San
Joaquin County
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CHARLES FREDERICK
A well-known rancher and prominent
citizen of Ripon, California, Charles Frederick is a native son of San Joaquin
County. He was born on his father’s
ranch, two miles west of Ripon, April 27, 1875 a son of the late Thomas and
Susan J. (Crow) Frederick, pioneers of the county, whose sketch may be found in
this volume. The father passed away July
4, 1920 and the mother resides in Ripon, a highly esteemed pioneer. Charles Frederick began his education in the
district school in the vicinity of his home and later entered the Ramsay
Business College in Stockton, from which he was graduated. The only son in the family, he was early in
life taught the practical lessons in farming, which he selected for his life’s
work.
In 1899 Mr. Frederick was married to
Miss Josephine M. Grubbs, born near Woodland, California, a daughter of Eli and
Catherine Grubbs, California pioneers, now deceased. She is the youngest of five children. Her brother, Oscar, resides in Stockton and
there are three sisters. Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick are the parents of two children:
Carol M., a student in the University of California, and Dorothy, a
student in the Ripon Union High School.
In 1905, Mr. Frederick purchased the Hughes place four miles west of
Ripon consisting of 160 acres, which is devoted to grain raising and on which
he has a fine high-grade Holstein dairy herd.
In 1910 a comfortable residence was erected, where the family
reside. Since 1918 Mr. Frederick has
been a director of the Bank of Ripon.
Politically he is a Democrat and fraternally is a past noble grand of
Mt. Herob Lodge of Odd Fellows, and Mrs. Frederick is an active member of
Phoebe Hearst Parlor, N. D. G. W., at Manteca.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Frederick delight in outdoor life and every vacation
season the family enjoys an outing in the high Sierras, where Mr. Frederick
indulges in hunting and fishing for trout.
He stands today as a leader in his line of activity, and belongs to that
class of representative American citizens who, while promoting individual
success, also contribute in large measure to general progress and upbuilding.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1335-1336. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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