John Karl Gottlieb Winkler

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John Karl Gottlieb Winkler

Date of Birth: 24 Dec 1824

Born In: Germany

Age: 81

Occupation: Wagon Maker

Marital Status: Widowed

Died: 21 Dec 1911

Cause of Death: Locomotor Ataxia

Death Location: Woodside

Burial Plot: IOOF

FindaGrave ID: 251474795

Obituary

From the book "History of San Mateo County", 1883:
John K. G. Winkler. The subject of this sketch was born in Prussia,
December 24, 1829. In 1855 , he emigrated to Australia . Having learned the trade of coachmaker in his native country, he followed that occupation while in Australia . He came to this state in 1869, arriving on the 5th day of May in that year. After a stay of three weeks in San Francisco , he came to Woodside, where he opened a shop a short distance below where his present place of business is located. In 1882, he erected a frame building sufficiently large to accommodate a wagon and blacksmith trades, manufacturing wagons and carriages, besides carrying on a general wood and iron repairing for the farmers and teamsters of the surrounding country. He married Maria Hoehne, a native of Prussia , and they have five children; John T. C., Louis E. H., Earnest, Bertha and Ferdinand.

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