Tulare County Biographies

F. W. NAUMANN

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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        Among the able, trustworthy and highly respected citizens of Tulare 
county stands F. W. Naumann, a successful rancher and the efficient 
superintendent of roads, under County Supervisor J. K. Macomber. Mr. Naumann is 
a German by nativity and was born on September 28, 1884. In young childhood he 
was brought to the United States by his parents, who located first in San 
Francisco and later at Santa Monica; where the father followed his profession, 
that of a physician.
        F. W. Naumann secured a good practical education in the public schools 
and during his young manhood he was employed at various occupations. For eight 
years he was the stockman for Haywood Bros. & Wakefield, manufacturers of and 
dealers in furniture. Then he went to the Bakersfield oil field and for two 
years was employed at newspaper work. In 1912 Mr. Naumann came to Tulare county 
and for a few years was manager of several ranches in this section, after which 
he became associated in the real estate business with J. K. Macomber. He 
acquired a ranch of four hundred acres of splendid land, which is well equipped 
and which he now leases out. In 1920 he was appointed superintendent of roads, 
in which position he has made a fine record and gained a high reputation as a 
man of sound judgment and persistent energy. He has an average of eighteen men 
under him the year through and cares for two thousand miles of highway. The 
position is a responsible one, and one that calls for sound discretion and the 
exercise of good judgment, but he has so conducted the operations under his 
direction as to receive the approval and commendation of all who know what he 
has done. Mr. Naumann is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent 
Protective Order of Elks, and is recognized as a splendid citizen and a man who 
gives his support to every movement for the advancement of the community welfare 
along all lines. Because of his ability and genial disposition he has won and 
retains a host of warm and loyal friends.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926., p. 478