Résumé

Vice-President, Frank O. Engstrum Company, Building Contractors, Los Angeles, CA, 1899-1920. Frederick Engstrum served as an executive in various other companies during his 24-year business career. In 09/1918, Engstrum listed his occupation as a "contractor and farmer" on his World War I draft registration card. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles; Roll: 1530902; Draft Board: 14, accessed 06/28/2018.)

President, Union League Building Corporation, Los Angeles, CA. In 06/1920, the Union League Building Corporation of Los Angeles incorporated with capital stock of $250,000. Directors at this time included Dana R. Weller, John W. Shenk, D.C. Casselman, W.R. Dickinson and Abraham L. King. All of these men resided in Los Angeles in 1920. Their attorney as George L. Greer. (See "Incorporations," Southwest Builder and Contractor, 06/25/1920, p. 41.)

President, Newport Shipping Corporation, New Bern, NC.

Vice-President, Concrete Appliances Company, Saint Louis, MO.

Member, Board of Directors, National Suction Cleanser Company. No information could be found on this concern.

High School/College

Graduate, Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles, CA, 1895.

B.S., Engineering, California State Normal School, 5th Street Campus, Los Angeles, CA, 1899.

Relocation

Born in Houston, TX, in 1874, Frederick E. Engstrum moved with his family to CA in 1886, first to San Diego, CA, and then to nearby Escondido, CA. His parents relocated to Los Angeles in 1892, where Frederick attended high school and college. At age 25, he became a vice-president of his father's construction firm, and began a diversified business career.

Engstrum resided in the Engstrum Apartments at 623 5th Street in Los Angeles in 1915. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1915, p. 780.) Two years later, he made his home at 1825 North Wilton Place in Los Angeles.

He died in Los Angeles, CA, on 11/24/1923. He was laid to rest at the Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA.

Spouse

He married Lydia Maulhardt (b. 1875 in CA-d. 1943) on 08/22/1901 in Los Angeles, CA.

Children

He and Lydia had three children: Edgar (born c. 1903 in CA), Gerald (born c. 1904 in CA) and Frederick (born c. 1906 in CA).

Biographical Notes

His World War I draft registration card indicated that Frederick Engstrum was tall with a medium build, with gray eyes and black hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles; Roll: 1530902; Draft Board: 14, accessed 06/28/2018.)

• Houston, TX (Architect's Birth)
  Houston, TX

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