San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 2/25/2010
MISS MARGARET KNOTT
The founder and proprietor of the Royal Cleaning & Dyeing Company, organized seventeen years ago, is Miss Margaret Knott. Business was first started in a small way at the corner of Oak and Eldorado streets, and in a few months a lot was purchased on West Fremont street, where a building was erected and where the present business was established. Miss Knott was born in Germany, but had been brought to the United States by her parents, who had settled in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, and in that state Miss Knott was reared and educated. Twenty-three years ago she came to California and located in Stockton. Seeing an opening in this city for a modern cleaning and dyeing establishment, and being skilled in that line, she determined to launch an enterprise in that line of business endeavor. So in partnership with her brother-in-law, Henry Bertolas, the present business was established in April, 1906. This company has the latest equipment in modern machinery and their work is first-class in every particular, and they have built up a large, profitable business, which is growing year by year. Henry Bertolas was a native of Austria-Hungary and came to America at the age of eighteen years, locating in Michigan; for a number of years he resided in Norway, Mich., and was postmaster of Vulcan, Mich.; he was also engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery business there. In Michigan he married Miss Elizabeth Knott, and they had eight children, six of whom are living: Henry, who served overseas at Base Hospital No. 47 in France in the World War; he is now assisting in the business; Louise is bookkeeper for the establishment; Mrs. Katherine Rohde, Mrs. Henrietta Manders, and Mrs. Mary Morse reside in San Francisco, while Karl is attending school in Stockton. Twenty-four years ago the Bertolas family located in Stockton. Mr. Bertolas died May 14, 1918, and his widow survived him until April 3, 1920. Fraternally Mr. Bertolas belonged to the Eagles and I.O.O.F. Miss Knott is a pioneer in the cleaning and dyeing business in Stockton and her capabilities as a keen business woman have been demonstrated in the management of her affairs.
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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