Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Heisel, Paul 1829 - ************************************************ 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 March 3, 2006, 4:58 am Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880) Heisel, Paul. Manufacturer of boots and shoes. Born in Nassau, Germany, January 3, 1829, where he learned his trade and resided until 1849. On January 7th of this year he emigrated to America, first settling in New York City, where he remained until 1853, when he took up his residence in Boston, where he lived until 1856. Emigrated to California, landing in San Francisco May 1, 1856, and immediately came to this county, resided a short time in Petaluma, and then proceeded to Santa Rosa, where he opened a boot and shoe store, which he conducted until 1874, when he closed out his store and has since conducted his shop only. He also owns a snug little ranch of forty-seven acres, and considerable real estate in the city. Married August 2, 1858, Miss Ellen Hennesy. She was born in county Kilkenny, Ireland. Additional Comments: Santa Rosa 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sonoma/bios/heisel958nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb