Tehama-Plumas County CA Archives Biographies.....Hesse, Charles 1847 - ************************************************ 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 January 30, 2007, 11:48 pm Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891) CHARLES HESSE, one of the substantial and successful farmers of Tehama County, was born in Tisson, Germany, December 23, 1847, a son of William and Louisa (Haska) Hesse. The parents were both natives of Germany, and emigrated to America in 1853, locating near Chicago, Illinois, where they carried on farming until 1858, and then moved to Davis County, Iowa. Here our subject received his education in the public schools, and assisted his father on the farm until 1869, when he began farming on his own account, which enterprise he conducted until 1871, when he came by rail to California, first locating in Indian Valley, Plumas County, where he conducted a farm and dairy business. In 1873 Mr. Hesse sold out and removed to Tehama County, and is now located on his farm of 1,360 acres, situated fourteen miles west of Red Bluff, of which 700 acres is under full cultivation, devoted principally to grain and stock growing, the balance being pasture and grazing land, except a small fruit orchard for family use. Mr. Hesse was joined in marriage at Bloomfield, Iowa, August 6, 1871, with Miss Margaret Fox, whose parents were Germans and emigrated to America in 1852, locating in Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Hesse have four children, viz.: William A., Charles N., Maggie L., and Ruby V. Mr. Hesse is a stanch Republican, and takes an active part in politics. He has been School Trustee of Brown's district for many years. He affiliates with the I. O. O. F., Red Bluff Lodge, No. 76; also the F. & A. M., Vesper Lodge, No. 84, Red Bluff. 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/tehama/bios/hesse1172nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb