Simon Koshland (1825–1896) was a Kingdom of Bavaria-born American businessman, and wool merchant.[1] He is the patriarch of the Koshland and Haas family of San Francisco.[2][3]
Simon Koshland | |
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Born | 1825 |
Died | 1896 (aged 71) |
Resting place | Home of Peace Cemetery (Colma, California) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | businessman |
Known for | co-founder of Koshland Brothers |
Spouse | Rosina Franenthal |
Children | 9 |
Family | Daniel E. Koshland Sr. (grandson) Daniel E. Koshland Jr. (great-grandson) Douglas Koshland (great-great grandson) John D. Goldman (great-great grandson) Douglas E. Goldman (great-great grandson) Abraham Haas (son-in-law) |
Simon Koshland was born in Ichenhausen, Kingdom of Bavaria in 1825.[2] In 1850, he immigrated to Sacramento via Panama with his older brother where they opened a general merchandise store.[2] In 1862, he moved to San Francisco after his store was burned down in a flood where he and his brother opened a wool house named Koshland Brothers.[2] The company eventually morphed into Koshland & Sons and became the leading wool house in America.[2]
Koshland retired in the 1890s; his sons and sons-in-law continued the family business.[2]
Koshland married Rosina Franenthal of Philadelphia; they had 8 children: Isidore, Joseph, Marcus, Henrietta, Caroline, Frances, Montefiore, Abraham, and Jesse. His daughter Frances married Abraham Haas, and his son Marcus had a son, Daniel E. Koshland Sr., who married Eleanor Haas, the daughter of Abraham Haas.
He was a member of Ohabai Shalome Congregation; and later Temple Emanu-El.[2] He died in 1896,[2] and is buried at Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, California.
Some of Koshland's descendants include: