H. J. LUND
Lexington School Board
Bio-Sawyers
SURNAMES: HANSEN, SMITH,
A horticulturist and viticulturist, located on the summit in the Santa
Cruz Mountains, is H. J. Lund, who was born at Taasinge, Denmark,
September 9, 1868. a son of Anders and Karen (Hansen) Lund, the father
being a general contractor. The parents are now both dead. H. J. is the
second oldest of their five children and he and a brother, John Lund,
are the only ones in the United States. As soon as his school days were
over, H. J. went to work on farms, and in 1891 he came to the United
States, first locating in Washington, but remained only a short time,
when he removed to Oregon, remaining a year, and then came to
California in 1900. He spent two years in Oakland, and then in 1902 he
located in Santa Clara County, rented an orchard and engaged in fruit
raising. Later he leased a 174-acre place of orchard and vineyard.
He believes in cooperation, so was one of the first in his section to
become a member of the California Prune & Apricot Association. In
August, 1920, he purchased his present orchard and vineyard of twenty
acres on the Summit, where he is raising prunes and grapes. It is the
consensus of opinion he raises the finest table grapes in his region.
In Stockton Mr. Lund was married to Miss Hazel Smith, who was born in
Los Gatos, a daughter of William P. Smith, one of the early settlers of
the foothill city. There union has been blessed with four children:
Kathryn, Ella, Andrew and Wilbur, the two last being twins. In politics
Mr. Lund is a Socialist. He served as trustee of Lexington school
district for several years, beng clerk of the board.
Eugene T. Sawyers' History of Santa Clara County,California, published by Historic Record Co. , 1922. page 1125