San Joaquin County Biographies
FRED BAERWALD
Classed with the enterprising and progressive businessmen of Lodi is Fred Baerwald, the proprietor of a grocery store located at 427 East Locust Street, where he has built up a good paying business. He was born in Vohlinien, Russia, February 16, 1861, a son of Ludwig and Anna Baerwald, both natives of Russia. Ludwig Baerwald was a school teacher in his native country and was the father of seven children by his first wife, Anna Baerwald: Samuel, Fred, and Henry grew up; while John, Martin and Edward all died while small children; the seventh died at birth, when the mother also passed away. Subsequently the father married a second time and there were eleven children in the second family: Adolph, Ernst, August, Reinhardt, Emil, Reinhold, deceased, Edward, deceased, Amelia, Ottilia, Agatha, and Mary, deceased. The father passed away at the age of fifty-three.
Fred Baerwald attended grammar school in Russia and after finishing the grade work continued his studies until he received a teacher's certificate to teach in the grammar schools of Vohlinien, where he taught the German and Russian languages for three years. At the age of twenty-one years he entered the Russian Army, serving from 1882 until 1888 as a doctor's aide in the hospital department; later he became a druggist in the military hospital. After his discharge from the Army he again taught school for seven years until 1895, when he came to the United States settling in Towner County, North Dakota, where he homesteaded a quarter-section of Government land; this he farmed for ten years when he sold it and bought a half-section of land in the same county; this was located near Egeland and he farmed this until 1919 when he sold out and moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and engaged in farming on a 160-acre ranch.
The marriage of Mr. Baerwald occurred on October 20, 1888 in Vohlinien, Russia, which united him with Miss Emelia Lange, a native of the same place, a daughter of Reinhold and Wilhelmina Lange. Her father was a teacher and a merchant in Vohlinien and was a soldier in the Russian Army during the Turkish War of 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Baerwald are the parents of thirteen children: Elfreda, Mrs. L. Klebaum, resides in Egeland, North Dakota; Mrs. Martha Ide resides at Braham, Minnesota; Meta, Mrs. A. Klebaum, resides at Egeland, North Dakota; Mrs. Selma Filter and Mrs. Hertha Heath reside in Lodi; Mrs. Ella Peterson resides at Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Irene, Gertrude, Rosamond, Ehrhard, and Alfred all reside in Lodi; the next to the oldest child, Reinhold, is deceased. The family's residence in Idaho was of only six months' duration, when they came to Lodi in October, 1920. At that time he purchased a ten-acre vineyard in Madera County devoted to Thompson seedless grapes and alfalfa, which he only held for a year, and in December, 1921, purchased a grocery store at 427 East Locust Street. In politics Mr. Baerwald is a Republican and he and his family are members of the Lutheran Church of Lodi.
George H. Tinkham,
History of San Joaquin County

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Death Certificate
Fredrick Baerwald
Father: Ludwig Baerwald, Germany
Mother: Anna Frederking, Germany
Wife: Emelia Baerwald
burial Nov 20, 1939 Lodi Cemetery

Death Takes F. Baerwald
Frederick Baerwald, resident here for the past 20 years and a former Lodi merchant, died yesterday morning at his home at 16 South Church street, following a long illness. He was born in South Russia and was 78 years of age.
The deceased came to the United States 44 years ago and resided in North Dakota before coming to the Lodi district. He conducted a grocery store here for several years but had retired from active business several years ago. With Mrs. Baerwald he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in October 1938. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran church.
He leaves a widow, Mrs. Emelia Baerwald of Lodi, and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Elfrieda Klebaum, Portland, Ore., Mrs. Martha Ide, Hager City, Wis., Mrs. Meta Klebaum, Yakima, Wash.; Hertha and Selma Baerwald, Stockton; Mrs. Alma Nystrom, Mrs. Ella Peterson, Mrs. Irene Zwick, Erhard, Rosamond and Alfred Baerwald, all of Lodi.
He is also survived by six brothers and three sisters, 21 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Interment in Lodi cemetery
Lodi News-Sentinel Nov 18, 1939