California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches 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 (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
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JACK DEIS. � A young man of much promise, who is already making 
good to a. remarkable degree in the county. Jack Deis can take just pride 
in his accomplishments since he first located in Fresno County. Born in 
Saradop, on the Volga, Samara, Russia, his father, Peter, was a blacksmith in 
that country, who went to South America, and then came to Fresno County, 
and died here; the mother, Katrina Elizabeth (Rudolph) Deis, died in the 
old home. Jack Deis was the only son who grew to maturity, and was raised 
in Saradop and attended the public schools. From a boy he learned the black- 
smith trade under his father, and also that of wheelwright. When eighteen 
years old he began the blacksmith business for himself. His marriage, on 
October 21, 1903, united him with Miss Mollie Scharf, born in Skadofski, 
Russia, a daughter of John and Anna Katherine (Horn) Scharf, the father a 
carpenter and builder and farmer in the old country; he came to Fresno in 
1907 and resides in the Vinland district, engaged in viticulture. 

In February, 1907, Mr. and Mrs. Deis located in Fresno, and his first 
employment was at ranching for six months ; he then bought out Martin 
Hall at Rolinda, and continued his blacksmithing business for one year, then 
moved his shop to Fresno, on South F Street; his next shop was at Lone 
Star, which he sold, and started the shop at Barstow, engaged in blacksmith- 
ing there two years and disposed of his shop to buy his present ranch of 
twenty acres on Barstow Avenue, where he has built his residence and de- 
votes his acreage to a seventeen-acre peach orchard, with the balance in 
alfalfa. He also owned ten acres at Dickenson station, which he improved 
to Thompson seedless grapes. 

Two children, Peter and Jessie Rudolph, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Deis to brighten their household. The family attends the Lutheran Church 
at Fresno. Mr. Deis is a member of the California Associated Raisin Com- 
pany, and of the California Peach Growers, Inc.