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JOHN ANTON MAAG
1851-1931

John Maag was born in Westphalia, Germany. Along with his mother and brother, he migrated to the United States in 1865 at the end of our Civil War. The family settled first in Michigan and then moved to Nebraska, where in 1884 he married Catherine Steffes. He moved his family to southern California in 1891.

After purchasing a horse and buggy in Los Angeles, the family toured areas in Orange County looking for the ideal location for a farm. He bought 31 acres of farmland in what is now Santa Ana and became orange grower.


	John Maag

At the time an overabundance of oranges was creating a buyer's market, so the farmers could not earn enough to make a profit. Maag organized the orange growers between Santa Ana and Redlands into the Santiago Orange Growers Association. As a group, they established fair prices for the oranges. This association under Maag’s directorship and that of others eventually became part of the well-known Sunkist Growers.

Maag also helped in the creation of the Central Lemon Growers Association, the Olive Heights Orange Growers Association, the Richland Walnut Growers Association, and the Orange County Fumigating Association. These groups also helped their members control their destinies by establishing fair market prices.
Over time, Maag bought more ranches and branched into banking as well. He helped organize the Citizens Commercial and Savings Bank of Santa Ana, now known as the California National Bank. His successful business ventures made him a prosperous man.


Catherine Maag

John was a dedicated member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Santa Ana and a staunch family man. He and his wife had eight sons (two of whom died at a very early age) and two daughters. The twelve-room house that now stands on the Centennial Heritage Museum grounds was custom-built to accommodate this large family.

Maag is remembered by his granddaughter, Lucinda Maag Considine, as a German authoritarian, firm but fair. The children had duties to perform: the girls cooked and cleaned with their mother and the boys worked the ranches with their father. When they came of age, each girl received a piano and each boy received a parcel of land and a team of horses.

John Maag is a significant name in the creation and organization of the Orange County economy.

For another look at John Maag's house and family, see the Santa Ana History site.

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