Résumé

Principal, Gustav Laumeister, Building Contractor, Palo Alto, CA, c. 1905.

High School

Laumeister graduated from high school, but did not attend college.

Relocation

Laumeister was born at Mission San Jose, CA, and moved around the Palo Alto area frequently during his adult life. In 1910, he, his wife, and a Japanese-born servant, K. Harada (born c. 1882) lived in Mayfield, a town annexed to Palo Alto, CA, in 1925, at 748 Waverly Street. The US Census noted he listed his occupation as "architect" at this time. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Mayfield, Santa Clara, California; Roll: T624_105; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1374118, accessed 06/29/2016.)

The US Census of 1920 indicated that Laumeister lived at 339 Kellogg Avenue in Palo Alto. He was in the real estate business at this time, according to the census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California; Roll: T625_147; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 18, accessed 06/29/2016.)

In 1940, he and his wife rented a dwelling 465 Melville Street, paying $25 per month. See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California; Roll: T627_336; Page: 65A; Enumeration District: 43-35, accessed 06/29/2016.)

Parents

His parents were both German born. His father was John Antoni Laumeister, his mother, Fredericka Haussler. (Her name was recorded as "Heisler" in the California Death Index.)

Spouse

He married Mabel Seale Laumeister (1866-1946).

• San Jose, CA (Architect's Birth)
  San Jose, CA

  ---

  ---

• Palo Alto, CA (Architect's Death)
  Palo Alto, CA

  ---

  ---