Sacramento County
Biographies
CHARLES
HEINRICH
CHARLES HEINRICH, deceased. Among the best known of the pioneers of California who have made their home in Sacramento, was Charles Heinrich, now deceased. He was born in Germany in 1826, but left there when quite young and came to America, locating in New York. When Stevenson’s regiment was organized for the Mexican war, he joined its ranks, and accompanied the command to California, arriving on the 6th of March, 1847. He was among the first to come to Sacramento, and he opened the grocery store on the corner of Third and L streets which is still conducted in the family, and enjoys the distinction of being the oldest store of any kind in Sacramento. Mr. Heinrich’s courteous demeanor and good business qualifications made his store a paying investment, but he was burned out, like the rest, in the great fire of 1852, and again suffered in the great floods of 1861-’62. He conducted the business successfully, in spite of all obstacles, until 1887, when he was succeeded by his son Emil. He was one of the organizers of the Sacramento Hussars, and has served as captain of the company. He was also an honored member of the Sacramento Society of California Pioneers. His death occurred July 17, 1888. His wife was also one of the early ones to come to California, making the trip across the plains from Missouri. Her maiden name was Sophia Neubauer. They were the parents of thirteen children, of whom five are living. The two oldest of them are twins, viz: Albert, who is an engineer in the Sacramento fire department, at the Tenth street station, and Richard, who has been connected with the fire department of San Diego, but is now a resident of Sacramento. The others are: Minnie, wife of Albert Meyer (firm of Meyer Brothers, of the Wigwam, San Francisco); Emil, subject of the following sketch, and Nellie.
EMIL HEINRICH, son of Charles Heinrich, deceased, and now the proprietor of the pioneer store of Sacramento, northeast corner of Third and L streets, was born in Sacramento, in January, 1863. He was educated in the public schools of the city, and after that clerked in his father’s store. In 1885 he went to Portland, Oregon, and afterward to San Francisco, where he remained a year, then returned to Sacramento. He soon afterward, however, went to Los Angeles, where he took the position of manager of Brown’s bakery and confectionery business. Since taking charge of the business in Sacramento, he has given his entire attention to the details, and has maintained the reputation already established. Mr. Heinrich is a member of Sacramento Parlor, No. 3, Native Sons of the Golden West, which he joined in 1880, and in which he has held the office of treasurer. He is an extra fireman of No. 1 Company, Second street. He is a Republican politically, as was his father. Mr. Heinrich is one of the enterprising young business men of Sacramento, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of the community.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated History of
Sacramento County, California. Pages 735-736. Lewis
Publishing Company. 1890.
© 2007 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.