San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 2/7/2010
JOHN W. HERZOG
A native of the Duchy of Baden, Germany, where he was born on January 16, 1870, John W. Herzog has become, through his foresight, progressive enterprise and enviable industry, one of the successful, influential and desirable citizens of Acampo. His father, Frederick Herzog, was a shoemaker by trade, and the father of three children—our subject, Mary and Felix; he and his wife, who was Amelia Stephom before her marriage, did the best they could for the education of their small family, and John was able to attend school in Germany.
In 1888 he came to the United States and California, and settled at Franklin, in Sacramento County; and for about twelve years he worked for wages as a farm-laborer. He then leased about 125 acres near this place and ran a dairy; and removing to Arno, in Sacramento County, he conducted a dairy on about 700 acres under a lease. He farmed successfully there, using only the most modern of appliances and up-to-date methods, until he came to his present location, a portion of the old Fawcett ranch, the history of which is given in the Fawcett story, in another part of this historical work. Eventually, he bought sixty acres of the Fawcett Ranch, fourteen of which he has in alfalfa; and there he conducts a small dairy.
At Sacramento, in December, 1900, Mr. Herzog was married to Miss Cynthia Lauchert, who was born in Germany near the scene of Mr. Herzog's birth, and came to the United States with her parents when she was five years old. Her parents were August and Cynthia Lauchert, and her father was also a dairy farmer. Growing up in the Golden State, she attended the schools of Sacramento County, and so early imbibed the American spirit. Mr. Herzog, who is a Republican, and his good wife are enthusiastic Americans, their admiration of things in the Old World in no wise interfering with their appreciation of the land of their adoption. Mr. Herzog belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America, being affiliated with Franklin lodge.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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