Contra Costa-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Kirsch, Michael 1832 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 27, 2005, 4:51 am Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882) MICHAEL KIRSCH.—A native of Prussia; born November 28, 1832, and received a common school education at St. Wendel. In 1849 he emigrated to the United States; first located in Cincinnati, and in that city served a two-years' apprenticeship to the blacksmith's trade; he then passed some four years as. journeyman, and at the end of that time was employed by the Iron Mountain Railroad Company as blacksmith; removed to Missouri, and continued in this position until 1858, when he emigrated via Panama, to this coast, first locating at Watsonville. There he followed his trade for six months. His next move was to San Francisco, where he opened a shop on Pacific street, between Montgomery and Sansome, and there resided until the latter part of 1858, when he moved to Contra Costa county, and located in Walnut Creek, purchased his present property, opened his blacksmith shop, and in connection with which he runs a wagon and carriage manufactory. Was united in marriage in San Francisco September 24,1866, to Miss Julia Switzer, a native of Bavaria; by this union they have four children: Frederick M., born November 14, 1867; Emma E., born December 5, 1869; Virginia P., born January 10, 1871; and Berthe, born April 6, 1873. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION; TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE; ALSO, Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN; AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS 1882. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/contracosta/bios/kirsch58nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb