Yolo County Biographies


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JOHN GEORG BRAUCH GOEPPERT

JOHN GEORG BRAUCH GOEPPERT, one of the proprietors of the Yolo Brewery and the 
general manager and correspondent, is a native of Hamburg, Germany, born in 
June, 1859; received a fine education, and in 1879 sailed for the United States 
and California, but came around Cape Horn and arrived in San Francisco in the 
fall of 1880.  He first engaged as clerk in a grocery store, then started a 
bottling establishment for Bavarian beer and continued to conduct the same until 
1887, when he established the United States Beer Bottling Company and remained 
there until 1883.  In March of this year he returned to Germany and in October 
came again to San Francisco and in a short time to Woodland, where he purchased 
his present interest.  At first here he was in partnership for four months with 
a man, and then a stock company was formed, comprising Otto Schluer, Chris 
Seiber, Joseph Genneshausen, A. Niclas, Richard Alge and John G. Goeppert.  Mr. 
Goeppert was made manager and correspondent.  The brewery is a magnificent brick 
structure on west Main street, and equipped with all the modern improvements for 
the manufacture of first-class beer.  Under the present able management the 
establishment is a complete success and one of which the city of Woodland is 
proud.
Mr. Goeppert was married in 1887, to Miss Clara C. Myer, a native of Germany, 
and they have one son, John G. by name.
 
Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California, Lewis Publishing Co., 
1891  
Transcribed by:  Betty Wilson  August 2004