Résumé

Draftsman, William Curlett and Son, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1913. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1913, p. 1530.)

Draftsman, C. E. Gottschalk, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 06/1917-1918. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1918, p. 1434.)

Partner, Meyer, Peugh, Pflueger and Rist, Architects, San Francisco, CA, c. 1938.

High School

Rist graduated from a San Francisco high school. According to the 1940 US Census, he did not attend college. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: m-t0627-00310; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 38-331, accessed 02/02/2024.)

Relocation

Martin J. Rist, Sr., was born in Columbus, OH, on 08/17/1888, to German-born parents, George and Frederike Rist. According to the Library of Congress.gov, "An estimated 2.8 million German-born immigrants lived in the United States [by 1890]. A majority of the German-born living in the United States were located in the "German triangle," whose three points were Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and St. Louis." (See Library of Congress.gov., "The Germans in America Chronology," accessed 02/02/2024.) They resided in OH until about 1890, when they moved across country to San Francisco, CA.

In 1910, Rist lived with his parents and seven siblings in an apartment at 315 Mateo Street in San Francisco. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 33, San Francisco, California; Roll: T624_97; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374110, accessed 02/02/2024.)

He resided with his new wife at 1130 Cole Street in San Francisco, as per county voting records. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1913.)

In 06/1917, Rist resided with his family at 57 Grattan Street in San Francisco, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: San Francisco Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 02/02/2024.) He continued to live at 57 Grattan in 1918. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1918, p. 1434.) They moved to 955 Clayton Street by 1920, in what. in 2024, was the Cole Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1920.)

The Rists had moved to the well-to-do Saint Francis Wood neighbrohood of San Francisco by 1930. Their address was listed in the 1930 US Census as 133 Yerba Buena Avenue. The house had an estimated worth of $17,000, comparable to neighboring structures. They were prosperous enough to afford a servant, Mary Healy (born c. 1905 in Northern Ireland.) (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 2339933, accessed 02/02/2024.)

He and his family dwelled at 136 Yerba Buena Avenue in 1940, likely the same house as that reported in the 1930 census. The Rists employed a maid at the time, Rose Jeong (born c. 1916 in CA). Their dwelling had an estimated value of $10,000, less than in 1930, but still in line with those of others nearby. This house was located nearby to that of architect Lawrence A. Kruse (1894-1971), who, in 1940, lived at 233 Santa Paula Avenue with his wife, son, and a household servant. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: m-t0627-00310; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 38-331, accessed 02/02/2024.)

At his death on 12/03/1956, he and Alice remained at 136 Yerba Buena Avenue. He died at the Stanford Hospital in that city and was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, accessed 02/02/2024.)

Parents

His mother was Katharine Friedrike Krauter (born 02/05/1862 in Miedelsbach, Germany) who managed a large household of ten people. She wed Georg Friederich Rist (born 07/29/1854 in Donnstetten u. Gächingen, Germany), his father, in about 1885. George worked as a house painter in San Francisco, in 1910.

The 1910 US Census indicated that Friedrike immigrated to the US in 1878, while Jürgen came two years later. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 33, San Francisco, California; Roll: T624_97; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374110, accessed 02/02/2024.)

His sibings included Frederick Rist (born 04/18/1890 in San Francisco, CA-d. 06/26/1930 in CA), Stephen Rist (born 12/26/1892 in San Francisco, CA), Carl August Rist (born c. 1894 in CA-d. 11/04/1918 in Kern County, CA). George Peter Rist (born 01/26/1896 in San Francisco, CA-d. 04/13/1965 in CA), Eleanor Beatrice Rist Valdez (born 07/31/1898 in San Francisco, CA-d. 11/04/1984 in San Francisco, CA), Henry Martin Rist (born 07/29/1900 in San Francisco, CA-d. 05/18/1988 in San Francisco, CA) and Herman Joseph Rist (born 04/05/1902 in San Francisco, CA-d. 04/05/1993 in Santa Clara County, CA).

Friedrike's parents were Johann Christian Krauter (born 11/03/1835 in Germany) and Friedrike Justine Diez (born 05/16/1836 in Germany-d. 04/04/1882 in Germany). (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 02/02/2024.)

Georg's parents were Christine Rist (born c. 1830 in Germany) and Johann Conrad Rist (born c. 1830 in Germany), who married on 08/21/1854 in Württemberg, Germany, likely in Gächingen. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Lutherische Kirchenbücher, 1500-1985. Various sources, accessed 02/02/2024.)

Spouse

He wed Alice Gowan (born 12/24/1884 in CA-d. 02/20/1968 in San Mateo County, CA).

Children

He had a daughter Barbara Rist (born 05/31/1913 in San Francisco, CA- d. 07/07/1923 in CA), who died at 10 years of age, and two sons, Martin Rist, Jr., (born 05/09/1915 in San Francisco, CA) and Theodore Rist born 05/15/1920 in San Francisco, CA-d. 11/23/1977 in CA)

In 10/1940, Martin, Jr., worked for Anderson-Ringrose Contractors, San Francisco, CA.

Biographical Notes

In 1913, voter records for San Francisco indicated that Martin Rist worked as a "craftsman," and was a registered Republican in that election and that of 1920. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1913 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1920.)

His World War I draft card of 06/01/1917 indicated that Rist was Caucasian with a blue eyes and receding brown hair. He was described as of medium height and slender build. It also carried the blunt notation, "lame." (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: San Francisco Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 02/02/2024.)