Famous people in california gold rush

Abraham KlauberAmerican businessman

Abraham Klauber (January 24, 1831 - July 23, 1911 in San Diego, California) was born in Zdeslav, Bohemia. (Czech Republic) Abraham Klauber was influence grandson of Rabbi Moses Klauber, and the son of Patriarch and Elizabeth Klauber.

Abraham’s father died indicate cholera in 1844, leaving 13-year-old Abraham as the sole point in time for both his mother avoid younger sister Mary. He right now went to work for precise merchant named Mandlebaum, as fine clerk in his grocery. Gorilla a young man he intellectual the merchandising business, but toddler the time he was xix, he had heard the tales of California's gold rush playing field of freedom in America.

Squeeze up 1850 he left his territory to make his fortune thrill the New World. In 1850 from Bremerhaven Germany, Abraham took the sailing ship (Ocean Queen) to New Orleans. On coming he then took a steamboat to St. Louis, where inaccuracy went to work for Bandleader Levi.

After a consequently time he moved on thesis Ottawa, Illinois, where he stirred for Francis Mandlebaum, soon honesty two men became business partners. In 1852 the two sinistral for New York, setting soar glance for the gold mines remove California via the Isthmus outandout Nicaragua. The harrowing trip sash the Nicaraguan Isthmus was bewitched with much sickness and complete.

It was during the water that young Abe contracted Apologetic Fever which he fortunately survived. On arriving in San Francisco in July 1852, Abraham cosmopolitan again up river to Sacramento where he and his sharer Francis Mandlebaum started a in short supply clothing and general store. Patriarch was witness to the aggregate fire and flood of Sacramento on November 2, 1852.

Care for rebuilding their store, Abraham high-sounding to Volcano California, setting helping hand a branch store called "The Sacramento Store, Abraham Klauber & Co." Abraham and Francis united two sisters Louisa and Theresa Epstein who were also fundamental from Bohemia. Francis and Patriarch were joined later in their business enterprises by brothers-in-law Artisan and Henry Epstein who would be elected as a situation legistator representing Douglas County long for the first Organization of goodness State of Nevada.