Résumé

Principal, John R. Ross, Architect, San Luis Obispo, CA, c. 1958-1962. He had an office at 1149 Marsh Street in San Luis Obispo in 1958. Ross operated one of two architectural offices in town at the time, the other practice being that of John Badgley, AIA. (See San Luis Obispo, California, City Directory, 1958, p. 47.)

Principal, John R. Ross and Associates, Architects, San Luis Obispo, CA, 1972. At this time, he worked with Rodney Levin in offices at 1149 Marsh Street. (See San Luis Obispo, California, City Directory, 1972, p. 359.)

College

B.Arch., University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, c. 1948.

Relocation

In 1948, just after his marriage to Dagmar Holloway, they lived in Los Angeles, CA, at 134 South La Brea Avenue. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1948, accessed 04/26/2022.)

Ross and his wife Dagmar dwelled at 580 Serrano Drive in San Luis Obispo, CA, in 1961 and 1962. (See San Luis Obispo, California, City Directory, 1961, p. 520 and San Luis Obispo, California, City Directory, 1962, p. 322.) While John and Dagmar divorced in 1966, he still had an interest in the house at 580 Serrano in 1977.

By 1993, he had moved to 1400 Filaree Way in Arroyo Grande, CA.

Spouse

He wed Dagmar Lucille Holloway on 08/24/1948 in CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images, accessed 04/26/2022.) She attended the University of Southern California (USC) in 1948. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The Tidings; Publication Date: 3/ Sep/ 1948; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA, accessed 04/26/2022.)

Dagmar Ross worked as a secretary at The Monday Club in San Luis Obispo in 1961.

They divorced in 11/1966 in San Luis Obispo County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966-1984 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 04/26/2022.)

The architect married again to Mildred E. Redman on 01/13/1968 in San Luis Obispo County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007, accessed 04/26/2022.)

Biographical Notes

According to the Los Angeles County voter records of 1948, both John and Dagmar Ross were registered Republicans. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1948, accessed 04/26/2022.)