California Biographies Source: History of Fresno 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 (1919) History By Paul E. Vandor Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919 Notes: Missing+page1185-1186 Transcribed by Peggy Hooper This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm HENRY BERGTHOLD. � An enterprising, successful and highly es- teemed rancher, living on his attractive place near Reedley, Fresno County, is Henry Bergthold, who is an up-to-date, scientific viticulturist and horti- culturist. His ranch of twenty acres is devoted to prunes, sultana and raisin grapes, and on an average yields two one-half tons of grapes to the acre. Henry Bergthold is a native of Minnesota, where he was born on October 1, 1883, near St. James, Watonwan County, the son of Jacob and Barbara (Linscheid) Bergthold, who were both natives of Australia, having settled in Minnesota in 1883. Their family consisted of nine children, five of whom are living: Edmund; Gustave; Rudolph; Henry; and Alfred, all being residents of Fresno County. For a number of years Jacob Bergthold followed agricultural pursuits in Minnesota and in 1904 the family migrated to California, locating at Reedley. During 1914 both Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bergthold passed away. Henry Bergthold received his education in the public schools and followed farming until coming to California. He has been a resident of Fresno County since 1904, and has farmed nearly all the time since, having lived on his present ranch since 1913, where he built himself a beautiful home in 1914. While he is especially fitted for conducting a ranch, yet he can adapt him- self to other employment and conditions, as his services have been in de- mand in various stores, and, when help was needed, at the post-office. Henry Bergthold formerly owned the property now owned by Mr. Muller, On May 8, 1909, Henry Bergthold was united in marriage with Miss Marie Muller, a daughter of Gottlob and Louise Muller. Of this happy union there were born four children : Arthur ; Louis ; Reuben, and Ruth. Mrs. Bergthold is a native of Germany, where she was born, May 19, 1887. Her parents came to the United States in 1895 and located in Kansas, where they remained until 1908, when they migrated still farther west, settling in California. Her father died at Reedley in 1917; her mother still resides there. Mr. Bergthold belongs to both the Raisin and Peach Growers asso- ciations. He is a member of the First Mennonite Church of Reedley.