A biography from "The History of Fresno County" by Paul E Vandor, published in 1919, out of copyright and available for his memorial
ADOLPH BUTTNER Among the public-spirited citizens who have aided in the building-up of Fresno County and is counted as a representative and progressive business man we find Adolph Buttner, general manager of the California-Fresno Oil Company.
He was born on July 21, 1875, the son of Christoph and Wilhelmina Buttner, who located in San Francisco in 1884 and in that city passed the remainder of their days. When they settled in the metropolis, Adolph was but nine years of age and his schooling was obtained in the public schools there.
When he was twenty-one years of age he began business for himself by establishing a meat business in San Francisco, this he continued successfully until 1910, when he sold out and became interested in the oil refining industry in Fresno County. the California-Fresno Oil Company is a corporation, organized in 1901, under the laws of California. The officers of the company at that time were A. C. Ruschhaupt, president; K. W. Ruschhaupt, treasurer, and Adolph Buttner, secretary and general manager : upon the death of the treasurer, December 22, 1917, Mr. Buttner was made treasurer, along with his other offices in the company. The company is a strictly refining concern and was started in 1901, by Hart Brothers and a Mr. Spinks, on a small scale on land located about one mile south of Fresno on the main highway that is now known as the State Highway.
In 1902 the concern was taken over bv the present company and under the efficient management of Mr. Buttner the output has been trebled. The company uses about 100,000 barrels of crude oil annually, which is shipped in tank cars from the Coalinga fields. The oil is refined and-sold under the brands of California-Fresno Gasoline; Bright Light Kerosene; No. 1 Engine, White Top, and Stove distillates; and other fuel and lubricating oils, and by discriminating buyers and users these products are considered of a superior quality. The oils are delivered by motor trucks to all parts of 'Fresno County in a radius of forty miles of Fresno city. There are fifteen men employed the year round, working full time six days of the week. A filling station is also maintained at the plant, which is situated on five acres of ground, and is the only refinery in the county outside of the Coalinga fields. There is a complete machine shop and garage maintained also.
The marriage of Adolph Buttner, which occurred in San Francisco, in
1906, united him with Miss Clara Ruschhaupt, a native daughter, born in Los Angeles into the family of A. C. Ruschhaupt and his estimable wife. Of this happy union there has been born a daughter, Clarice W., a student in the Fresno State Normal School. The family home, erected by Mr. Buttner, is located at 1130 College Avenue.
Mr. Buttner is a Scottish Rite Mason, and holds membership in Las Palmas Lodge No. 366, F. & A. M. in Fresno; and both he and his wife belong to Fresno Chapter No. 295, O. E. S. In his political affiliations he is a Republican on national issues but in local matters supports the men he considers best qualified for the office rather than adhering to party lines. In all matters pertaining to the public welfare he has always given his cooperation and support. The position he holds in business and social circles has been of his own making and among those who know him best he is considered a man of unquestioned integrity.
Thanks to Find A Grave contributor
Lester Letson for the above biography
ADOLPH BUTTNER Among the public-spirited citizens who have aided in the building-up of Fresno County and is counted as a representative and progressive business man we find Adolph Buttner, general manager of the California-Fresno Oil Company.
He was born on July 21, 1875, the son of Christoph and Wilhelmina Buttner, who located in San Francisco in 1884 and in that city passed the remainder of their days. When they settled in the metropolis, Adolph was but nine years of age and his schooling was obtained in the public schools there.
When he was twenty-one years of age he began business for himself by establishing a meat business in San Francisco, this he continued successfully until 1910, when he sold out and became interested in the oil refining industry in Fresno County. the California-Fresno Oil Company is a corporation, organized in 1901, under the laws of California. The officers of the company at that time were A. C. Ruschhaupt, president; K. W. Ruschhaupt, treasurer, and Adolph Buttner, secretary and general manager : upon the death of the treasurer, December 22, 1917, Mr. Buttner was made treasurer, along with his other offices in the company. The company is a strictly refining concern and was started in 1901, by Hart Brothers and a Mr. Spinks, on a small scale on land located about one mile south of Fresno on the main highway that is now known as the State Highway.
In 1902 the concern was taken over bv the present company and under the efficient management of Mr. Buttner the output has been trebled. The company uses about 100,000 barrels of crude oil annually, which is shipped in tank cars from the Coalinga fields. The oil is refined and-sold under the brands of California-Fresno Gasoline; Bright Light Kerosene; No. 1 Engine, White Top, and Stove distillates; and other fuel and lubricating oils, and by discriminating buyers and users these products are considered of a superior quality. The oils are delivered by motor trucks to all parts of 'Fresno County in a radius of forty miles of Fresno city. There are fifteen men employed the year round, working full time six days of the week. A filling station is also maintained at the plant, which is situated on five acres of ground, and is the only refinery in the county outside of the Coalinga fields. There is a complete machine shop and garage maintained also.
The marriage of Adolph Buttner, which occurred in San Francisco, in
1906, united him with Miss Clara Ruschhaupt, a native daughter, born in Los Angeles into the family of A. C. Ruschhaupt and his estimable wife. Of this happy union there has been born a daughter, Clarice W., a student in the Fresno State Normal School. The family home, erected by Mr. Buttner, is located at 1130 College Avenue.
Mr. Buttner is a Scottish Rite Mason, and holds membership in Las Palmas Lodge No. 366, F. & A. M. in Fresno; and both he and his wife belong to Fresno Chapter No. 295, O. E. S. In his political affiliations he is a Republican on national issues but in local matters supports the men he considers best qualified for the office rather than adhering to party lines. In all matters pertaining to the public welfare he has always given his cooperation and support. The position he holds in business and social circles has been of his own making and among those who know him best he is considered a man of unquestioned integrity.
Thanks to Find A Grave contributor
Lester Letson for the above biography
A biography from "The History of Fresno County" by Paul E Vandor, published in 1919, out of copyright and available for his memorial
ADOLPH BUTTNER Among the public-spirited citizens who have aided in the building-up of Fresno County and is counted as a representative and progressive business man we find Adolph Buttner, general manager of the California-Fresno Oil Company.
He was born on July 21, 1875, the son of Christoph and Wilhelmina Buttner, who located in San Francisco in 1884 and in that city passed the remainder of their days. When they settled in the metropolis, Adolph was but nine years of age and his schooling was obtained in the public schools there.
When he was twenty-one years of age he began business for himself by establishing a meat business in San Francisco, this he continued successfully until 1910, when he sold out and became interested in the oil refining industry in Fresno County. the California-Fresno Oil Company is a corporation, organized in 1901, under the laws of California. The officers of the company at that time were A. C. Ruschhaupt, president; K. W. Ruschhaupt, treasurer, and Adolph Buttner, secretary and general manager : upon the death of the treasurer, December 22, 1917, Mr. Buttner was made treasurer, along with his other offices in the company. The company is a strictly refining concern and was started in 1901, by Hart Brothers and a Mr. Spinks, on a small scale on land located about one mile south of Fresno on the main highway that is now known as the State Highway.
In 1902 the concern was taken over bv the present company and under the efficient management of Mr. Buttner the output has been trebled. The company uses about 100,000 barrels of crude oil annually, which is shipped in tank cars from the Coalinga fields. The oil is refined and-sold under the brands of California-Fresno Gasoline; Bright Light Kerosene; No. 1 Engine, White Top, and Stove distillates; and other fuel and lubricating oils, and by discriminating buyers and users these products are considered of a superior quality. The oils are delivered by motor trucks to all parts of 'Fresno County in a radius of forty miles of Fresno city. There are fifteen men employed the year round, working full time six days of the week. A filling station is also maintained at the plant, which is situated on five acres of ground, and is the only refinery in the county outside of the Coalinga fields. There is a complete machine shop and garage maintained also.
The marriage of Adolph Buttner, which occurred in San Francisco, in
1906, united him with Miss Clara Ruschhaupt, a native daughter, born in Los Angeles into the family of A. C. Ruschhaupt and his estimable wife. Of this happy union there has been born a daughter, Clarice W., a student in the Fresno State Normal School. The family home, erected by Mr. Buttner, is located at 1130 College Avenue.
Mr. Buttner is a Scottish Rite Mason, and holds membership in Las Palmas Lodge No. 366, F. & A. M. in Fresno; and both he and his wife belong to Fresno Chapter No. 295, O. E. S. In his political affiliations he is a Republican on national issues but in local matters supports the men he considers best qualified for the office rather than adhering to party lines. In all matters pertaining to the public welfare he has always given his cooperation and support. The position he holds in business and social circles has been of his own making and among those who know him best he is considered a man of unquestioned integrity.
Thanks to Find A Grave contributor
Lester Letson for the above biography
ADOLPH BUTTNER Among the public-spirited citizens who have aided in the building-up of Fresno County and is counted as a representative and progressive business man we find Adolph Buttner, general manager of the California-Fresno Oil Company.
He was born on July 21, 1875, the son of Christoph and Wilhelmina Buttner, who located in San Francisco in 1884 and in that city passed the remainder of their days. When they settled in the metropolis, Adolph was but nine years of age and his schooling was obtained in the public schools there.
When he was twenty-one years of age he began business for himself by establishing a meat business in San Francisco, this he continued successfully until 1910, when he sold out and became interested in the oil refining industry in Fresno County. the California-Fresno Oil Company is a corporation, organized in 1901, under the laws of California. The officers of the company at that time were A. C. Ruschhaupt, president; K. W. Ruschhaupt, treasurer, and Adolph Buttner, secretary and general manager : upon the death of the treasurer, December 22, 1917, Mr. Buttner was made treasurer, along with his other offices in the company. The company is a strictly refining concern and was started in 1901, by Hart Brothers and a Mr. Spinks, on a small scale on land located about one mile south of Fresno on the main highway that is now known as the State Highway.
In 1902 the concern was taken over bv the present company and under the efficient management of Mr. Buttner the output has been trebled. The company uses about 100,000 barrels of crude oil annually, which is shipped in tank cars from the Coalinga fields. The oil is refined and-sold under the brands of California-Fresno Gasoline; Bright Light Kerosene; No. 1 Engine, White Top, and Stove distillates; and other fuel and lubricating oils, and by discriminating buyers and users these products are considered of a superior quality. The oils are delivered by motor trucks to all parts of 'Fresno County in a radius of forty miles of Fresno city. There are fifteen men employed the year round, working full time six days of the week. A filling station is also maintained at the plant, which is situated on five acres of ground, and is the only refinery in the county outside of the Coalinga fields. There is a complete machine shop and garage maintained also.
The marriage of Adolph Buttner, which occurred in San Francisco, in
1906, united him with Miss Clara Ruschhaupt, a native daughter, born in Los Angeles into the family of A. C. Ruschhaupt and his estimable wife. Of this happy union there has been born a daughter, Clarice W., a student in the Fresno State Normal School. The family home, erected by Mr. Buttner, is located at 1130 College Avenue.
Mr. Buttner is a Scottish Rite Mason, and holds membership in Las Palmas Lodge No. 366, F. & A. M. in Fresno; and both he and his wife belong to Fresno Chapter No. 295, O. E. S. In his political affiliations he is a Republican on national issues but in local matters supports the men he considers best qualified for the office rather than adhering to party lines. In all matters pertaining to the public welfare he has always given his cooperation and support. The position he holds in business and social circles has been of his own making and among those who know him best he is considered a man of unquestioned integrity.
Thanks to Find A Grave contributor
Lester Letson for the above biography
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