Alameda-Contra Costa County CA Archives Obituaries.....Hemme, August October 31, 1904
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San Francisco Call, November 2, 1904
“PIONEER OF ’49 ANSWERS THE FINAL CALL
Berkeley, Nov. 1. – August Hemme, a pioneer, who came to the Pacific Coast in 
1849, and whose operations as a stockbroker and great realty operator gave him 
prominence in early days, died suddenly last night [Monday, October 31] at his 
home, 2216 College avenue [in Berkeley].  He was 71 years old.  Heart failure 
caused his death.  Mr. Hemme’s first location in California was at Danville, in 
Contra Costa County, where he purchased 3000 acres in early days and created a 
beautiful country place.  In the days of the Comstock mining excitement Hemme 
was rated as a millionaire.  His fortune was dissipated in the ‘70s, however, 
and he lived quietly after that at his home in Berkeley.  His philanthropy was 
well known, especially in church circles.  He contributed to the old Calvary 
Tabernacle and the Presbyterian churches of San Francisco sums aggregating 
$150,000.  He was a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a member of the Pioneers’ 
Society.  Eight children and a wife survive him.” 


Additional Comments:
San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California).  November 2, 1904 (Wednesday).  
Page 4, Column 7.  He was born January 10, 1833, in Prussia.  He married 
Minerva Elizabeth Ish.

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