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CHRISTOPHER C. EKENBERG
Prominent among the progressive and
successful men of affairs in San Joaquin County is C. C. Ekenberg,
the well-known contractor of Tracy, who was born at San Francisco on July 6,
1869, and in October of that same year was brought to this valley by his
parents, William and Mary (Ferris) Ekenberg. William Ekenberg
was a native of Sweden, who came to California in 1851 and became a
longshoreman in the Bay district; and he also worked at carpentering until he
came here, when he took up Government land, near Mohr’s Landing, and proved up
on the same, while the home was maintained near Bethany. Mrs. Ekenberg was
born of Scotch parentage, in Belfast, Ireland, and came out to California, via
Cape Horn, with her parents in 1849, when she was only twelve years old. She is now Mrs. Collins, and resides at 525
Clay Street, Stockton.
Our subject received a good common
school education, and on reaching his majority, took up carpentering and
building as a business at Tracy, and since 1892, with the exception of a period
of eighteen months, he has made Tracy his headquarters, and so successful has
he been that no small portion of the modern buildings in town have been erected
under his supervision. He has always
taken a live interest in the issues of the day; but while
an active and influential Democrat, has never aspired to public office, and has
refused proffers of nomination, when made from time to time.
In 1900 Mr. Ekenberg
was married to Mrs. Daisy E. Shields, nee Lingenfeltzer,
who already had one son, Edwin Shields; and they have had two children to
gladden their wedded life. Walter Ekenberg is the elder, and Floyd the younger. Mr. Ekenberg is a
charter member of Byron Parlor, N. S. G. W., and has been active in the work of
that lodge for the past thirty-two years.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages 1514-1515. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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