San
Joaquin County
Biographies
JOHN GEORGE MAISEL
A man who by honest toil and close
application to business made a success and who enjoyed a large place in the
confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens was the late John George Maisel. He was a native of Catonsville, Maryland, was
born in January, 1856, and was reared and educated there. After leaving school he learned the butcher’s
trade at Catonsville in all its details and opened up his shop and successfully
operated his business until 1880. In
Catonsville on September 7, 1880, he married Miss Mary Ann Hahn, a daughter of
Frank and Julia (Simon) Hahn. The young
people came to the Pacific Coast on their honeymoon intending to remain only a
short time in Stockton, but remained for two years, Mr. Maisel meanwhile
working at his trade in the El Dorado Street Market. Returning to his native town in 1882, he sold
out his interests and in 1884 returned to Stockton for his permanent residence. He established the New California market on El
Dorado Street; then in 1893 he moved his market to North Hunter Street, a few
doors from the present Maisel market.
The Maisel Meat Company is now carried on by the son of the founder and
many new branches have been add; the company now owns a chain of four shops in
Stockton and have their own slaughter house on the Linden Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Maisel are the parents
of one son, Owen L., who married Eleanor Laumeister. During the late war he served with the 319th
Engineers in France. Mr. Maisel passed away
on April 21, 1917, at the family home in Stockton, mourned by his devoted
family and a host of friends. He was at
all times interested in the development of his locality, and his sterling
qualities of mind and heart made him well liked and esteemed by all who knew
him.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
855-855. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
Golden Nugget Library's San Joaquin County Biographies
Golden Nugget Library's San Joaquin County Genealogy
Databases