Shasta-Trinity County CA Archives Biographies.....Grotefend, Fred 1857 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

FRED GROTEFEND, cashier of the Shasta County Bank, is a native of Shasta,
California, born February 18, 1857. His father, Augustus Grotefend, was born in
Germany; came to the United States when a boy; crossed the plains to California,
in 1849 with Mr. H. F. Johnson. Upon arrival in this State he located at Shasta
and engaged in mining. He married Miss Amelia Zumdahl, a native of Germany, who
crossed the plains to California in 1852. To them were born seven children, all
of whom are living. The father died in June, 1889.

  The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in his native town. At the
age of thirteen years he entered his father's store, and remained there until
April 1, 1886. At that date he came to Redding to accept the position of cashier
of the bank in which he is a stockholder. Mr. Grotefend has built a nice
residence on Pine street, between Shasta and Sacramento streets; has several
other residences and city properties in Redding; owns a number of ranches in
Shasta and Trinity counties, and also has mining interests.

  April 14, 1886, he married Miss Elizabeth Eaton, a native of California. The
writer of this article learned from the files of the Redding papers that the
marriage of this prominent young couple was the finest and most noted event of
the kind which ever occurred in this county. They have one child, a daughter.
Mr. Grotefend is a member of Mount Shasta Parlor, N. S. G. W., and is Past
President of the parlor. For two terms he has been Treasurer of Redding. In
politics he is a Republican. Mr. Grotefend takes a lively interest in the
affairs of his county and country, and is a most agreeable and obliging business
man.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.

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