Sacramento County
Biographies
DAROLD D. DE COE
DAROLD D. DE COE.--Among the leading
business men and public-spirited citizens of Sacramento County, Darold
D. De Coe is well-known as one who occupies a position of influence in the
community. His success has been well-earned,
and his numerous friends take an especial pride in his rise in the business
world. He was born a native son of the Golden State, at Woodland, Yolo County, on June 25, 1891, the son
of Prof. C.A. and Laura Addie (Tisdale) De Coe.
The latter was the daughter of the late James B. Tisdale, a pioneer of
California, who settled in Sutter County, in 1856, at Cranmore,
and there lived and labored to aid in developing that section of the state
until 1911, when he removed to Sacramento; here he lived until his death in
1914, when he was seventy-eight years old.
Professor De Coe arrived in Santa Rosa in 1881, and three years
later moved to Woodland. In 1889 he was married to Miss Tisdale. She was born in California, and has always taken an
active part in the affairs of the Native Daughters, being a past president of
that organization.
Darold D. De Coe received a liberal schooling in the public
schools and the Brothers College, graduating from the latter
in 1912. He then entered the law office
of Charles W. Thomas in Sacramento, and on February 16, 1914,
was admitted to practice at the bar of California. He continued to practice law as a member of
the firm Thomas, Thomas and De Coe until his enlistment in the National Guards
of California, after which he saw service on the Mexican border from June 19,
1916, until November of that years, when he enlisted for service in the World
War and became sergeant major in the 316th Field Signal Battalion. He arrived
in France in June, 1918, and saw
active service in four major engagements, receiving two battlefield citations
for courageous service. After the
armistice was signed he returned to the United States and was discharged at Camp Kearney on May 4, 1918. Upon his return to Sacramento he embarked in the insurance
business and later was made district manager of the West Coast Life Insurance
Company, continuing in this position until he became associated with the
Western Union Life Insurance Company as their branch office manager, a position
he still holds. His uprightness and his
square dealings with the public have won for him the favor of his patrons, and
success has crowned his untiring efforts.
The
marriage of Mr. De Coe, in June, 1917, united him with Miss Consuelo Peart, a native daughter of Sacramento; and they are the parents
of two sons, Darold D., Jr., and Tisdale P. In politics, Mr. De Coe is a Democrat. Fraternally, he is a Scottish Rite and Knight Templar Mason and a Shriner;
and he also belongs to the Elks, the Native Sons of the Golden West, the American
Legion, and the Kiwanis Club of Sacramento.
Transcribed by Suzanne Wood.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With Biographical Sketches,
Pages 577-578.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Suzanne Wood.