Résumé

Draftsman, Bernard R. Maybeck, Berkeley, CA, c. 1915.

Candidate, Reserve Officers Training Program (ROTC), Presidio, San Francisco, CA, 1917. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda 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 07/13/2022.)

Military service, World War I, likely ending on 01/08/1919. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019, accessed 07/14/2022.)

Clerk, Oakland, CA, 1923. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1923, p. 1311.)

Principal, Frederick H. Reimers, Architect, Oakland, CA, 1925- 1930. Reimers had an office in Room #2101 of the Tribune Tower in Oakland, CA, in 1925. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1925, p. 1346.) The architect had an office at 1624 Franklin Street, Room #1302, in Oakland in 1930. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1930, p. 1468.)

Principal, Frederick H. Reimers, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1931-.c.1960 Reimers had an office at 233 Post Street, Room #609, in 1931. 1935 and 1937. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1931, p. 1801, San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1935, p. 1747 and San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1937, p. 1536.) In 1949, he had an office at 79 Post Street, 4th floor. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1948, p. 2114.) By 1955, he had an office at 525 Commercial Street in San Francisco and remained there in 1958. (See "Reimers, Frederick H[olberg]," American Architects Directory, 1956, George S. Koyl, ed.,[New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1955],, p. 456 and San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1958, p. 169.) According to his obituary, Reimers retained his office at 525 Commercial Street in San Francisco at this death. (See "Prominent Architect Reimers," San Francisco Examiner, 07/12/1961, p. 29.)

College

A.B., University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1915.

Relocation

Frederick Holberg Reimers was born in Lake County, CA. Three birth dates have been recorded: 06/01/1888 (In the US Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, World War I draft registration card and New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1959), 06/01/1889 (California Death Index and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1952, American Architects Directory, 1956) and 06/01/1890 (Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Honolulu, Hawaii, Compiled 02/13/1900 - 12/30/1953 and US World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942). The first date has most credibility as it appeared most frequently.

Frederick's parents moved frequently within California. His father had positions designing gardens in Stockton and Fresno, and his mother also worked. In 1909, she was a supervisor of sewing in Stockton Public Schools. They lived in Stockton, CA, in 1909, at 1430 North Commerce Street. (See The Polk-Husted Company's Stockton, California, City Directory, 1909, p. 267 and 477.)

He was a student living at 2637 Rose Street in Berkeley, CA, on 05/26/1917. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda 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 07/13/2022.) Reimers continued to live at this address in 1923. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1923, p. 1311.)

After their marriage in 1923, Rederick and Jane Reimers moved to Oakland, CA, in 1923. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 07/13/2022.) They lived at 894 Warfield Avenue in Oakland, CA, in 1924. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1924, p. 1575.)

Reimers and his wife owned a residence at 3054 Richmond Boulevard, Oakland, CA, between 1925 and 1943, at least. The 1940 US Census listed an approximate value of $7,000 for the house, a little more than average for the time and place. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1925, p. 1346, Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00440; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 61-59, accessed 07/14/2022 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, 07/14/2022 and Oakland, California, City Directory, 1943, p. 807)

He and Jane Reimers made their home in Piedmont, CA, between 1949 and 1959, at least, at 144 Hazel Lane, Piedmont, CA. In 1950, the US Census listed an unnamed nephew living in the household, although this may have been mistaken. (See Pacific Bell Telephone Book for Oakland, CA, 1949, p. 441, Ancestry.com, Source Citation United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Piedmont, Alameda, California; Roll: 131; Sheet Number: 17; Enumeration District: 1-163, accessed 07/14/2022 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3998; NARA Roll Number: 255, accessed 07/14/2022.)

Reimers passed away on 07/11/1961 and was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, CA.

Parents

Frederick was born to an artistic family from Norway, his father being a landscape painter and garden designer, Johannes Reimers (born 1858 in Norway-d. 1953 in CA). His mother Marie Reimers, too, was a landscape painter, who taught herself how to paint beginning at age 69.

Johannes Reimer came to the US before 1883, as noted by the Cultural Landscape Foundation web site. This web site continued: "He established himself as a painter at an early age, focusing predominantly on landscapes, which laid the foundation for his design practice. Around 1900 Reimers was hired to work as a landscape gardener for the San Joaquin Division of the Santa Fe Railway, where he introduced the idea of improving the depots with parks. This work and his experience with planting in hot, dry climates led to his appointment as the chief gardener for the City of Fresno, California. In this role he designed the planting scheme for Roeding Park in 1903 and Hobart Park in 1906. Following these naturalistic public park designs, he was commissioned in 1910 to design Mooney Grove Park, a 100-acre, valley woodland in Visalia, California." (See Cultural Landscape Foundation.org, "Johannes Reimers 1858-1953," accessed 07/14/2022/)

Spouse

He married Jane "Janie" Howard (born 09/26/1901 in Berkeley, CA-d. 06/23/1992 in Alameda County, CA) on 06/06/1923. Her father was Edward Avaratt Howard, and her mother, Daisy Belle Sharpe.

The 1940 US Census indicated that Jane Howard had completed three years of college.

Children

He and Jane had one son, Frederick H. Reimers, Jr., (born 03/23/1926 in Oakland, CA-d. 06/08/2005 in Oakland, CA).

Frederick, Jr., attended the University of Illinois, majoring in civil engineering. (See University of Illinois, Illio Yearbook, 1947, p. 111.)

Biographical Notes

His World War I draft registration card described Reimers as Caucasian, with blue eyes and blonde hair. He was tall and had a medium build. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda 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 07/13/2022.) Reimers stood 6-feet, 1-inch tall and weighed 180 pounds in 1942. This World War II draft registration card indicated that he was missing his big toe on his left foot. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, 07/14/2022.) In 1952, Reimers had a moustache.

Reimers and his wife returned from Honolulu, HI, to San Francisco, CA, aboard the Matson Lines' ship, S.S. Wilhelmina, between 07/18/1923 and 07/23/1923.This trip was their honeymoon. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 07/13/2022.)

They traveled between New York, NY, and Lisbon, Portugal, on 11/19/1959 aboard Trans World Airlines Flight #90118. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3998; NARA Roll Number: 255, accessed 07/14/2022.)

SSN: 561405171.