History of San Joaquin County, California : with biographical sketches of leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present, Part 189

Author: Tinkham, George H. (George Henry), b. 1849
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Historic Record Co.
Number of Pages: 1660

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very rapidly, and is now a part of the city of Stock- ton, for being higher in its altitude than the city, it has become a very desirable suburb.

At Stockton, August 6, 1889, Mr. Garlick was married to Miss Mary Burke, a native of Cincinnati, and the couple are now the center of a devoted circle of friends.

C. HERBERT BUCK .- An enterprising young vineyardist whose scientific methods and . conscien- tious attention to details are sure to assist him in attaining the success desired by every ambitious rancher, is C. Herbert Buck, of Youngstown, who was born in the old Langford Colony near Acampo, on April 16, 1894, the son of Charles H. and Saman- tha C. (Eddlemon) Buck. His father was born in Wisconsin in 1858, the son of Ingalls K. and Sarah E. (Councelmon) Buck, the former a native of the Empire State who became a frontiersman in Wis- consin, and as a hardware merchant contributed to the commercial development of that section. Later, the elder Buck removed to Iowa, and then to Califor- nia. Ingalls Buck purchased valuable land on the Acampo-Lockeford road, in the old Langford Col- ony, now Christian Colony, and his life-story, as well as that of our subject's father, is given in the narra- tive of Charles H. Buck, printed on another page of this work. As California pioneers, the Buck family will always enjoy an enviable status.

C. Herbert Buck attended the Houston school, and later enjoyed one of the best possible business courses at the well-known Commercial College in Stockton. There he learned many things, both directly and indirectly, bearing on the interests that were to absorb his attention later. He established a motorcycle business in Lodi, which he conducted for five years, and then began viticulture. He owns forty acres in Youngstown, thirty acres in vineyard and ten acres in orchard, which he has brought to the highest state of cultivation, and of which he is making the same success as he has made of all his previous undertakings. He has one of the finest, best-laid-out and trimmest vineyards, and also a fine orchard where he raises high-grade Muir and Elberta peaches. He has two wells, with four-inch pumps and motors of ten-horsepower for irrigation.

Mr. Buck was married in Modesto, February 17, 1922, to Miss Adeline Hackman, born in Sacramento, the daughter of William Charles and Mary (Weid- ner) Hackman, natives of Michigan and Illinois, respectively, who located in Sacramento, where Mrs. Buck was reared and educated. Mr. Buck is a Re- publican in matters of national political import, but on local issues he disregards partisanship and en- deavors to support the best men and measures.

JOHN C. KELLEY .- Prominent in community af- fairs and well known because of his active connection with agricultural interests, John C. Kelley has in his business career manifested the traits of character which lead to success. He is a man of enterprise and energy, strictly fair and just in his dealings with his fellowmen, and has won for himself a place among the substantial citizens of San Joaquin County. As superintendent of the Fred H. Rindge ranch he has shown much executive ability in the management of this vast tract of land. He was born near Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tenn., December 3, 1890, his par- ents, Wm. J. and Hannah M. (Ketner) Kelley, being farmers in that state.

His education was obtained in public schools and he early began assisting on the farm and when twelve years old was following a plow and doing general farm work during the summers, and after that it was only winter school for hin.

Twelve years ago Mr. Kelley left his native state and came west, settling in the Imperial Valley in the fall of 1910, having only a few dollars in his pocket; he secured work on the George A. Long ranch, where he did general farm work, teaming, etc., until Sep- tember, 1916, when he located in Stockton. Frederick H. Rindge was just starting his farming operations on the Rindge tract in the Delta district of the county and Mr. Kelley secured a position driving a caterpillar tractor. Within one month he was promoted to the position of superintendent of the farming operations, a position he has filled to the entire satisfaction of Mr. Rindge. Last season 8,000 acres were cultivated to barley, 1,000 acres to potatoes and 1,000 acres to corn. Deep plowing has been a factor in the develop- ment of this extensive ranch, also the use of heavier, more modern machinery; special plows were built for plowing ten to fourteen inches deep; formerly five and six inches was the depth for plowing. The Rindge ranch was the first to use fertilizer on an extensive scale, which has brought most satisfactory results. Potatoes, by use of fertilizer, yield from thirty to seventy-five sacks to the acre more than formerly; last year the yield of barley on 8,000 acres of the Rindge tract was thirty sacks to the acre. Mr. Kelley has made some suggestions for minor changes in the construction of the Holt tractor, which have been followed by the Holt Manufacturing Company with the result that they have done more satisfactory work in the Delta section; among them the use of five truck wheels instead of four on each side, which gives more general satisfaction. Mr. Kelley has had every opportunity to know the possibilities of the Delta section of San Joaquin County and has been in a position to demonstrate that the heavy soil of this section, if properly cultivated and fertilized, will pro- duce heavier crops than any soil he is familiar with; his words of praise for the productivity of the Delta soil is not without foundation, for he knows what he can do with it under proper conditions. He is one of the most successful agriculturists in the county, and as a public-spirited citizen, he has always deserved and retained the confidence of his fellowmen.

CARL T. LIND .- Activity and energy in business affairs have been the stepping-stones to Mr. Lind's success, and today he is the owner of 316 acres of the finest and most productive soil in central Cali- fornia, the greater portion of which is in vineyard. Carl T. Lind was born in Hartford, Conn., May 18, 1884, a son of Nels A. and Johanna (Douglass) Lind. He is the eldest of a family of eight children, and was a babe in arms when his parents came to Cali- fornia and settled in San Francisco, where the father engaged in the mercantile business for many years. The other members of the family are Minna, Andrew. Fred, William, Harry, Lena and Walter. Both par- ents are still living in San Francisco.

Carl T. Lind's education was obtained in the public school of San Francisco. When ten years of age he became a cash boy in the store of O'Connor & Mof- fitt, in San Francisco; and later he was a packer in a wholesale store in the Bay city, where he remained for eight years. In l'on be settled n ledi, working

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as a journeyman carpenter for a few years, and then engaged in general contracting and building in Lodi for twelve years, this proving a successful under- taking.

On August 1, 1904, Mr. Lind was married to Miss Jensiene Hauso, born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, who came to California in 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Lind are the parents of ten children: Carl, Robert, James, Arthur, Marie, Ethel, Albert, Lester, Chester and Merrill. In 1918 Mr. Lind became interested in buy- ing and selling land, and also engaged in farming. His first purchase was ten acres east of the Houston schoolhouse, a part of the Northrop ranch; this ranch was in young vineyard. Mr. Lind later sold this vine- yard, and from time to time bought and sold various places throughout the valley. Following are the prop- erties he now owns: 100 acres southeast of Lodi on Harney Lane, part of which is in vineyard and part grain land; 106 acres north of Victor in which he owns a two-thirds interest, all in vineyard; forty acres two miles east of Youngstown, all planted to peaches; and seventy acres on Cherokee Lane, four and a half miles north of Lodi, all set to Tokay grapes; making a total of 316 acres in San Joaquin County. Besides his extensive land interests, Mr. Lind loans money to the farmers throughout the county, and is also engaged in the real estate business in Lodi. He is a Republican in politics. . A self-made man, who has fought his own battles in the world, he has practical ideas of affairs. While not a member of any church, Mr. Lind lends his support to every good movement and measure in his community.

MRS. CLORINDA BAVA .- The city of Stockton may well be proud in having, as one of her most pro- gressive citizens, Mrs. Clorinda Bava, a native daugh- ter of exceptional character and worth, who was reared here in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benedetto Ratto, whose life-story is- given elsewhere in this history, and who are justly regarded as among the sturdy pioneer builders of the great Golden State commonwealth. She attended the Franklin School in her girlhood, and on April 6, 1904, at Stockton, she was married to Santino Bava, a native of Italy, who had come to Stockton in 1892, and has since always followed agricultural pursuits, fortunate in his sterl- ing qualities, which have easily given him a reputa- tion for honesty and uprightness in his dealings with his fellowmen. Two children blessed the union: Benjamin, who was born in February, 1905, is well- advanced as a student, prominent in high school foot- ball, and in 1922 he played with the 'Varsity "Tar- zans;" and Evelyn, born in March, 1908, is a pupil at the Lafayette School. Perhaps because of this active participation in school work by her own children, whose studies she seeks to direct, Mrs. Bava main- tains a keen interest in the welfare of other children, and is always a strong advocate of better schools. The family belong to the Roman Catholic Church.

In addition to discharging her home duties, Mrs. Bava, who made easier the declining days of her be- loved father, has assisted in looking after the Ratto estate, and her home is now in the residence where the family were reared, from which she radiates the most helpful influence, dispensing an appreciated charity, making bright the lives of those more or less clouded, and seeking really to help those who, for one reason or another, cannot always help them- selves. All honor, then, to such a noble woman who.

having reached success, has never forgotten that there are still others below on the mountain paths trying just as hard as she did to rise and succeed.

BARRY M. BAINBRIDGE .- An attorney of Stockton of wide influence is Barry M. Bainbridge, who was born at Paulingville, in St. Charles County, Mo., on June 30, 1865, the son of Dr. James A. and Mary Elizabeth (Herold) Bainbridge, the former a native of Wisconsin, the latter of Missouri. Both are now deceased, kindly remembered by many for the usefulness and nobility of their lives. Dr. J. A. Bainbridge was an eclectic physician, and was edu- cated at the Cincinnati Medical College; and he prac- ticed his profession in Wisconsin and Missouri. They arrived at Stockton on December 12, 1874, and took rooms at the old Antelope Hotel, which stood at the corner of Sacramento Street and Weber Avenue. The father bought two separate sections of land near Ripon, one of which is now known as the West Vineyard Colony, and practiced his profession in the San Joaquin Valley, in a territory extending from Sacramento to Merced, and eastward into the mountain counties. For many years, often at much inconvenience and through unwearying labors, he ministered to the sick and unfortunate, and was be- loved by the wide circle to whom he was so well known. He was an active man to within a short time of his death, which occurred in May, 1914, at the age of eighty-one. He was a Master Mason.

Ten children were born to this worthy couple, five being boys and five girls, and two of the sons followed in the professional footsteps of their father. Dr. J. C. Bainbridge is a resident of Santa Barbara, while E. D. Bainbridge was the only one of the family to follow farming as a livelihood, and he now resides on his ranch, three miles northeast of Ripon. He undoubtedly derived much guidance from his mother; for while Dr. Bainbridge practiced medi- cine, the sons managed the home ranch, under the leadership of Mrs. Bainbridge, who had exceptional executive ability.

As a boy, therefore, Barry Bainbridge also worked upon the home farm, helping to fence one of the sec- tions of land, the first section so to be inclosed in the district; and at that time the entire valley was a vast grain field, and houses were few and far be- tween. He attended the public schools of Stockton, and also the Stockton Business College. At the age of eighteen he received a teacher's certificate, and for twenty years in the county taught school, both in country districts and in the City of Stockton, and in the Sacramento as well as the Stockton Busi- ness College. During this period of his pedagogi- cal activity, he studied law, and after putting in one year at the University of California, was admitted to the Bar, on June 24, 1907. He served as justice of the peace of Castoria township, and is now an honored member of the San Joaquin County Bar Association, and of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Bainbridge has been twice married, and he had two children by his first wife. Moire L. Bainbridge is a detective in the employ of the South- ern Pacific Railroad, and a daughter is Mrs. Lima A. Dahl, of Watsonville. By his second wife he has one child, James Clark Bainbridge. Mr. Bainbridge joined the Truth Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 55, at Stockton, and later was demitted to Farmington Lodge, No. 296. He is also a trustee and member of the Loyal Order of Moose at Stockton.

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HENRY CHRISTOPHER BECKMAN .- One of the most prominent agriculturalists and business men in Lodi is Henry C. Beckman, a man thoroughly con- versant with all departments of that greatest of Cali- fornia industries, agriculture. A native of the state, he has given his best years and most generous efforts to the welfare of his particular lines of business and the advancement of all interests of the public and state. He resides on his fine estate near Lodi, which is also his birthplace. He was born on August 23, 1867, a son of Christopher and Mary (Langhorst) Beckman, both natives of Westphalia, Prussia, Ger- many. His father, Christopher Beckman, was thrown upon his own resources at an early age and learned the practical lessons of life by experience and actual contact with affairs, so that he deserved the more honor for his success. In 1849, accompanied by a younger brother, Henry, he sailed from Bremen, Ger- many, and in about fifty-five days landed in Balti- more. After a short time in Pennsylvania they moved to Wisconsin, where he was employed in the pineries and also in steamboating on the Mississippi River. His father, William Beckman, had joined them; and in 1853, with his father and his brother, he crossed the plains with ox-teams and wagons. They were over six months en route, and on their arrival took up their residence in San Joaquin County. He located on the ranch now owned by our subject and farmed until the time of his death. His widow survived him for twenty-one years. They were the par- ents of three children, but only one son, Henry C. the subject of this sketch, survives. Christopher Beckman became a very prominent citizen of his locality, where he served for several years as trustee of the Henderson school district. In politics he gave his support to the Democratic party, and fraternally he was a member of the Masons at Lodi. He was a respected member of the German Lutheran Church at Stockton. Christopher Beckman died on April 27, 1890, and his wife on April 25, 1911, and both were buried on April 29, twenty-one years apart, in the Woodbridge cemetery.

Henry C. Beckman grew to manhood in his native county and received his education at the Henderson district school and the San Joaquin Valley College at Woodbridge. His fine home place near Lodi, con- sisting of 400 acres, is the old home place. Here he built a fine residence in 1902, one of the most com- modious and pleasant rural homes in the locality. He also owns the Thomas Yolland place, of 400 acres.

On May 20, 1896, at Woodbridge, Mr. Beckman was married to Miss Jessie Spenker, a daughter of Joseph and Anna (Schliemann) Spenker, natives of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Holstein, Germany, re- spectively. Joseph Spenker was reared on a farm and came to America in 1854, landing in New York, where he remained three days. He then spent a few years in traveling, settling finally in Illinois. From there he started for California in 1859, cross- ing the plains with ox-teams and arriving at Mur- phy's Camp on September 16, 1859. By hard work and economy he became, within a few years, a large landowner and a prominent citizen of San Joaquin County. Mr. and Mrs. Beckman are the parents of three children: Anita, Vera and Joseph C.

Since the organization of the First National Bank of Lodi, Mr. Beckman has been a member of the board of directors, and he is now serving as a vice-

president of this institution. Until the World War, Mr. Beckman had supported the principles of the Democratic party, but now he is an ardent believer in and supporter of the Republican party. In 1890 he was made a Mason in Lodi Lodge No. 256, F. & A. M. The family are members of the St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Lodi. There is no more loyal citizen of San Joaquin County than this native son, who favors progressive measures and gives active cooperation to many movements for the public good. His name has thus become a synonym for patriotism in citizenship, for straightforward dealing in busi- ness, and for reliability in friendship.

AUGUSTO BELLUOMINI .- A progressive, ex- perienced and very successful rancher is Augusto Bel- luomini, proprietor of the Delta Farm, on Upper Rob- erts Island, embracing about 173 acres on Middle River, about ten miles southwest of Stockton. He was born in Tuscany, in the province of Lucca, Italy, on January 19, 1882, the son of Carmilindo Belluomini, a native of Italy, who had come out to California in 1874 and settled near Marysville, where he had a brother-in-law, C. Del Porto, a '49er, who had be- come well-to-do in the farming and stock business. Carmilindo Belluomini remained in California about seven years, during which time he did well on his farm, when he returned to his native land, carrying back with him a fair-sized fortune. He had married Zaira Del Porto, also a native of Italy, in 1872, and had left her and the family in the old country. Three sons were born to them. Angelo came to America at the age of eighteen, became a well-to-do rancher in the Delta section, and died, with an excellent record for usefulness to the community; Augusto is the subject of our story; and Vincente is a Delta rancher. The father passed away in 1899; and his widow lives, retired, in Lucca, aged seventy-four years. In the winter of 1921-22 she enjoyed a visit from her son, Augusto, who made a trip to Italy, ' being away from California for about four months.

It was in 1892 that Angelo left Italy for California, making direct for the Pacific Coast and settling in Sacramento: and after devoting himself for a few months to farm labor, he went into the Kennedy Mine, at Jackson, in Amador County. When a boy of sixteen years of age Augusto made the vovage to Melbourne, Australia, and there spent nine months. when he returned home, and the next year, in 1900. he followed his brother to the Golden State, and after an adventurous trip, he also went into the Kennedy Mine, where he remained for two years. Coming to Stockton in 1902, he remained a year on a Delta farm.

The next three years were spent in San Francisco. where he joined his brother, Vincente, in the trans- fer and express business, until the great fire, follow- ing the earthquake, swept everything away. He then went to Oakley, Contra Costa County, bought twenty acres of bare land, on which he started a vineyard: and three years later he was able to sell this at a good advantage. In 1910, he moved back to Stock- ton, and ever since he has been a successful Delta rancher. In 1918 he bought his present rancho, and in addition to cultivating this acreage, he farms ex- tensively on adjacent lands.

In Jackson, in 1902, Mr. Belluomini was married to Miss Childa Bagniski, a daughter of Louis and Esther Bagniski-the latter now a retired resident of Palo Alto,-both natives of Lucca, Italy, who came to

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California in 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Belluomini have three children: Inez, Eleanor and Ernest. Mr. Bellu- omini, who was made a citizen at Stockton, is a stanch Republican.

SAMUEL L. KAMPSCHMIDT .- A skillful and energetic automobile mechanic, Samuel L. Kamp- schmidt is the owner of the Ever Ready Auto Repair Company located at 16 East Miner Avenue, Stock- ton. His birth occurred at Lenexa, Kan., August 23, 1890, a son of William and Mary (Wilkins) Kamp- schmidt, both natives of Missouri. William Kamp- schmidt was a carpenter and farmer by occupation and lived to be sixty-three years of age. The mother of our subject is still living in Kansas. Ten children were born to this worthy couple: Anna; Edward; Ida, deceased; Frank; Albert; Alice, deceased; George; Robert, deceased; Samuel, the subject of this sketch, and Oscar. Samuel L. received his edu- cation in the Rosedale and Lenexa grammar schools and while in his early teens began to make his own way. He went to Kansas City, where he worked for four years at anything he could get to do to earn his way, and at the age of seventeen arrived in San Francisco, where he worked one year at his trade of baker, which he had learned in Kansas City; then he found work in a planing mill in the Bay city which occupied him until he was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad Company as fireman, his term of service covering a period of five years. In 1912 he removed to Stockton, where he worked for Aubrey's Bakery; then he became fireman for the Sperry Flour Com- pany. He then received an offer of a job in the Pat- terson garage on El Dorado Street, which he accepted and in connection with his work took a course in automobile mechanics and within six months was promoted to the position of shop fore- man; then he became night foreman for the Hansel & Ortman garage. From there he went to Modesto as manager for George A. Sesnon; then came back to Stockton as the manager of Mr. Sesnon's business in this city; later he purchased his employer's busi- ness and conducted it successfully for a year and a half when he sold out and became superintendent for Murphy-Cantrell Company for one year. He then established his own business, now known as Ever Ready Auto Repair Company, specializing in the repair of Chevrolet automobiles, but his business has gradually expanded until he is now equipped to repair all makes of cars. Aside from his business in Stockton Mr. Kampschmidt is interested in prospect- ing and mining and has two claims in Tuolumne County, in which he owns one-half interest, the Florence placer bar above Groveland, and- a quartz claim ten miles above Columbia, both of which he is opening.

In Stockton on June 11, 1911, Mr. Kampschmidt was first married to Miss Myrtle I. Gerard, a native of Stockton and a daughter of William and Amelia Gerard. William Gerard was a native of Nova Scotia who came to California in an early day and followed his trade of carpenter. One child was born of this union, Norman E. Mr. Kampschmidt was married the second time to Miss Cora H. Linley, born in Stockton, a daughter of Albert B. and Lucy (Johnson) Linley, natives of Kentucky and Califor- nia, respectively. Mr. Kampschmidt is a Republican in politics and a member of the Lutheran Church, while Mrs. Kampschmidt is a member of the Chris- tian Church in Stockton.

ANDREW H. SMITH .- A native son of San Joa- quin County who has spent all his years in the local- ity of his home, establishing himself among the pro- gressive business men of the city of his birth, is An- drew H. Smith, a member of the undertaking firm of Pope & Smith, and deputy coroner. Mr. Smith was born at Stockton on December 13, 1885, the son of Peter J. and Mary (McNamara) Smith, natives of Wisconsin and Iowa, respectively. The father came to California in May, 1877, and is still living, but Mrs. Smith passed away in September, 1910.

After attending St. Mary's College at Stockton, Mr. Smith graduated in 1899 and then decided to take up the business of undertaking and became associated with P. D. Campbell, remaining with him for seven years. He then entered the employ of B. C. Wal- lace, and for thirteen years was with his establish- ment. During this time Mr. Wallace was county cor- oner and Mr. Smith served as his deputy. In 1918 he decided to go into business for himself, and forming a partnership with Oscar C. Pope under the firm name of Pope & Smith, he has already established a fine business, a success that is only natural considering his many years of experience and his special qualifica- tions for this field of work.

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History of San Joaquin County, California : with biographical sketches of leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present, Part 189

Author: Tinkham, George H. (George Henry), b. 1849 Publication date: 1923 Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Historic Record Co. Number of Pages: 1660

Author: Tinkham, George H. (George Henry), b. 1849
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Historic Record Co.
Number of Pages: 1660