-power motor for domestic use, and has also built a house and other farm buildings on his ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Sanguinetti are the parents of two sons, Stephen and Leslie. Mr. Sanguinetti is affiliated with the Red Men of Stockton.

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LOUIS F. SANGUINETTI

A public-spirited citizen of the Peters district of San Joaquin County is Louis F. Sanguinetti, who devotes his energies to stock and grain farming, his ranch being two miles east of Peters. He was born near Stockton, August 7, 1882, the youngest son of Angelo and Giovanna (Zignego) Sanguinetti, and was only one year old when his parents settled on the ranch, a portion of which he now owns and on which he makes his home. He received his education at the Everett district school in the neighborhood of his home, and as is usual with farm-reared boys, at an early age was taught to work. When his father passed away in 1916, he was fitted to continue the extensive farming activities. Angelo Sanguinetti was a man of sterling worth to his community and his death caused sincere regret, for he was an advocate of all progressive movements; two years later, in July, 1918, the mother passed away. Louis F. received 640 acres as his portion of the home place, which he has continued to farm to grain and on which he also raises fine stock.

On September 1, 1911, at Stockton, Mr. Sanguinetti was united in marriage with Miss Louisa K. Delucchi, a native of San Francisco, Cal., a daughter of Antone Delucchi, a California pioneer. Two brothers of Mrs. Sanguinetti, Joseph and Antone, reside in Stockton. In 1917 Mr. Sanguinetti entered into partnership with Emilio Barrera, a native of Piedmonte, Italy, born May 18, 1893. He came to California in 1910 and has continuously followed ranching since. Mr. Barrera entered the service of the U.S. Army on November 2, 1917, and served in the A.E.F. as a first class private in the 1st Division, 2nd Signal Corps; he was sent to France and saw active service in ten battles, and also served with the Army of Occupation at Coblenz; he returned to the United States and was honorably discharged in August, 1919. The partnership of Mr. Sanguinetti and Mr. Barrera has been productive of mutual-benefit and the extensive and successful grain and stock operations carried on have been proof of the richness of the soil and ideal climatic conditions of the Peters district. Mr. Sanguinetti is a member of the N.S.G.W. and the B.P.O. Elks, No. 218, of Stockton.

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MRS. MARIA SANGUINETTI

Since 1879 Mrs. Maria Sanguinetti has been a resident of California, and has borne her full share of the duties and responsibilities that were the lot of successful Californians from the early days to the present. She resides on her forty-one-acre orchard and vineyard home seven miles northeast of Stockton, on which she has built a modern bungalow home. She was born at Paggi in the province of Genoa, Italy, April 28, 1867, a daughter of Gio Batta and Anna (Podesto) Podesto, also natives of that town, who were substantial farmers. Her father was a soldier in the Italian army for eleven years and was a veteran of the war with Napoleon. He received a silver medal from the government, a mark of honor for distinguished services in the war. He resided on his home farm until his death in 1910 at the age of eighty-three years, leaving a fine and honorable record, a much esteemed and highly respected man; his widow is still living at the old home at the age of seventy-seven years. Maria is the eldest in a family of five children, the others being Katherine; Louise, deceased; another daughter Louise who became Mrs. Sturla, living in Italy; and Stefano, deceased. Maria Podesto was educated in the private schools near her home. She had an uncle in Buenos Ayres named Louis Podesto and another, Albert Podesto, in California, and so had an opportunity to go to either South America or California, finally deciding to come to the land of gold and sunshine on the Pacific Coast, a decision she has never regretted. On June 12, 1879, Maria Podesto left her native land for California in company with her uncle, John Podesto, her mother's brother, and after her arrival in California kept house for him for a year, then she worked at various places until her marriage. In Stockton, on February 5, 1882, she was married to John Sanguinetti, also a native of Genoa, Italy, a son of Augusto and Katherine Sanguinetti, farmers in Italy. John Sanguinetti was educated in Italy and was a horticulturist and viticulturist. He first married Miss Maria Prato in Italy and they had three children: Angelo, deceased; Anna and Jennie, of Stockton.

John Sanguinetti and his first wife came to California while young and settled at Stockton where John Sanguinetti engaged in truck gardening on land where now stands the Sperry Flour Mills, and his wife passed away while residing there. Subsequently he met and married Maria Podesto and they purchased a ranch about six miles northeast of Stockton in the Morado section, consisting of twenty-seven acres of bare land, which was developed to orchard. John Sanguinetti died on that place November 21, 1896, aged fifty-one years, and the home place was divided equally between Mrs. Sanguinetti and his two daughters by his former marriage. Mrs. Sanguinetti received thirteen acres as her share of the estate, and two years ago she sold her portion of the old home place. Twelve years ago she had purchased twenty acres in the Morado precinct where she now resides, and she has added to her original purchase until she now owns forty-one acres in orchard, vineyard and hay land, which is well irrigated by an electric pumping plant, thus making it productive, so it brings a fine income. While Mrs. Sanguinetti leases most of her ranch, yet she has demonstrated her ability to make good along agricultural lines. In politics she is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. She has seen a great improvement in the county in the forty-three years of her residence here, Stockton having grown from a small place to a large city with handsome buildings and paved streets. She loves her adopted state and would not be content to live elsewhere.

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JAMES SANGUINETTI

A business man of Lodi who thoroughly understands the problems of his field is James Sanguinetti, the wide-awake employe of the Union Oil Company at Lodi, Cal. He was born in the town of Elliott, Sacramento County, on November 11, 1888, a son of Steve and Mary (Silva) Sanguinetti, both born and reared in Italy. His father came to the United States at the age of eighteen years, and upon his arrival in California located in the farming district of Elliott. Later he sold his property, and now resides on his vineyard near the Huston school. There are seven children in the family: Gus A., residing at Lodi; Fred J., on the home ranch; James, of this sketch; Tillie, now Mrs. Herbert Merz, of Stockton; Lena, a trained nurse residing in Stockton; Addie, Mrs. Thomas Mulcahy, of San Francisco; and Alvena, Mrs. E. Clancy, of Acampo.

James Sanguinetti attended the Elliott grammar school, and at the age of fifteen began to work on his father's ranch, where he remained for ten years. Then he entered the oil business, first as a truck driver for the Union Oil Company and afterwards as truck driver for the Shell Oil Company. His advancement to the position of manager for this latter company came after six months' time, and during the five years of his efficient management, the business increased steadily. In the fall of 1922, Mr. Sanguinetti again became an employe of the Union Oil Company.

The marriage of Mr. Sanguinetti in 1914, united him with Miss Hazel Dutschke, a native of California; and they are the parents of two children, James M. and Mary E. He is chaplain of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, No. 848, and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

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NAT SANGUINETTI

A practical and successful fruit grower of the Morado section of San Joaquin County is found in Nat Sanguinetti who, in partnership with his brother, owns a fine orchard home five miles northeast of Stockton, the home place of the Sanguinetti family for forty years. Nat Sanguinetti was born on this ranch, December 25, 1892, his parents being Giovanni and Anna (Sanguinetti) Sanguinetti. The father was born in Genoa, Italy, and came to California about forty years ago, where he was married to Anna Sanguinetti, a sister of Fred and Louis Sanguinetti of Lodi, who are also represented in this history. The father purchased the place where our subject now resides and developed it and lived on it until his retirement, when he moved to Stockton. Three children were born to this couple, Elena, Nat and Ralph H. Nat and his brother Ralph attended the Greenwood school and their sister finished her education in the Stockton High school. After the parents removed to Stockton Nat and his brother continued to run the home place; then in 1921 together they purchased a twenty-five-acre orchard in the Morado district eight miles from Stockton and about three miles from the old home place, both ranches being well irrigated.

The marriage of Mr. Sanguinetti occurred in Stockton on November 1, 1916, and united him with Miss Angeline Barosso, a native of Stockton, the daughter of G. and Maria Barosso. Her father came to San Joaquin County from Genoa, Italy, about thirty years ago and settled on the Waterloo Road. She received her education in the Waverly district school in the vicinity of her home. Her parents are both living. Mr. and Mrs. Sanguinetti are the parents of two children, Gladys and Loraine. Mr. Sanguinetti is a Republican in politics and is public-spirited and favors everything to improve his district.

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PETE SANGUINETTI

In 1894 Pete Sanguinetti located on his fine ranch near the city of Stockton and has been successful and prosperous. His ranch of twenty acres is devoted to fruit raising. He was born at Chiavari, Province of Genoa, Italy, in June, 1869, a son of Nicholas and Julia (Lenato) Sanguinetti, both natives of Italy. There were seven children in the family: Dave, Jack, Guiseppe, Pete, the subject of this sketch; Thomas, also represented in this work; Rosa, Mrs. Steve Sanguinetti, and Mrs. Virginia Lenato, residing in Italy. Nicholas Sanguinetti was a gardener by occupation in Italy and both parents passed away there, the father when sixty-three, and the mother at the age of seventy-two years. Pete Sanguinetti had no chance to attend school, as he was obliged to work as soon as he was old enough. At the age of eighteen, in 1887, he came to California, where he worked for seven years for wages; in 1894 he rented the ranch where he now lives and the first year raised hay, then he planted it to fruit trees, peaches, cherries and plums; he also improved it with a house, where he has since resided. In partnership with his brother Thomas, he purchased forty acres, of which the above twenty acres is a part and later a division was made, each brother taking twenty acres as his share.

On April 10, 1899, in Stockton, Mr. Sanguinetti was married to Miss Maria Demicheli, a native of Genoa, Italy, a daughter of Gregory and Mary (Bianci) Demicheli. There are five children in the family: Gregory resides in Italy; Dominica resides in Stockton; Mrs. Sarah Demicheli resides in Stockton; Antonio resides in Italy, and Mrs. Sanguinetti. Her father passed away at the age of eighty-eight and her mother is still alive at the age of seventy-seven and resides in Italy. Mrs. Sanguinetti received a grammar school education in Italy and came to California alone while still a young girl. Mr. and Mrs. Sanguinetti are the parents of four children: Roy and Joseph own a twenty-acre orchard and vineyard at Linden; and Violet and Norma. The family are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Sanguinetti owns valuable rental property in Stockton, consisting of five houses. He is a Republican in politics.

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PIETRO SANGUINETTI

At the age of seventeen Pietro Sanguinetti left his native province in Italy and came to America and directly to Stockton, Cal., where he worked for seven years at farm labor. His finely developed twenty-acre ranch seven miles northeast of Stockton, a stubble field fifteen years ago, now is a fine orchard of cherries and peaches and a vineyard of Tokay, Cornichon, Muscat and Emperor grapes, with some apricots and plums. He was born at Chiavari, province of Genoa, Italy, on February 13, 1883, a son of Bartholomew and Rose (Sanguinetti) Sanguinetti, both natives and residents of Genoa, Italy. When a young man, the father made a trip to South America, remaining four years, but during a cholera epidemic he returned to Italy, where he has since engaged in farming. They were the parents of four children: Pietro, the subject of this sketch; Clara, Mrs. Giannone; Jennie, Mrs. Alberti, and Louise. Pietro attended the grammar school in Chiavari and was seventeen years old when he left for the United States. When he arrived in Stockton he soon found ranch work and with characteristic industry and economy was soon able to purchase land where he began to farm for himself. Eight miles northeast of Stockton he bought twenty acres of stubble field, which he has improved and which affords him a fine income. His irrigating plant at first consisted of a five-horsepower engine, but this was replaced with a five-horsepower electric motor and still later with a ten-horsepower motor which drives a four-inch pump. Mr. Sanguinetti also built a residence where he and his family reside.

On November 14, 1911, in Stockton, Mr. Sanguinetti was married to Miss Carrie Cadamartori, born on the Linden Road six miles from Stockton. She is the daughter of Jack and Rose (Molinari) Cadamartori. The former came to California from Italy about forty years ago and for seven years was lumbering in the Sierras and then purchased thirty-two acres in partnership with another man; later this ranch was divided and Mr. Cadamartori received sixteen acres as his share. In 1920 he sold his ranch and now resides in Stockton. There were five children in the family: Carrie, Mrs. Sanguinetti; Emma, Mrs. Cassasa residing in Manteca; Winifred, Mrs. Joseph Gotelli, deceased; Antonio, and Irene. Mr. and Mrs. Sanguinetti are the parents of two children, Raymond and Helen; they are members of the Catholic Church and Mr. Sanguinetti is a member of the Giardenieri Lodge in Stockton.

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THOMAS SANGUINETTI

When Thomas Sanguinetti was twenty years old he left his native country of Italy and came direct to Stockton, Cal., where he has since continuously resided. He is the owner of 100 acres of fine land northeast of Stockton about five miles, a portion of which is in full bearing fruit trees, the balance unimproved. He was born in Genoa, Italy, December 21, 1868, his parents being Nicholas and Julia (Lenato) Sanguinetti. The father was a gardener by occupation and lived and died in Italy. At the age of eighteen, Thomas Sanguinetti left his home and came to California. Arriving in San Joaquin County he found work in the vegetable gardens on the Stefano Sanguinetti ranch; he then rented thirteen acres with two other men about five miles out from Stockton and raised vegetables; then with his brother Pete he purchased forty acres which they farmed until 1902 when a division was made, each brother taking twenty acres which was developed to an orchard of cherries, peaches and plums.

The marriage of Mr. Sanguinetti occurred February 22, 1898, in Stockton, which united him with Miss Rose Lanata, born in Italy, a daughter of Guiseppe and Theresa (Sanguinetti) Lanata. Guiseppe Lanata was a farmer in Italy and is still living at the age of eighty-five; the mother passed away at the age of seventy-seven. There were four children in the family: Rose, Virginia, Giacomo and Maria. Mrs. Sanguinetti received a grammar school education in Italy and about twenty-six years ago came to California and in Stockton met her future husband. Mr. and Mrs. Sanguinetti are the parents of three children: Julia, Mrs. Pauletti, resides in Linden; Joseph and Dave are on the home place. Mr. Sanguinetti improved his twenty-acre ranch with a good house and farm buildings and irrigation plant. Recently Mr. Sanguinetti added to his holdings eighty-three acres on the Eight-Mile Road, which is unimproved land but which he intends to develop to orchard. Mr. Sanguinetti deserves much praise for his success, for his possessions have all been acquired through his own well-directed efforts.

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