Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Schlosser, Gustave Ernest 1857 - 
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GUSTAVE ERNEST SCHLOSSER

    Two spots, with the width of one-half the continent between them, have
furnished the environment for the energetic efforts of Mr. Schlosser, and these
locations are Hancock county, Ill., where he lived until he had attained his
majority, and Yolo county, Cal. of which he has been a resident from the age of
twenty-one up to the present time. The family comes of German extraction, as the
name indicates, and his father, Peter, was the first representative of the
family in the United States, crossing the ocean to the new world and settling in
Hancock county in 1848. The land which he purchased was rich and fertile, but no
attempt had been made at cultivation and long years of effort were necessary
before gratifying returns could be secured. The country was sparsely settled at
the time of his arrival. A few years before he had become a resident of the
county the Mormons, who had built a temple at Nauvoo, were expelled from that
locality and sought refuge farther west subsequent to the killing of their
leader, Joseph Smith, in the Hancock county jail at Carthage.

    During the Civil war Peter Schlosser gave efficient service as a soldier to
his adopted country and when peace was declared he returned to his farm and
family. His last years were spent in Hancock county and his son, Gustave E., who
was born there August 5, 1857, was reared at the old homestead which he had
assisted his father in bringing under cultivation. During the winter months he
attended schools, but his education has been acquired by self-culture rather
than text-book study. When he started out to seek his own livelihood in 1878 he
came direct to California and settled in Yolo county, where he worked on a farm
by the month. At the expiration of six years he returned to his old home in
Illinois, and at Carthage, Hancock county, March 12, 1885, he was united with
Miss Minnie Youngman, a native of that state. Accompanied by his bride, he came
to Yolo county and rented a farm of one hundred and sixty acres near Blacks
Station. After having rented the place for two years he purchased the property.

    Since becoming the owner of the land Mr. Schlosser has made improvements
that have greatly enhanced its value. Especially attractive is the modern farm
house with its air of comfort and hospitality. The necessary farm buildings have
been erected, fruit and shade trees have been planted and sixty-five acres are
in alfalfa, the whole forming a well-improved property. In addition to the
cultivation of this land the owner thereof rents two hundred additional acres
and engages in raising wheat and barley. The conduct of a grain farm would not
be by itself wholly satisfactory to him, for he is a believer in the stock
business and entertains the firm conviction that every farm should carry a
substantial supply of first-class animals. In accordance with that theory he has
engaged in the breeding and raising of stock and has on the place some fine
specimens of their several breeds.

    The family of Mr. and Mrs. Schlosser comprises seven children, and among
these there are twins, Mollie and Minnie, the former now being the wife of
George Peterson, of Woodland. Besides the twins there are Dora, Mrs. Herman
Wilkendorf, of Pleasant Prairie; Gustave, John, Julius and Henry. Interested in
educational affairs, Mr. Schlosser has served as a member of the school board
for a number of years. For about eight years he served as a deputy sheriff. In
politics he votes with the Republican party. He is a leading worker in the
Grafton Lodge, I. O. O. F., and has passed through all of the chairs. On the
occasion of the convention of the sovereign grand lodge at San Francisco he was
chosen a delegate from the home lodge. With his wife he holds membership in the
Lodge of Rebekahs in Woodland, while his fraternal associations are enlarged
through membership in Woodland Encampment No. 71, I. O. O. F., and the Herman
Sons.


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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