Résumé

Draftsman, W.S. Joy and Company Architect, Detroit, MI, 1893. (See Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1893, p. 505.) Architect William S. Joy, (born 06/28/1864 in Detroit, MI-d. 04/15/1920), founded his firm in 1894.

Draftsman, Nettleton, Kahn and Trowbridge, Architects, Detroit, MI, 1896.(See Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1896, p. 578.)George Nettleton (d. 1900), Albert Kahn (1869-1942) and Alexander Buell Trowbridge (1868-1950) operated this architectural firm. Albert Kahn would go on to become a giant of industrial architecture designing automobile factories across the US.

Draftsman, G.A. Mueller, Architect, Detroit, MI, 1897.(See Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1897, p. 585.)Gustav Adolph Mueller, (born 10/16/1864 in Saxony, Germany-d. 08/09/1937 in Detroit, MI), was educated in Germany and worked early in his architectural career in Germany, Italy, France and Panama (working on the engineering of the canal) before immigrating in 12/1889 to the US. He maintained an architectural practice until after 1930, and also worked as a businessman in Detroit.

Draftsman, Stratton and Baldwin, Architects, Detroit, MI, 1898-1901. (SeeDetroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1898, p. 602 and (See Polk's Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1801, p. 650.) This firm was operated by William Buck Stratton,(born 02/16/1865 in Ithaca, NY-d. 05/13/1938 in Detroit, MI), and Frank Conger Baldwin,(born 06/13/1869 in Galesburg, IL-d. 11/25/1945 in Washington, DC), and operated in Rooms 1102-1103 of the Union Trust Building in Detroit. (SseDetroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1898, p. 1406.)

Architect, Parkinson and Bergstrom, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1910-1913. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1910, p. 523 and Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1913, p. 717)

Principal, John J. Frauenfelder, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1915-1938. From 1915 until at least 1938, Frauenfelder had an office in the W.P. Story Building, at 610 South Broadway, Room #1116. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1915, p. 2290 and Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1938, p. 734.) In 01/1918, Frauenfelder occupied Rooms #1116-1117 of the Story Building. (See “Directory of Architects,” Southwest Builder and Contractor, 01/04/1918, p. 4.)

On his World War I draft registration card, Frauenfelder inidcated that he worked as an airplane builder for the Simms Aircraft Company in San Diego as of 09/12/1918 during World War I. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles; Roll: 1530899; Draft Board: 17, accessed 04/02/2018.)

Relocation

Born in OH, the Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1876, (p. 729), indicated that George C. frauendelder, his father, and his uncle, John Frauenfelder, Jr., operated two meat markets in the city, the former's at 119 River Street and the latter's at 182 Saint Clair Street. His uncle lived across the street from his butcher shop, at 183 Saint Clair in 1875, the year of John Joseph's birth. (See Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1875,p. 226.) George C. Frauenfelder maintained a residence at 92 Erie Street in 1876. (See Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1876, p. 217.)

The Frauenfelders lived in Toledo, OH, nearby to Saint Vincent's Hospital on the south side of Cherry Street in 1879. George worked as a butcher for TP Company in that city. (See Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1879, p. 222.) They lived at this addeess in 1880, as well. (See Toledo, Ohio, City Directory, 1880, p. 221.)

The family had relocated to Detroit, MI, about 60 miles north of Toledo, by 1881, where George worked as a butcher for J.N.M. McCune. The family found its first Detroit house at 91 Baker Street. (See Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1881, p. 397.) In the following year, John's brother, Joseph, was born, to Eliza McCarty. (This information came from Joseph's marriage records of 1903 in Detroit. See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 80; Film Description: 1903 Wayne-1904 Chippewa, accessed 07/08/2020.) By 1886, the Frauenfelders resided at 96 Lewis Street in Detroit, whie his father worked as a butcher for Robert Downie and Sons, Grocers and Meat Market, a firm that had two locations at that time. (See Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1886, p. 488 and 562.)

John lived with his father and siblings in a house at 117 14th Street in Detroit between 1897 and 1900. (See Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1897, p. 585 and Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1900, p. 636.) The fsmily had remained in this house since at least 1889. (See Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1889, p. 567.)

John Joseph Frauenfelder appeared in the Detroit, Michigan, CIty Directory, 1893, (p. 505), where he worked as a draftsman for W.S. Joy, Architect. Frauenfelder worked in at least four architectural offices in Detroit. He remained in that city until 1909, when, as newlyweds, he and his wife made a bold move, relocating to Los Angeles, CA.

In 1910, the US Census listed Frauenfelder and his wife, Kathleen, whom he married the previous August, living at 407 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, Apartment #111.(See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_84; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374097, accessed 04/02/2018.)

A year later, he and Kathleen relocated to 317 South Olive Street in Los Angeles. (SeeLos Angeles, California, City Directory, 1911, p. 510.)

He moved to 750 West 4th Street in the Castle Towers Apartments from at least 1912 until 1920. (SeeLos Angeles, California, City Directory, 1912, p. 587 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 04/02/2018.)

Frauenfelder lived at 2061 North Sycamore Street in 1924. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 04/02/2018.) Voter records listed Kathleen Frauenfelder as living at 415 South Westlake Avenue in Los Angeles in 1930.(See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 07/08/2020.) Two years later, voter rolls indicated that they had moved to new habitations at 2061 North Sycamore Avenue. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 07/08/2020.)

The architect relocated to Saint Petersburg, FL, in about 1940. In 1942, he resided at 221 8th Avenue North in that city, where he remained until his death in 1950.(See Saint Petersburg, Florida, City Directory, 1942, p. 146 and “John J. Frauenfelder, Retired Architect, Dies,” Tampa Bay Times, 09/10/1950, p. 16.) He was buried at the Royal Palm Cemetery, Saint Petersburg.

Parents

John's baptismal records and marriage license indicated that his father was George C. Frauenfelder (born 08/18/1845 in Germany-d. 12/30/1902 in Detroit, MI), his mother, Eliza or Elizabeth McCarty. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 139, accessed 07/08/2020.) They wed on 09/20/1866 in Cleveland, OH, when George was 22 years old. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records, accessed 07/08/2020.)

Little is known of Eliza McCarty. She appears to have been in NY State c. 1848, and died before her husband, who passed away in 1902.

It is not clear whether George came from Birkenau, Hesse, Germany or Baden-Württemberg. The 1860 US Census listed him as originating in "Baden," while probably more reliable baptismal records listed his birthplace as Birkenau, to the north. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: Ancestry.com. Hesse, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016., accessed 07/08/2020.)

The 1860 US Census noted that George lived with his elder brother, John, and that George was eleven years younger than he. Both men immigrated to the US from Baden, Germany. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 5, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 288; Family History Library Film: 803952, accessed 07/08/2020.) George was naturalized in 1858. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 07/08/2020.)

According to his father's death certificate, George Frauenfelder had nine children, six of whom were alive in 1902. At his death in 1950, John Joseph Frauenfelder t was survived by his brother, Joseph W. Frauenfelder of Detroit, MI, and a sister, Mrs. J.T. Townsend of Saint Petersburg, FL. Other siblings included Catherine T. Frauenfelder (born c. 1875 in OH), Ellen F. Frauenfelder and Mary B. Frauenfelder.

Spouse

He married Kathleen M. Gentleman Frauenfelder (born c. 1884 in Canada-d. 09/14/1936 in Los Angeles, CA) c. 1908. Her father, Frederick Gentleman, was English, her mother, Katherine Harmon, Irish. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 139, accessed 07/08/2020.)

Kathleen immigrated to the US, around 1903 probably from Toronto, ON, and remained an alien according to the 1910 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_84; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1374097, accessed 07/07/2020.) They wed on 08/10/1909 in Toronto, where her parents resided. Both John and Kathleen lived in Detroit, MI, at the time of their marriage. Kathleen worked as a clerk in Detroit in 1908, boarding at 369 Cass Avenue. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1908, p. 1036.)

After her death, John Frauenfelder remained in Los Angeles for only four more years before moving to Saint Petersburg, FL, most likely to be near his sister who lived there.

Biographical Notes

Frauenfelder was a registered Progressive Party voter in 1914 and a Republican in 1920, 1922 and 1924. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 04/02/2018.)

The architect was a practicing Catholic.

SSN:37720613.