California Biographies Wendt, Frederick Transcribed by Peggy Hooper This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm Wendt, Frederick. Farmer and stock-raiser. Born in Germany January 12, 1837, where he resided until fourteen years of age, when he emigrated with his parents to America, first settling in New Jersey, where they remained till 1860, when the subject of this sketch came to California and settled in this county, where he has since resided, with the exception of one year, 1863, which he spent in Arizona. He married Miss Paulina Lang on January 14, 1864. She was born in Germany September 6, 1838. The following are the names and births of their children: Willie, born October 27, 1865; Amelia, born August 26, 1869; Leonard, born September 1, 1870; Pauline, born May 4, 1872; Frederick, born February 1, 1875; died March 2, 1875; Catherine, born February 17, 1876. Source: HISTORY OF SONOMA COUNTY, Alley, Bowen & Co. 1880