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December 9, 1932. Ellen Hoult Morrell, beloved wife of William Morrell, daughter of the late John C. and Hanna Hoult, loving sister of William J. and Mary Elizabeth Hoult, and the late Thomas, David, Frank and Margaret Hoult and the late Mrs. James Toothman of West Virginia, aunt of Ivan F. Hoult and Ellen Hoult of San Francisco, and Mrs. Ila Hoult Stevenson and Bobbie Stevenson of Stockton; a native of California.</div> <div>    The funeral will take place Monday, Dec. 12, at 9:30 a.m. from the family residence, 537 South San Joaquin Street, thence to St. Mary's Church, where a mass will be said commencing at 10 a.m. A rosary will be said at the family residence Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Interment in San Joaquin Cemetery. Friends and aquaintances are invited to attend.</div> <bR> <div> Stockton Record, Saturday, December 10, 1932, page 22:</div> <div> ELLEN HOULT MORRELL FUNERAL RITES TO BE HELD MONDAY</div> <div>     Funeral Services will be held Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock for Mrs. Ellen Hoult Morrell, who died in the family residence at 537 South San Joaquin Street yesterday.</div> <div>     Mrs. Morrell was the wife of William Morrell and daughter of the late John C. and Hannah Hoult, pioneer family in Stockton.</div> <div>     She was the sister of William J. and Mary Elizabeth Hoult and the late Thomas, David, Frank and Margaret Hoult and Mrs. Jane Toothman of West Virginia. She was the aunt of Ivan F. Hoult and Ellen Hoult of San Francisco, and Mrs. Ila Hoult Stevenson and Bobbie Stevenson of Stockton.</div> <div>     Mrs. Morrell was born on a ranch near Stockton, August 18, 1880. She had been in poor health for a year.</div> <div>     Services will be held in the family residence, thence to St. Mary's Church with interment in San Joaquin Cemetery.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Margaret A HOULT - Obituary</U></B></div> <div> Stockton Evening Mail - Tuesday O <A NAME="margaret_a_hoult_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>ctober 20, 1914 </div> <div> DIED   HOULT - In this city, October 20, 1914, Margaret A. Hoult, daughter of the late J.C. and Hannah Hoult, sister of Thomas, D.J., W.J., J.F., Lizzie and Ellen Hoult of this city; also Mrs. Toothman and Mrs. Streight of Fairmont, West Virginia.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Robert Hoult STEVENSON - Obituary </U></B><B><U> <A NAME="robert_hoult_stevenson_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div>    REDWOOD CITY - Robert H. Stevenson, 40, 2797 McGarvey Avenue, died at Sequoia Hospital from an apparent heart attack last night. A native of Los Angeles, he had resided here seven years. A veteran of World War II, Stevenson had worked nine years as a bookkeeper for Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco. He was a member of the Holy Names Society of St. Pius' Catholic Church.</div> <div>     He is survived by his wife, Betty; three daughters, Marilyn, Sharon and Michelle, all of Redwood City, and his mother, Ila Stevenson of Stockton.</div> <div>     Funeral Services will be held at 8:45 a.m. Friday from the Redwood Chapel; thence to St. Pius' Catholic Church where a requiem mass will be celebrated at 9:15. Interment will follow in Golden Gate National Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tomorrow.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Ila May HOULT - Obituary</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="ila_may_hoult_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> STEVENSON - In Stockton, Calif. Sept. 22, 1970. Ila M. Stevenson, loving mother of the late Robert Hoult Stevenson; loving grandmother of Marilyn Maretto, Sharon Stevenson and Michelle Stevenson, all of Redwood City; loving great-grandmother of Douglas Moretto of Redwood City, loving mother-in-law of Betty Stevenson of Redwood City; loving friend of Shirley Domench of Stockton; a native of Stockton, Calif., aged 71 years.</div> <div>    Friends are invited to attend Rosary services as DeYoung Memorial Chapel, 601 N. California St., Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8:00 p.m. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Annunciation Friday,Sept. 25, 1970 at 10:30 a.m. Funeral will leave the DeYoung Chapel at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Visitation hours are from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Committal at San Joaquin Cemetery</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Maria E O'Brien - Obituary</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="maria_e_obrien_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Stockton Daily Record - Wednesday, July 4, 1945, page 14 </div> <div>     HOULT - In Stockton, July 3, 1945, Maria Hoult, beloved wife of William J, Hoult; loving mother of Ivan Hoult of San Francisco and Mrs. Ila H. Stevenson of Stockton; loving sister of Mrs. D.J. Hoult of Stockton; grandmother of Cpl. Robert Stevenson of U.S. Army and great-grandmother of Marilyn Stevenson of Stockton; a native of Ireland, aged 76 years, 13 days.</div> <div>     Friends are invited to attend funeral services from DeYoung Memorial Chapel Friday, July 6, at 8:45 a.m., thence to St Mary's Church at 9 a.m. where mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul. Rosary will be recited Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at DeYoung Memorial Chapel. Committal at San Joaquin Cemetery.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>William John HOULT - Obituary</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="william_john_hoult_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Stockton Daily Record, Saturday, September 1, 1945, page 14: </div> <div>     HOULT - In Stockton, September 1, 1945, William J. Hoult, beloved husband of the late Maria Hoult; loving father of Ivan Hoult of San Francisco and Mrs. Ila H. Stevenson of Stockton; loving brother of Elizabeth Hoult of Stockton; grandfather of Cpl. Robert Stevenson of U.S. Army and great-grandfather of Marylin Stevenson of Stockton; a native ofCalifornia, aged 80 years.</div> <div>     Friends are invited to attend funeral services at DeYoung Memorial Chapel Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1945 at 8:15 a.m., thence to St. Mary's Church at 8:30 a.m. where mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul. Rosary will be recited Monday evening at 8 o'clock at DeYoung Memorial Chapel. Committal at San Joaquin Cemetery.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Mary Elizabeth HOULT - Obituary</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="mary_elizabeth_hoult_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Stockton Daily Record, Saturday, February 7, 1953, page 19: </div> <div>      HOULT - In Stockton, Calif., Feb. 7, 1953, Mary E. Hoult, loving aunt of Ila Stevenson of Stockton and Ivan F. Hoult of San Francisco; great aunt of Robert Hoult Stevenson of San Francisco; a native of Stockton, aged 87 years.</div> <div>     Friends are invited to attend funeral services from DeYoung Memoria lChapel, 601 N. California St., Tuesday, Feb 10, 1953, at 8:30 a.m., thence to St. Mary's Church at 9 a.m. where mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul. Rosary will be recited Monday evening at 8 o'clock at DeYoung Memorial Chapel, C.C. DeYoung and Son in charge of arrangements. Committal at San Joaquin Cemetery.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Francis Joseph HOULT - Obituaries</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="francis_joseph_hoult_obits"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Stockton Daily Record, December 24, 1929, page 13:    F.J. HOULT DEAD AFTER A LONG ILLNESS </div> <div>     Following three years of frail health, Francis J. Hoult, a resident of Stockton for about 40 years, passed away Monday evening at the family home, San Joaquin and Hazelton Avenue. He was the son of John C. and Hannah Hoult, and was associated with his father for many years in the building of the Centennial Combined Harverster, which his father invented.</div> <div>     The deceased is survived by two sisters and a brother, Elizabeth and Ellen Hoult and William J. Hoult. Another brother, D.J. Hoult, passed away about a year ago.</div> <bR> <div> Stockton Daily Record, Tuesday, December 24, 1929, page 17:    HOULT - In Stockton, December 24, 1929, J. Frank Hoult, loving son of the late J.C.and Hannah Hoult and beloved brother of William J. and Elizabeth Hoult of Stockton, Mrs. Ellen Morrell of Stockton, Mrs. Jane Toothman of West Virginia and the late David and Margaret Hoult of Stockton; a native of California.</div> <div>     (The funeral will take place Thursday, December 26, 1929, at 9:30 a.m. from the family residence, 537 South San Joaquin, thence to St. Mary's Church, where mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, commencing at 10 a.m. Interment in San Joaquin Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend. DeYoung and Conklin in charge.)</div> <bR> <div> Stockton Daily Independant, Friday, December 27, 1929, page 12: FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR J. FRANK HOULT</div> <div>     Last rites for J. Frank Hoult were held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's Church with Rev. Father Tierney celebrating mass for the repose of his soul. Many friends attended and there were many floral offerings. Interment was in San Joaquin Cemetery. Hoult died following three years of poor health Monday evening at the family home, San Joaquin and Hazelton Avenue. He had lived here about 40 years. Pallbearers were George Mears, David Young, C.C. DeYoung, Edward Ford, Frank Gianelli and Mr. Wauchope.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Delia Bridget (Bee) O'BRIEN - Obituary</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="delia_obrien_obit"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Stockton Daily Record, February 28, 1948, page 13:    HOULT - In Stockton, February 28, 1948, Bridget (Bee) Hoult, beloved wife of the late D.J. Hoult; loving mother of the late Urban Hoult; loving aunt of Ila Stevenson of Stockton and Ivan Hoult of San Francisco; a native of Ireland. Notice of funeral later. DeYoung Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Urban J HOULT - Obituary</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="urban_hoult_obituary"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Merced Express, Friday, October 31, 1924, page 1: URBAN J. HOULT IS SUMMONED </div> <div> Passing of a Well-Known and Highly Esteemed Resident of Merced</div> <div>     It is with sentiments of sincere regret that we record the death of Urban J. Hoult, junior publisher of the Merced Sun, who passed away at his home at 1509 M Street at 7 o'clock this (Friday) morning. Mr. Hoult had been ill for several weeks from cancer and a complication of ailments following an attack of influenza, and while his death was not unexpected it came as a severe shock and has cast a shadow of sorrow over the entire community.</div> <div>     Urban J. Hoult was born in Stockton, June 4, 1889, and was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Hoult of that city. He was educated in the Stockton public schools and in St. Mary's College in that city, later entering the employ of the Holden Drug Store and after several years successfully passed the examination for registered pharmacist. In 1911 he came to Merced to enter the employ of the Merced Drug Company, and several years later, in partnership with A.F. Purdy, he purchased the business, and conducted it until 1918, when he sold it to the present owner, E.K. Maclean. Mr. Hoult then enlisted in the army and went toFrance as a member of the Field Sanitary Corps of the A.E.F.  After his discharge from the service he returned to Merced and in December, 1919, purchased the interest in the Merced Sun, formerly owned by the late C.D. Radcliffe and was connected with that paper until his last illness.</div> <div>     Besides his parents he leaves his widow, formerly Miss Eda L. Long, of this city.</div> <div>     Mr. Hoult was a member of the B.P.O. Elks, being a past exalted ruler, of Merced Lodge No. 1240, and he also held membership in Yosemite Parlor No. 24, N.S.G.W., and in Merced Post No. 83, American Legion.</div> <div>     Funeral services will be held in Our Lady of Mercy Church tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10 o'clock, after which the remains will be taken to Stockton, where they will be in state until Monday morning, when, following a requiem mass for the repose of his soul, interment will be made in the Hoult plot in the Catholic cemetery.</div> <div>     The passing of "Doc" Hoult is mourned by a multitude of friends and acquaintances by whom he was held in the highest esteem, and probably no man who ever lived in Merced was more popular in among all classes. He was the soul of honor and was greatly admired for his amiable, social qualities. He had a cheerful greeting for everybody and a ready willingness to help those in need or distress, and he will be missed by hundreds who were glad to know him and to call him a friend.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>David James HOULT - Obituaries</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="david_james_hoult_obits"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> Stockton Daily Record, Thursday, June 27, 1929, page 6:     DAVID J.HOULT, EARLY HARVESTOR INVENTOR, DIES:</div> <div>      David J. Hoult, who with his father, John C. Hoult, built the first combined harvester in San Joaquin County, passed away yesterday at the family residence at 435 South San Joaquin Street. For many years he was associated with the Hoult Harvester Works and later with the Holt Manufacturing Company and Harris Harvester Company. He was active in the latter concern until about a year ago when his health broke down.</div> <div>     Mr. Hoult was the oldest son of John C. Hoult, Farmington grain rancher. In the early days of the harvester, the father and son built their own machine in the blacksmith shop on their ranch. They made certain inventions and later established the Hoult Harvester Works at Scotts Avenue and Center Street. The factory burned to the ground several years later and Hoult and his father returned to the ranch.</div> <div>     Later, however, Mr. Hoult was offered a position with the Holt Manufacturing Company, where he was known as an expert on seperators. Several years later he became associated with the construction department of the Harris Harvester Company.</div> <div>     Surviving are the widow, Bee Hoult of Stockton; a son, Urban J. Hoult; two brothers, William J. and Francis J. Hoult; and two sisters, Mary E Hoult and Mrs. Ellen Morrell of Stockton. Mr. Hoult was 65 years of age at his death.</div> <div>     A low mass for the repose of the soul will be said at St. Mary's Church tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. Entombment will be in San Joaquin Mausoleum.</div> <bR> <div> Stockton Daily Record, Wednesday, June 26, 1929, page 20:    Died -HOULT- In Stockton, June 26, 1929, David J. Hoult, loving husband of Bee Hoult of Stockton; father of the late Irving J. Hoult; brother of Mary E., William J. and Francis J. Hoult, Mrs. Ellen Morrell, all of Stockton, and the late Margaret Hoult; a native of California, aged 65 years, 8 months and 26 days.</div> <div>     (The remains will be at the family residence, 435 South San Joaquin Street, until Friday: thence to St. Mary's Church for a low mass commencing at 9:30 o'clock. Entombment in San Joaquin Mausoleum. Friends and acquaintances are invited. B.C. Wallace in charge.</div> <bR> <div> Stockton Daily Independant, Thursday, June 29, 1929, page 11:   FUNERAL CEREMONIES HELD FOR DAVID J. HOULT, 65</div> <div>     Funeral ceremonies for David J. Hoult were conducted yesterday from the St. Mary's Church where a low mass was said for the repose of the soul. A large circle of friends were in attendance and the wealth of floral tribute testified to the high esteem the departed was regarded. Mr. Hoult was for many years a farmer of the Farmington district and of later years connected with the Harris Harvester Company. Burial was in San Joaquin Mausoleum.</div> <div>    Pallbearers were Fred Cowell, James Barkley, William O'Malley, DaveYoung, James Ford and Malcom Young.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>John Cunningham HOULT - Obituaries and Biographies</U></B><B><U> <A NAME="john_c_hoult_obits"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> California Historical and Biographical Record:  JOHN CUNNINGHAM HOULT</div> <div>     Inventive genius in a high degree was a characteristic of this pioneer of the '50s and, had it been his fortune to live in a manufacturing region at a somewhat later period of our nation's history,undoubtedly he would have attained remarkable financial success; even in the midst of unfavorable circumstances he won a large measure of success and established an industry that gave added prominence to the business enterprises of Stockton during an early day. The old commonwealth of Virginia was his native place and he was born October 26, 1832, in Marion County, which is now a part of West Virginia. Few advantages brightened his boyhood days. Early he became inured to labor. At an age when collegiate advantages would have made easier his later years, he was forced to take up the burden of self-support and also aid others of the family, which he did my means of following the blacksmith's trade.</div> <div>     A tedious but uneventful voyage by way of Cape Horn brought Mr. Hoult to California early in the 50's. His first location was twelve miles east of Stockton on the Sonora Road, where for several years he carried on a blacksmith shop. Shortly after settling here he bought eight hundred acres of land and began its improvement and cultivation, making a specialty of the raising of grain. He was a man of keen, thoughtful intelligence, and he soon ascertained that grain raising was unprofitable here on account of no facilities for harvesting. The existing system rendered impossible for any profits for the farmer. Studying the matter carefully, he concieved the idea of building a combined harvester, as that maching is now known. The completion of the task was one of great difficulty, owing to lack of neccesary tools yet he persevered, and in 1876 he was able to use his new invention in harvesting eight hundred acres of grain, which he did without taking the machine from the field.</div> <div>     As the first successful operation of the harvester had taken place during the year of the great Centennial at Philadelphia, Mr. Hoult named it in honor of that event, and for years the Centennial combined harvester was the only successful machine of the kind in the United States. Durding the winter of 1883, having previously greatly improved the original invention, he began the manufacture of harvesters in Stockton, and continued the business until March of 1892, when the works were destroyed by fire. Upon being rebuilt, the plant was operated by his three sons, D.J., W.J., and J.F., and the sale of the machines continued until the year 1896, when the worldwide financial stringency caused a cessation of business activities.</div> <div>     Possesing wide information and keen mental endowments, the advice of Mr. Hoult was sought often by friends, and his integrity was so well established that those who knew him regarded his word as equal to a bond. His death occurred at Stockton March 9, 1905, and he was mourned by family and friends, to whom he endeared himself  by his kindly disposition and unfailing generosity. In 1854 he married Hannah Higgins, and of their union nine children were born who still survive, namely: Mrs. Elizabeth Toothman, of Watson; Mrs. Susanna Straight, of Mannington, Marion County, W.Va.; Thomas, David, William and Frank, and the Misses Ellen, Lizzie and Margaret, all of Stockton. (note from Richard Kyle- John Hoult and Hannah Higgins were the parents of David James, Francis Joseph, Mary E., William J., Ellen H, and Margaret A. Hoult. The other children listed in this article were the children of John Hoult and Susanna Bare. Susanna died after giving birth to twins. The eldest twin survived, the youngest did not. Susanna died a few days after the birth. John left his children that were born by Susanna with his parents to raise in West Virginia and he left for California where he remarried and had the above family with Hannah.)</div> <bR> <div> Obituary - DEATH OF JOHN C. HOULT</div> <div> Inventor of Combined Harvester Gone to His Last Rest</div> <div>     John Cunningham Hoult, a pioneer and the inventor of the first successful combined harverster operated in the United States passed away at the residence of his children at the corner of Hazelton Avenue and San Joaquin Street, yesterday morning, after an illness covering several months.</div> <div>     The deceased was born in Marion County, Virginia, October 28, 1832. In the early 50's he immigrated to California by the way of Cape Horn and settled about twelve miles east of Stockton on the Sonora Road where he conducted a blacksmith shop. Soon after his settlement there he bought 800 acres and he began farming but finding the raising of grain unprofitable under the existing system of harvesting he concieved the idea of building a combined harvester. He therefore applied himself to the task of carrying out that idea. The result was a machine with which he in 1875 harvested his crop of 800 acres without taking his machine from the field. As that year was the nation's centennial, he named his invention the Centennial.</div> <div>     In the winter of 1883 he had greatly improved his original invention and began the manufacture of machines in Stockton. He continued the business until March 1892, when the Centennial works were destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $40,000. The works were rebuilt and conducted by his sons - W.J. and J.F. Hoult until the year 1896, when the financial strigency was worldwide and they went out of business.</div> <div>     Mr. Hoult was a man of remarkable physical powers and wonderful vitality. He recently underwent a severe surgical operation and the surgeons say but for that phenomenal strength and vitality he would not have survived the ordeal.</div> <div>     The following children are left to mourn his loss: Mrs. JamesToothman and Mrs. S. Straight of Fairmont, West Virginia: Thomas, David, William and Frank Hoult, and Misses Ellen and Margaret Hoult of Stockton.</div> <bR> <div> STOCKTON AND ITS RESOURCES, 1893, A SOUVENIR OF THE EVENING MAIL</div> <div> CENTENNIAL COMBINED HARVESTER</div> <div>     This company is the only manufacturer that makes a specialty of manufacturing belt or geared machines. It also builds combined harvesters to order. The first successful combined harvester ever built was manufactured in the San Joaquin Valley by J.C. Hoult, who afterwards founded the Centennial Harvester Company for the manufacture of these machines, and there is no doubt that they are the most successful harvesters now in the field. Special attention is directed to this machine, which revolutionizes all belt machines that have ever been made in its simplicity of construction, lightness of draught and convenience of parts. It has a seven-inch heavy drive belt, which is the longest drive belt on any machine built. The farmer should not chose a machine with a short and narrow belt, for it will have no belt surface and will have to be kept too tight to run easy; a drive belt should be long and wide so that it will go around the pulley and give it more pulling surface; the wider the belt the less friction caused by a belt tightener, and the easier it will run.</div> <div>     The main driving sprocket of this machine does not go within ten inches of the ground and consequently cannot gather any dirt, nor get worn off. The sprocket that is driven by the main one is so cast as to enable the farmer to take the rim off when worn out and put on a new one without having to throw away the hub, and thus avoiding having to fit keys, which is a great annoyance in the field and loss of time. This is also a great saving in buying extras, the farmer only having to buy the rim, not the whole sprocket weighing thirty or forty pounds.</div> <div>     The manufacturers of the Centennial Combined Harvester stand ready to prove any assertation that they make for their harvester, and of those who contemplate purchasing a harvester they cordially invite a thorough inspection, feeling sure they will be convinced that it is the simplest, easiest handled, and lightest draught combined harvester on the Pacific Coast.</div> <bR> <div> Obituary:</div> <div> JOHN C. HOULT PASSES FROM EARTH</div> <div> ORIGINAL INVENTOR OF THE COMBINED HARVESTER RESTS FROM HIS GREAT LABORS</div> <div>     John Cunningham Hoult, the pioneer and inventor of the first combined harvester ever used in San Joaquin County and the first successful machine of the kind in the United States, closed his earthly career this morning after an illness that had confined him since November.</div> <div>     Mr. Hoult came to this county in the early '50's direct from the east, around Cape Horn. He settled first twelve miles east of Stockton on the Sonora road where he had a blacksmith shop several years. Not long after he settled there he bought 800 acres in that vicinity and began grain farming.</div> <div>     Finding the raising of grain unprofitable under the existing system of harvesting he concieved the idea of building a combined harvester as that machine is now known. He therefore applied himself to the task of carrying out that idea. The result was a machine with which he in 1875 harvested his crop of  800 acres without taking the machine from the field. As that year was the nation's centennial , he named his invention the Centennial. Machines of his make are still in successful operation and he and his friends always maintained that all other combined harvesters are copies or modifications of his invention.</div> <div>     In the winter of 1883 he had greatly improved his original invention and began the manufacture of machines in Stockton. He continued the business until March, 1892, when the Centennial Works were destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $40,000. The works were rebuilt and were conducted by his sons - W.J. and J.F. Hoult - until the year 1896 when the financial strigency was worldwide, and they went out of business.</div> <div>     Mr. Hoult was born in Marion County, Virginia, now West Virginia, October 26, 1832. He was a man of wide information, active mind and that uncommon quality called common sense. His advice was sought by many of his numerous friends throughout San Joaquin County and neighboring counties and his integrity was so well established that those who knew him would accept his word as equal to a bond.</div> <div>     He was a man of remarkable physical powers and wonderful vitality. He recently underwent a severe surgical operation and the surgeons say that but for that phenomenal strength and vitality he would not have survived the ordeal. Mr. Hoult had been a widower four years and made his home with his children in the Hoult home on the northwest corner of Hazelton Avenue and San Joaquin Street.</div> <div>     He left nine children, viz: Mrs. James Toothman and Mrs. S. Straight of Fairmont, West Virginia; Thomas, David, William and Frank Hoult, and Misses Ellen and Margaret Hoult of Stockton.</div> <bR> <div> Obituary</div> <div> PASSING OF J.C. HOULT</div> <div> WELL KNOWN INVENTOR JOINS THE MAJORITY</div> <div> THE FUNERAL TOMMOROW MORNING -- DECEASED WAS THE INVENTOR OF COMBINED HARVESTER</div> <div>     The funeral of John Cunningham Hoult will take place tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, from the family residence, at the corner of Hazelton Avenue and San Joaquin Streets, thence to St. Mary's Church for services at 9:30 o'clock. The interment will be in San Joaquin Cemetery.</div> <div>     The deceased was a San Joaquin County pioneer and was the inventor of the first successful combined harvester ever operated in the United States. He passed away yesterday at the family residence at the age of 72years.</div> <div>     Mr. Hoult was born in Virginia and he emigrated to California in the early fifties and settled on the Sonora Road, twelve miles east of Stockton. In 1876 he had so far perfected his combined harvester that he was able to harvest his 800 acres of wheat with the machine. He named his harvester the centennial. In 1883 he began the manufacter of combined harvesters in this city and continued in that business until 1892, when his factory was burned. His sons, W.J. and J.F. Hoult, rebuilt the factory and continued the business until 1896. The deceased leaves the following sons and daughters: Mrs. James Toothman and Mrs. S. Straight of Fairmont, West Virginia; Thomas, David, William and Frank Hoult and Misses Ellen and Margaret Hoult of this city.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>