German Immigration to Livermore Holy Roman Empire Dis Wagon That Was Fitted Banded in 1806, Central with Shelves and Drawers Europe, from Denmark Like a Store
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10 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MARCH ~4, 2013 By counting through the Murray Township U.S. census for 1880. I have determined that Do You Irish immigrants were in the majority. Second to Remember? them were the Germans. One of the problems in understanding the Ger By Anne Homan man immigration is that Livermore City Historian they were not all from the same country. When the German Immigration to Livermore Holy Roman Empire dis wagon that was fitted banded in 1806, central with shelves and drawers Europe, from Denmark like a store. When he had south to the tjp of the saved enough money, he Italian "boot," contained built a two-story building many territories. Some at the southwest comer of of them were only a few First and J Streets, where square miles, others were he ran a general merchan much larger. In what is djse business. now called Germany, Rostock was an there existed the Grand important port on the Duchy of Baden, the Baltic Sea in Prussia. Kingdom of Bavaria, the The Schrader family left Electorate of Hesse, the in 1851 when Frederick Grand Duchy of Olden "Fred" Schrader was ten burg, the Grand Duchy of years old. Perhaps they Mecklenburg-Schwerin, had older sons to protect the Duchy of Nassau, and from the draft, or maybe the Kingdom of Prussia they were just thinking as well as others. Prus ahead for Fred's benefit. sia was by far the largest Cecilie Lodge #10, April 3, 1910 in front of Odd Fellows The family settled in Hall, Livermore. and, through diplomacy Illinois and after learning and war, managed to his trade, Fred trav persuade many of them to eled around, settling in join together. However, Livermore about 1887. from Holstein. The parents was called "Little Copen when early immigrants Eventually, he bought of Henry Mohr came hagen." Henry inherited . from Germany came to property and opened his here from Holstein in the 685 acres in Pleasanton tills country, many of blacksmith shop, now the 1850s, when Holstein was when his parents died. the little territories were location of Blacksmith still a part of Denmark, He raised grain and sugar stiU legitimate entities, Square. so perhaps they should be beets there. He also ran so when the census taker In 1866, Prussia considered Danes rather cattle and had a Holstein came calling in 1880 and fought against the Danes than Germans. They immi dairy herd. In 1910 he had asked for their country of and won the two Dan grated to Mt. Eden Town 50 horses in his stable and origin, they rarely named ish territories closest to ship and acquired land. was known for his breed Germany. Prussia-the Duchy of Their farm prospered. So ing of Clydesdale and Prussia led the list Schleswig and the Duchy many friends and relatives Shire draft horses. of homelands of those of Holstein. Many immi followed them from the Many of these men and coming to Livermore. Its ' grants came to Livermore old country that the area their wives banded together ruler, Frederick WiUiam IV, insisted on ruling Prussia by "divine right." He strictly monitored the press, took away many Are You Hearing previously won civil lib erties, and drafted thou ~ And Untierstandin sands of young men into his army. Samuel Levy at The Sounds ojUfe? age 19 fled from the draft 1r~~~fEL IlWG in his native viUage of In Downtown HEARING SERVICES AudioiogistlHearing Aid Specialist Miloslaw (now in Poland) livermore PI ton Llv.rm re to the United States. Here I,,,, 'row.r, Au.D, 4460 Black Ave, #F 1524 Holmes St. #0 in the Livermore area AudioiogisVHearing Aid Specialist (925) 447-4300 484~3507 ~60-0391 about 1871, he peddled 2269 Third Street JlequI PBdr.ZI merchandise from a www.lravelbuglivermore.com Hearing Aid Specialist www.pleasanlonhearingservices.com to form local branch # 13 to Livermore in 1874 and of the Sons of Hermann took over the running of (Order der Hermann's the Livermore Brewery. Sohnes) in 1887. The His ad in the Herald said, matching Cecilie Lodge "Beer delivered by the # I 0 was organjzed for keg, or bottled, through women about the same out the township." Fred time. Hermann was an Schrader built a "splen early German folk hero did" new brewery wagon who, with his army, de for Jordan's business. By feated three invading Ro 1882 the brewery capacity man legions. There is an was 400 barrels per year. enormous statue of hjm Jordan helped to organize near Detwald, Germany. Livermore's Fire Depart The Sons of Hermann's ment and acted as foreman motto was "Friendship, for more than 20 years. He Love and Loyalty." The also served as a town trust organization began sell ee for six years, including ing life insurance !9 jts two years as mayor. members in 1875. Herman Goecken was Carl Wente immi a native of Aurich in the grated to the U.S. because Kingdom of Saxony. He of the primogeniture came to San Francisco in laws still in effect in the 1876 and to Livermore Kingdom of Hanover. two years later. The family He had an older brother had a home and business who would inherit all the in San Francisco as well land of their parents. So as a ranch up on the Old Carl came to California Altamont Road. Southern sometime in the 1870s Pacific built a railroad spur looking for opportunities. to Goecken's ranch so that He worked as a cellarman he could easily ship horses, for Charles Krug in Napa cattle, and hay to his San County. There he gained Francisco business. In knowledge in the winery 1906 the earthquake caught industry and later met the family in the city, and his future wife, Barbara they swiftly hitched up Trautwein. They married horses to their wagons, and came to Livermore in salvaged their furniture and 1883, where Carl eventu personal belongings, and ally bought a 30-acre moved the family to Liver vineyard. In 1912 Barbara more. Their San Francisco was the outgoing presi home and business burned dent of the Cecilie Lodge down, but they were safe. in 1912. It took them three days to In 1897 the treasurer drive the wagons to Liver of the Sons of Hermann more. was Wendell Jordan, who (Readers can reach me at was born in the Kingdom [email protected].) of Bavaria. He had come .