San Joaquin County
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EDWIN J. McINTOSH
EDWIN J. McINTOSH, of Elkhorn Township, was born in Homer,
Cortland County, New York, November 6, 1826, his parents being Jonathan and
Anna (Crane) McIntosh. The father was a native of New York State, whose father
was a Scotchman. The mother was a native of Massachusetts; her father was eight
years in the Revolutionary war.
Edwin was reared on a farm and remained at home till fifteen years of age, when he started out in life for himself; in fact he has been self-supporting ever since he was eleven years of age. He learned the trade of carriage blacksmith, then went to Canada, where he worked at his trade, remaining until 1847, when he enlisted (by telegraph) in Company D, Tenth Infantry, under Captain Wilder, and served until August, 1848, when he was discharged at Fort Hamilton, New York. He went to Rochester, where he followed his trade until 1849, when he started for Mexico. He got as far as New Orleans and his funds gave out. At that time the cholera was raging in that city. He remained three weeks, when he again enlisted in the army and served for five years in Company C, Fourth Artillery, under Captain S. C. Ridgeley. They went to Florida in 1850 and to Fort Lafayette in the spring of 1851. There the subject of this sketch superintended the raising of the first flag-staff, acting as Quartermaster and Quarter Sergeant. He remained there until the next spring, when the fugitave slave law was passed, and was then ordered back to New York, thence to Ontario, then to Oswego, where he remained until August, 1853. Then he was ordered to Philadelphia, thence to Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, where he was discharged May 17, 1854. He sailed immediately for California, via the Isthmus. He came at once to Stockton and took up 160 acres of land in Elkhorn Township; he then went to work in order that he might earn money enough to put in a crop. He then began work on his property, remaining there until 1856, when he sold out to his brother, R. C. McIntosh, and went to Stockton and engaged in the livery business in partnership with George Blake, remained three months, when he withdrew and went to work for W. P. Miller at his trade. March 1, 1859, he went to Woodbridge and established a blacksmith and wagon-making shop, remaining until 1866. He built the first brick building in that town. In 1862 he purchased his ranch and now owns 480 acres, located on the Davis road.
Mr. McIntosh was married, January 9, 1862,
to Miss Malancy D. Minor, a native of Massachusetts.
They had seven children, namely: Carrie B., born April 21, 1863; Anna, June 27,
1865; George, August 9, 1866; Edwin, July 9, 1867; Adeline, September 6, 1868;
Thomas B., September 6, 1869; and Malancy D., born
July 15, 1871. The following deaths have occurred: Carrie died April 25, 1863;
Anna, July 15, 1865; George, August 31, 1866; Edwin, November 30, 1869;
Adeline, May 14, 1870; and Malancy D., July 24, 1871.
Mr. McIntosh was married a second time to Mrs. L. M. Blakeley, July 24, 1876.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, which he joined in 1853; also of the
Woodbridge Grange. In 1879 he was elected to the Legislature and was in session
of 1880, of 103½ days. Politically he is a Republican. He is
well known by the early settlers of this county and his friends and neighbors
of to-day, by whom he is highly respected.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Pages 418-419. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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