THE GLATT FAMILY
GERMANY -
CALIFORNIA
BARTLIN GLATT
BARTLIN GLATT was born January 23, 1834 in Baden-Baden Germany and died March 20, 1914
in Eureka, Humboldt County, California. "Bartlin was a colorful and prominent pioneer of California. He walked behind a covered wagon
with a party of seven from In 1852 he came to California stopping off at Sacramento and worked on the levee to acquire
a stake to go into the mines. For 15 years he followed mining with good success." Information published in the Redwood Researcher, the quarterly published by the genealogy
society in Humboldt County:
St. Louis, Missouri. He came looking for gold. When he first came
from Germany in 1849 he stopped off and learned the butcher business with his uncle.
1875 Voters Register, county of Humboldt:
Glatt, Bartlin, age 34 born in Germany. Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Table Bluff Natualized: August 24, 1861 Downiev'l (Downeyville?)
HENRIGRETE (HENRIETTA)
HOTZEN (HODGSON)
HENRIGRETE HOTZEN was born in 1843 in Germany and died April 28, 1915 in Eureka,
Humboldt County, California. Henrigrete was known as Henrietta to her family and friends. "Henrietta suffered many years with arthritis. Bartlin was a hot-tempered, stern man.
Henrietta was a gentle person. Her grandchildren remember her as always sitting in her
chair with either candy or cookies for them when they came to visit."
"In 1862 he (Bartlin) went to Pekin, (Tazewell County), Illinois where he married Henrietta and with her, returned to California via Panama." They were married on April 29, 1863.
"They had eight children. All married but Ida. The rest were - Mary Larsen, Sarah Leamey, Minnie Parker, Annie Scott, Bartlin, August & Dr. Ed Glatt. Each child was given a block of land when he or she married."
I. August Edward was born in January of 1863 in Eureka, California and died September 19, 1924 in Alameda County, California. He met and married in 1887, Isabella Elizabeth Bainbridge, born April 24, 1869 in Eureka, California and died March 22, 1954 in Alameda County, California. Together they had one son, Harrold Bainbridge, born December 11, 1893, died April 5, 1956 in Alameda County, and a son who died September 12, 1904 in Humboldt County, California.
II. Sarah E. Glatt was born December 23, 1869 and died October 25, 1960 in Fortuna, California. She married JAMES ANDREW LEAMEY .
III. Annie Glatt born in 1872, California, married a gentleman by the last name of Scott.
IV. Bartlin J. Glatt, Jr. was born September 6, 1873 in Eureka, California and died September 12, 1955 in Humboldt County, California. He married in 1898 to Isabella W. Rogers, born August 10, 1875 in Humboldt County, California, died March 26, 1951 in Humboldt County, California. At this time I am unaware of them having children.
V. Edward Glatt, born in 1879 who became a doctor.
VI. Minnie Glatt was born June 16, 1880 and died on December 15, 1967 in Alameda County, California. She married a gentleman by the last name of Parker.
VII. Mary Glatt born February 1882 in California, who married Abraham Larsen, 1906, in Eureka, California. Abraham was born on September 21, 1863 in Flekkefjord, Norway.
VIII. Ida L. Glatt was born February 2, 1884 in Eureka, California and died January 12, 1959 in Humboldt County, California. She never married."He (Bartlin) worked three more years in the mines and then went to Humboldt County where he invested in real estate. He prospered. He invested in the southern part of Eureka. His holdings became known as the "Glatt Additions". From part of this, the beautiful Sequoia Park was carved. He urged Mayor Kinsey to take in exchange the first twenty acres of his beautiful virgin timber for some of the city's muncipal property. He accepted one block in exchange. This was in 1893. Later he sold 20 acres more for $1300. Not a gift, but at sacrifice so that later a plaque bearing his name was put up at the zoo entrance. His grandson James and wife Alma, great-grandson Roy and wife Helen, and great-great grandson James Carl, all attended this dedication."
