Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Rath, J. George 1856 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

J. GEORGE RATH, a farmer near Woodland, is a son of Andrew and Margareta
(Harzer) natives of Germany; the father, a farmer by trade, died in Germany,
January 23, 1889; and the mother died when George was a small boy. The latter
was born in Germany in 1856, and in 1872 he emigrated to America, landing in New
York city, where he remained six months, and then came on to California by
railroad, locating in Woodland. His first employment was an engagement with Mr.
C. Coil in farming, and next for Fred Mast, and finally he purchased, in 1880, a
tract of 320 acres in what is called Hungry Hollow, Yolo County, and there he
lived until last year, when he came to his present place two miles due west of
Woodland on Main street, where he has fifty-two acres and raises clover and
stock; on the larger tract in Hungry Hollow he raises wheat principally.

  He married Sarah Mast in 1880. She was born in Minnesota and, came to
California with her parents when but four years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Rath have
three children, Emma E., George F. and Frieda A.


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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