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JAMES FREDERICK SWEEM
A native son of California, whose
father came here prior to the days of ’49, is James Frederick Sweem, born near
Centerville, Fresno County, March 10, 1874, but reared in Stockton. He is a son of J. B. and Nancy (Blankenship)
Sweem, early and worthy pioneers also represented in this volume in the sketch
of Charles J. Sweem.
Fred Sweem, as he is usually called
by his many friends, was brought up on the farm here and in Oregon, where he
attended public school. Returning to
Stockton when fourteen years old, he completed his education in the Stockton
schools, and when eighteen years old he began teaming. As soon as he was able to purchase an outfit,
he began contract teaming and hauling.
Adding to his outfit, he branched out into general contracting and
excavating, continuing for a number of years, until he sold out. He then spent three years with the Holt
Manufacturing Company as a machinist. In
1918 he accepted a position in the parks department in the city of Stockton,
and is now in charge of Washington Park.
He owns a comfortable residence at the corner of Third and American
streets, where he resides with his family.
In July, 1899, at Stockton, occurred
the marriage of Mr. Sweem, uniting him with Miss Mamie Pulliam, a native of
Missouri, who came to Stockton with her parents when a girl and was here reared
and educated. Their union has been
blessed with five children: Everett, a
druggist in Stockton; Leo, a bookkeeper residing in Oakland; Otie, attending Stockton high school; and Alma and Earl,
attending the grammar school.
Enterprising and progressive, Mr. Sweem is interested in having good
schools and good government, exercising his franchise as a Democrat. Fraternally he is a member of the Woodmen of
the World and the Red Men.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1463. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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