Résumé

Assistant Engineer, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

Principal, Frank H. Fowler, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1917-1931. He had an office in Seattle's Smith Tower for approximately twenty years.

College

B.A., University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, c. 1903.

Relocation

Frank Hoyt Fowler was born at Salt Springs, NB, Canada on 09/02/1882.

He passed away at age 49 at his residence 4703 15th Avenue NE on 12/08/1931.

Parents

Fowler's parents were both born in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. His mother was Eliza Annie Erb (born 12/18/1853 in Sussex, NB, Canada-d. 12/04/1944 in Tacoma, WA). She grew up on a farm near Sussex, NB, the daughter of Henry Erb (born c. 1830 in NB, Canada--d. 06/17/1906 in NB, Canada) and Harriet DeForest (born c. 1831 in NB, Canada). The Erb Family operated four adjacent farms in Sussex according to the Census of Canada in 1861. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1003, accessed 03/25/2024.) Later in life, Eliza reversed her middle and first names, going by "Annie Eliza Fowler,"

Annie married Samuel M. Fowler(born 01/01/1851 in Kings County, NB, Canada-d. 12/30/1923 in Bellingham, WA), who came to Bellingham, WA, by about 1872. He worked for the Pacific American Fisheries in Bellingham.

Annie and Samuel had three children: Frank, Harry Erb Fowler (born 09/25.1885 in Salt Springs, NB, Canada-d. 06/11/1965 in Bellingham, WA) and Stella Fowler (born 05/07/1888 in Salt Springs, NB, Canada-d. 12/31/1946 in Tacoma, WA).

Spouse

Frank Fowler wed Frances J. Lincoln (born c. 1886 in IL) on 10/23/1906 in King County, WA. Frank lived in Bellingham at the time and was a student, while Frances resided in Seattle and was also a student. Her parents were Marshall Lincoln and Lidia Sfare. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: kingcoarchmr_09534, accessed 03/25/2024.)

Children

He and Frances had two children: Betty Ann Fowler and Franklin Fowler.