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Author: Tom Gregory

RICHTER BROTHERS

    That conspicuous era of western development whose climax was reached in the
memorable year of 1849 witnessed the identification of the Richter family with
California and the beginning of their long and honorable association with the
commonwealth. It was Andreas Richter, a young German of stalwart frame and
sturdy powers of endurance, who left his native place near the city of Berlin
and crossed the ocean to the new world, landing at Memphis, Tenn., in 1846.
Hearing of the trouble in the west, Mr. Richter, who had served his three years
in the German army, enlisted in the Mexican war, at the close of which he went
to St. Louis. His stay there, however, was brief, for again he was lured to the
west and in 1849 came to San Francisco as a gold-seeker. In the midst of the
chaos then existing he found employment at the mines and for several years he
experienced the joys and sorrows of a miner's life, he having lost considerable
in the Fraser river country. Subsequently he established a large pack train, by
which he profited well in supplying the needs of man. Eventually .he laid by an
amount sufficient to permit him to return in comfort to his old German home
beyond the seas. The visit was not made solely for the purpose of renewing the
associations of childhood, but with a deeper purpose in view, for he there
married Miss Amelia Lehman, his boyhood's sweetheart and the devoted companion
of his later years.

    Upon the arrival of the young German couple in California they came at once
to Yolo county, where Mr. Richter bought a tract of raw land, one hundred and
sixty acres one mile north of Yolo. With unwearied ardor he cleared the tract,
put up necessary buildings and brought the land under cultivation. A comfortable
home was provided for his growing family. Constant application brought its
merited reward. Eventually he became known as a prosperous farmer and always he
was honored as a patriotic German-American citizen and as a representative of
the class of men indispensable to western development. On the home farm where
for years he had lived and labored his useful existence came to an end in 1896
and here too his wife passed away some years later. The old home is still
occupied by some of their family and it will be long ere their memory will grow
dim in the hearts of descendants or in the annals of the pioneers of the county.

    The Richter family comprises four sons and six daughters. The eldest, Henry,
is engaged in business at Berkeley, this state. The daughters are Emma, wife of
Jacob Freiberger; Mrs. Laura Cooper; Miss Amelia H. Richter; Mrs. Ella Rehmke;
Mrs. Minnie Millsap; Mrs. Elizabeth M. Curtis; Lewis J., Herman H. and Adolph
J., the last-named a resident of Oregon. Under the firm name of Richter Brothers
two of the sons, Lewis J. and Herman H., have since the death of their father
operated the old homestead where they were reared. During 1903 they increased
their enterprises by the purchase of three hundred and twenty acres, which they
now cultivate in addition to managing the estate. Their activities are varied
and extensive. Horses, sheep, cattle and hogs may be seen on their lands and
each in its own line contributes to the income of the proprietors, who exercise
sagacious judgment in the purchase and care of stock and are accounted experts
in this department of agriculture. In the raising of grain they also are
experienced and successful, while the making of hay adds another to the list of
activities that contribute to their prosperity. Throughout Yolo county they are
well known and everywhere they are honored as men of high principles and farmers
of recognized skill who, by their capable work, are adding prestige to an
honored family name.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth
and Development From the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]


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