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Joaquin County
Biographies
ADOLPH G. BUSCHKE
An early settler who has seen much
of San Joaquin County grow from a wilderness and who is, therefore, a natural
lover of the Golden State, is Adolph G. Buschke, a native of Germany, born near
Posen, on October 11, 1859. His father,
Gottleib Buschke, made a visit to Tracy early in 1910, and upon his return to
his native land of Germany, passed away during May of the same year; and his
mother, Louisa Meatzner, in her maidenhood, passed
away in 1870. Adolph G. received a good
public school education in his native country and was confirmed in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1885 he
came to Tracy and entered the harness shop owned by his brother, G. A. D.
Buschke, whose sketch is also in this volume; two years later he removed to
French Camp and went to work in Brandt’s Factory remaining there for about two
years; and in 1889 farmed on shares for Mr. Ott, a
prominent landowner; two years later he again returned to Tracy and farmed on
the William Golden ranch until 1901; during this time he had acquired a ranch
near Banta, which was the first land he owned since coming to America; today he
owns three fine ranches adjacent to Tracy.
The marriage of Mr. Buschke occurred
in Stockton and united him with Adelaide Golden, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Golden, honored pioneers of San Joaquin County; Mr. Golden came to the
county soon after the close of the Civil War and now is the sole survivor of
the G. A. R. members of Tracy. He has
been a most successful farmer throughout his lifetime. Mr. and Mrs. Buschke are the parents of eight
children: Ella is the wife of George
Sheppard and has two daughters, the family residing at Stockton; Adolph is
married and has two daughters and they reside in San Francisco; Oscar married
Miss Marccinni, is a rancher and resides in Tracy;
Paul married Miss Noble, and they live in Oakland, California; he served in the
U. S. Army during the World War; Herbert married Miss Moffet
and they reside at Vernalis, where he is employed as assistant engineer of the
Standard Oil Pump Line; he served in the U. S. Army during the World War;
Reuben is a student of the University of California in the architectural
department; Gussie was married to Mr. O. Perry, a rancher at Tracy, October 14,
1922; Fred Ewald is a student in the West Side Union
high school of Tracy. Mr. Buschke
received his U. S. citizenship in 1893 in Judge Jones’ court at Stockton, and
has reared his family according to American ideals, being assisted in this work
by his devoted helpmate. He is a
Republican of staunch party loyalty and the family have
been active members of the First Presbyterian Church, Mr. Buschke serving as
elder. The first church service was held
in the Willow district schoolhouse and rough candles made of sheep tallow were
used to furnish artificial light in those pioneers days; he was one of the
organizers of the West Side Bank, since known as the Bank of Italy, but he has
disposed of his interest in that institution.
Mr. Buschke has been a pioneer in various lines of business; he was the
first man to conduct a dairy and for many years supplied the city of Tracy with
dairy products, before the establishment of creameries. His prize dairy herd has been his pride, and
he has shown as far away as the Tacoma, Washington, Fair his pure-bred
shorthorn cattle. In recent years
chickens have been his hobby, and he takes great pride in this thoroughbred
poultry. A close adherence to the Golden
Rule has been the policy of Mr. Buschke throughout his entire life, and his
honesty and industry have brought him peace and plenty for the balance of his
lifetime.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
839-840. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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