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FRED WENZELBURGER
A very wide-awake, progressive and
prosperous young rancher, who always has something to show for his scientific
theories and his practical devices and methods, representing the “last word” in
agricultural science, is Fred Wenzelburger, who was born on the old home ranch
of his father, about six miles to the southeast of Clements, on July 30, 1892,
the son of Chris and Mary (Cordoza) Wenzelburger, whose interesting life-story is given in
greater detail elsewhere in this work.
His father first saw the light in the famous old city of Wittenberg,
Germany, in 1870, and twenty years later married into one of the old
established Portuguese-American families, enviably associated with the history
of northern California.
Fred attended the Brandt School and
later pursued the excellent courses in business training at the Heald’s Commercial College at Stockton. Thus well-equipped, he started out for
himself when eighteen years of age, and then took up the trade of a machinist,
and in harvesting time he worked with threshing outfits. He was in the service of Shedd
& Hannah, at Tracy, and after that worked for the Harris Manufacturing
Company at Stockton, joining their staff in the construction department.
At the Linn Rancho about two miles
east of his own home, on February 17, 1915, he was married to Miss Oleta Linn, who was born near Clements, and is the daughter
of Daniel and Carrie (Weber) Linn. Her
father came to California in early days, and lived for years on the Walter McGary Rancho, two miles east of Lockeford,
until he moved to a place about four miles southeast of Clements. Here he purchased 320 acres, and her father
still owns the ranch today. Mr. and Mrs.
Wenzelburger live on their place of 320 acres, upon which he erected a bungalow
and farm buildings. Mrs. Wenzelburger
received her education at the Grant and Brandt country school and the Stockton
Commercial College.
Mr. Wenzelburger first bought 160
acres of land adjoining the Linn ranch. They
have eight head of mules and two head of horses, and prefer the power thus
derived to that of the tractor. Mr.
Wenzelburger takes great pride in both his farm land and in his working of it,
and constantly endeavors to raise his standards. At the same time, he takes a live interest in
what is going on in the world about him; and, as a good Republican, but what is
better still, a broad-minded American, he contributes to making the world a
better place in which to live.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1527. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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