San Joaquin County
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THEODORE CORNELIUS SHAW
T. C. SHAW, of Elkhorn
Township, was born March 29, 1834, in Steuben County, New York, his parents
being Levy and Phila Shaw. The father was a farmer by occupation; he died in
1842 in Steuben County. The subject of this sketch was but a boy of six years
of age when his father died; he remained at home until twenty-one years of age.
In 1855 he went to Wisconsin and learned the millwright’s trade. In 1858 he
came to California by way of the Isthmus, arriving in San Francisco September
1, 1858. He went to the Mokelumne river and found employment in a flour mill.
In the following spring he went into the mines, but soon became discouraged. He
followed his trade in different parts of the State until 1868, when he
purchased property near Merced, resided on it four years, then sold out and
went to Texas. In a years’ time he returned to California, rented a farm and farmed
it until 1877, when he purchased 240 acres, eight miles from Stockton, and five
from Lodi, where he has resided ever since. His fine residence was erected in
1889; it is one of the finest on the road. The farm is principally devoted to
hay, grain and stock.
Mr. Shaw was married in 1865 to Miss Emily
Pixley, a native of Michigan. He is a member of the Lodi Grange, No. 92.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 511. Lewis Pub. Co.
Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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