Contra
Costa County
Biographies
JOSEPH
BRODER
JOSEPH BRODER, a member of the
enterprising mercantile firm of Quinn & Broder, at Pinole, Crockett
and Oakland, was born near Folsom, Cal., December 17, 1877, a son of Jacob
Broder, one of the sturdy and reliable pioneers of the state. The elder man was born in Sargans,
Switzerland, and upon his immigration to the United Sates in 1851 came to
California without money, friends and no knowledge of
the language or customs, and with only his own courage and energy to bespeak
any success for him in the future. Upon
his arrival in the state he went to Sacramento and followed mining for four
years, meeting with a success which justified his continuance in the work. In 1853 he entered a quarter-section of land
near Folsom, Sacramento county, and as his financial
ability increased he continued purchasing until to-day he owns over three
thousand acres, the greater part of which is improved and under cultivation,
his own home being a handsome residence – all the result of his own efforts. In addition to this material prosperity he
has given time and attention to mental culture, becoming a well-read man and
thoroughly abreast of the times. He was
accompanied to California by his brothers, Joseph, John, Frank and Oswald. In Sacramento Mr. Broder married Mary
Studarus, a native of West Virginia.
Reared and educated in his native state,
Joseph Broder attended common and high schools in Oakland, completing a
business course which has figured largely in his career. In partnership with his brother Jacob he
rented a ranch of his father as his first independent venture, continuing in
ranching operations for the ensuing four years.
In 1901, under the firm name of Quinn & Broder, he and his brother-in-law,
J. W. Quinn, opened a shoe store and men’s furnishing establishment
in Crockett, Contra Costa county, following this with an establishment of the
same character at No. 1107 Washington street, Oakland, and in July,
1903, adding to their already extensive business interests by a men’s furnishing
and boot and shoe store in Pinole, with splendid business and executive ability
and judgment conducting the three interests successfully up to the present
time.
Mr. Broder married Lillian A.
Morgan, a native of Oakland, and a daughter of William Morgan. In fraternal relations Mr. Broder is a
member of the Carquinez Lodge No. 337, F. & A. M., both
himself and wife belonging to the Eastern Star, and he is also a member of the
Native Sons and Red Men, including the Degree of Pocahontas.
Transcribed by Donna Toole.
Source: History
of the State of California & Biographical Record of Coast Counties,
California by Prof. J. M. Guinn, A. M., Pages 1031-1032. The Chapman
Publishing Co., Chicago, 1904.
© 2016 Donna Toole.
Contra Costa County Biographies