Résumé

Draftsman, California Department of Public Works Division of Architecture, Sacramento, CA, 10/1940. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 598, accessed 12/10/2025.)

Secretary / Treasurer Affiliated Engineers-Contractors, Incorporated, Sacramento, CA, c. 1949. Franceschi worked at an office at 1107 9th Street, Room #305. (See Sacramento, California, City Directory, 1947, p. 262.)

Partner, Franceschi and Mullen, Architect and Engineer, Sacramento, CA, -1955. Between 1952 and 1955, Franceschi had an office at 2015 J Street, Room #27, in Sacramento. (See Sacramento, California, City Directory, 1952, p. 267 and Sacramento, California, City Directory, 1955, p. 281.)

Franceschi had an office at 2636 Fulton Avenue in Sacramento in 1970. (See "R.R. Franceschi," American Architects Directory,Third Edition, 1970, John F. Gane, ed., [New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1970], p. 292.)

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Central Valley Chapter, Sacramento, CA, 1946- .

Relocation

Born to Italian immigrant parents, Raymond R. Franceschi was born in San Francisco, CA, on 06/18/1910.

In 1920, Raymond resided with his parents in a flat at 720 Union Street in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, CA. North Beach had long been a important residential and commercial center for Italian-American families. The family rented this living space and the household included Raymond's parents, brother Alfred, paternal grandmother Angela Franceschi (born c. 1849 in Italy), a nephew, Albert Gianotti (born c. 1898 in Italy) and a boarder, Pasquale Miocelli (born c. 1894 in Italy). Both Gianotti and Miocelli worked in restaurants, like Raymond's father Henry. All of the Italian-born members of the household remained legal aliens at this date. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 33, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_139; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 372, accessed 12/10/2025.)

On 10/16/1940, Franceschi resided with his wife Margot at 1808 T Street in Sacramento, CA. He was employed by the California Department of Public Works, Division of Architecture. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 598, accessed 12/10/2025.)

Between 1950 and 1953, at least, Franceschi and his wife resided in Carmichael, CA. (See Sacramento, California, City Directory, 1952, p. 267 and Sacramento, California, City Directory, 1953, p. 250.) Their address was given as 6223 Palm Drive in Carmichael. (See Sacramento, California, City Directory, 1955, p. 281.) In 1950, the US Census listed four people living in a residence on Palm Drive: Raymond and Margot, as well as their children Joan and Ronald. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Carmichael Irrigation District, Sacramento, California; Roll: 1466; Page: 55; Enumeration District: 34-74, accessed 12/10/2025.)

Franceschi died at age 72 and was buried at East Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento, CA.

Parents

According to the 1920 US Census, Raymond's parents immigrated to the US from Italy in 1901. His father Henry Franceschi (born c. 1884 in Italy) worked as a waiter in a restaurant in 1920. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 33, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_139; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 372, accessed 12/10/2025.)

His mother was Lena Guaraldi (born c. 1888 in Italy)

Spouse

He wed Margot Johanna Kuper (born 10/21/1914-d. 05/30/2009 in CA) on 05/17/1939 in Alameda County, CA. Her father Adolph Theodor Kuper (born 02/23/1893 in Bremen, Germany-d. ) had been born in Bremen, Germany, while her mother, Jeanne D. Kuper (born c. 1891-d. 06/14/1968) had come from France. They separated at some point between 1930 and 1940. Between 1930 and 1935, Margot resided with her parents in Oakland, CA.

In 1940, she worked as a school teacher in Sacramento. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 12/10/2025.) The 1940 US Census noted that Margot had completed five years of college, and her husband, four.

Margot continued to live at 6223 Palm Drive in Carmichael, CA, until at least 1993. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, accessed 12/10/2025.)

Children

Margot and Raymond had two children: Joan M. Franceschi Rushford (born c. 02/1942 in CA) and Ronald Raymond Franceschi (born 07/20/1947 in Sacramento County, CA)

Biographical Notes

Franceschi's World War II draft registration card listed him as being Caucasian with a dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He stood 5-feet, 7-inches tall and weighed 155 pounds at age 30. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 598, accessed 12/10/2025.)

SSN: 558-09-5179.