Central California Biographies

A memorial and biographical history of the coast counties of Central California : illustrated : containing 
a history of this important section of the Pacific coast from the earliest period of its discovery to the 
present time, together with glimpses of its auspicious future, illustrations and full-page portraits of 
some of its eminent men, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and prominent citizens of 
to-day (1893)

Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company
Author: Barrows, Henry D; Ingersoll, Luther A

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm

 


MARCUS BUNDESON, deceased.� This esteemed gentleman was a native of Denmark, 
having been born there, February 24, 1840. He came to America, when about nineteen 
years of age, as a sailor before the mast from Liverpool. 

Upon arrival at San Francisco he abandoned the sea and proceeded to Redwood City, 
where he worked in the redwoods till he earned money enough to buy himself a team, 
then he was teaming there for several years. 

After that he went to Watsonville and engaged in farming for four years. 

The marriage of this estimable young man occurred in San Francisco, 1872, to Miss 
Mette M. Sandholdt, a young woman of Danish birth, who bore her husband four 
children, namely: Peter, Christine, Andrew and Marcus, all of whom were born in 
Monterey county. 

Then he came to Salinas and engaged successfully in farming on the Alisal ranch for 
about sixteen years. 

His next location was made at Hollister in 1887, where he bought a nice farm from Mr. 
John Range adjoining the city. 

Mr. Bundeson died January 10, 1892, at the age of fifty-two years, in the prime of 
manly youth and vigor. He was an industrious and frugal young farmer, and upright 
and esteemed citizen, who left behind him a wide circle of friends to join with his family 
in mourning his loss.