San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 2/25/2010
PETER KNOLLENBURG
A pioneer settler of San Joaquin County who had watched and aided the growth from a primitive condition to its present state of prosperity, was Peter Knollenburg, an esteemed veteran of the Civil War, and an honored citizen of his community for the past half century. He was born in Holland and came to this country when but sixteen years of age. On landing here he joined the 35th Massachusetts Regiment and fought for the preservation of the Union. At the close of the war he came to California and shortly after settled in Tracy. For a number of years he was in the draying business, but of recent years lived a retired life. He prized highly the friendship of the old comrades and many times entertained them in his home in Tracy. He always made a gala day of his natal anniversaries and many times hired the Arlington and gave a free show to all those who cared to attend. He attended every session of the grand encampment of the state which was held in Stockton in 1921, hiring a taxi to take him to and from that city. On Decoration Day he was one of the three old Civil War veterans who attended the exercises.
Following a stroke of apoplexy, Mr. Knollenburg was removed to a Stockton hospital and on June 19, 1921, passed away at the age of seventy-eight, survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Passler Knollenburg, now eighty-two years old, who resides in Tracy with her daughter, Mrs. J.O. McKeany, the older of her two surviving children, the youngest being Mrs. Floyd Kuykendall of Oakland. Mr. Knollenburg was a member of Rawlins Post of Stockton. An estimable citizen, whose busy life was filled with interesting experiences, Mr. Knollenburg stood high in the estimation of the citizens of his community, and his passing away caused deep sorrow to his many friends and acquaintances.
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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