Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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S. W. LUITWEILER, 
 
dealer in Studebaker farm wagons, carriages and agricultural implements, 100 and 
102 Los Angeles street, Los Angeles, is the proprietor of one of the largest 
establishments in his line in Southern California. The store was established by 
Mr. Luitweiler in 1877. He occupies as salesroom a two-story brick building, 50x 
153 feet, and basement, which is used for the storage of carriages, wagons and 
farm implements. He is agent for the celebrated Studebaker farm and spring 
wagons, carriages, Moline plows, Champion mowing-machines, Thomas rakes, Planet, 
Jr., cultivators, Monitor windmills and other of the most standard makes of farm 
machinery.  He has by his energy and enterprise built up a large established 
trade, which is constantly increasing and extends all over Southern California 
and into Arizona and New Mexico. Mr. Luitweiler was born in the city of 
Rochester, New York, April 9, 1847; is a son of Jacob G. and Martha (Woods) 
Luitweiler, early settlers of that State and still living there. He attended 
school during boyhood, and when fourteen years of age entered the bank of 
Rochester Brothers.  Desiring to enter the army as a drummer-boy, his parents 
objected. In 1863 he left the bank to go to the army; enlisted in the First New 
York Veteran Cavalry, and was at one time an orderly for General Sheridan during 
his campaign in the Shenandoah Valley. After the war he entered his father's 
store, and through his energy and ability built up a large business. Upon coming 
to California in 1877, he traveled through the Northern and Central portions of 
the State and decided to locate in Los Angeles. Besides having the active 
supervision of his extensive business, he is connected with several land and 
water companies; is president of the Los Angeles and Santa Monica Land and Water 
Company, and is vice-president of the Los Angeles & Pacific Railroad. It was 
largely through his efforts that the Soldiers' Home was located in Southern 
California and in Los Angeles County. He is actively identified with all 
measures of public interest in the city and county and in this section of the 
State. In 1869 Mr. Luitweiler married Miss Sophia C. Maurer, a native of the 
city of Rochester, New York. They have six children. The sons are Walter, Jesse 
and George, and the daughters, Mabel, Ethel and Adelaide.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 538
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler