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Note: Joseph McCullough, who is carrying on an extensive and remunerativebusiness as a dealer in farm implements and machinery of all kinds,and also in buggies, wagons, carriages and vehicles. One of the earlysettlers of this part of the county, he is widely known, and as a manof upright character and fine moral principles is held in high esteem.A son of the late Thomas McCullough, he was born, January 23, 1859, inNorth Hatley, Quebec, Canada.
Educated in the common schools of North Hatley, Quebec, Joseph H.McCullough remained on the home farm until attaining his majority.Learning then the blacksmith trade, he followed it at Ayer's Flat,Quebec, until 1887, when he came to California in search of afavorable opening for business. Spending the first winter of his stayin this genial climate at Santa Ana, he located in Downey in thespring of 1888, and has since resided here, having a pleasant andattractive home of his own. After working at his trade for six years,he purchased a smithy, and in addition to carrying on generalblacksmithing, dealt in farm machinery, buggies and wagons. InDecember, 1904. he sold his shop, and since confined his attention tomercantile pursuits only, handling farm implements, machinery, wagonsand buggies, as before mentioned, and having a fine trade.
June 7, 1894, in Downey, Mr. McCullough married Julia Ardis, whowas born December 11, 1873, a daughter of John and Fanny(Harris)Ardis, and they have two children, namely, Ardis Irwin, born December4, 1895, and Katherine, born January 17, 1903. Politically Mr.McCullough is a staunch supporter of the principles of the republicanparty. Fraternally he belongs to the Independent Order of Foresters,to the Modern Woodmen of America and to the Knights of the Maccabees.He and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church, theirreligious belief being in sympathy with the teachings of thatdenomination. (J. M. Guinn) (1)
1999 My earliest remembrances of "Grandpa" were that he lived inDowney, separated from my "Grandma", and was in the real estatebusiness. Mama and I often visited him and I stayed with himoccasionally at his combination business-home location. He wouldoccasionally visit the home place where Grandma lived and did a fewchores for her. I don't remember them being very cordial. When welived in Lakewood Village, he usually visited us every weekend, mowedour lawn and stayed for dinner. It was on his way home to Downey thathe didn't hear the approach af a Pacific Electric streetcar and waskilled at the crossing. That was in 1939. (by Ralph S. Cooper, D.V.M.)(2)
1939 MCCULLOUGH FUNERAL ARRANGED
Services to be Saturday for 81-Year-Old Resident Killed in AutoAccident
Funeral services will be held saturday afternoon at 2:30 at MillerBros. chapel for Joe H. McCullough, 81, who died Wednesdaynight from injuries received when his car was struck by aPacific Electric train on Paramount Blvd. in Clearwater.
Rev. Lallance will officiate and interment will be in Downeycemetery.
Mr. McCullough was born at Cherrytown (Possibly Tarrington RSC)near Kingston, Ontario, Canada, January 23, 1858 and came toDowney in 1881 intending to make a short visit, but likedthe town and people and lived here ever since. He obtained employmentin the blacksmith shop with the late John Townsley, working for himuntil his marriage to Miss Julia Ardis June 7, 1894, when heestablished his own blacksmith shop on what was then First street. This building burned and while he was rebuilding it, Mr. McCulloughconducted his business across the street on the south side of FirstSt. The new building was later to be used to house the Downey FireDepartment until moved to its own quarters on West Second street.
After disposing of the blacksmith shop, he opened an implementstore on the corner of what is now Firestone and Downey and his signread, "McCullough Farm Implements, Buggies, Robes, Gas Engines andMachine Oils."
He continued in this business until about 25 years ago when heentered the real estate business, which he continued in until the timeof his death.
Surviving him are his widow, son Ardis I McCullough of Venice,daughter Mrs. Kathryn Cooper and grandson Ralph of LakewoodVillage, two borthers, one of Worchester, Mass., and one ofDenver. Colo., a sister in Canada, niece Mrs. L. R. Harris andnephew Fred Emerson, both of Bakersfield and a host of friends.(3)
1939 J. H. McCullough Dies From Injuries Received in Auto, ElectricCar Crash
J. H. McCullough, injured fatally Wednesday evening at aboutsix o'clock at the Pacific Electric crossing at Clearwater when he wasreturning home from Lakewood Village where he had been adinner guest of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph Cooper, passed away severalhours later. An inquest will be held tomorrow (Friday) morning fromthe Miller funeral parlors.
Motorman Harold C. Wolfe, of the Santa Ana bound train, stated hehad sounded a warning signal at the Paramount crossing andnorthbound cars had stopped. A sedan suddenly drove around the stoppedcars and into the path of the train. Mr. McCullough was renderedunconscious from the accident and although he lived several hoursafter being removed to the Downey Community Hospital, never regainedconsciousness.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning from the MillerFuneral Chapel, Rev. T. L. Lallance and Rev. Horace Hay will have theservice. Mrs. Mamie Ardis will furnish the music. Burial will be inthe Downey cemetery.
Mr. McCullough was born in Tarrington, Canada, January 23, 1859and when a young man before coming to Downey was employed as afireman on the Parsumsick Railroad in Vermont, now the Boston Mainerailroad company. C. F. Berry, Downey resident, was engineer on thesame railroad.
When Mr. McCullough first came here, he was employed in theTownsley blacksmith shop on East Second street, laterestablishing a wagon and buggy business for himself. He later returnedto the blacksmith shop business for himself until 1921 when he sold toR. O. Pollard and engaged in real estate business. (4)
Note: Identified with the industrial interests of the city of Downey is
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