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GEORGE WOLF
An early settler of Stockton, who is
a veteran of the Franco-Prussian War, is George Wolf, a successful grocery man,
located at 147 North Aurora Street, Stockton.
He inherited many of the sterling qualities of his forebears, and these,
combined with his own initiative and determination, have brought him a large
degree of success. A native of Germany,
he was born in Bavaria on November 22, 1848.
He learned the trade of baker in his native land and was occupied in
that line of work when the Franco-Prussian War broke out in 1870; he was
recruited for the cavalry, but on account of his being a baker was attached to
the bakery department; he was at the siege of Paris and baked bread in field
ovens, under fire, and had many narrow escapes from being shot; however, he
went through the entire campaign and accomplished his task under great
difficulties. In 1876 he arrived in San
Francisco and worked in a bakery, receiving $15 per month for the first three
months, working from sixteen to eighteen hours per day; two years later he
settled in Stockton and was employed by Jacob Miller in the City Bakery; later
he was head baker for the State Bakery conducted by John Inglis. He then entered business for himself at the
corner of Weber Avenue and Sutter Street on the site of the present Elks’
building; after fourteen years in that location he sold out and bought the
two-story brick block at the corner of Aurora and Channel streets, his present
location, where he has been since 1903; here he conducts a grocery store and
has built up a fine trade. In 1901 Mr.
Wolf purchased a piece of property at 828 East Miner Avenue where he built a
home; later he moved the house back on the lot and erected a modern residence;
this property he now leases.
Mr. Wolf’s marriage at Stockton, May
14, 1901, united him with Miss Annie Tecklenburg, a
native of San Francisco, California, a daughter of the well-known pioneer of
San Joaquin County, Heiman Tecklenburg,
who came to California in 1866. Her
father is a native of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and sailed around the Horn
to California in pioneer days and has been occupied with farming pursuits for
many years in San Joaquin County. His
wife, Margaretta Jurgens, also
came to California around Cape Horn, making the long journey in 1867. The parents are still living and in 1920
celebrated their golden wedding. Of the
seven children Mrs. Wolf is the oldest.
She is possessed of much business ability and is of the greatest
assistance to her husband in conducting his mercantile establishment and Mr.
Wolf accords her no small degree of credit for his success. Fraternally Mr. Wolf belongs to the German
Order of Druids, in which he is past arch and trustee; he is also a member of
the Sons of Herman, in which he is a trustee.
He is also a member of the American Order of Foresters and the Fidelity
Society, while Mrs. Wolf is a member of Ivy Circle of Druids, in which she is
past arch druid. They are both members
of the German Methodist Church and contribute generously to it.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
583-584. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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