History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . elevate politics; butin local matters he recognizes no such political bonds or partisanship differences, andalways tries to support the best men and the best measures. HENRY W. DUKER.—An enterprising contractor who has abundantly demon-strated that he can both successfully build houses and cultivate citrus fruit, and whohas thus shown his desire to build up the town and community to th
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . elevate politics; butin local matters he recognizes no such political bonds or partisanship differences, andalways tries to support the best men and the best measures. HENRY W. DUKER.—An enterprising contractor who has abundantly demon-strated that he can both successfully build houses and cultivate citrus fruit, and whohas thus shown his desire to build up the town and community to the highest standardpossible, is Henry W. Duker, who first came to California in the latter part of 1904,and who has been more and more identifying himself with the Golden State ever was born at River Park, Chicago, 111., on October 27, 1868. the son of HenryDuker, who was for a while a contractor and then a farmer at River Park. He wasa native of Hanover, Germany, and there married Miss Caroline Ude. In 1886 theyremoved from Chicago to Iowa; and in that more western home-land they died. Theyhad eight children, among whom Henry was the second eldest, and is now the onlyone living in HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY 911 He was reared on a farm, and at the same time attended the local public schools;and removing with his folks to Fort Dodge, Iowa, he continued to assist his fatheron the farm until he was twenty-three years of age. Then, on October 27, 1892, atFort Dodge he was married to Miss Elizabeth Bartsch, a native of Chicago and thedaughter of William and Rose (Straus)) Bartsch—the former, a carpenter and builderwho died there, the latter a gifted domestic woman, who had come to settle in Iowa,and there was educated. For a while Mr. Duker continued farming, owning a nicefarm four miles north from Fort Dodge; but in 1904 he sold out and located atOrange. Cal. For the first three years he lived at the corner of Washington Avenue andShaffer Street, and then he
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