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CHARLES L. CREIGHTON
In 1915 Charles L. Creighton settled
in the Summer Home District of San Joaquin County where he acquired sixty
acres, a portion of the home place of Peter Clapp, who formerly owned 12,000 acres
in this section of the county. From 1885
to 1915 Mr. Creighton successfully farmed in Sonoma County where he had a
preemption of 160 acres, which was developed to vineyard and orchard. He is a native of New York, having been born
near Fort Covington, July 19, 1860. His
father, William A. Creighton, was born in Salem, New York, and later removed to
Franklin County, where he farmed to hay and grain for New York City
markets. Charles L. Creighton received
his education in the public schools of his locality, but the hard work on the
home farm in his young days has proven of great value in later life, and has
been the means of much of his success in his agricultural and horticultural
activities.
At twenty-one years of age he left
home to paddle his own canoe and four years later he settled at Santa Rosa,
where he preempted 160 acres of raw land; this land he developed into a
vineyard and orchard and there he remained until 1915 when he located in San
Joaquin County. He was married on
October 22, 1901 at San Francisco to Miss Margaret Hadden,
a daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hadden, natives of
County Armagh, Ireland, who had located in San
Francisco in 1901. Mr. and Mrs.
Creighton are the parents of one son, William Henry. While residing in Sonoma County, Mr.
Creighton served as school trustee for the Los Alamos School District and
wherever he has been he has supported the farm bureau of his locality. Fraternally, Mr. Creighton is a member of the
Odd Fellows, while Mrs. Creighton is a member of the Rebekahs of Manteca, and
in religious faith they belong to the Christian Church of Manteca. Politically Mr. Creighton is a Republican and
is a firm believer in the future greatness and prosperity of San Joaquin
County. He has taken advantage of the
natural resources of the state afforded to the agriculturist and horticulturist
and in both branches of his business is meeting with gratifying success.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1374. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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