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Joaquin County
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GEORGE
E. SNOW
A native son of San Joaquin County whose entire lifetime
has been spent within its confines is George E. Snow, the capable
superintendent of the water division of the Pacific Gas & Electric
Company. He began to work for this
company in 1900, first on plant construction, then in 1905 was appointed
superintendent of the water division, a position he has since filled with great
efficiency. When Mr. Snow began his
service with the company very few wells were needed to supply the customers,
for there were but 3,100 services; now the company operates thirty wells and
there are 10,000 services or customers.
He was born at Collegeville, California, March 19, 1872, the son of
William H. and Sarah A. (Adams) Snow, natives of New York and Missouri,
respectively. William H. Snow crossed
the plains to California in 1852 and soon after arrival settled in San Joaquin
County where he worked for Capt. Moss and William Butterick,
building levees on the river and farming; later he was married to Miss Sarah A.
Adams and they took up their residence at Collegeville, where the father
engaged in the butcher business and was road master for several years; he was
also school trustee for the Collegeville School District, then known as the McKamy District.
William H. Snow was interested in fine horses and was a member of the
old San Joaquin County Agricultural Society and took an active part in the
horse races held at the race track in early days. Six children were born to this pioneer
couple, three of whom are now living:
William S. resides at Kingsburg, California, George E.; Mrs. J. F.
Kidder resides in San Francisco. Both
parents are now deceased.
George E. Snow received his education in the district school
at Collegeville; when sixteen he began to work in his father’s butcher shop and
at farm work; later he and his brother conducted a butcher business in
Stockton. In 1900 he began his service
with the old Stockton Water Company, owned by private individuals; later this
company became the California Gas & Electric Company and was later taken
over by the Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
His service has extended over a period of twenty-two years and at present
he is the oldest man with this company in point of service. For five years he worked on plant
construction throughout the state, then became the head of the water division
in Stockton, a position he has filled to the entire satisfaction of the
company.
The marriage of Mr. Snow united him with Myrtle Crawford,
born in Amador County, daughter of pioneer parents, and they are the parents of
four children: Myrtle is the wife of L.
D. Haney and they reside in San Jose; Evelyn is the wife of A. H. Green
residing in Stockton; Verna and George E., Jr., are students in the Stockton
schools. Mr. Snow has been a member of
Protection Camp 106 W. O. W. The
movements and measures which affect the general welfare are matters of deep interest
to Mr. Snow and he has cooperated in many measures that have been forceful and
effective factors in advancing general progress.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
808. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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