San Joaquin County
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HENRY KOONTZ
HENRY KOONTZ, a farmer of
Union Township, was born in Ohio in 1837, a son of John and Elizabeth
(Jonepher) Koontz; both natives of Pennsylvania. The father died in Ohio in
1853, and the mother in 1873. When two years of age Henry was taken to Wayne
County, Illinois. In 1857 he came to California by water; he left New York May
22 and arrived in San Francisco on the last of June, that year. After spending
about two years in San Francisco, working at odd jobs, he went to the Gold Hill
Mines, Placer County, but soon went to Sacramento on account of sickness. He
was engaged on a farm there for two years, then went to San Joaquin County,
where he worked at odd jobs for a while, then purchased his ranch, in 1864,
where he has resided ever since; it is situated about two miles from New Hope.
He also owns a ranch about three miles from this one on the banks of the north
fork of the Mokelumne.
His wife, Clemence (May) Koontz, was born
in Wayne County, Illinois, and died at the age of thirty-two years, in 1883,
leaving six children, namely: John L., Elizabeth, William H., Katie, George and
Clemence A.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 660. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago,
Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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