Calaveras County CA Archives Biographies.....Heinsdorff, John 1823 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co.

JOHN HEINSDORFF was born in Germany in 1823, and is the youngest of the seven
children of Peter and Kate Heinsdorff. From his native country he came to
Quebec, then to the United States, and after two years spent in New York, came
in 1849 to California, making the journey hither via the Isthmus route. By trade
he is a baker. For a while he worked in Stockton, after which he mined a year.
In 1850 he set up a bakery and store at Mokelumne Hill. In 1851 he moved to
Murphy's and followed the same business till 1855, when he turned his attention
to mining again. In 1860 he bought a ranch near Murphy's, and has since been
engaged in the manufacture of wines and brandies. He owns a fine tract of 170
acres of land, devoted to a vineyard and fruit of all kinds. In the early mining
days he furnished the first milk to the camp, at $3 a gallon.

   Mr. Heinsdorff was married in 1858 to Miss Mary Hanselt, a native of Germany.
They have three children: Joseph, Barbara, wife of William Jenkins, and Mary,
wife of B. L. Weymouth, of San Francisco. He is a highly respected citizen,
affiliates with the Republican party, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from 

Memorial and Biographical History
Merced, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties California

Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. 1892


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