Résumé

Architect, Berkeley, CA, 1906. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 12/06/2018.)

Partner, Russell and Slingluff, Architects, Merced, CA, c. 1913.

Principal, Fielder C. Slingluff, Jr., Architectural Designer, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1913. In 1913, Slingluff had a specialty in designing bank buildings and business blocks. (See "Slingluff advertisement," Coast Banker, vol. XI, no. 2, 08/1913, p. 153.) His office was located at 606 South Hill Street, Room #412 in 1914. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1914, p. 2041.)

Architect, Triangle Film Corporation, Culver City, CA, c. 1918. The Triangle Film Corporation was formed in 1915 and ceased operations in 1919. Its assets were controlled by Adolph Zukor (1873-1976) and his Paramount Pictures Corporation. The Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1918, (p. 1805) noted that Slingluff worked as an "art director" at an unnamed company. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1918, p. 1805.)

At some point, Slingluff served as a Captain in the US Army, 403rd Engineers. During 1918, this group was stationed at Fort Douglas, near Salt Lake City, UT.

In 1931, a Fielder C. Slingluff was lilsted as being a draftsman at the US Veterans' Hospital, Palo Alto, CA. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1931, p. 253.)

Relocation

The 1880 US Census recorded that Fielder C. Slngluff, Jr., lived with his family at 149 North Carrollton Avenue in Baltimore, MD. The family had four children at the time, and employed a nurse, Annie Toryell (born c. 1820 in England) to assist Mrs. Slingluff in their care. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: 504; Page: 204A; Enumeration District: 199, accessed 12/05/2018.) In 1882, the family resided on Carrollton Avenue near Lanvale Street in Baltimore. (See Baltimore, Maryland, City Directory, 1882, p. 816.)

Slingluff resided in Berkeley, CA, in 1906. He had a residential listing of 2606 Dwight Way in that year. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 12/06/2018.)

Slingluff may have lived with his father in 1914 at 666 Bonnie Brae Street. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1914, p. 2041.)

According to his World War I draft registration form, Slingluff resided on Duquesne Avenue in Culver City, CA, on 09/12/1918. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles; Roll: 1531193; Draft Board: 3, accessed 12/05/2018.) The Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1918, (p. 1805) noted his address as 1738 Nichols Canyon Drive in Los Angeles.

He and his wife lived at 106 Grand View Boulevard in the Ocean Park neighborhood of Santa Monica, CA, in 1924. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 12/05/2018.)

From US military records, it appears that Slingluff applied for military pension benefits in 1925, as he was listed as an "invalid" at this time. His death probably occurred in 1932, the year his wife was listed as a widow. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288, accessed 12/06/2018.) A record for Slingluff and his son living in Palo Alto, CA, was listed in the R.L. Polk and Company'sPalo Alto, California, City Directory, 1932, (p. 247); he was listed as living at 521 Channing Avenue and his son at 660 Waverley Avenue. It is likely that Slingluff moved to Palo Alto to take advantage of the US Veterans Hospital in the city. He (or his 16-year-old son with the same name) was listed as working as a draftsman there in 1931.

Parents

His family was probably from Maryland; his father may have been Fielder C. Slingluff, Sr., (born 06/16/1842 in Baltimore, MD), a prominent lawyer in Baltimore, MD. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 475; Volume #: Roll 475 - 01 Aug 1896-31 Aug 1896, accessed 12/05/2018.) According to the 1910 US Census, Fielder C. Slingluff, Sr., married Mary J. Slingluff (born c. 03/1853 in VA) c. 1875, with whom he had nine children, eight of whom were alive in that year. In 1910, only daughter Frances E. Slingluff (born c. 1895 in MD) still lived at home at 843 University Parkway, Baltimore, MD. At the time, the Slingluffs employed two African-American servants, Pauline M. Montgomery (born c. 1892 in MD) and Ellen Middleton (born c. 1859 in MD). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T624_557; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0218; FHL microfilm: 1374570, accessed 12/05/2018.)

Some of his brothers and sisters listed in the 1880 US Census included Mary L. Slingluff (born c. 1875 in MD), Roland (born c. 1888 in MD), and Ethel Slingluff (born c. 1879 in MD).

The 1900 US Census noted that Slingluff's parents lived at 16 Madison Street in Baltimore. It listed his brothers and sisters as follows: Thomas R. Slingluff (born 09/1876 in MD), Ethel Slingluff (born 05/1879 in MD), Johnston Slingluff (05/1881 in MD), Philip Slingluff (born 08/1883 in MD), Donald (born 08/09/1885 in Baltimore County, MD) and Francis (born 04/1895 in MD). Additionally, three servants were noted as working in the household: William Sheppard (born 03/1855 in VA), Fannie Williams (born 10/1849 in MD), and Minnie Felchner (born 11/1859 in Germany). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1240613, accessed 12/05/2018.)

His brother Donald became a dentist. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1475; Volume #: Roll 1475 - Certificates: 134376-134749, 26 Jan 1921-27 Jan 1921, accessed 12/05/2018.) Philip Slingluff lived in Southern CA in 1914, at 947 West 6th Street in Los Angeles. He worked for R.S. Ross and Company, a building supply firm. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1914, p. 2041.)

In 1907, Fielder Slingluff, Sr., was a partner with R. Lee Slingluff and T. Rowland Slingluff in the Baltimore law firm of Slingluff and Slingluff. (See Baltimore, Maryland, City Directory, 1907, p. 2527.)

Spouse

He married Ora F. Barrett Slingluff. Ora lived with her son at 220 Ash Street in 1934 as a widow. (See R.L. Polk and Company'sPalo Alto, California, City Directory, 1934,p. 236.)

Children

He and Ora had a son, Fielder Cross Slingluff III, (born 11/18/1915 in Redondo Beach, CA-d. 05/11/2000 in CA). He became a commercial artist by 1948, working in Palo Alto, CA. He and his mother lived at 343 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, in that year. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1948, p. 396.)

He married Ann Lee Schultz on 08/25/1984 in Clark County, NV, probably Las Vegas. He wed Georgia Virgie Bates on 10/24/1993 in Clark County. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, accessed 12/06/2018.)

Biographical Notes

His World War I draft registration card described Slingluff at 42 years of age as tall, with a medium build, brown hair and gray eyes. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles; Roll: 1531193; Draft Board: 3, accessed 12/05/2018.)

According to CA State voter records, Slingluff and his wife were registered Republicans in 1924. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 12/05/2018.)