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John Baptiste Allgeyer was born in Baden, Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1868, and settled in Missouri. He moved back and forth between Missouri and California before finally settling here about 1885. He lived east of El Monte on sixteen acres where he grew walnuts and took a deep interest in local public affairs. Allgeyer Street is named for him. His father was said to be seven feet tall and a bodyguard of Kaiser Wilhelm.
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