Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Bernhard, Isaac 1821 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Bernhard, Isaac. A native of Bavaria, Germany, born March 15, 1821, where he
received his education and served an apprenticeship to the weaver's trade. In
1843 he emigrated to America, remained in New York a short time, when he came to
California, via Nicaragua, and arrived in San Francisco May 6, 1853. A few
months later he was a merchant in Green valley, this county, in company with
Edward Newburgh. Here he continued until the Fall of 1857, when he came to this
city and opened a store where the Phoenix Block now stands. In 1862 he opened
his present general merchandise store, and has ever since enjoyed a lucrative
patronage. Married Sarah, daughter of Jacob and Johanna Driefuss, March 28,1858.
She arrived in California July 27, 1857. She was born in Germany on September
16, 1835. Jacob W., born April 11, 1861, Joseph, F. A., born August 22, 1862,
Ella V. G., born May 16, 1864, Edward M. C, August, 23, 1876, Albert H. I., born
September 29, 1859, and died November 15, 1874, Herman I. G., born December 21,
1865, and died January 23, 1866, are the names of their children.

Additional Comments:
Petaluma Township

Extracted from:

HISTORY
—OF-
SONOMA COUNTY,
-INCLUDING ITS—
Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams;
—TOGETHER WITH—
A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original
Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular
Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County;
Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain
 Growing Interests, and Pisciculture;
ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
—AND OF ITS—
Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO:
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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