Charles H. Shorey - Among the earlier and well-known residents of the Azusa is the subject of this sketch. Mr. Shorey was born in Penobscot County, Maine, in 1844, his parents being Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Hurd) Shorey, both natives of that State. His father was a farmer by occupation, and in 1850 moved his family to Wisconsin, locating in Juneau County, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. Mr. Shorey was reared upon his father's farm and received his education in the schools of that county. Upon reaching his majority he engaged in the lumber business with his brother, Philip Shorey, upon the Wisconsin River. Their mills were located at Necedah, Wisconsin, where they also had a general merchandise store. Mr. Shorey successfully pursued his business enterprises in that State until 1875. In that year he came to Los Angeles County, California, and located at the Azusa, in the East San Gabriel Valley, near the Citrus post office, about four miles southwest of the present site of Glendora. There Mr. Shorey purchased 120 acres of land and entered into agricultural pursuits. He also established a grocery store at that point, which he conducted until 1879. He then closed out his store and went to Arizona, and for the next two years he was actively engaged in mining enterprises in the Tombstone district. In the fall of 1880 he returned to his farm and resumed his farming operations, which he conducted upon a large scale, which he devoted to grain cultivation. He also, on his home place, engaged in horticultural pursuits, planting citrus fruits, etc. In 1886 Mr. Shorey sold out his land and took up his residences upon the farm of his brother, Philip Shorey, located one mile west of Glendora, and has since resided upon that place. His long residence and business operations in the East San Gabriel Valley have made him well and favorably known throughout that section of the county, and gained him a large circle of friends. Mr. Shorey is a member of the Masonic fraternity and still retains his membership in the Zera lodge of Necedah, Wisconsin. In political matters he is a straight Republican. He has never married. His comfortable home is presided over by his mother.
Source: An Illustrated History of Los Angeles, County, California. Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1889. page 636