Résumé

Cashier, Seattle Savings Bank, Seattle, WA, 1894. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1894, p. 329.)

Partner, Fehren-Marvin Company, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1899-1901. In 1899, the Fehren-Marvin Company leased Rooms #208 and 210 of the Pioneer Building in Seattle. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1899, p. 665.)

Principal, Fred L. Fehren Company, Seattle, WA, 1902-1907. In 1906, Fehren had a real estate office at 112 Columbia Street in Seattle. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1906, p. 453.)

Relocation

Frederick Leopold Fehren was born in IL to

Fehren lived at 120 Diagonal Street in Seattle in 1894. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1894, p. 329.)

In 1906, he resided at 3909 East Howell Street in Seattle. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1906, p. 453.)

Fehren moved to San Jose, CA, by 1908, where he worked as a broker and lived at 132 South 12th Street, according to Santa Clara County voter records. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1908-1914, accessed 08/30/2023.) The 1910 US Census located Fehren, his wife Kathrine and their two sons dwelling in a rented house at 345 North 3rd Street in San Jose. He worked as a real estate agent, according to the census.

Fehren died in Santa Clara County, CA, and was buried at the Oak Hill Memorial Park in San Jose, CA.

Spouse

Fehren married Kathrine O. Gerichs (born 1868 in Vandalia, IL-d. 06/22/1935 in Santa Clara County, CA) on 09/28/1892 in Santa Clara County, CA.

Her parents were Johan (John) Christian Gerichs (born 10/25/1836 in Hanover, Germany-d. 09/15/1914 in Santa Clara County, CA) and Almira Ann "Myra" Walker (born 01/04/1847 in New Paris, OH-d. 07/07/1941 in Santa Clara County, CA). John Gerichs worked as a lumber merchant in 1870 living in Greenville a town in southern IL, about 51 miles northeast of Saint Louis, MO. Her family was relatively prosperous, owning about $3,000 worth of real estate and having a personal estate of $1,500. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Greenville, Bond, Illinois; Roll: M593_188; Page: 170B, accessed 08/30/2023.)

Children

He and Katharine had two sons, Frederick Gerichs Fehren (born 1900 in Seattle, WA-d. 06/30/1934 in Santa Clara County, CA) and Richard Bertram.Fehren (born 11/08/1904 in Seattle, WA-d. 07/23/1976 in Orange County, CA)

Biographical Notes

In 1903, Fred Fehren was also a notary public. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1903, p. 1355.)

Voter records for 1908-1914 indicated that Fehren was a registered Republican. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1908-1914, accessed 08/30/2023.)