Butte County
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CHARLES G. WOLOHEN
CHARLES G. WOLOHEN.—Among Chico’s native-born young men perhaps no one
has shown more activity and continuity of purpose, or achieved more in so short
a space of time than Charles G. Wolohen. Still under
thirty, he was born in Chico, February 25, 1888, and is the son of Patrick Wolohen, one of the pioneer lumbermen connected with the
Diamond Match Company’s mill in Stirling City. (See
his sketch, immediately preceding.)
His first work was done in the saw-mill
for the Sierra Lumber Company at West Branch, and from this beginning he worked
his way up until he became setter. He went to Lyonsville,
where he engaged with the Diamond Match Company, working for them as setter for
one year, and was afterwards transferred to the position of scaler,
holding that position for six months. He then took the night shift as tallyman
and foreman of the lumber-pilers for another six
months. From there he went to the Feather River Lumber Company, working under
F. W. Harris at Portola Mill No. 2, as setter, for one season. After
this he took a course at Heald’s Business College for
eighteen months, graduating in bookkeeping and shorthand. He drifted around for
another six months before taking a position as yardman for the Diamond Match
Company at Gridley. He held this position for eight months and in 1912 was transferred
to the main office at Chico, starting as clerk for W. B. Dean, manager of the
branch yard department at Chico, afterwards becoming assistant
to Frank W. Terstegge, auditor and assistant to Mr.
Dean. He became manager of the retail yards about six months before Mr. Terstegge, on account of illness, resigned his position as
auditor, to which position Mr. Wolohen was promoted,
becoming Mr. Dean’s assistant in 1914. About a year and a half ago he
became purchasing agent for the Branch Yards Department, the following yards
being under his jurisdiction: The sash and door factory at Chico, the box
factory at Red Bluff and twenty-three local retail yards, namely: Arbuckle,
Biggs, Corning, Chico, Durham, Dunnigan, Gridley,
Gerber, Germantown, Hamilton, Live Oak, Los Matinos,
Lincoln, Maxwell, Nicholas, Orland, Red Bluff, Richvale,
Roseville, Williams, Willows, Woodland and Yuba City.
He was married, March 18, 1916, to Miss
Alma Meybem, daughter of Emil Meybem.
He is a member of the Woodmen of the World, at Chico, Camp No. 136.
Transcribed by Marie Hassard
06 July 2009.
Source:
"History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 1203-1204, Historic Record Co, Los
Angeles, CA, 1918.
© 2009 Marie Hassard.
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