Santa Cruz County Biographies

JOHN McEWEN

Submitted by Kathy Sedler

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        John H. and D. A. McEwen are the proprietors of the Mansion Livery 
Stables, in Watsonville. They are natives of Canada, of Scotch descent, and came 
to this valley, John H. in 1876 and D A. in 1881. Until the past few years John, 
the elder brother, engaged in the profession of teaching, and was a teacher in 
the Pajaro Valley for nine years. More recently, however, he has directed his 
entire attention to the business in which he and his brother are engaged. He is 
a Knight Templar, and is secretary of the F. & A. M., both the Blue Lodge and 
Commandery, at Watsonville. He is unmarried,  and a very staid, quiet gentleman.
D. A. is the younger brother. He was married, in 1885, to Miss Alice Hamm. A 
little boy is the fruit of this union. D. A. is a man of a strong domestic 
nature, full of humor and good nature, and a very companionable and agreeable 
friend. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
        Both of these gentlemen have the reputation for unswerving honesty, and, 
by close attention to business and a proper regard for the wishes of patrons, 
have succeeded in establishing one of the best businesses of its character in 
the county. Their horses and. rolling stock are much superior to those found in 
the average livery stable.
 
HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.-  E. S. Harrison, 
Pacific Press Publ. Co., San Francisco, 1891