Background
Frohling was born in 1827 in Prussia.
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John Frohling
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In "s first wedding, November, 1859, Frohling was married to Amelie Hammes, the daughter of Philips Hammes, "in her parents" not-quite-finished new home." He was 31 and she, also born in Prussia, was 22.
Career
He died in 1862.
In 1852, Frohling and Charles Kohler planted 3,000 vines of wine grapes in the area. "The firm of Frohling and Kohler was so successful that they began looking for a steady sources of grapes for their wine making. Frohling was elected to the Common Council on May 4, 1857, for a term that ended on May 10, 1858.
Was born in 1857, when 50 German-American families from the San Francisco area paid $750 each to invest in the Vineyard Society.
Founders John Frohling and Charles Kohler hired George Hansen, County"s assistant surveyor, to purchase and lay out the new wine-making colony. Judi Gerber, "Laying the Foundation: How Became the Commercial Wine Capital of America," Agriculture, February 26, 2011
Victor West. Geraci, "Fermenting a Twenty-First Century California Wine Industry," Agricultural History, Autumn 2004, pages 438–465.
Achievements
Membership
He was also a member of the, California, Common Council, the governing body of that city.
