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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 groceryman,
located at No. 147 North Aurora Street, Stockton. He inherited many of the sterling qualities
of his forebears, and these, combined with his own initiative and determining,
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 the field, 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 o 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 No. 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, Herman 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, Margareta Jurgens, also came to California around Cape Horn, making
the long journey in 1867. The parents
are both 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 its benevolences.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1356-1359. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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