Sonoma-San Francisco-Santa Clara County CA Archives Biographies.....Weise, Christian 1824 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Weise, Christian. Native of Germany, born January 2, 1824, where he resided
until 1848, when he came to America. Resided in New York until 1849, when he
came to California via Cape Horn, arriving in San Francisco June 1850. His first
business was driving stage from San Francisco to San Jose, which occupation he
followed six months; he then followed hunting as a business. During the year
1851 he camped several times where the city of Petaluma now stands. In 1852 he
settled on a ranch known as the Warfield & Stewart property, but in 1860 he
disposed of the same, and moved upon his present estate. Has eighteen acres in
vineyard; manufactures annually about ten thousand gallons of wine. Married
Susan McKinley, May 12, 1856. She was born in Ireland in 1818; they have five
children: Eliza, Frederick, Hattie, Henry and Charles.

Additional Comments:
Sonoma Township

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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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