Sacramento County Biographies JOSEPH SCHWENDEMANN Transcribed by: Nancy Pratt Melton This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PAGE 261. is a native of Germany. He came to this State in the pioneer year of 1852, and located in Sacramento County in 1859. Farming has engaged his attention for many years. Mr. Schwendemann has a farm of one hundred and nine acres, all of which is good land and well cultivated. His place is situated in Franklin Township. Post Office at Freeport, Sacramento County, California. A view of his place is given on another page. Source: History of Sacramento County, California With Illustrations 1880 by Thompson & West.