Merced-Mariposa-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Souza, Joseph R. 1877 - 
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Author: John Outcalt (1925)

JOSEPH R. SOUZA

   Success has accompanied the efforts of Joseph R. Souza in his work as general
blacksmith; he located in Merced in 1906 and established his present business,
at first on a small scale, but it has increased during the passing of the years
to its present proportions and he is now equipped to repair anything in the way
of wagons and farming machinery and with the help of four men takes care of his
large and growing business. He is a native of Mariposa County, Cal., born July
15, 1877, a son of J. M. and Mary Souza, both natives of the Azores. J. M. Souza
came to California in 1862 and engaged in mining; later he followed farming in
Mariposa County. There were seven children in the family. The mother is still
living but the father died March 27, 1925, eighty-three years of age.

   Joseph R. Souza received his education in the public schools of Mariposa
County; after leaving school he drove a team for the Mariposa Mining Company for
three years; following this he learned the blacksmith's trade, which he has
since followed.

   The marriage of Mr. Souza united him with Miss Ivah Ellen Pickard of South
Bend, Ind., and they are the parents of four children : Annie, Chester, Lloyd,
and Robert. Mr. Souza is a Republican in politics, and fraternally is affiliated
with the Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World, Neighbors of Woodcraft and I. D. E.
S., all of Merced. He has spent the greater part of his life in Merced and has
shown his public spirit in various ways, always supporting men and measures for
the development of the resources of this place.


Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF
MERCED COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
WITH A
Biographical Review
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
JOHN OUTCALT

ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1925


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