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EVERETT H. WOLF
A progressive native son, whose
advancement has been steady, is Everett H. Wolf, the capable president and
general manager of the Stockton Paint Company, located at No. 547 East Main
Street. He was born in Stockton,
California, on August 24, 1888, a son of William and Hermina
(Rothenbush) Wolf, both natives of California, and
numbered with the pioneers of San Joaquin County. His father was in the grocery business in
early days with the Hedges Buck Company; later he was superintendent of streets
at Stockton; after retiring he lived in this city until he passed away, being
survived by his widow. The only child
was Everett H., who attended school at the Weber, Fremont and El Dorado grammar
schools and was graduated from the Stockton high school with the class of
1906. As a boy he worked in the Stockton
Paint Company store and after finishing his education entered their employ as a
regular. He learned the business
thoroughly and worked his way up until he became president and general manager,
a position he has filled since 1912. The
Stockton Paint Company was established some twenty-five years ago, carrying a
general line of paints and doing contract painting. In 1904 they started the manufacture of “Old
Mission” paint, which has become very popular throughout the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys, southern Oregon and Nevada, the territory covered by their
traveling men. The present members of
the corporation have owned the business since 1912. Besides the manufacture and selling of their
own products, they carry on a retail business and jobbing lines of eastern
goods.
The marriage of Mr. Wolf, at San
Francisco, united him with Miss Evelyn Watts, a native of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, California, and they are the parents of two children, Marjorie Jane and
Mary Evelyn. In fraternal circles Mr.
Wolf is a member of Stockton Lodge No. 218, Elks; of the Anteros
Club, the Rotary Club of Stockton, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Association.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
957-958. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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