The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon.
Paul John Lotze was born in Germany in 1884, the fourth of seven children born to William M. and Augusta Lotze.
In 1899, he emigrated to the United States, settling first in Kansas, where he worked on a farm for three years.
In 1902, he moved to San Bernardino, where he lived for six years, and learned the plumbing and sheet metal trades.
In 1908, he moved to Fullerton and established his plumbing and sheet metal business. He did the plumbing for Fullerton high school.
In 1920, he built a shop at 124 West Commonwealth Avenue.
In 1910, he married Amelia Matilda Holve, also a native of Germany, who came to California in 1907. They had three children: Clarence, Walter and Lucille.
The family home was located on South Highland Avenue, where he planted an orange grove.
Fullerton History 
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