Shasta-San Francisco-Inyo County CA Archives Biographies.....Harris, Joseph C. 1864 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

JOSEPH C. HARRIS is the leading merchant of Millville, Shasta County. He is a
native of Nevada, born May 1, 1864, and came with his parents to California in
1865, when one year old. He was educated in San Francisco. His father, Isaac
Harris, came to California in 1851; was a native of Germany, born in 1833, being
only eighteen years of age when he came to this State. He was married in San
Francisco in 1863, to Miss Mary Sultan, a native of Germany, and they had eight
children, of whom six are living. For years the father did business in Inyo
County, where Joseph C. Harris learned the mercantile business in his father's
store. His father died in Santa Cruz and was buried at San Francisco, where they
then resided. Mr. Harris came to Millville in July, 1887, and bought the
business now conducted by the firm of Joseph C. Harris & Co., his mother being a
partner. They have a new store of their own, do a large general merchandise
business, their trade extending to the ranches fifty miles in some directions.
Mr. Harris is a very obliging and capable business man, preferring a large
business with moderate profits to a small business and exorbitant prices.
Consequently his trade is constantly growing. In October, 1887, Mr. Harris was
united in marriage with Miss Sarah Joseph, a native of Germany, and they have
two children, namely: Irma, born in San Francisco, and Ralph, born at Millville.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris are highly spoken of by their neighbors. The county from
which they and their ancestors came has furnished the United States and
California with many of its best and enterprising citizens, who by their
industry, frugality and business ability have reached the very pinnacle in all
the professions and business of the country.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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