Sacramento County
Biographies
ADOLPH SKOOG
ADOLPH SKOOG.--An industrious and enterprising farmer is Adolph Skoog, who was born in Arvik, Sweden, September 26, 1873. He was reared on his father’s farm and educated in the excellent schools of that country. In the spring of 1898 he emigrated to the United States, coming direct to Sacramento, Cal. For two years he was busily employed on a ranch on Staten Island, after which with a partner he leased a ranch in the Lisbon district where he raised alfalfa and grain for a period of eight years, when the partnership was dissolved. Meanwhile, he was married in Sacramento in 1899, being united with Miss Bessie Nelson, also a native of Sweden. For some years, Mr. Skoog operated a farm and vineyard at Franklin with industry and success. In 1911 he leased the McKuen ranch on the Cosumnes, and there on the 1,150 acres he has since made his home, engaging in dairying and general farming and making a specialty of raising alfalfa and beans. His dairy comprises a herd of one hundred Holstein milk cows. He is being assisted by his son, Arthur, and they are applying themselves closely and industriously and are meeting with deserved success.
Mr. And Mrs. Skoog’s union has been blessed with four children: Annie, Arthur, Walter and Davida. Mr. Skoog appreciates the favorable conditions of climate and soil in the Sacramento Valley and is content that he had the good fortune to cast in his lot with the great and growing Golden State. A firm believer in protection as the fundamental principle for the success of America and American institution, he is a stanch Republican in his political preference.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 949.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.