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CHARLES W. HUNTING
The distinction of being a native of
California and the son of a California pioneer belongs to Charles W. Hunting of
Lodi. He was born on Roberts Island, San
Joaquin County, on October 25, 1882, a son of Luther and Marietta (Peters)
Hunting, the former a native of Iowa and the latter of California. His father crossed the plains to California
in 1863 and located near Acampo and engaged in farming pursuits. Charles Hunting, the grandfather, brought his
family in 1863 and became the owner of 640 acres of land near Acampo. There he spent the balance of his days,
raising grain and stock. Luther Hunting
inherited 80 acres and set 32 of it out to vineyard. Charles W. is the youngest of a family of
four children, the others being Mrs. H. Smithson, Edward, deceased, and Mrs. J.
A. Carroll. His father died in 1907,
aged about 63.
Charles W. was educated in the
district school and the Stockton Business College. After finishing his course at these he
returned to the home ranch and further improved the property his father had
begun. Later he became a clerk in a
grocery store in Acampo and in 1913 removed to Lodi and found employment with
the City Fuel & Ice Company. By
close application he steadily advanced until in 1918 he was made manager of the
company, which was originally established by the late Charles Sollars many years ago and in 1918 was purchased by the
City Fuel & Ice Company; this company also operates a bottling works. Mr. Hunting’s degree of success has been
accomplished by hard work and a determination that tolerates no defeat.
Mr. Hunting’s marriage, November 8,
1908, united him with Miss Mary Vest, a native of Missouri, and they are the
parents of three children: Josephine, Warren,
and Kenneth. Fraternally he is
affiliated with the Fraternal Brotherhood; in local affairs he belongs to the
Lodi Business Men’s Club.
Public-spirited and willing at all times to support measures for the
advancement of his native county; Mr. Hunting can be counted upon to lend a
hand for the welfare of the county and city.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
520-523. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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