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Gustave Melsing was a trained accountant, he also learned the confectioners trade in Germany. They migrated in approx. 1858.
After Gustave Melsing and Elizabeth Schwerin Melsing arrived in America, they came directly to Gold Hill, Nevada where he worked as an accountant in the silver mines. When the ore ran out and the silver mines closed down, they came with their five children to San Francisco, where he opened a confectionery shop at 3rd & Minna Sts. It became famous for Melsing's rye bread.
Melsing G. 1867 Gold Hill -> San Francisco
Census_Year 1862
Microfilm no number assigned by the Nevada State Archives
State NV
County Storey
Gustave MELSING Household
Male
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Other Information:
Birth Year <1826>
Birthplace PRUSSIA
Age 54
Occupation Baker
Marital Status M <Married>
Race W <White>
Head of Household Gustave MELSING
Relation Self
Father's Birthplace SWED
Mother's Birthplace MECK CUBURG
Elise MELSING Household
Female
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Other Information:
Birth Year <1832>
Birthplace HANOVER
Age 48
Occupation Keeping House
Marital Status M <Married>
Race W <White>
Head of Household Gustave MELSING
Relation Wife
Father's Birthplace HANOVER
Mother's Birthplace HANOVER