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ISAAC P. DAVIDSON
A very successful businessman of
Stockton is the owner and proprietor of the Stockton Pipe Works, Isaac P.
Davidson, who, from a small beginning is enjoying well-merited prosperity. He was born in Russia, in the city of Minsk,
in December, 1882, and is the son of Meyer and Hazel (Todresic)
Davidson, both natives of Russia. His
father came to San Joaquin County in 1890 and located on his brother’s farm
near Waterloo; later he established a business on Weber Avenue and was
successful; he then erected a modern apartment house at 720 – 724 East Park
Street, where his family resides, and passed away in 1919 after a busy and
useful life. In 1893 Mrs. Davidson left
Russia and joined her husband on the ranch.
Isaac was eleven years old when he
accompanied the family to Stockton and his education was obtained at the
Greenwood school in the Waterloo district; when quite a young man he worked on
the ranch and peddled throughout the country; later he worked in his father’s
store in Stockton. When his brother,
Morris, established the Stockton Pipe Works, he entered his employ and in 1913
bought the business. Under his
management the business has greatly increased and new equipment has been
added. He is now engaged in making the
International pump, which finds a ready sale in the farming district adjacent
to Stockton; he is also agent for the Wagner motor and carries a full line of
pipe. He specializes in the installation
of pumping plants and is kept steadily employed in this line of work. He has installed pumping plants on many of
the leading ranches in San Joaquin County, and also installs gas engines. He is a member of the Jewish Orthodox
Congregational Church of Stockton. Mr.
Davidson is interested in all movements that have for their aim the betterment
of the community and is rapidly building up a reputation among the businessmen
of the county.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1431. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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