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Title: A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Publisher: Lewis Publishing Company Published: 1891 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Source(s): Google Books # of Pages: 713 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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512 HISTORY OF NORTHERN OALIFORNIA. sss I 1872 he came to America on the steamer Herrmann, sailing from Bremerhaven and landing at New York. For three or four years he remained in the metropolis, clerking for a cousin, Adolph Hilssman, on Thirty-sixth street and Tenth avenue. In 1875 he lett New York and came to California, and for the first year clerked in a store at Junction City, Trinity County. He then removed to Lewiston, and for two or three years followed teaming between that point and Paulsen’s. During that time he also conducted a ranch of 160 acres which he had purchased there. At the expiration of the time mentioned he sold his team and ranch and purchased the Lewiston Market from Martin Van Matre. He gets his stock from the surrounding country, and it is unexcelled in quality He runs a wagon as far as eight miles from Lewiston, including Deadwood, twice a week and sometimes three times. He was married in this county on Christmas day, 1879, to Miss Louisa Gaum, a native of Weaverville. They have one child, William. Mr. Goetze is a member of Trinity Lodge, No. 27, F.& A. M. In politics he is a Democrat, and his ability and strength have been recognized by his party. He isa man of many good qualities, for whom the future holds much promise. EF ie FRANKLIN TRACY, Postmaster at El Dorado, is a pioneer in the full sense of the term, inasmuch as he has been a resident of El] Dorado County over forty years. His early life was passed upon a Vermont farm; he was born at Chelsea, that State, October 4, 1827. In 1848 he went to Boston, Massachueetts, where he secured employment in the soap and candle factory of William Pierce. He remained employed there until October 30, 1849, at which time he took passage by the old ship Argonaut around Cape Horn, landing at San Franeisco after a voyage of 133 days. He arrived in Sacramento April 13, 1850, and then in El Dorado County, where he at once engaged in mining and followed it for two years, when he embarked in merchandising fourteen years. In 1867 he located one mile north of El Dorado and became a practical farmer for the next six years. In 1874 he came to the town of El Dorado and was engaged in various occupations until 1883, when he was appointed Postmaster, and filled that office until September, 1887. In February, 1890, he again took charge of the office. He has also been Justice of the Peace since 1880, and November 4, 1890, he was reelected to the same position. He was census enumerator of his district during June and July of the present year. Politically Mr. Tracy is a staunch Kepublican, and quite active in politics. He was the choice of bis party for candidate to the Legislature in 1856. Mr. Tracy is the owner ot a quartz mine, located some two miles south of El Dorado. Hie was joined in marriage, at El Dorado, February 28, 1864, with Miss Mary Snyder, a native of Germany, who came to America in 1849 and to El Doradv in 1862. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy have one daughter, now Mrs. W. S. Pitner, of Placerville, who also has one daughter, Jessie L. Mr. Tracy is the third of eight children born to his parents, who were Elisha and Martha (Patherd) Tracy, natives of Vermont. The ancestors on the paternal side were of French extraction. The mother’s side is traceable back to the English. They were of a long-lived and prolific race. The father died in 1878, the mother in 1879, each seventy eight years of age. J rion A. STURTEVANT, one of the pioneers of California, who las long been . aresident of Trinity County, was born in Putnam County, Georgia, April 28, 1813, his parents being John and Martha (Bass) Sturtevant. Both parents were born in Virginia, but were married in Georgia. Our subject lived in his native State until