Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,092

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,092

This is the grave of John Sutter. Born in Kandern, Baden, in what is now Germany, in 1803, Johann Sutter came from a middle-class family. His father was a foreman at a lumber mill. He was probably destined for a slightly better life than that. He got to go to school, was an apprentice in a printing house, and then was a clerk in clothing stores. Then he decided to open a store. He had gotten married and his wife had some money. But he was terrib…