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WILLIAM E. IVEY
An old-time resident of San Joaquin
County is William E. Ivey, who has for many years held a foremost position
among his fellow-citizens. He came alone
to California in 1890, an orphan boy, without friends or relatives in the
Golden State, but his firm determination to make good has been the leading
thought in his mind and no obstacle or discouragement has been too great for
him to overcome, until he now occupies a position of prominence and reliability
in his locality. He was born near
Perryville, Arkansas, January 18, 1871, a son of M. L. Ivey, a native of
Mississippi. He was left an orphan at
eight years of age, and remained in Arkansas until he was nineteen years old,
working at anything he could find to do for a livelihood, then decided to come
to California, arriving in Galt on January 26, 1890. He soon found work on a ranch and had worked
about one year when he was severely injured by a horse kicking him, from the
effects of which he was in a hospital for two years. He then entered the employ of J. M. Short
where he became foreman of the ranch of 1,000 acres, a stock and grain ranch,
where he remained for ten years. Mr.
Short also had a summer range for his stock in Alpine County and Mr. Ivey spent
a portion of his time on this ranch riding the range.
On August 25, 1902, at Stockton, Mr.
Ivey was united in marriage with Miss Esther Jatunn,
a native of Fresno County, and seven children have blessed their union: Naomi, Mrs. B. Kern, resides at Ripon and has
one daughter; Evelyn; Lucile; Ernest; Elwood; Mabel and Jeanette. When Mr. Ivey first came to San Joaquin
County he had charge of the Fred Rule ranch, but in 1902 he entered the employ
of Yaple & Company, conducting the cream station
and barley crushing mill for sixteen years.
During this time Mr. Ivey acquired a small ranch near Ripon which has
since been subdivided and sold for town lots.
In 1920 he deeded a sixty-foot strip to the county through his property
to be used as a street. For the past
four years he has devoted his time to the development of the Moulton estate to
orchard. His fraternal relations are
with the Mt. Horeb Lodge, I. O. O. F., at Ripon, and the Modern Woodmen of
America.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George H., History of San
Joaquin County, California , Page
1472. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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