Francis 'Frank' Marion Guess was the second of four children born to:
Richard C. Guess, b. Dec. 1865 in the Savannah district (El Monte), L.A., CA. and d. Dec. 6, 1930 in Rosemead, Los Angeles county, CA. &
Emma M. Williams, b. Jan. 31, 1870 in CA. and d. Dec. 10, 1964 in Los Angeles county, CA.
(*After Richard died in 1930, Emma married 2nd, James Holfield Sleeper in 1939.)

Richard and Emma Guess' children were:
1. John Guess Jr. (named after his grandfather), b. Aug. 23, 1891 in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. and d. Nov. 7, 1918 of septicemia in a base hospital in Beaune, Departement de la Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France.
2. Francis 'Frank' Marion Guess, b. Apr. 25, 1895 in El Monte, L.A., CA. and d. Jun. 27, 1984 in Los Angeles County, CA. Frank married Adeline Anna Schanel.
3. Charles Richard Guess, b. Aug. 2, 1901 in El Monte, L. A. County, CA. and d. Dec. 26, 1987 in San Fernando, L.A. County, CA.
4. Thelma Guess, b. 1904 in CA. and d. Feb., 6, 1936 in Los Angeles County, CA. Thelma marr. Edwin Moore Brown on Jul. 8, 1923.

In the Jun. 30, 1900 U. S. census, 5 yr. old Francis M Guess, b. Apr. 1895 in CA., was living in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA. with his
34 yr. old father, Richard Guess, a farmer, b. Dec. 1865 in CA.
30 yr. old mother, Emma Guess, b. Jun. 1870 in CA.
8 yr. old brother, John Guess, attending school, b. Aug. 1891 in CA.
72 yr. old grandfather, John Guess, a farmer, b. Mar. 1828 in AR.
50 yr. old step-grandmother, Sarah Guess, b. 1850 in AL.
30 yr. old cousin, Walter West, a farm laborer, b. Feb. 1870 in AR.
Richard and Emma had been marr. for 10 yrs. Emma was the mother of 2 children, both still alive by this census.
Richard's father was b. in AR. and his mother in AL.
John and Sarah had been marr. for 2 years. Sarah was the mother of 5 children, only 4 still alive by this census.
Walter's parents were both b. in AL.

In the May 13, 1910 U. S. census, 15 yr. old Frank Guess, a high school student, b. in CA., was living in El Monte / Lexington, Los Angeles, CA. with his
44 yr. old father, Richard Guess, a farmer on his own farm, b. in CA.
40 yr. old mother, Emma Guess, b. in CA.
18 yr. old unmarried brother, John Guess, a farmer on the home farm, b. in CA.
8 yr. old brother, Charles Guess, b. in CA.
5 yr. old sister, Thelma Guess, b. in CA.
78 yr. old maternal widowed grandmother, Martha O. Williams, b. in AL.
This was a first marriage for Richard and Emma. Emma was the mother of 4 children, all still alive by this census.
John was never out of work during the previous year.
Martha was living off her own income. Martha's parents were both b. in TN.

According to his Jun. 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration card, Francis Marion Guess, b. Apr. 25, 1895 in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA., was unmarried, living in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. and working there as a farmer for his father. He was not claiming exemption from the draft for any reason and had no disabilities which would disqualify him from serving.
He was described as medium in height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair.

In the 1920 U. S. census, 24 yr. old Frank M. Guess, a laborer on the home farm, b. in CA., was unmarried and living on a farm on San Bernardino Blvd. in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. with his
54 yr. old father (head of family), Richard C. Guess, a farmer, b. in CA.
49 yr. old mother, Emma Guess, b. in CA.
18 yr. old brother, Charley R Guess, b. in CA.
15 yr. old sister, Thelma A Guess, b. in CA.
*This must have been a very difficult census for the family, because Frank's older brother, John Guess, had died in France in 1919 during WWI.
Richard's father was b. in AR. and his mother in AL.
Emma's father was b. in PA. and her mother in AL.

Frank and Adeline Anna Schanel were married sometime before 1924.
Adeline already had a son from a prior marriage, Joseph (C. / Richard) Guess (né Barton), b. Jan. 30, 1917 in El Monte, L. A., CA.
Frank and Adeline Guess' children were:
1. Francis Guess Jr., b. Aug. 11, 1924 in Los Angeles county, CA. and d. Aug. 23, 2013.
2. Anna Guess, b. abt. 1938 in CA.

In the 1930 U. S. census, 34 yr. old M. Frank Guess, a self-employed proprietor in the water industry, b. in CA., was living on a farm he owned, valued at $20,000, at 1656 Rio Hondo Ave. in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA. with his
34 yr. old wife, Adeline Guess, b. in WI.
13 yr. old son, Joseph Guess, b. in CA.
5 yr. old son, Francis Guess , b. in CA.
*Note: Joseph is Adeline's child from a previous marriage. In the 1920 census, Frank was unmarried and Joseph does not appear.
M. Frank Guess was a WWI veteran. There was a radio set in the household.
Frank and Adeline were both 28 yrs. old at the time of their marriage.
Frank's parents were both b. in CA.
Adeline's father was b. in WI. and her mother in NY.

In the 1940 U. S. census, 48 yr. old Frank Guess, an owner/proprietor in the woven wire product industry, b. in CA., was living in a home (not a farm) he owned, valued at $10,000 at 1656 Rio Hondo in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA. with his
44 yr. old wife, Adeline Guess, b. in WI.
15 yr. old son, Graphis (Francis Jr.) Guess, b. in CA.
2 yr. old daughter, Anna Guess. b. in CA.
55 yr. old widowed maid, Elizabeth Hill, b. in England
Frank, Adeline and Francis were all living in the same house in 1935. Anna wasn't born yet.
Frank was a high school graduate. Adeline had completed two years of college. Francis Jr. had finished two years of high school.
Frank worked 50 hours in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939. He was listed as an employer.
Because he was self employed, his Income was listed as '0' - but he had income from other sources.

According to his 1942 WWII Draft Registration card, 47 yr. old Frank Marion Guess, b. Apr. 25, 1895 in Rosemead, Los Angeles County, CA., was married to Mrs. A. A. Guess, and living at 1632 Rio Hondo in Rosemead, L.A., CA.
He was working for the Abbey-Scherer Co. at 304 Railroad Ave. in El Monte, L. A., CA.