Hihn, Frederick A.
"Frederick Augustus Hihn" (1829-1913) was the most influential Santa Cruz entrepreneur of his generation, and a leader of the local German immigrant community. Brother Hugo followed Frederick to Santa Cruz in 1860. Hihn children who survived to adulthood and stayed in the area: Louis (1858-1901), August Charles (1864-1918), Frederick Otto (1866-1916), Theresa (1872-1907), and Agnes (1874-1956).
Daughter Katherine (1856-1921 Colma), was twice married; first to William T. Cope, secondly (in 1913) to Harry O. Henderson (1867-1920 Colam). According the the Find-a-Grave page, "Per her final wishes, she [Katherine] was transferred from Santa Cruz Memorial Park to Cypress Lawn [Colma], along with her husband Harry Henderson, and her son Fred Cope (died 1888 at age 8)."
- "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz", Santa Cruz Sentinel, June 23, 1866, 2:4.
- History Pages: 12 - Pioneer German-Speakers of Santa Cruz County
- Category:Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 4
- "How I Came to Santa Cruz"
- Hihn-Younger Archive, UCSC Library
- Another Hihn biography by Stevens is in Names on the Map (2020 book)
- A brief biography by Stan Stevens
- Riptide CE39
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