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RALPH C. JEANNELLE
A wide-awake, highly progressive
business man whose important industry may well be accepted as indicative of the
general prosperity of Stockton, in which it is fortunately located, is Ralph C.
Jeannelle, secretary and treasurer of the Peerless Milling Company, of 1040
East Church Street. A typical Hoosier,
proud of his early associations, he was born at Elwood, Indiana, on October 31,
1895, the son of A. N. and Marie (Phillipp) Jeannelle, both natives of
France. His father was a glassmaker by
trade, and followed it in Indiana; and having removed to Stockton in 1907, he
was for a number of years one of the expert employees of the Stockton Glass Works. Two children sprang from the happy union of
Mr. and Mrs. Jeannelle: the daughter
became Mrs. Edward Hess of Stockton, while the youngest child is Ralph C.
Jeannelle.
Having finished his schooling in the
public institutions of Stockton, Ralph entered the employ of the Peerless
Milling Company, where he was given the job of patching grain sacks and
sweeping out the mill; and in time he was advanced, first to be shipping clerk,
and then bookkeeper. Later he bought a
fourth-interest in the business and was made secretary and treasurer; and now
he owns a one-half interest.
In the year 1918, and at Stockton,
Mr. Jeannelle was united in marriage with Miss Dorothy Waltz, a native of
California, who shares with him his social popularity. He belongs to Stockton Lodge No. 218, B. P.
O. Elks, and he is also a live wire in the Anteros Club.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1626-1627. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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