Mendocino County Biographies

Frederick Brunner

Transcribed by: Pat Howard

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	A native of Prussia, was born August 22, 1831. When seventeen 
years of age, he came to the United States, and settled in Ohio, where he served 
four years as apprentice at the tinsmith�s trade. Then went to Detroit, 
Michigan, where he followed his trade two years, after which he went to 
Davenport, Iowa, continuing at his trade until the spring of 1862, when he came 
to California, via Panama, arriving at San Francisco, April 24th. After a stay 
of one year in that city, he came to Petaluma, Sonoma county, remaining until 
March, 1871, when he came to Mendocino county and located at Ukiah, where he has 
since resided, conducting a general hardware business. Mr. Brunner married, 
September 4, 1856, Miss Caroline Othmer, a native of Germany. Their children 
are: Frederic G., Louisa, Henry E., Gustavus, Rudolf, Albert, Arthur, and 
Caroline. Mrs. Caroline Brunner died at Ukiah on December 2, 1874.
 
SOURCE: History of Mendocino County, California - San Francisco, Cal. Alley, 
Bowen & Co., Publishers. 1880 Pp. 627