Sunday  17 May, 2020

Johann Georg Heinrich Cluver

My ancestor from near Bremerhaven, Germany.  This is our Cluver who was a German sea captain, sailed around the Cape Horn & settled in California early San Francisco.
Family tales of his store in San Francisco, then at Bolinas running the stage over old Mt. Tamalpais. What a nightmare that would have been.  Later a post master also in Bolinas, and Novato. Later moved up to Petaluma and on to Oakland.  There is still the old post office counter at Bolinas and on the back side, has his name. 

More will come later but for now I will share a letter from Bernice, & he was her Grandfather. 

I have a few more letters from Bernice about 1970s.  I did send her the negative and she returned it later to me.  I never got to go visit her in person but am so happy we corresponded.  

Henry & his wife, Catharina had 5 children. 
Their son, Henry Augustus Cluver and his wife, Alice Hinkston, were my own GreatGrandparents. 

Happy Trails for now,  Katie