Sacramento County
Biographies
HARRY G. KREBS
HARRY G. KREBS,--The commercial activities of Sacramento find an able representative in Harry G. Krebs, a native son of the capital city, who, as a lifelong resident thereof, has acquired a breadth of information regarding local conditions that is equaled by few and perhaps surpassed by none. The business to which he has given the larger share of his time has proved a lucrative investment, and has attained high standing among establishments of a similar nature in the city. A large stock of paints and wallpaper is kept on hand, the sale of these being increased by the fact that contracts are also taken for interior decorating and exterior painting. It is the aim of the proprietor to keep in stock a complete assortment of paints and preparations for interior finishing, and the very latest styles of papers. Strictly up-to-date in the stock carried, and strictly honorable in the methods of conducting his business, Mr. Krebs has won the confidence of a large circle of patrons.
A member of an old family of California, and himself a native of Sacramento, he was born June 9, 1880, a son of Charles Henry and Charlotte (Mueller) Krebs. He received a public school education in this city, and since leaving school has devoted his attention to business pursuits. The father crossed the plains to California in 1850, and ten years later the mother came via the Isthmus of Panama. The father passed away in 1892, but is survived by his widow, who makes her home in Sacramento. On March 18, 1909, the business, which has been established in 1854 by the father, Charles H. Krebs, and named after him, was incorporated as C. H. Krebs & Co., of which Harry G. Krebs was made treasurer. His brother, Franklin H. Krebs, was also interested in the business until his death in 1913. In 1919 the Krebs building was remodeled and modernized, thus enabling Mr. Krebs to carry a larger and more complete stock, the new entrance and location being changed to Seventh Street, where they occupy numbers 1008-1012, but in the same building.
The marriage of Mr. Krebs took place on January 15, 1908, and united him with Miss Lillis N. Swanston, also a native of Sacramento, and the daughter of George Swanston, a wholesale butcher and well-known citizen of Sacramento. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Krebs: Swanston, Ward, and Nancy Jane. Mr. Krebs is active fraternally, being a member of the Chamber of Commerce and has been a director and is also an ex-director of the Rotary Club and a member of the Del Paso Country Club. The Republican party has received his ballot in all national elections since his majority. He has manifested in all his undertakings, whether in private or civic affairs, a spirit of progressiveness and enterprise which has brought him success and the confidence of all with whom he has dealings.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento County,
California With Biographical Sketches, Page 584. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA.
1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.