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Male, born 1870-06, died 1921-07-22
Associated with the firms network
Ellerbe Becket, Incorporated; Ellerbe, Franklin, Architect
Résumé
Stenographer, Saint Paul Trust Company, Saint Paul, MN, 1889. (See St. Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1889, p. 472.)
Custodian, Saint Paul Trust Company, Saint Paul, MN, 1890. (See St. Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1890, p. 482.) The Minnesota Territorial Census of 1895 indicated that Ellerbe worked as a clerk in 1895, perhaps at this same bank.(See Ancestry.com, Source Information Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 09/19/2018.)
Assistant Building Inspector, City of Saint Paul, MN, 1905.(See Ancestry.com, Source Information Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 09/19/2018.)
Founding Partner, F.H. Ellerbe Architect, Saint Paul, MN, 1909-1910. Ellerbe operated his architectural office in Room #649 of Saint Paul's Endicott Building in 1909. (See Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1909, p. 1846.)
Partner, Ellerbe, Round and Sullivan, Architects, Saint Paul, MN, c. 1911. In 1911, Ellerbe's name was listed in the Duluth, Minnesota, City Directory, 1911, (p. 385), probably because his firm was doing work for 3M or another company in this city.
Partner, Ellerbe and Round, Architects, Saint Paul, MN, 1913.
Principal, F.H. Ellerbe, Architect, Saint Paul, MN, 1915. Ellerbe continued to work in Room #692 of the Endicott Building in Saint Paul in 1915. (See Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1915, p. 1740.)
The firm was known as "Ellerbe and Company" in 1925. It still operated from Room #692 of the Endicott Building. (See Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1925, p. 1323.)
Relocation
Born in Mississippi, Frank Ellerbe, as a four-year-old boy lived in Mankato, MN, in 1875. He lived her with his mother, Anna and his two sisters, Rose and Rebecca. The 1880 US Census noted that Frank, Anna and Rachel Ellerbe continued to reside in Mankato, MN. Anna managed the house in that year.(See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: 615; Page: 486C; Enumeration District: 020, accessed 09/19/2018.)
In 1889-1890, while he worked as a stenographer and a janitor at the Saint Paul bank, Franklin Ellerbe lived at 193 Mackubin Street in Saint Paul. (See St. Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1889, p. 472 and St. Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1890, p. 482.)
According to the US Census of 1900, The Ellerbes lived at 2349 Bourne Avenue in Saint Paul, MN, in 1900. They maintained a servant in that year, Bertha "Squelke" (last name misspelled on Ancestry.com US Census form, born 02/1877 in MN). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: St Paul Ward 10, Ramsey, Minnesota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1240786, accessed 09/19/2018.)
The Ellerbes lived at 2351 Bourne Avenue (a residence built in 1889) in Saint Paul in 1910. This was probably the same house they lived in ten years earlier. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: St Paul Ward 10, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_718; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1374731, accessed 09/19/2018.)
In 1920, four members of the Ellerbe Family, Franklin and Mabel and their two daughters, lived in the Firenze Apartment Building (erected in 1898) at 117 Mackubin Street in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of Saint Paul, MN. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: St Paul Ward 7, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T625_854; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 89, accessed 09/19/2018.)
Franklin would die at age 50 in a Rochester, MN, hospital (probably the Mayo Clinic) on 07/22/1921.
Parents
His mother was Anna E. Ellerbe (born c. 1836 in NY).
His sisters were Rose (born c. 1862 in NY) and Rebecca (born c. 1867 in MS).
Spouse
He married Mabel Green (born 06/1871-d. 02/27/1924 in Olmsted County, MN) on 09/04/1890 in Saint Paul, MN. In 1923, Mabel lived with her children at 26 Benhill Road in Saint Paul, MN. (See St Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1923, p. 423.)
Children
He and Mildred George had three children: Bertha Jean Ellerbe (born c. 08/26/1891 in Saint Paul, MN), Thomas Farr Ellerbe (born 12/21/1892 in Saint Paul, MN-d. 11/05/1987 in Hennepin County, MN) and Rachel Bishop Ellerbe (born 03/13/1894 in Saint Paul, MN).
PCAD id: 3419
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