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EDWARD WALKSMUTH
EDWARD WALKSMUTH, proprietor
of the Tracy Hotel at Tracy, Tulare Township was born in Germany, January 31, 1834. He was reared and educated in his
native place. In 1857 he came to the United States,
locating at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1861 he enlisted in the army and served until
1864. He was engaged in the battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, Seven Days’ fight on the retreat with General
McClellan, battle of Malvern Hill, battle of the Wilderness under Hooker,
Chancellorsville Spottsylvania, Gettysburg under General Meade, etc. At the battle of the
Wilderness he was wounded in the right wrist and breast. He was carried to the
hospital at Alexandria, Virginia, and cared for until his recovery. In 1864 he
received his discharge at Washington, District of Columbia. Soon after he went to Franklin, Pennsylvania, where he was employed as engineer for a short time;
then engaged in the grocery business. In 1868 he sold out his business and set
sail for California, remained but one year and then returned for his
family. He brought them to Sacramento, but after six months came to Ellis, this
township, and engaged in the hotel business; leased the hotel for two years,
when he went into the wool-raising business, in 1875, then resumed the hotel
business in 1877, moved the hotel to Tracy in 1878, where he is running a
first-class house, and, being an honest, straight-forward, accommodating
gentleman, is doing a large business.
He was married April 25, 1865, to Miss N.
Bayer. They have four children, namely: Millie, Elda,
Mary and Eddie.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 374. Lewis Pub. Co.
Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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