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FRED T. KIRSCHENMANN
On the roll of successful
vineyardists of San Joaquin County will be found the name of Fred T.
Kirschenmann, his home place lying about one mile north of Victor. His birthplace is in South Russia, near the
city of Odessa, and the date of his birth is August 11, 1892. He is a son of Theobold and Magdalena
(Schreiber) Kirschenmann, farmers of their native country of Russia, who were
the parents of five children: Christ,
Christina, Magdalena, Theobold, and Fred T.
Fred T. Kirschenmann received his
education in Russia. When he was sixteen
years old, he came to the United States, and to Lodi, California, arriving here
on December 11, 1907. He worked for
different farmers, mostly at viticulture, and was thus occupied until 1915,
when he decided there was little to be gained by working for others. Accordingly he purchased ten acres one mile
north of Victor, which is in full-bearing vines, and here he has met with
gratifying success.
The marriage of Mr. Kirschenmann
occurred in Lodi on November 19, 1915, and united him with Miss Emma Preszler,
a daughter of George Preszler, whose sketch will be found elsewhere in this
work. She was born at Menno, South Dakota,
and came to Victor when eight years of age.
She received her education in the Lockeford schools. Mr. and Mrs. Kirschenmann are the parents of
one son, Leon Adam. In 1923, Mr.
Kirschenmann purchased a ten-acre vineyard one mile west of his place, and Mrs.
Kirschenmann received a ten-acre vineyard from her father, making them thirty
acres of highly improved land. He is
also leasing twenty-five acres of vines, which he also operates. A fine, modern bungalow has just been
completed on their home place. Mr.
Kirschenmann has brought his ranch to a high state of cultivation, and the
productivity of their vineyards is enhanced by a fine irrigation system. Mr. Kirschenmann is a Republican. He and his family are members of Salem
Reformed Church, of Lodi. Without
special advantages at the outset of his career he has worked his way steadily
upward, with determined purpose and untiring efforts.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1630. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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