San Joaquin County
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RUDOLF B. MEYER
R. B. MEYER was born November
10, 1827, in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. His
father and family emigrated to Marion County, Ohio, in
1830, and in 1832 removed to Seneca County and engaged in farming. He remained
on the farm with his father until April 6, 1852, when he started across the
plains to California, with two of his brothers, a sister, her family and some
friends. They came with ox teams, and drove some loose cattle. They had a
reasonable good journey, and arrived in Stockton October 27 of the same year.
In the course of time he purchased a farm of 320 acres, where he now resides.
His land is all under good cultivation; he raises mostly wheat, barley and hay.
He has a good dwelling-house and fine barn on his place, which is located eight
miles south of Stockton, and two miles north of Lathrop.
In May, 1869, he went back
East, by overland, to Seneca County, Ohio, on a visit. He was married there in
the fall (September 28, 1871), to Miss Margaret Thoman,
also a native of Switzerland and from the same county, born April 22, 1847.
He then came back with his
wife to California, in December of the same year, to his home, where he has
lived ever since.
They have had six children,
five of whom are living. Their names are as follows: Minnie M., born June 28,
1872; Nellie E., born April 6, 1874; Annie A. and Albert, born April 2, 1876;
Jacob K., born August 9, 1880; Henry H., born December 21, 1882. Albert died
February 12, 1879.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 474. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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