o:id 20202 o:resource_template Biography Template o:resource_class dcterms:Agent o:owner pertilla@ghi-dc.org o:is_public true dcterms:title Seligmann Heilner dcterms:description Son of Aron Heilner and his first wife Madel, Seligmann Heilner emigrated from Urspringen, Bavaria to the United States in 1845. After some time spent on the East Coast he eventually migrated to California, likely inspired in part by the 1849 Gold Rush. By the mid-1850s he was operating a mercantile business, first in northern California and later in southwestern Oregon. dcterms:abstract Seilgmann Heilner was born in Urspringen, Bavaria, in 1823, immigrated to the United States in 1845, and eventually settled on the West Coast. He operated a variety of mercantile businesses, often in partnership with his brother Sigmund, until his death in 1886. foaf:dnaChecksum 20197 20198 20199 20201 20203 foaf:fundedBy 20200 20196 foaf:member 20195 --