San Joaquin County
Biographies
THOMAS B. McINTOSH.
This name is well known throughout the Lodi section of San Joaquin County, for here Thomas B. McIntosh has passed his entire life, and here his parents lived since pioneer days of California. He was born in Lodi, September 6, 1870, a son of E. J. McIntosh and his wife, Malancy (Miner) McIntosh, pioneers of the county who engaged in farming pursuits in the Lafayette school district of San Joaquin County. In this district school Thomas B. began his education and later he took a course in the Ramsey & Trask Business College in Stockton. At the age of fifteen years he was thrown on his own resources and found work on various ranches throughout the district. He was industrious and resolute, and these qualities enabled him to overcome the difficulties and obstacles in his path, and soon he rented 160 acres, known as the Earl ranch, which he conducted for a number of years, working his way steadily to the plane of affluence.
On October 2, 1894, in Stockton, Mr. McIntosh was united in marriage with Mrs. Katherine (McPherson) Alamado, a widow and the mother of one daughter, Bertha Alamado, now Mrs. Ralph Clark, who now resides on the seventeen-acre ranch Mr. McIntosh formerly owned. Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh are the parents of one daughter, Ila. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh bought seventeen acres on the Sargent Road adding to it until they had 130 acres. He has set thirty acres to vineyard and 100 acres to almonds. Eight years ago, Mr. McIntosh moved to Lodi from their ranch home and for three and a half years was employed by the Union Oil Company, and then worked three years for the Shell Oil Company. Mr. McIntosh has recently completed a fine, modern home at 118 West Oak Street and a modern apartment house located on the corner of Oak and Church streets, which he completed in 1922; this apartment house consists of ten modern apartments. In politics, Mr. McIntosh is a Republican and fraternally is affiliated with the Woodbridge lodge of Masons and with his wife and daughter is a member of the Woodbridge Eastern Star Chapter.
History of San Joaquin County, California – Los Angeles, Historic Record Co., 1923
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Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.
GUSTAV ALBERT.
For a quarter of a century Gustav Albert has been a resident of San Joaquin County and during those years has in many ways been identified with the best interests of his locality, being a successful vineyardist and a citizen of public spirit. One of California's sons, he was born on the Alameda, San Jose, on October 4, 1867, a son of Adam and Caroline (Wolfrom) Albert. His parents came to California in 1852 and his father became a partner of Mr. Eberhard in the founding of the Eberhard Tanning Company at Santa Clara; his parents later moved to San Francisco and Gustav, the only child, attended the Lincoln grammar school. Several years after his father died his mother married again to Henry F. Stolzenwald and they were the parents of seven children: William, deceased; Henry, Fred, George, Caroline, Ida and Minerva. Mrs. Stolzenwald died at the age of seventy-five on April 25, 1921. When he was sixteen years old, Gustav Albert learned the dyeing and cleaning business in his mother's establishment in San Francisco and later owned his own business there for five years.
The marriage of Mr. Albert occurred at Berkeley on May 10, 1892, and united him with Miss Elizabeth Taynton, also a native of California, born at Clayton, a daughter of William and Susan (Derickson) Taynton. Her father was a native of London, England, and came to California in 1848. He was a seafaring man and was in the U. S. Navy on the frigate Ohio. He was in three battles in the Mexican War and was at Monterey, Mexico, with Commodore Stockton when the American flag was raised. He remained in the service of the U. S. and enlisted in the army with Col. Stephenson and Col. Stoneman to quell the Modoc Indian uprising; later he located at Clayton and took up a quarter section of Government land and in 1884 removed to Berkeley where he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Mrs. Albert's mother came to California via Panama on the Golden Gate, the first steamer plying between Panama and San Francisco. They were the parents of twelve children: Charles, Broderick, Mrs. Elizabeth Albert, Phoebe, Alfred, William, Thomas, Walter, Emma, Carrie, Herbert and Bessie, all living but Phoebe, William, Thomas and Carrie. Mrs. Albert's great-grandfather Davis fought in the Revolutionary War.
In 1899 Mr. Albert sold his business in San Francisco and removed to Lodi and bought the ten-acre tract of land, where he now lives, one mile south of Lodi on Kettleman Lane. This was unimproved land and Mr. Albert set out every tree and constructed the buildings, and engaged in general truck farming, but later set out a vineyard and installed a pumping system. In politics he is a Republican and he and his wife are members of the Christadelphian Society of San Francisco.
History of San Joaquin County, California – Los Angeles, Historic Record Co., 1923
p 771
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.
JOHN DUNCAN McDOUGALD.
A man of affairs who aided materially in the development of the natural resources of San Joaquin County was the late John Duncan McDougald, who was born in Ontario, Canada, and descended from an old and prominent family of Scotland. His boyhood was spent on the Canadian farm, where he learned the habits of industry and good management that stood him in such good stead after his arrival in this great fertile valley, where in his optimism he grasped the great opportunity offered to men who applied themselves energetically to the task of producing. In his native place he received a good education in the local schools, but he was not content to remain within the narrow confines of the rigorous East so decided to migrate to California to investigate the opportunities offered in the new country of which he had read such glowing accounts, so he came hither and was an early settler of the San Joaquin Valley, his place of location being near the city of Stockton, where he became a very successful rancher. Aside from becoming a large landowner he did much work in the early days as a contractor, being well qualified in this line, the Modesto Irrigation District being one of the large contracts he handled. He was a very active and enterprising man and could always be counted upon to give his aid and influence to all matters that had for their aim the development and building up of this locality.
The marriage of Mr. McDougald, which occurred in Stockton, united him with Miss Caroline Moss, a daughter of Capt. William S, Moss, a pioneer of California who became a large landowner in San Joaquin County and who was the founder of the San Francisco Examiner, his biography appearing on another page of this history. The union of Mr. and Mrs. McDougald was blessed with the birth of a daughter, Carolyn, who is the wife of Paul E. Weston of Stockton. Mr. McDougald was not permitted to enjoy the fruits of his labors to the fullest for he was called by death, November 17, 1898, and when he passed away, the city of Stockton and San Joaquin County lost one of its most loved and honored citizens. He was a popular member of the Odd Fellows and the Elks.
Since her husband's death Mrs. McDougald has continued to reside in Stockton where she has a comfortable residence at the corner of North and Center streets, the lawn and gardens being beautified with many trees and shrubs, among them several majestic oaks, splendid symmetrical specimens which lend an artistic setting to the residence. From her home she looks after large interests left by her husband as well as those she inherited from the estate of her father, the late Capt. Wm. S. Moss. She is deeply interested in horticulture and is also a lover of fine stock and enjoys the great outdoors. Like her husband, she is very enterprising and progressive and is keenly desirous of doing all she can to help build up this fertile section of the garden spot of the world.
History of San Joaquin County, California – Los Angeles, Historic Record Co., 1923
p 771
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.