History of Santa Clara County California with biographical sketches, Part 149

Author: Sawyer, Eugene T
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Los Angeles : Historic Record Co.
Number of Pages: 1934

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In San Jose on December 22, 1920, occurred the marriage that united her with Mitchel Fourcade, a native of California, born near San Luis Obispo on May 29, 1866. He spent fourteen years of his lite in San Luis Obispo County, then came to Para- dise Valley where he has continually resided to the present time. He has always been a hard worker and the success that has come to him has been through honest toil. Mrs. Fourcade is a member of the California Prune and Apricot Association and also of the California Grape Growers Exchange. She is the possessor of ample means, representing years of constant toil and the exercise of good judgment in the conduct of various enterprises with which she has been associated and she is an esteemed and worthy citizen of her locality.

ANDREW P. DALHGREN .- A sturdy pioneer of Santa Clara County, held in high esteem by all who knew him, was the late Andrew P. Dalhgren, who was born in Oland, Sweden, May 24. 1847, and came to America at the age of thirty years, locating in Santa Clara County at the Almaden mines, where he was employed as blacksmith. He soon became the active foreman of the furnaces and filled this im- portant position for thirty years. Throughout all the years he was faithful and thorough in his work and was a valuable employce.

The marriage of Mr. Dalhgren, in Sweden, united him with Miss Johanna Christina Larson, who was horn in Oland, Sweden, November 22, 1845. They

became the parents of five children: Emma C., is a teacher in the Uvas district school; John O., is em- ployed at the U. S. Navy yards at Mare Island and is the proud possessor of the Congressional Medal of Honor bestowed upon him for meritorious service with the Marines at the time of the Boxer War in China; he is also a veteran of the Spanish-American War; he is married and has three children and the family reside in Vallejo. Henry A. is an ex-service man who served overseas in the U. S. Army with the "Grizzlies" for thirteen months; he is a rancher and carpenter and resides on the home place; Almar J., is a rancher and resides at home; Fred H., is also on the home ranch. During the year of 1891 Mr. Dalhgren purchased a tract of 160 acres on the Little Uvas and added to it from time to time until the ranch now consists of 560 acres. In 1909 his sons planted eighteen acres to vineyard, which has been yielding good profits ever since; twenty acres are in hay and grain and the balance is used for stock and pasture. Every variety of climate and scenery can be obtained on this ranch and many people enjoy the camping privileges of this beautiful section. Mr. Dalhgren passed away at his home place on May 23, 1913, at the age of sixty-four years. In his political affiliations he was a Republican, and he was a mem- ber of the Odd Fellows.

JOHN HAROLD STANFIELD .- A native son of California, representing the third generation of the family in Santa Clara County, John Harold Stanfield occupies an enviable position in business circles of Los Gatos and is now capably filling the position of superintendent of plant No. 13 of the California Prune and Apricot Growers' Association. He was born in Los Gatos, September 9, 1893, and is a son of James J. and Sue M. (Place) Stanfield, honored pioneers of Santa Clara County. The father has won a position of prominence as an orchardist and financier and is one of the best known and most highly respected residents of this district. Their family numbered two children, of whom the daugh- ter, Helen, is deceased. The son, J. H. Stanfield, was graduated from the Los Gatos high school and afterward spent three years as a student at Santa Clara College, pursuing a course in mining engi- neering. Subsequently he went to Alaska, following his profession in that country for three years, and then returned to California. For a time he had charge of the management of his father's ranch and then became inspector for the California Prune and Apricot Growers' Association. His excellent work in that connection led to his promotion to the posi- tion of superintendent of plant No. 13 at Los Gatos in 1919, and under his capable management the ac- tivities of the organization at this point have been attended with a gratifying measure of success.

Mr. Stanfield was united in marriage to Miss Sara Shiels, of San Francisco, and they now have two daughters, Susan Belle and Sara Margaret. His public spirit finds expression in his membership in the Chamber of Commerce and he is a member of Los Gatos Lodge No. 292, F. & A. M. An energetic, alert and progressive young business man, he has already advanced to a substantial point on the high- road to success, and he worthily bears a name that for almost seven decades has been synonymous with business integrity and enterprise in this locality.

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JAMES GOULD .- The life record of James Gould constituted a fine example of manliness and industry and his demise deprived Santa Clara County of one of its most valued and highly respected resi- dents. He was a native of the state of New York and was born at Newburgh on the Hudson, in 1836, his parents being John and Mary (Lombard) Gould. He attended the grammar schools of his native city and then served an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade, which he followed in connection with farm- ing. From 1873 until 1876 he resided in Worthing- ton, Minn., going from there to Forest Grove, Ore., where he spent four and one half years. His next re- moval took him to Spokane, Wash. When they settled in Spokane there were only 250 white people in the town, but plenty of Indians, great beggars, always asking for muck-a-muck (meaning bread and meat). Mr. Gould was engaged in carpentering and farming. He could have taken Government land in what is now Spokane, but it did not appeal to him because it did not lay so well for farming. He re- mained there until 1897, and then came to California, purchasing a ten-acre tract on the Shannon Road, in Santa Clara County. To the cultivation and im- provement of this place he devoted his attention until his demise, transforming it into a highly productive prune orchard. It was an almond orchard when he hought it, but he grafted it to prunes, and they are now large healthy trees that produce a richer and better fruit than on the native prune. His orchard is noted for its excellent fruit, and he took particular pleasure in caring for it. He was an honored vet- eran of the Civil War, in which he served for three years as a member of Company F, One Hundred Forty-fourth New York Volunteers, valiantly de- fending the Union cause, and was twice wounded in battle. Mr. Gould was the fourth in a family of eight boys and one girl. Seven of the boys fought in the Civil War, a splendid record for one family. A brother, Charles Gould died in service; another, Wesley Gould, was six months in Salisbury prison, and the only one of the family living.

Mr. Gon'd was married in Hancock, N. Y., on March 4. 1860, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Hughes, who was born at Summit, N. Y., the daughter of Harvey and Elizabeth (Docks) Hughes, born in Albany and Otsego Counties, N. Y., respectively. Her father was a farmer and in time removed to Delaware County, N. Y., where he resided until his death, his wife having preceded him several years. This worthy couple had seven children, Mary Elizabeth being the third oldest in order of birth. Two of her hrothers, Albert and Warren Hughes, served in New York regiments in the Civil War. Albert was wounded at Gettysburg and also at Atlanta. Both have now passed away. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Gould was blessed with five children, three of whom grew up. Martha Elizabeth, called Libbie, is Mrs. Alfred R. Stratton of Spokane, Wash .; Orrin J., a newspaperman, passed away in Spokane in December, 1906. Fred H. was in the U. S. Army for nine years; he served through the Spanish-American War, both in Cuba and the Philippines, and later was in the Boxer rebellion, and in recognition of distinguished service performed while stationed in the Philippines, was awarded a medal. He is now superintendent of mails in the Watertown, N. Y., postoffice. When Congress declared war on Ger-

many, his patriotism was stirred and he volunteered his service, entering an officers' training camp, but his years of service in the Philippines had told too much on him, so he could not stand the strain. Since her husband's death, Mrs. Gould has sold the home farm, although she has permission to occupy the house as long as she desires, and during the winter seasons she resides with her daughter in Spokane. She is a member of the Rebekahs and of W. R. C., being past president of E. O. C. Ord, W. R. C., No. 51, Los Gatos, and nearly every year takes pleasure in attending the department conven- tion of California and Nevada. She is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church at Los Gatos, in whose benevolences she takes an active part. Mr. Gould was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and his political allegiance was given to the Republican party. He left behind him a memory that is cherished by all with whom he was associated, for he was progressive in business, loyal and public- spirited in citizenship and true to the ties of home.

FELIX SOURISSEAU .- A pioneer of California, Felix Sourisseau arrived in the state in 1846 and was a witness of its development, and San Jose owes much to his progressive spirit. He was a native of France, born in Bordeaux, February 16, 1827, a son of Vic- tor and Marie Sourisseau. The father was a civil engineer and the possessor of considerable inventive genius-a trait inherited by his son Felix. Victor Sourisseau became a prominent contractor and builder, building up a large fortune in that connec- tion, all of which was swept away in the revolution of 1845. Believing that the opportunities offered in a newer and richer country would enable him to recoup his losses and reimburse his creditors, he sailed for America, accompanied by his son Felix, leaving the remainder of the family in France. In 1846 they reached San Francisco, Cal., and soon afterward entered the mercantile circles of the city as gunsmith, opening a store on Market Street. Scarcely a month later, however, they embarked on an expe- dition for Chile, a member of the family of the late Leopold Lion being one of the party. Fortune fa- vored them in that country and in 1849 they returned with the original company to San Francisco to find that gold had been discovered on the American River. Mr. Sourisseau and his son at once went to that locality, opening the first gun and locksmith shop in Marysville. For a short time the father engaged in prospecting, but as the returns from his store were more certain, he decided to devote his energies ex- clusively to his mercantile interests, and their busi- ness grew by leaps and bounds. Among the treas- ured heirlooms of the family today are a number of gold slugs which were used as money in trading with the miners in the days of '49. Some months later they disposed of their store in Marysville and came to the Santa Clara Valley, traveling with a mule and wagon. The vehicle was handmade, the wheels having been constructed from the trunk of a tree of large circumference and attached to a wooden axle. Ere they reached their destination the mule was stolen by bandits and they were obliged to draw the cart into San Jose, pitching their camp on North Market street, adjoining the city hall. The following year they purchased the property, on which they built a shack, securing their lumber from Coyote Creek. They soon became identified with the busi-

James Gould

Mary E. Gould

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ness life of the place, opening a gun and locksmith store. With the growth of the district their trade increased in proportion, and with his earnings Mr. Sourisseau, Sr., made investments in other enter- prises, his interests becoming important and exten- sive. Having accumulated sufficient money, he re- turned to France to pay his debts and also to bring his wife and two daughters to this country. He was not long permitted to enjoy the fruits of his labors, passing away in 1859, soon after his return. He was a man of strict integrity, whose life had ever been guided by high and honorable principles.

His son Felix did not inherit riches, but became the possessor of large property interests which were heavily incumbered with mortgages. The property included Hotel La Fayette, which was operated in 1859, a large store and real estate on South First street, all of which had been partly paid for. In clearing the estate of all indebtedness Mr. Souris- seau faced heavy responsibilities, which he met with poise and assurance, proving himself the possessor of marked executive ability and administrative pow- ers. He soon became a dominant figure in the business life of the community, and Hotel La Fayette was a well-patronized and popular stopping place. During those days he was a member of the first band organized in San Jose and was its bandmaster.

In 1863 Mr. Sourisseau was united in marriage to Miss Mary Hayden, a girl of striking beauty, who was born in Ireland and came to America during her girlhood. The wedding ceremony was performed in the residence of John Auzerais and the festivities were continued for several days. In 1861 Mrs. Sourisseau engaged in making garments for the Union soldiers in association with Mrs. Mary Bradley, their work being done in a building on South First Street. Mr. and Mrs. Sourisseau became the parents of seven children. Marie Louise, who acquired her education at Notre Dame, passed away at San Jose, July 16, 1919; Alice became the wife of Henry Pasquale, by whom she had a daughter, and her demise occurred in February, 1892; Louis, who was born and reared at San Jose, assisted his father in the gem store and passed away May 11, 1916; Thomas Felix became an expert jeweler and for about twenty years engaged in the manufacture of jewelry at 89 South First Street, San Jose. Later he opened a retail store at 143 South First Street, where he continued manu- facturing and diamond selling in which he was an expert and had a large retail store. Recently he sold out and retired from that business and is now a rancher at Campbell. He married Miss Maude Still- well, a daughter of J. M. Stillwell, a native of this state and an honored pioneer of San Jose, his home being at 452 South Ninth Street. Mrs. Thomas F. Sourisseau is a graduate of the San Jose State Nor- mal, and previous to her marriage engaged in teaching for four years. She is the mother of a son, Thomas Felix, Jr., the only grandson in the family; Henry is a jewelry engraver and resides on Delmas Avenue, San Jose. He married Miss Pearl Houseman. born in Kansas; George, who has traveled extensively, is now a resident of Los Angeles. Eva resides at the old homestead, 45 West St. James Street, which has been the home of the family since 1870.

Felix Sourisseau passed away on May 26, 1909 and the widow was called to her final rest on October 26, 1916. At his death Mr. Sourisseau left a large

estate, which is held as a trust by the children. He was a stanch Democrat in his political views, deeply interested in the welfare and success of the party. The call of charity never found him unresponsive and he was ever ready to extend a helping hand to those in need of assistance. In his passing, California lost one of its honored pioneers, San Jose one of its promoters and upbuilders, his associates a faithful friend and his family a devoted husband and father.

ROLLA FREEMAN FULLINGTON .- A lead- ing business man of San Martin, extensively engaged in the real estate and insurance business, R. F. Ful- lington has had a long and interesting career in varied lines of activity, both in the Middle West and in California. A native of Vermont, he was born at Burlington, on May 17, 1851. In 1852 the family re- moved to Union County, O., and in 1863 they re- moved to lowa and there he finished the courses of the public schools of Newton, then attended Thomp- son College at Newton, Ia. On leaving there he entered the employ of the Pope-Davis Grain Com- pany of Chicago, Il1., being employed by them as a grain buyer for several years at Colfax, Ia., where they had their elevator, and while there he was one of the incorporators and one of the first councilmen of Colfax in 1875.

In December of 1875, Mr. Fullington removed to California, locating at San Francisco, where he was a traveling representative of the McCormick Harves- ter Company in this state. Being an expert in demonstrating their machinery he attended all county and state fairs and field trials and he was a very valu- able man to the company and for ten years was af- filiated with them. Later he went into grain raising on his own account near Santa Barbara, and he op- erated as high as 5,000 acres at one time. He made his home at Santa Barbara, and as his time and means afforded him excellent opportunity for travel he took many extensive journeys. He was also a resident of Fresno from 1890 to 1900, and while there established and conducted the Park Livery Stables on the site of the present post office. During the first development of oil in Kern County, Mr. Fullington was one of the early promoters of the Posey Creek field, serving as superintendent and manager of the Commonwealth Oil Company.

Returning to San Francisco in 1900, Mr. Fulling- ton opened a real estate and insurance office at 1010 Market Street, and here he established a thriving business that was making a splendid growth until the fire of 1906 wiped him out, with thousands of others. He then went to Oakland and took part in the sub- division of Allendale and Fruitvale, removing in 1908 to San Martin. The townsite of San Martin had been surveyed in 1892 by C. H. Phillips, who was suc- ceeded by C. M. Wooster & Company, with whom Mr. Fullington had been associated previous to 1900, and he at once became active in the disposal of the lands of the San Martin Ranch after locating here, building up a good insurance business, as well hand- ling fire, life, indemnity, health, accident and auto- mobile insurance. In addition to his business prop- erty at San Martin, which he has improved with buildings, Mr. Fullington owns twenty-four acres of land at Romas, Monterey County, planted to apricots, apples and pears. On February 12, 1871, at Newton, la., Mr. Fullington was married to Miss Mary Ger-

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hart, who was born in Minnesota, and three children were born to them: Fred T., who was formerly a railroad man, now resides at San Martin with his wife and two sons; Rolla Earl, deceased, is survived by his widow and one son; Daisy, Mrs. J. Wesley Evans of Ducor, Cal., is the mother of five children, three living. Mrs. Fullington passed away at Hen- rietta, Tex., in 1885, while on a visit to her sister and brother there. Mr. Fullington's second marriage, which occurred at Fresno in 1892, united him with Mrs. Annie Illif, a native of Newton, Ja., and the mother of one son, Bruce I. Fullington, who is on the ranch at Romas. Mr. Fullington is a Democrat and prominent in the Odd Fellows, being now one of the oldest surviving members of Channel City Lodge No. 232. I. O. O. F., at Santa Barbara, in which he is a past officer, and he has been a delegate to the Grand Lodge. In business circles he is a member of the United Realty Association. He lias pioneered in San Marin and has improved consider- able acreage, which he has sold at good profit.

JOHN A. RICE, D. D. S .- Well and favorably known in professional circles in Santa Clara County since 1888, where his influence as a public-spirited and progressive upbuilder has been demonstrated, is John A. Rice, D. D. S., a native of New York state, born at Spencerport near Rochester, December 9, 1857. His father was Dr. Austin Rice, who had married Miss Jane Cole, both natives of the Empire State, where the father was a prominent and well-known dentist, John A. Rice enjoyed the helpful instruction in the public and the State Normal School of New York and then took up the dental profession with his father. On the latter's death, he continued the prac- tice until he came to Los Gatos, Cal, in January, 1888, and has since practiced continuously in this beautiful foothill city.

Dr. Rice was united in marriage with Miss Kitty D. Van Deventer of Spencerport, N. Y. Politically he is a Republican and fraternally he is very prominent in Masonic circles. He was made a Mason in Etolian Lodge No. 479, A. F. & A. M., Spencerport, N. Y., and is now one of the oldest members of Los Gatos Lodge No. 292, F. & A. M. He is also a member of Howard Chapter No. 14, San Jose, and San Jose Commandery No. 10, K. T., and is a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason of the Consistory in San Jose; also a mem- ber of Islam Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, San Francisco, and with his wife is a member of the O. E. S. Dr. Rice is deeply interested in all that pertains to the public welfare, and is a whole- hearted, companionable man, endowed with the qual- ities that make friends. He is deservedly popular among his many acquaintances and friends. Public spirited and willing at all times to take a good citi- zen's part, he can be counted upon to aid in all pro- gressive movements.

EBY ATHY HETTINGER .- Prominent among the thoroughly experienced builders of Santa Clara County is Eby Athy Hettinger, of Palo Alto, who has done so much to control and mould public art taste in that city, and to secure for the famous university town the best housing and office conditions. He was born in Red Bluff, Tehama County, on September 23, 1860, the son of Benjamin F. Hettinger, who first saw the light near Philadelphia, as had his Grand- father Hettinger before him. He married Miss Sarah

Eby, a native of Wayne County, Ohio. The cere- mony took place in Pennsylvania, and after Mr. Het- tinger had lived for a while in Ohio, he set out with his family in 1856 to make the overland journey to California. Originally a tailor by trade, he believed that he might find better fields on the Coast, and for a while he tried his luck at mining. Subsequently he moved to Red Bluff in Tehama County, and in 1861. he removed to Los Angeles. After a year, he re- turned to Red Bluff, and entered the service of the Antelope Saw Mills, where he was for years head sawyer. Some memories of those crude pioneer days are still retained by our subject. One night when he was two years old, Indians surrounded the mill and a couple of Indians were killed in the fight put up by the whites in defense of themselves and their families. Mrs. Hettinger held a candle in the oven, thus screening the light so that the savages could not see, while at the same time she afforded light enough for the men to reload their guns. At the same time, also, the children-our subject and his nine-year-old sis- ter-were put between feather beds to protect them from the firing of the Indians. Benjamin F. Hettin- ger passed the closing years of his life in Red Bluff. and his widow went to Drummond, Mont., to spend her advanced years.

Eby went to the public schools, and also to the academy in Red Bluff, and when he was fourteen years of age, he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade, and served an apprenticeship under his brother- in-law, Edwin Dunckel, in Butte City, Mont. After working as a journeyman in Butte, Helena and Red Bluff until 1886, he came to California and settled at Monterey, where he assisted in building the cele- brated Del Monte Hotel. On April 22, 1887, he first took up his residence in Santa Clara County, locat- ing at Mayfield, and in July, 1888, he built the first building at Palo Alto, a real estate office for a Mr. Marshon, still standing at the back of Southwood and Watson's real estate office. He made his resi- dence for years at 541 Ramona Street.

Mr. Hettinger has built many of the finest struc- tures in this part of the state; and among the edi- fices erected by him or for which he furnished and completed the exterior or interior woodwork, may be mentioned the Assembly Hall, the Library and the chemistry building at Stanford University, Stanford Memorial Church, one of the finest buildings on the Coast, which he constructed originally, and also after the earthquake, when it was completely rebuilt. He also put up 1000 feet of the Museum Building. He built the Stanford Inn, the Phi Delta Theta Club house, the Delta Kappa Epsilon Club house, the Bachelor's Club house, the Delta Upsilon Club house, the George B. Cooksey residence, the James Dough- erty, or first five-story building erected in San Jose, and in Palo Alto the Masonic Temple, the City Hall and the City Water Works, and he also designed the Post Office building, the Palo Alto Garage, the larg- est in the County, and he remodeled the First Na- tional Bank. He also built the New Lyndon hotel at Los Gatos, and the San Jose high school, destroyed by the earthquake, was another evidence of Mr. Het- tinger's craft. During the war he signed a contract to complete the various buildings and structures at Camp Fremont. For eighteen months, from Novem- ber 1, 1917, to April 1, 1919, he was the general

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History of Santa Clara County California with biographical sketches, Part 149

Author: Sawyer, Eugene T Publication date: 1922 Publisher: Los Angeles : Historic Record Co. Number of Pages: 1934

Author: Sawyer, Eugene T
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Los Angeles : Historic Record Co.
Number of Pages: 1934