Sutter-Yuba County Biographies

HENRY HOLST

Transcribed by: Kathy Sedler

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            Widely known as a highly respected citizen, and one who has made a 
decided success of the orchard business in Sutter County, is Henry Holst, who 
since 1881 has resided on his quarter-section of land ten miles south of Sutter 
City; ten acres of which have been set to vineyard and thirty-five acres to 
orchard.  He was born in Hanover, Germany, March 23, 1850, a son of Henry and 
Margaret (Bock) Holst.  Henry Holst, Sr., manufactured a kind of fuel from peat 
land, and also engaged in farming in Germany.  Eight children were born in his 
family:  Marie, Henry (of his review), Margaret, Peter, Richard, Rebacca, Johnny 
(deceased), and an infant who died at birth, when the mother also passed away at 
the age of thirty-eight.  Later, Henry Holst was married to his wife�s sister. 
He died at the age of sixty-eight years.
            Henry Holst, Jr., received his education in the public schools of 
Germany. At the age of nineteen he came to New York City, and there and at 
Brooklyn he found employment in grocery stores for twelve years.
            In 1879, Mr. Holst was married to Miss Mary Liebold, also a native 
of Germany.  Mrs. Holst passed away in Sutter County, on July 14, 1882; and on 
October 14, 1887, Mr. Holst was married the second time, being then united with 
Miss Mary Ropers, who was born in Hanover, Germany, a daughter of Henry and 
Margaret (Shoemaker) Ropers.  Henry Ropers was a provision supply agent for 
shipping companies at Hamburg, Germany; he lived to be seventy years old, and 
the mother of Mrs. Holst passed away at the age of thirty-six.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Holst are the parents of three children:  Harry Louis, who died on September 5, 
1923; Anna, who is now Mrs. McJenkin; and Flossie, now Mrs. Maupin.  Mr. Holst 
came to California in 1881 and began to work for his uncle, Louis Holst, who had 
come to California in 1859.  Louis Holst took up a quarter-section of government 
land ten miles south of Yuba City, and this became the property of our subject, 
who has deeded twenty acres to his son-in-law Mr. McJenkins, and fifteen acres 
to his other son-in-law, Mr. Maupin.  Mrs. McJenkin has three children:  
Barbara, Raymond, and Doris; and Mrs. Maupin has one son, Theodore.  In 
politics, Mr. Holst is a Republican.  In religious belief, the family are 
Lutherans; but they attend the community church at O�Banion Corners.
 
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p. 767-768