San Joaquin County Biographies


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JOSEPH D. CROSE.
 
        An influential and leading citizen of Lodi, for many years a successful 
merchant, who through his faithful public service has played an important part 
in the city's growth, is Joseph D. Crose, one of the city trustees of Lodi and 
an efficient and loyal public official, serving four years. For forty years a 
merchant, he began his mercantile career at Armstrong, Howard County, Mo., where 
he was born at Boonesborough, June 7, 1858. In 1886 he removed to Crawford, 
Nebr., where he homesteaded 160 acres and farmed for a time, and on deciding to 
take up his residence in Arizona, he drove across country in wagons with his 
family, reaching Mesa after a three months' trip that had many interesting 
experiences. Here he established himself as a merchant, taking a leading part in 
the town's enterprises and serving as justice of the peace.
        Coming to Lodi, Cal., in the fall of 1905, Mr. Crose built two business 
blocks in the spring of 1906 and engaged in the grocery business, which he 
continued until that fall, when he sold out, and bought a one-half interest in a 
shoe store known as the Walk-Over Boot Shop. Meeting with splendid success, he 
remained actively in this business until January, 1920, when he disposed of his 
interest to his partner and is now living retired from active life in the 
business world, but finding his time well occupied with his valuable real estate 
interests.
        In Missouri, on September 8, 1881, Mr. Crose was married to Miss Annie 
E. Patrick, who was a native of Missouri but was reared in Colorado. Twelve 
children were born to them, five of whom are now living, as follows: Ira N. is 
the manual training teacher in the Lodi high school; John D. was a missionary in 
Tokio, Japan, working two years among the students of the Imperial University, 
and now has a congregation at Pomona, Cal.; Mrs. Laura Giles lives in Los 
Angeles; Joseph W. is a merchant at Orange. Cal.; Mrs. Annie E. Beckley is a 
resident of Lodi. Mr. Crose is a member of the Church of God and one of its 
generous contributors; this church was organized in Lodi a few years ago and now 
has a membership of fifty. For the past four years Mr. Crose has been a member 
of the board of city trustees of Lodi and chairman of the health and safety 
committee. Having occupied this official position during the years of the city's 
greatest growth, he has contributed effectively to its orderly development, and 
with the city's interest at heart he has given generously of his time and 
talents toward every movement for its betterment.
 
History of San Joaquin County, California � Los Angeles, Historic Record Co., 
1923
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Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.