John Frohling Explained

John Frohling (1827–1862) was a key figure, along with Charles Kohler, in development of the Northern and Southern California wine industry and was the founder of Anaheim, California, in the mid 19th Century. He was also a member of the Los Angeles, California, Common Council, the governing body of that city.

Personal

Frohling was born in 1827 in Prussia.^{[1] [2]}

He was a professional flutist who was in a San Francisco band "that later became famous as the Germania Society."^[3]

In Anaheim's first wedding, November, 1859, Frohling was married to Amelie Hammes, the daughter of Philips Hammes, "in her parents' not-quite-finished new home." He was 31 and she, also born in Prussia, was 22.^{[1] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.cagenweb.com/archives/VitalRecords/LosAngeles/LosAngelesMarriagesPg1.txt Los Angeles Marriages, 1851-1870
2. http://www.sonoma.edu/asc/publications/jl_web/jack_london_1987.pdf Mary Praetzellis, Allan Bramlette, Dell Upton and Adrian Praetzellis, Cultural Resources of Jack London State Historic Park, Sonoma State University, January 1987, reprinted 2007
3. http://blogs.ocregister.com/community/anaheim/history Anaheim history, Orange County Register
4. . While Frohling was in Southern California, Charles Kohler opened Kohler & Frohling Wines in San Francisco in 1854.They established the first commercial winery in California.