Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Schofield, Tom 1877 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

    TOM SCHOFIELD is a native of England, born in Wales, March 21st, 1877. In
1879 the family moved to Yorkshire, England, and there lived until 1889 and then
emigrated to the United States, locating in Edmunds County, South Dakota, where
they pursued farming. There Tom attended the local public schools, learned the
trade of blacksmith and became a horseshoer. There the father, John Schofield,
died, and the widow, with four sons and one daughter, came to California in 1902
and located in Los Angeles. These children were Ernest and William, who are
residents of Los Angeles, and Herbert in Mexico.

    Mr. Schofield married in Santa Monica Miss Mary A., daughter of Thomas
Lawson. Mr. Schofield purchased the business of Robert Nairn in Santa Monica in
January, 1907. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of the World, Lodge No.
2719. Mr. Schofield's mother and sister live in Los Angeles.

    Mr. Schofield is a thorough mechanic in his line and turns out only the best
class of work. He has recently distinguished himself by building at his shops,
on Second Street, the first automobile built in Santa Monica.


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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

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