San
Joaquin County
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HUGH L. JONES
An important industry in San Joaquin
County is that of seed growing, and among those extensively engaged in this
interesting and lucrative work is Hugh L. Jones, the owner of extensive ranch
holdings. His business career has been
characterized by perseverance and industry, and his well-directed labors are
responsible for his continued success.
He was born in San Francisco, California, June 7, 1884, his parents
being Hugh and Julia (O’Leary) Jones, natives of Wales and Maine
respectively. The father of our subject
came to the United States when he was twenty-two years
old, coming directly to Nevada, where he engaged in mining. There are only two children in the family,
Mary Ellen and Hugh L., our subject. The
father passed away on December 14, 1917, at the age of sixty years, while the
mother is still living. Hugh L. Jones
received his education in St. Joseph’s Academy at San Jose, and Santa Clara
College. In 1912 he came to Stockton and
decided to go into the seed growing business and leased twenty acres of land in
the Holland tract; then as his business grew he leased more land, until in 1918
he was cultivating 680 acres in various places.
He leased a ranch at Coyote, Santa Clara County, and has three different
ranches in San Joaquin County, one in the Fabian tract, another in the Madaville tract, and the other in the Holland tract. In 1919 he purchased 180 acres on Hammer Lane
and also leases 510 acres in the Delta district, all of which is devoted to
seed growing. His 180-acre ranch is the
headquarters ranch, where he has built a house for his foreman; he has also
erected a warehouse and a cleaning plant for seeds. In 1921 50,000 pounds of onion seeds were
grown for the Government to be distributed by the bureau of free seed
distribution. Mr. Jones raises and
ships, on an average, six carloads of vegetable seeds each year, which he sells
at wholesale. In politics Mr. Jones is a
Republican, and fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Columbus and is a
member of the Catholic Church. He
resides at 229 East Oak Street, Stockton.
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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