San Joaquin County Biographies


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REDWOOD W. FISHER.
WILLIAM R. FISHER.
 
        A lifelong resident of San Joaquin County, who as a farmer and dairyman 
has been very successful and attained a place of prominence in his locality is 
Redwood W. Fisher, the owner of a fine dairy ranch four miles west of Ripon. He 
was born near Lathrop, Cal., August 25, 1889, the second son of William R. and 
Jennie (White) Fisher.
        A pioneer rancher, William R. Fisher was born in Providence, R. I., in 
1847, and about 1862 came to California and located in San Joaquin County, where 
he and his brother, Morton C. Fisher, were active in the reclamation work on 
Roberts Island during the early days. There were three children in the family, 
all of whom survive the parents: John White Fisher resides in San Francisco and 
is associated with the Fiske Rubber Company; Redwood W. is the subject of this 
sketch; and Mrs. Percy Hollingsworth Burns resides in Berkeley, Cal. The father 
passed away at the Fisher home in Stockton, February, 1917, and the mother 
survived until April 9, 1922, when she died, leaving a large estate, of which 
our subject is administrator.
        Redwood W. Fisher was reared and educated in Stockton, where he attended 
the El Dorado school. He took up the study of the clarinet and at eight years of 
age became a member of the Stockton boys' band, under the leadership of E. B. 
Condy; later he became a professional musician and followed it for fifteen years 
in Stockton and vicinity.
        In April, 1913, Mr. Fisher was married to Miss Laura Inez Hutchinson, a 
daughter of Frank and Mary Ellen (Nutt) Hutchinson, prominent citizens of Ripon, 
whose sketch is also found in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher are the parents 
of four children: Frances Inez; William Redwood; Janette White; and Lizette 
Warner. Before turning his attention to ranching, Mr. Fisher was associated with 
his brother in running a bicycle store in Stockton, which they operated for five 
years. In 1914, Mr. Fisher purchased forty acres of bare land west of Ripon 
which he has developed into one of the best and most profitable dairy ranches in 
the county. Mr. Fisher is a Republican in politics and serves as a trustee of 
the San Joaquin school district southwest of Ripon and is counted a leader in 
district affairs.
 
History of San Joaquin County, California � Los Angeles, Historic Record Co., 
1923
p     452
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.