Plumas County CA Archives Biographies.....Bacher, Antone 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@gmail.com January 12, 2006, 5:48 pm Author: Fariss & Smith (1882) ANTONE BACHER was born January 6, 1832, at Baden, Germany. At the age of fourteen he left home to learn the baker's trade, and after an apprenticeship of two years he worked as a journeyman for three years. In 1851 he came to America, and lived three years in Clinton county, Pennsylvania. He then removed to Jackson county, Iowa, where he bought a farm and lived on it seven years. In the spring of 1861 he came overland to California, arriving at Indian valley, Plumas county, September 22, 1861. In the fall of 1865 he bought the Ross ranch, first containing 86 acres, to which he has added 338 acres. In June, 1851, he was married to Elizabeth Weshing of Germany, and to them have been born the following children: Joseph, Andrew, Sarah, Albert, Frank, Levy, and George, all of whom are living. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties San Francisco: Fariss & Smith (1882) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/plumas/bios/bacher305bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb