San Joaquin County Biographies
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MRS. HATTIE (GRUPE) HOLMAN
The daughter of a well-known pioneer, and herself a native daughter of the Golden State, Mrs. Hattie (Grupe) Holman was born in San Joaquin County on the Linden road about nine miles from Stockton. She is the eldest daughter of Carsten and Margaret (Behnke) Grupe, natives of Hanover and Bremen, Germany, respectively. Carsten Grupe came to California around the Horn in 1849. Settling in San Joaquin County, he mined in the hills east of Linden, and later he purchased 1,300 acres of grain land in the same section of the county. Eight children were born to these California pioneers: Hattie, of this sketch; Katherine, now Mrs. Ramsay of Stockton; Doris, now Mrs. Stowe of Stockton; Henry, residing in Linden; John, also of Linden; Mattie, Mrs. Smith, who resides in Linden; Charles, deceased, and George, of Stockton.
On September 12, 1876, Miss Hattie Grupe was united in marriage with Herman C. Holman, a native of Germany, son of Henry and Margreta Holman. Herman C. Holman came to California in 1862 and engaged in farming. He removed to Stockton and became the proprietor of the old United States Hotel; later he rebuilt it, and it is the present United States Hotel on South Center Street. In 1905 he erected his splendid residence at 307 East Oak Street and retired from the hotel business, his sons, George and Leland, assuming the management of the hotel. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Holman: Charles,, a dairyman in Stockton; George; Leland of Stockton, and Hattie, residing at home with her mother. Charles, the eldest son, married Miss Bertha Salbach, of Stockton, and they have two children, Herman and Katherine. Mr. Holman died in 1910 at the age of sixty-seven years, a highly respected citizen. Mr. Holman was a friend to the cause of education and served four terms as a member of the board of education. He was a Republican in politics, and fraternally was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and of the Encampment and Ridgely Canton, Stockton, and also a member of Stockton lodge, No. 218, Elks.
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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