Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Guide to the Christiam W. T. Benedix letters
MC 11
No online items
View entire collection guide
Search this collection
Table of contents
Title: Christian W. T. Benedix letters
Dates: 1893-1906
Collection number: MC 11
Creator:
Benedix, Christian William Theodore (1839-1919)
Collection Size:
.1 linear ft.
(1 folder)
Repository:
Sacramento Public Library. Sacramento Room
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Christian W. T. Benedix (1839-1919) was a German immigrant who operated a farm in Franklin, California. This collection consists
of letters written by Benedix and addressed to family in Germany (1893-1906).
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please contact the Sacramento Room.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
German
Collection is open for research.
Use of the described materials may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Sacramento Public Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
[Identification of item], Christian W. T. Benedix letters, MC 11, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento,
California.
Christian William Theodore Benedix was born on August 10, 1839, in Plau, Mecklenburg-Scherwin, Germany, and immigrated to
the United States with his parents in 1852. Soon after arriving, they settled in Scott County, Iowa. Christian was a private
in the Company G, 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry and fought for the Union in the Civil War. He was honorably discharged in August
1861 after serving out his commitment of four months. Christian moved to Idaho in 1864, where he worked as a miner for two
years. He then moved to California in 1866 and in the spring of 1868 bought 160 acres of farmland in Franklin, California,
outside Sacramento. Christian married Emily Weismann in 1870, and they raised five sons: Fred, Albert, Christian, Frank and
Henry.
The letters in this collection are written by Christian Benedix in German (accompanied by an English translation) and addressed
to family members in Germany (1893-1906). They concern work on the farm in Franklin, Christian's sons and their pursuits,
and the health of family members.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Benedix, Christian William Theodore (1839-1919)
Farmers--California--Sacramento County--Biography
Sacramento (Calif.)--Biography
Franklin (Sacramento County, Calif.)--Biography