A well-informed rancher who, through persistent efforts acquired property and a well-earned competency, and who
"done his bit" towards developing the county concerning whose future he was so optimistic, George Scheidt, who was born in Stepnoia, Samara, Russia, on June 5, 1867, the son of George Scheidt, a farmer there. In 1872 he removed with his family some 300 miles on the frontier from Stepnoia
and followed farming where the stock or old tribe of Mohammed still lived; but after two years he returned to Stepnoia and there followed agricultural pursuits until he died. His wife also died there, the mother of four boys and
four girls, among whom the subject of this interesting review is the fifth in the order of birth. From his fifth to his seventh year he lived on the frontier and so became familiar with scenes not known to many ; and there he was educated in the public schools. At fifteen he was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade, and later he was married to Miss Katie Schiebelhut, who was also born and reared at Stepnoia. In 1891 he removed with his wife and one child to Persia, crossing the Caspian Sea en route ; and there he worked at his trade and also at horticulture and viticulture. However, he did not like the native people there, so he concluded to come back to Stepnoia where he worked at his trade. Early in 1896 he emigrated with his family to the United States, and on March 28 arrived in Cincinnati. He worked at his trade in shoe-manufacturing and other establishments until he decided to come to the Pacific Coast. He was employed by different contractors on the construction of buildings here and also in lumber yards and at planing mills, and at lumbering at Millwood and while thus engaged he purchased forty acres in the Locan district, later selling half. The twenty acres he retained he set out to vineyard, and erected a residence and the necessary outbuildings; and finally he sold it at a good profit. Then he was janitor of the Edgerly Building for five years and during this time he bought twenty acres in Highland Colony, between Jensen and
Railroad avenues. This he set out as a vineyard of Thompson seedless and Muscats, and finally resigned from his place in Edgerly Building. He moved on to the ranch and built a modern residence, barns, and a pumping plant, and fenced in and otherwise improved the place ; and after six years he sold it, in 1918, at a good profit. Then he purchased a modern bungalow residence on F Street where he resided with his family, and two months later he bought an orchard and vineyard of twenty acres on Olive and McKinley avenues, northwest of Fresno, which he devoted to raising peaches, Thompson seedless and alfalfa. Daugheter Louisa is Mrs. Henry Schiebelhut of Fresno; Henry is of the same city; Mollie is Mrs. Miller and lives in the McKinley district; Paulina is Mrs. Howard of Fresno ; while George, John, Lydia and Dora are still at home. Mr. Scheidt was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and was superintendent of the Sunday School. When Mr. Scheidt first came to Fresno, he bought the second crop of a ten-acre vineyard and made $300. The next year, he rented the vineyard and lost $600. The third year he bought the second crop in several vineyards and made $1,000; and then he built a residence in Fresno. He continued leasing and farming on the side until he was able to establish himself in viticulture and horticulture.
"done his bit" towards developing the county concerning whose future he was so optimistic, George Scheidt, who was born in Stepnoia, Samara, Russia, on June 5, 1867, the son of George Scheidt, a farmer there. In 1872 he removed with his family some 300 miles on the frontier from Stepnoia
and followed farming where the stock or old tribe of Mohammed still lived; but after two years he returned to Stepnoia and there followed agricultural pursuits until he died. His wife also died there, the mother of four boys and
four girls, among whom the subject of this interesting review is the fifth in the order of birth. From his fifth to his seventh year he lived on the frontier and so became familiar with scenes not known to many ; and there he was educated in the public schools. At fifteen he was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade, and later he was married to Miss Katie Schiebelhut, who was also born and reared at Stepnoia. In 1891 he removed with his wife and one child to Persia, crossing the Caspian Sea en route ; and there he worked at his trade and also at horticulture and viticulture. However, he did not like the native people there, so he concluded to come back to Stepnoia where he worked at his trade. Early in 1896 he emigrated with his family to the United States, and on March 28 arrived in Cincinnati. He worked at his trade in shoe-manufacturing and other establishments until he decided to come to the Pacific Coast. He was employed by different contractors on the construction of buildings here and also in lumber yards and at planing mills, and at lumbering at Millwood and while thus engaged he purchased forty acres in the Locan district, later selling half. The twenty acres he retained he set out to vineyard, and erected a residence and the necessary outbuildings; and finally he sold it at a good profit. Then he was janitor of the Edgerly Building for five years and during this time he bought twenty acres in Highland Colony, between Jensen and
Railroad avenues. This he set out as a vineyard of Thompson seedless and Muscats, and finally resigned from his place in Edgerly Building. He moved on to the ranch and built a modern residence, barns, and a pumping plant, and fenced in and otherwise improved the place ; and after six years he sold it, in 1918, at a good profit. Then he purchased a modern bungalow residence on F Street where he resided with his family, and two months later he bought an orchard and vineyard of twenty acres on Olive and McKinley avenues, northwest of Fresno, which he devoted to raising peaches, Thompson seedless and alfalfa. Daugheter Louisa is Mrs. Henry Schiebelhut of Fresno; Henry is of the same city; Mollie is Mrs. Miller and lives in the McKinley district; Paulina is Mrs. Howard of Fresno ; while George, John, Lydia and Dora are still at home. Mr. Scheidt was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and was superintendent of the Sunday School. When Mr. Scheidt first came to Fresno, he bought the second crop of a ten-acre vineyard and made $300. The next year, he rented the vineyard and lost $600. The third year he bought the second crop in several vineyards and made $1,000; and then he built a residence in Fresno. He continued leasing and farming on the side until he was able to establish himself in viticulture and horticulture.
A well-informed rancher who, through persistent efforts acquired property and a well-earned competency, and who
"done his bit" towards developing the county concerning whose future he was so optimistic, George Scheidt, who was born in Stepnoia, Samara, Russia, on June 5, 1867, the son of George Scheidt, a farmer there. In 1872 he removed with his family some 300 miles on the frontier from Stepnoia
and followed farming where the stock or old tribe of Mohammed still lived; but after two years he returned to Stepnoia and there followed agricultural pursuits until he died. His wife also died there, the mother of four boys and
four girls, among whom the subject of this interesting review is the fifth in the order of birth. From his fifth to his seventh year he lived on the frontier and so became familiar with scenes not known to many ; and there he was educated in the public schools. At fifteen he was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade, and later he was married to Miss Katie Schiebelhut, who was also born and reared at Stepnoia. In 1891 he removed with his wife and one child to Persia, crossing the Caspian Sea en route ; and there he worked at his trade and also at horticulture and viticulture. However, he did not like the native people there, so he concluded to come back to Stepnoia where he worked at his trade. Early in 1896 he emigrated with his family to the United States, and on March 28 arrived in Cincinnati. He worked at his trade in shoe-manufacturing and other establishments until he decided to come to the Pacific Coast. He was employed by different contractors on the construction of buildings here and also in lumber yards and at planing mills, and at lumbering at Millwood and while thus engaged he purchased forty acres in the Locan district, later selling half. The twenty acres he retained he set out to vineyard, and erected a residence and the necessary outbuildings; and finally he sold it at a good profit. Then he was janitor of the Edgerly Building for five years and during this time he bought twenty acres in Highland Colony, between Jensen and
Railroad avenues. This he set out as a vineyard of Thompson seedless and Muscats, and finally resigned from his place in Edgerly Building. He moved on to the ranch and built a modern residence, barns, and a pumping plant, and fenced in and otherwise improved the place ; and after six years he sold it, in 1918, at a good profit. Then he purchased a modern bungalow residence on F Street where he resided with his family, and two months later he bought an orchard and vineyard of twenty acres on Olive and McKinley avenues, northwest of Fresno, which he devoted to raising peaches, Thompson seedless and alfalfa. Daugheter Louisa is Mrs. Henry Schiebelhut of Fresno; Henry is of the same city; Mollie is Mrs. Miller and lives in the McKinley district; Paulina is Mrs. Howard of Fresno ; while George, John, Lydia and Dora are still at home. Mr. Scheidt was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and was superintendent of the Sunday School. When Mr. Scheidt first came to Fresno, he bought the second crop of a ten-acre vineyard and made $300. The next year, he rented the vineyard and lost $600. The third year he bought the second crop in several vineyards and made $1,000; and then he built a residence in Fresno. He continued leasing and farming on the side until he was able to establish himself in viticulture and horticulture.
"done his bit" towards developing the county concerning whose future he was so optimistic, George Scheidt, who was born in Stepnoia, Samara, Russia, on June 5, 1867, the son of George Scheidt, a farmer there. In 1872 he removed with his family some 300 miles on the frontier from Stepnoia
and followed farming where the stock or old tribe of Mohammed still lived; but after two years he returned to Stepnoia and there followed agricultural pursuits until he died. His wife also died there, the mother of four boys and
four girls, among whom the subject of this interesting review is the fifth in the order of birth. From his fifth to his seventh year he lived on the frontier and so became familiar with scenes not known to many ; and there he was educated in the public schools. At fifteen he was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade, and later he was married to Miss Katie Schiebelhut, who was also born and reared at Stepnoia. In 1891 he removed with his wife and one child to Persia, crossing the Caspian Sea en route ; and there he worked at his trade and also at horticulture and viticulture. However, he did not like the native people there, so he concluded to come back to Stepnoia where he worked at his trade. Early in 1896 he emigrated with his family to the United States, and on March 28 arrived in Cincinnati. He worked at his trade in shoe-manufacturing and other establishments until he decided to come to the Pacific Coast. He was employed by different contractors on the construction of buildings here and also in lumber yards and at planing mills, and at lumbering at Millwood and while thus engaged he purchased forty acres in the Locan district, later selling half. The twenty acres he retained he set out to vineyard, and erected a residence and the necessary outbuildings; and finally he sold it at a good profit. Then he was janitor of the Edgerly Building for five years and during this time he bought twenty acres in Highland Colony, between Jensen and
Railroad avenues. This he set out as a vineyard of Thompson seedless and Muscats, and finally resigned from his place in Edgerly Building. He moved on to the ranch and built a modern residence, barns, and a pumping plant, and fenced in and otherwise improved the place ; and after six years he sold it, in 1918, at a good profit. Then he purchased a modern bungalow residence on F Street where he resided with his family, and two months later he bought an orchard and vineyard of twenty acres on Olive and McKinley avenues, northwest of Fresno, which he devoted to raising peaches, Thompson seedless and alfalfa. Daugheter Louisa is Mrs. Henry Schiebelhut of Fresno; Henry is of the same city; Mollie is Mrs. Miller and lives in the McKinley district; Paulina is Mrs. Howard of Fresno ; while George, John, Lydia and Dora are still at home. Mr. Scheidt was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and was superintendent of the Sunday School. When Mr. Scheidt first came to Fresno, he bought the second crop of a ten-acre vineyard and made $300. The next year, he rented the vineyard and lost $600. The third year he bought the second crop in several vineyards and made $1,000; and then he built a residence in Fresno. He continued leasing and farming on the side until he was able to establish himself in viticulture and horticulture.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
