Contra Costa-El Dorado County CA Archives Biographies.....Raap, Henry 1830 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

HENRY RAAP.—Was born in Holstein, Germany, June 20, 1830, and is the son of
Conrad and Wileky (Holm) Eaap. He received his education in his native place. In
1848, entered the military service, took part in the war between Holstein and
Denmark, and was discharged in 1851. He then emigrated to the United States,
first settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he embarked in farming and horticulture,
which he followed for two years, and finally accepted a situation as interpreter
for the Great Western Railroad Company, his business being to direct the
numerous foreigners then arriving to the proper trains, etc. In 1854, his
attention was turned towards the Pacific Coast, and in the following year he
emigrated to California, via Nicaragua. On his arrival, he immediately proceeded
to the mines at Placerville and El Dorado, commencing to work on the American
river, and with considerable success. The proceeds thus accumulated he deposited
in Adams' Bank, which, failing soon after, swept away Mr. Raap's hard-earned
gold, and left him penniless; but to despair was not in his nature. He returned
to the mines; in 1858, we find him hard at work on the Frazer river, British
Columbia, and in the year following, returning to Europe on a six months' visit.
In 1860, he came back to California, and was variously employed until 1862, when
he went to Salmon river, Washington Territory, for mining purposes. In 1862 he
again returned to Germany, and was there married. He then once more turned
towards the Pacific Slopes, arriving in the Fall of 1863, located in Martinez,
but shortly thereafter purchased his present property, consisting of two hundred
acres of land, one mile south of Martinez, where he is engaged in farming and
horticultural pursuits. Married, December 16, 1862, Magdalene Classen, a native
of Holstein, Germany, and has: Harry, Adele, John, Alfred and Otto.

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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.

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