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JOSEPH E. FREITAS
Among the more recent acquisitions
to the business circles of Tracy is Joseph E. Freitas, who is also a native son
and a successful merchant in this thriving town. He is the senior member of the firm of
Freitas & Leal, dealers in men’s furnishings, shoes and general shoe
repairing, with their place of business located at 135 Central Avenue. He was born in Siskiyou County, November 5,
1888, and grew up on his father’s stock farm in that county, receiving his
education in the public schools and by practical experience on the home
farm. At twenty-two years of age he
rented a ranch of 160 acres in Siskiyou County and went into the dairy business
on his own account, which he operated for five years. Entering the service of his country during
the war, he served in the infantry of the 26th Division; he was sent
overseas and in the Battle of Chateau Theirry was
severely wounded in the left leg so that he was removed to a hospital in France
and later brought back to the United States and placed in the Letterman
Hospital in San Francisco, from which he received his honorable discharge,
March 13, 1920. He then went to Salinas
and established a shoe repairing business, which he operated until his removal
to Tracy. In May, 19022, he formed a
partnership with Joe Leal and the business has steadily increased since its
inception.
The marriage of Mr. Freitas occurred
at Yreka, Siskiyou County, in October, 1920, which united him with Miss Mary
Silva, also a native of Siskiyou County.
Mr. and Mrs. Freitas are the parents of one child, Edward Le Roy and the
family are members of the Catholic Church. Fraternally he is a member of the I. D. E. S.
and the Woodmen of the World, as well as the American Legion.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1633. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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