Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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D. A. SAUM, 
 
contractor, builder and jobber, Los Angeles, was born in Van Wert County, Ohio, 
April 9, 1856. His father, also a native of Ohio, removed to Iowa in 1860, and 
after the war broke out enlisted and served nearly two years; was severely 
injured in unloading a car of powder when the train was on fire. After leaving 
the service he returned to his native State. The subject of this sketch attended 
school in Lima, Ohio, six years, and learned the cooper's trade with his father. 
Not liking that business, he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, and 
followed it for a time, and then engaged in building. In April, 1885, he went to 
Kansas, where he lived until September, 1886, when he came to Los Angeles. Since 
then he has been engaged in contracting and building. He has a large jobbing 
trade, amounting the past year to between $15,000 and $20,000, and his success 
is owing to his energy and close attention to business. In 1886 Mr. Saum married 
Miss Nellie Fender, of the State of Michigan. They have one daughter, whose name 
is Dollie.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 641
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler