The Valley of Heart's Delight
WILLIAM F. HAAG
Mountain View Pioneer
Fremont Township
Coming to American when only sixteen years of age, William F. Hagg has
by hard work and charcteristic thrift built up a fortune that has been
earned by intelligent managerment and strict economy. Born in
Wittenberg, Germany, February 4, 1868, sixteen years later he
left for America to seek his fortune in the new country of greater
opportunities. Arriving in California he settled in Mountain view, and
for a a number of year worked on farms throughout the
neighborhood. His educational opportunites were very limited, but
by practical expericence he has become an excellent manager and capable
business man.
In 1902 Mr Haag was married to Miss Elise Rengstorff, a daugher of the late Henry Rengstorff, and at her father's death she inherited the home place of 167 acres on Sterling road, one and half miles north of Mountain View.
Mr. and Mrs. Haag prior to ther removal to Mountain View had lived at
Los Altos and had developed a fine orchard home, but in 1911 this place
was sold and they removed to the old Rengstorff homeplace. The
father, Henry Rengstorff, passed away in 1906 and the mother made her
home with Mrs. Haag until her demise is 1919. Mr. Haag rents 155
acres of the ranch to a dairy farmer, but for six years Mr. Haag ran it
as a grain and hay farm. The place is kept in fine condidtion and
Mr. and Mrs. Haag are enjoying the success that has come to them
through intelligent plannng and consrvative investment. Mrs. Haag
is one of a family of seven children, only three of whom are still
living. She is a prominent member of the Eastern Star lodge of
Mountan View. Mr. and Mrs. Haag are stockholders in the Farmers
& Merchants Bank of Mountain view and they willingly give their
support ot matters for advancement of the general good of the comunity
and are enthusiastiv boosters for Santa Clara County.
Transcribed by Carolyn Feroben, from Eugene T. Sawyers' History of Santa Clara County,California, published by Historic Record Co. , 1922. page 585
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