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JOHN TRETHEWAY, JR.
JOHN TRETHEWAY, JR., a farmer
of Elliott Township, was born in Cornwall County, England, May 7, 1851, a son
of John and Rebecca Arthur (Pinch) Tretheway, both natives of England, who came
here at an early day. He remained in England until 1867; April 13, 1867, he
sailed for New York, landing April 27. He went direct to Morris County, New
Jersey, where he was engaged in mining. July 7, 1867, he started for San
Francisco, via the Isthmus, and landed in Stockton the 28th of July,
where he met his brother George, who was working for two men named Treadway and
Kettleman, on a farm about fifteen miles from Stockton on the lower Sacramento
road. Without losing any time our subject went to work for the same men,
staying with them three months, when he and his brother rented a piece of land
of 320 acres, which they farmed for one year. At the end of that time, George,
James Jory, a brother-in-law, R. B. Harris and John, all bought the place in
partnership in the year 1870. Later on John Tretheway, father of the subject of
this sketch, bought George and Jory’s interest; he has since sold his interest
to his son John, and returned to England, where his wife died at Stephens
Parish, Cornwall, in 1875. Mr. Tretheway, our subject, is one of the most extensive
land owners; the ranch on which he resides contains 720 acres.
He was married January 1, 1878, to Miss
Amanda Goodwin, who was born in Napa County, California, May 8, 1857. They have
a family of five children, viz: Effie A., born November 7, 1878; John D., July
23, 1880; Charles W., April 23, 1883; George F., July 16, 1886; and Almon R.,
February 8, 1889. The family are all members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Pages 503-504. Lewis Pub.
Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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