San Joaquin County Biographies
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ADOLPH H. LINNE
The determination to win success has been the paramount characteristic in the career of Adolph H. Linne. Though obstacles and discouragements were many, he pressed steadily forward, until he is an influential citizen of the community. His native city is San Francisco, where he was born on June 1, 1871. Very early in life he was thrown upon his own resources as his parents passed away in the early '80s. The necessity of earning his daily bread required most of his time, and his schooling was therefore very meager, but he had learned well the lessons of honesty and industry. In October, 1883, Mr. Linne came to San Joaquin County and found employment on the Henry Fink ranch at Bethany, where he remained for about four years; then he was transferred to Mr. Fink's ranch near Banta, and until 1898 continued to labor upon the Fink ranch, when he went into partnership with his brother, Henry A. Linne. Entering into an agreement with Mr. Fink whereby they could farm 1,000 acres on shares, the brothers began operations. The first year was a very dry one throughout the entire district, and as the systems of irrigation had not been completed, the farmers suffered greatly from the drouth and, in consequence, short crops, but they persevered and became well known for their extensive grain farming. As their income increased, they purchased 640 acres of land south of Tracy, which is today a valuable property, devoted to grain raising, and in 1907 Mr. Linne built a fine residence and other substantial buildings. As time went on the Linne brothers have acquired more land, some of which faces on the Lincoln Highway southeast of Tracy and is now some of the most desirable land in the locality. There was 520 acres in this tract, all under irrigation; 160 acres has been divided off into forty-acre tracts, and sold off. The remaining 360 acres is devoted to grain, but the Linne brothers are preparing it for orchard and alfalfa.
The marriage of Mr. Linne was solemnized in 1901 and united him with Miss Annie Collins, a daughter of the late Capt. John W. Collins, an old sea captain, who married Miss Annie Pruser, a native of Germany, born in 1831, who came to America about 1867. Capt. Collins died near Tracy in 1876. Mrs. Linne was reared and schooled in the Jefferson district, the old school remaining within a half mile of their home until 1915, when it was torn down and the district consolidated with the Tracy public school. Mr. and Mrs. Linne are the parents of two children: Adolph H., Jr., a graduate of the West Side Union high school, class of '21, and Wilma E. Mr. Linne was one of the organizers of the West Side Bank, which is now a branch of the Bank of Italy, and he is a member of its advisory board; also a charter member of the Tracy Parlor, N.S.G.W. No. 186, and an active member of the Knights of Pythias.
Mrs. Collins, who was a sister of the late William Pruser, wealthy pioneer rancher near Tracy, resided with her brother until her death in 1907, his death occurring at a later date. She was well beloved and highly respected, and was the mother of three children: John W. Collins of Stockton; Annie, Mrs. Adolph H. Linne; and Minnie, the wife of Paul W. Harder, a prosperous rancher residing near Tracy.
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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