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EMMET A. MORAN
A prominent and enterprising young
man who is meeting with deserved success in his large farming operations is
Emmet A. Moran, a native son, born on the old Moran place near Tracy, March 30,
1884, the youngest of eleven children born to William and Hannah (Linskey) Moran, early settlers of California. He spent his boyhood on his father’s ranch,
making himself generally useful, at the same time attending the local
school. After his school days were over
he continued on the home place, being of great assistance to his father in the
growing of great grain crops on their 800-acre ranch.
Mr. Moran remained at home until his
parents retired and moved to Oakland, then took up his headquarters at Livermore
and began stockraising. In partnership
with John J. Callaghan he followed sheepraising at
Corral Hollow and for four years ran about 5,000 head, but on account of his
health he sold out and the partnership was dissolved. After a period of recuperation he began
farming operations on Union Island. In
1914 he put in his first crop there and two years later he formed a partnership
with his brother, J. E. Moran, as Moran Bros., and engaged in growing grain on
a large scale. Beginning with 2,200
acres of leased land they enlarged their operations to 6,000 acres, which they
handled with the most modern equipment, using three Best tractors and four
combined harvesters. In 1921 Moran Bros.
were leaders among the barley growers of the state, raising the largest crop of
this grain. Their yield of barley was
180,000 sacks, averaging about 30 sacks to the acre. All of it was taken to Pt. Costa where it was
loaded on big ocean-going vessels and exported direct to England. That same year they raised over 10,000 bags
of beans and the year before they threshed 14,000 bags of beans. Thus from a small beginning they increased
their outfit rapidly so they were among the largest ranchers in San Joaquin
County. J. E. Moran passed away on April
18, 1922, and since then Emmet A. has had the entire management of the large
holdings and continues their large farming operations. He owns a modern residence beautifully
finished and furnished at 1429 North Baker Street, Stockton, where he resides with
his family.
On January 3, 1911, in Oakland, Mr.
Moran was married to Miss Susie Eleanor Callaghan, born at Livermore,
California, the daughter of John and Margaret (Moy) Callaghan, both natives of
Ireland and early settlers in Livermore Valley, where Mr. Callaghan was engaged
in farming and stockraising. They were
the parents of seven children, five now living:
John J. is an attorney at Livermore; Henry J. is radio chief for the
Government at Mare Island; Margaret is Mrs. Owens of Livermore; Edward F. is a
stockman and resides at Stockton; Susie Eleanor, who is a graduate of the
Livermore high school, married Emmet A. Moran of this sketch and they have two
children, Lloyd and Phyllis. Mr. Moran
is a member of Stockton Parlor, N. S. G. W., Independent Foresters of America,
Stockton Lodge No. 218, B. P. O. E., and the Pines Club of Livermore. While residing at Livermore he was a member
of Company I, N. G. C., and served as school trustee of the Midway district. In politics he is a staunch Republican.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
416. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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