Résumé

Architect, F.F. Bossout, Architect, Havre, MT, c. 1917-1920.

Principal, George E. Ellinger, Architect, Oakland, CA, c. 1928-1955; Ellinger had an office address of 1723 Webster Street in Oakland in 1928. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1928, p. 594.) By 1934, he had relocated to his new home/office at 1801 Casterline Road, Oakland, CA from at least 1934 until 1955. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1934, p. 860.)

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), c. 1955.

Relocation

Born in Rockford, WA, Ellinger lived in Havre, MT, at the age of 32. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Montana; Registration County: Hill; Roll: 1684040 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 03/15/2017.) According to the 1920 US Census, he, his wife and two children resided at 306 14th Avenue in Havre. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Havre Ward 3, Hill, Montana; Roll: T625_971; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 1048, accessed 03/15/2017.)

He relocated to CA, and worked in Oakland, CA, by at least 1928. He and his family lived at 1970 38th Avenue according to the Oakland, California, City Directory, 1928 (p. 594). (See also Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 108; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0182; Image: 12.0; FHL microfilm: 2339843, accessed 03/15/2017.) Ten years later, they had moved to 1801 Casterlin Road, where they remained for at least 15 years. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_436; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 61-159, accessed 03/15/2017.)

He lived in Washtucna, WA, later in his life, but died in Spokane, WA. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland.

Spouse

He married Mae Viola Rinker (1890-1980). Mae had been born in MT. Her parents came from IA (father) and IN (mother).

Children

He and Mae had three children, Gladys Ethel Ellinger Pratt (1912-2008) and Howard George Ellinger (1914-1994) and Katherine M. (born c. 1921 in CA).

Biographical Notes

The birth date inscribed on his family headstone (1885) differed from the hand-written birth information included on his World War II draft registration form that stated his birthdate to have been 05/24/1886. Ellinger, at age 56, stood 5-foot, 10-and-1/2-inches tall, and had a ruddy complexion, blue eyes, and gray hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for California, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 603155; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 03/15/2017.)

SSN: 567-24-9698.

• Rockford, WA (Architect's Birth)
  Rockford, WA

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