Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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CHARLES GASSEN, 
 
wholesale and retail dealer in fresh and salted meats, corner of Spring and 
Third streets, is a native of Germany, and was horn February 11, 1837. He was 
reared in his native country, and in 1851 emigrated to America. After living in 
New York, he determined to come to California; landed in San Francisco in 1858, 
and engaged
in the butchering business in Sacramento until 1863. In that year he removed to 
Austin City, Nevada; remained there until 1868; and then came to Southern 
California. He located in San Diego and was engaged in business there until 
1874, when he came to Los Angeles, and, as a member of the firm of Pico & 
Gassen, conducted a wholesale meat business, this copartnership continuing for 
one year. In the fall of 1877 Mr. Gassen established his present business, 
having his slaughter houses at Arroya Seco, and doing his slaughtering there 
until 1882. He then built a slaughter house up the river on his ranch, where he 
has since done all his slaughtering for his wholesale and retail trade, giving 
his large and commodious market on the corner of Spring and Third streets a 
selection of choice meats for his retail trade. He owns a large ranch of 700 
acres for grazing his stock. Mr. Gassen has had an eminently successful business 
career. When he landed in New York he had only one dollar in the world, and his 
success in life is owing to his own efforts, ability and good management. He was 
elected a member of the city council and held that office three years. In 1867 
he married Miss Jennie Scott, a native of Ireland. They have four children: 
Amelia, Annie, Charles and Jennie.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 744
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler