EDWARD T. HAUSCHILDT

Sacramento County

Biographies

EDWARD T. HAUSCHILDT

EDWARD T. HAUSCHILDT.—Sacramento County owes much of her present prosperity and wealth to the many brave native sons and daughters who have come to her assistance from other sections of the Golden State, and have contributed what they could, by their industry and thrift, toward the development of Sacramento’s natural resources. Prominent among such far-seeing, optimistic workers, may well be mentioned Edward T. Hauschildt, the enterprising rancher, who owns 423 very choice acres about three miles to the northeast of Galt.

He was born in Alameda County, on November 7, 1865, the son of Henry and Minnie (Knip) Hauschildt, his father being a sturdy pioneer who reached California in a sailing vessel by way of Alaska, while his mother sailed around the Horn, also in the early, romantic days. They were married at San Francisco, and came to be blessed with six children: William, Edward T., Augusta, and Fred; and Rose and Minnie, both deceased. Henry Hauschildt settled at San Leandro, and engaged in farming; and there his son Edward was born. Then for a while the father cultivated ranch-land at Livermore, later moving to the West Side, near Tracy; but after three very dry years, he went “broke.” Taking his team and wagon and family, he then started north from there, and at Hicksville, now Arno, he stopped and talked with Mr. Hicks, telling him of his bad luck, and also discussing his future intentions. Mr. Hicks told him that all the good land to the north had been taken, and advised him to stop right there; but Mr. Hauschildt answered that he had no food, nor any money to buy food, whereupon Mr. Hicks, pointing to some hogs rooting in the fields, asked, “What’s the matter with one of those?”

This being a truly friendly invitation to stop, Mr. Hauschildt did so, and settled on the McConnell Ranch, which he rented for a while. He then purchased the original home place of 419 acres, paying nine dollars an acre, and after he had built a home there, he moved his family onto the place. This home was located three miles to the northeast of Galt, now on the Galt-Herald highway. The sons stayed with their father and purchased additional land, until Messrs. Hauschildt & Sons owned over 1,000 acres. Today Edward T. Hauschildt has 423 acres, the last ranch purchased by the Hauschildts. Henry Hauschildt, a worthy pioneer whose name ought always to be honored, died at the age of sixty-five; and his devoted, equally worthy and brave wife also closed her eyes to her earthly labors in her sixty-fifth year.

Edward Hauschildt was educated in the public schools, attending the Grant grammar school. At Sacramento, on September 25, 1901, he was married to Miss Ella Agnes Carr, who was born at Clay Station, in Sacramento County, the daughter of Seymour and Mary (O’Neil) Carr. Her father was a pioneer Californian who did his part in developing the Golden State; and his life-story is very appropriately given elsewhere in this historical work. Twenty-one years ago Mr. Hauschildt built his home and planted beautiful trees around it, and since then he and his faithful wife have reared a family of four sons. Clarence E. and F. Erwin, the two eldest sons, graduated with the class of 1923 from the Galt high school, taking the agricultural course. A further honor came to F. Erwin when he won the “Individual” silver cup, given by the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, in a stock-judging contest in which four schools of the county entered into competition; and he was also a member of the Galt high school that won a silver cup. William Lloyd is in the high school, and Francis H. is a pupil in the grammar school. Mr. Hauschildt is a Republican. He is a member of the Grangers of Galt, as are also Mrs. Hauschildt and the two oldest sons; and all are members of the Pomona Grange of Sacramento, in which Clarence is an officer. Mr. Hauschildt also belongs to the Knights of Pythias at Galt. An enthusiastically loyal native son, he is a vigorous “booster” for the locality in which he lives.

Transcribed by Betty J. Vickroy.

Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With Biographical Sketches, Pages 388-391. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.