John B. Allgeyer was born in Baden, Germany, where until 1868, he engaged in viticulture. In that year he immigrated to the United States and located in Missouri, there following a similar occupation, in addition to general farming. Coming to California in 1881, he spent four months in Napa, after which he returned to Missouri, and settled down to his old occupation. Subsequently he again came to the State and located in Anaheim, Orange County, engaging as a vineyardist. A year later he went to Norwalk, California, and after spending another year in the state, returned to his old home in Missouri. Two months later he concluded to located permanently in California, and accordingly sold his property and in the fall of 1885, he located east of El Monte, and purchased sixteen acres of new land, which he set out in walnuts and otherwise improved and cultivated until his retirement in 1903. His death occurred in this location, November 5, 1906. Ever since his location in the United States, he had been deeply interested in its public affairs, and was a staunch Republican. His wife, Martina Mair, was also born in Baden, Germany, and lived until the spring of 1908. They were the parents of fourteen children, of whom seven grew to years of maturity, all of whom are now deceased.
Source: El Monte From the Pioneer Days History and Biographical Sketches Compiled and Written for The City of El Monte by The Works Progress Administration
Source: El Monte From the Pioneer Days History and Biographical Sketches Compiled and Written for The City of El Monte by The Works Progress Administration
John B. Allgeyer was born in Baden, Germany, where until 1868, he engaged in viticulture. In that year he immigrated to the United States and located in Missouri, there following a similar occupation, in addition to general farming. Coming to California in 1881, he spent four months in Napa, after which he returned to Missouri, and settled down to his old occupation. Subsequently he again came to the State and located in Anaheim, Orange County, engaging as a vineyardist. A year later he went to Norwalk, California, and after spending another year in the state, returned to his old home in Missouri. Two months later he concluded to located permanently in California, and accordingly sold his property and in the fall of 1885, he located east of El Monte, and purchased sixteen acres of new land, which he set out in walnuts and otherwise improved and cultivated until his retirement in 1903. His death occurred in this location, November 5, 1906. Ever since his location in the United States, he had been deeply interested in its public affairs, and was a staunch Republican. His wife, Martina Mair, was also born in Baden, Germany, and lived until the spring of 1908. They were the parents of fourteen children, of whom seven grew to years of maturity, all of whom are now deceased.
Source: El Monte From the Pioneer Days History and Biographical Sketches Compiled and Written for The City of El Monte by The Works Progress Administration
Source: El Monte From the Pioneer Days History and Biographical Sketches Compiled and Written for The City of El Monte by The Works Progress Administration
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