Sacramento County
Biographies
Henry Alltucker,
of San Joaquin Township, was born June 6, 1844, in Germany, a son of George and
Maggie (Swick) Alltucker, farmers, who never came to this country, and are both
deceased. Henry was reared on a farm in
the old country, came to America in 1866, landing in New York city, resided one
year in Pennsylvania, working at odd jobs, and in 1867 came to California, by
way of the Isthmus, being three weeks on the voyage. The first year here he was fireman at the Pioneer Flouring Mill
and two years at the Lambart Mill; next he was years at the Lambart Mill; next
he was one year on a portion of Jack Korn ranch; from there he went to Owen’s
place, on which he remained eight years, and finally he purchased his present
property of 846 acres; he also has 320 acres near Sheldon. He raises mostly wheat and live-stock. All his present wealth he himself has
accumulated by his own industry and shrewd judgment. He has one of the best of ranches. It is located six miles from Elk Grove and twenty miles from
Sacramento, and only two miles from the railroad station; it is part bottom
land, bounded on the south by the Cosumnes River. A small but good vineyard is on the place. Mr. Alltucker is a member of the orders of
I. O. O. F., F. & A. M., and K. T.
In 1874 he married Miss Christina Olson, a native of Sweden, who died in
1885, leaving two children, Emma C. and George H.
Transcribed
by Karen Pratt.
Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California. Page 488. Lewis Publishing Company. 1890.
©
2005 Karen Pratt.