. History of the state of California and biographical record of Oakland and environs, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present. t was Mr. Russwho made it possible for the club to purchase thelot and erect its present magnificent quarters onPost street. On the eve of his departure forEurope in 1869 the club presented him with alife membership and a dfiamond-studded goldbadge, and wished him bon voyage by giving amagnificent ball in his honor. It is only a justencomium to say, that up to the time of his death,March 20, 1906, Mr. Russ held a high placeamong the r
. History of the state of California and biographical record of Oakland and environs, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present. t was Mr. Russwho made it possible for the club to purchase thelot and erect its present magnificent quarters onPost street. On the eve of his departure forEurope in 1869 the club presented him with alife membership and a dfiamond-studded goldbadge, and wished him bon voyage by giving amagnificent ball in his honor. It is only a justencomium to say, that up to the time of his death,March 20, 1906, Mr. Russ held a high placeamong the representative citizens of this sectionof California, having in addition to his many en-grossing business interests been one of the mostliberal supporters of the German Benevolent So-ciety, the Art Union and any number of philan-thropic causes, and he had endeared himself tothousands of persons by private and noteworthyacts of charity. The fourth son of Christian Russ, FrederickRuss by name and a resident of Claremont, wasborn on a farm in Hudson county, N. J., Decem-ber 13, 1837. As he was less than ten years ofage when the family came to the west, he re-. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. •>7 ceived his education after locating in of his education, however, has been gainedthrough his extensive travels, which have takenhim to almost every country in the world, hehaving spent twelve years abroad, the greaterpart of which time was spent in Europe. By hismarriage, which was solemnized in Oakland, twosons were born, Frederick G. and Ralph A., bothof whom are married and each has a son. Fred-erick G. resides in Oakland, where he is engagedin the real estate business, and Ralph A. is an ex-pert concrete contractor, residing in San Fran-cisco. During the Spanish-American war heserved as a member of the Seventh RegimentCalifornia Infantry, under Captain Geary. JOSEPH LEWIS WILLCUTT. Joseph Lewis Willcutt, one of the early pio-neers of California and a prominent f
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