Not much is known about Fred's youth, but he was born in Brooklyn, New York to A. Ebert and his wife, E. Rushman Ebert. He did mention in a letter, that when he was a babe, the earthquakes would shake his bed and put him to sleep. So apparently his parents moved the family from New York to California not long after he was born.
At some point, he and Clyde Hutchinson became fast friends. Clyde was my 2nd cousin, twice removed on my father's side of the family. I have as yet to figure out how they met, but that's how I came in possession of Fred's letters to Clyde. *It's a rather long story I won't elaborate on here.
A postcard to Clyde in October of 1914 shows Fred enrolled in the University of California at Berkley, CA. On it, an interesting poster is shown, the rules and regulations for the "frosh" from the sophomores. The title was "An Ultimatum To the Frosh". It sounded like it would be a tough initiation.
In a letter to Clyde, he stated he hoped Clyde and Claude (twins) "came out of the scrape without a scratch" (in reference to WWI) . He also hoped the flu didn't get the best of him. (Sadly, 45,000 American soldiers died of influenza). He went on to say at his first enlistment he was rejected because he had malaria when "a mosquito in Sacramento" bit him. Upon his 2nd enlistment he was accepted into the medical corps., which he was not happy about. He served stateside, but told Clyde he would volunteer more quickly should another "scrape" arise. He was stationed at the Letterman Army Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco. He mentioned his brother, George having enrolled in college after the war, and that he had a sister. This letter of June 23, 1919 shows him living at 20 Rio Vista in Oakland, California.
From his letters one can deduce he was a fun-loving man. He often gave Clyde hints on how to attract a single lady! For instance he told him he should go to the beach and also learn to dance. He mentioned two young ladies he knew that were interested in getting married. He once signed a letter Pres. Fred A Ebert.
He finished and graduated with a BA and math as a major after his service in the military from the University of California on May 12, 1920. In the 1920 Census in Alameda, CA, Fred was 31 years old, single, a boarder at the "First Church of Christ Scientist" along with many other boarders. He listed his occupation as landscape engineer. He must have moved soon after, as the house shown is where he was living in October. He complained of the "moving picture people" making so much noise when they worked at night! What an exciting era he was living in. He had plans to take an airplane ride, at $5 for 15 minutes. The letters are all addressed to Clyde in Peru, Nebraska.
Fred married the very pretty Jetsey Jean Harman on May 31, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. It's uncertain where they met, but I am sure they made a handsome couple. She was born in Arkansas. Sadly, they did not have children.
By 1940, he was the owner of a nursery and living in LA with Jean, as she preferred to be called. They were living at 1475 S Robertson in LA. The area is now a Petco Store.
They were together in the 1942 city directory, but it did not show Jean as a secretary. Likely she did the books, etc. at the nursery. Sometime between 1943 and 1953, Fred and Jean divorced, or at least separated. He was not in her obituary, nor is he buried in the same cemetery.
Fred died February 3, 1972 and I am unsure if he and Clyde conversed much in their later years. Clyde thought enough of him to keep all his letters. As it turns out, Fred was the husband of my 9th cousin, twice removed (Jean). She was related to Amos Thurlow Hutchinson.
I would have loved to meet Fred, and I've written this memorial to honor a good man.
Any further information anyone may have would be greatly appreciated. I haven't been able to narrow down his family.
*Note, Clyde did not have children either, his belongings were left to his good friends, who were also his neighbors, when he died. They also had no children, so when they were both gone, a niece was taking care of their belongings and came across Clyde's papers, then she and her sister in law tracked me down on this great site, find a grave! Such good ladies, sent all the papers to me, and I remain grateful.
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May your spirit be with the Lord
At some point, he and Clyde Hutchinson became fast friends. Clyde was my 2nd cousin, twice removed on my father's side of the family. I have as yet to figure out how they met, but that's how I came in possession of Fred's letters to Clyde. *It's a rather long story I won't elaborate on here.
A postcard to Clyde in October of 1914 shows Fred enrolled in the University of California at Berkley, CA. On it, an interesting poster is shown, the rules and regulations for the "frosh" from the sophomores. The title was "An Ultimatum To the Frosh". It sounded like it would be a tough initiation.
In a letter to Clyde, he stated he hoped Clyde and Claude (twins) "came out of the scrape without a scratch" (in reference to WWI) . He also hoped the flu didn't get the best of him. (Sadly, 45,000 American soldiers died of influenza). He went on to say at his first enlistment he was rejected because he had malaria when "a mosquito in Sacramento" bit him. Upon his 2nd enlistment he was accepted into the medical corps., which he was not happy about. He served stateside, but told Clyde he would volunteer more quickly should another "scrape" arise. He was stationed at the Letterman Army Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco. He mentioned his brother, George having enrolled in college after the war, and that he had a sister. This letter of June 23, 1919 shows him living at 20 Rio Vista in Oakland, California.
From his letters one can deduce he was a fun-loving man. He often gave Clyde hints on how to attract a single lady! For instance he told him he should go to the beach and also learn to dance. He mentioned two young ladies he knew that were interested in getting married. He once signed a letter Pres. Fred A Ebert.
He finished and graduated with a BA and math as a major after his service in the military from the University of California on May 12, 1920. In the 1920 Census in Alameda, CA, Fred was 31 years old, single, a boarder at the "First Church of Christ Scientist" along with many other boarders. He listed his occupation as landscape engineer. He must have moved soon after, as the house shown is where he was living in October. He complained of the "moving picture people" making so much noise when they worked at night! What an exciting era he was living in. He had plans to take an airplane ride, at $5 for 15 minutes. The letters are all addressed to Clyde in Peru, Nebraska.
Fred married the very pretty Jetsey Jean Harman on May 31, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. It's uncertain where they met, but I am sure they made a handsome couple. She was born in Arkansas. Sadly, they did not have children.
By 1940, he was the owner of a nursery and living in LA with Jean, as she preferred to be called. They were living at 1475 S Robertson in LA. The area is now a Petco Store.
They were together in the 1942 city directory, but it did not show Jean as a secretary. Likely she did the books, etc. at the nursery. Sometime between 1943 and 1953, Fred and Jean divorced, or at least separated. He was not in her obituary, nor is he buried in the same cemetery.
Fred died February 3, 1972 and I am unsure if he and Clyde conversed much in their later years. Clyde thought enough of him to keep all his letters. As it turns out, Fred was the husband of my 9th cousin, twice removed (Jean). She was related to Amos Thurlow Hutchinson.
I would have loved to meet Fred, and I've written this memorial to honor a good man.
Any further information anyone may have would be greatly appreciated. I haven't been able to narrow down his family.
*Note, Clyde did not have children either, his belongings were left to his good friends, who were also his neighbors, when he died. They also had no children, so when they were both gone, a niece was taking care of their belongings and came across Clyde's papers, then she and her sister in law tracked me down on this great site, find a grave! Such good ladies, sent all the papers to me, and I remain grateful.
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May your spirit be with the Lord
Not much is known about Fred's youth, but he was born in Brooklyn, New York to A. Ebert and his wife, E. Rushman Ebert. He did mention in a letter, that when he was a babe, the earthquakes would shake his bed and put him to sleep. So apparently his parents moved the family from New York to California not long after he was born.
At some point, he and Clyde Hutchinson became fast friends. Clyde was my 2nd cousin, twice removed on my father's side of the family. I have as yet to figure out how they met, but that's how I came in possession of Fred's letters to Clyde. *It's a rather long story I won't elaborate on here.
A postcard to Clyde in October of 1914 shows Fred enrolled in the University of California at Berkley, CA. On it, an interesting poster is shown, the rules and regulations for the "frosh" from the sophomores. The title was "An Ultimatum To the Frosh". It sounded like it would be a tough initiation.
In a letter to Clyde, he stated he hoped Clyde and Claude (twins) "came out of the scrape without a scratch" (in reference to WWI) . He also hoped the flu didn't get the best of him. (Sadly, 45,000 American soldiers died of influenza). He went on to say at his first enlistment he was rejected because he had malaria when "a mosquito in Sacramento" bit him. Upon his 2nd enlistment he was accepted into the medical corps., which he was not happy about. He served stateside, but told Clyde he would volunteer more quickly should another "scrape" arise. He was stationed at the Letterman Army Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco. He mentioned his brother, George having enrolled in college after the war, and that he had a sister. This letter of June 23, 1919 shows him living at 20 Rio Vista in Oakland, California.
From his letters one can deduce he was a fun-loving man. He often gave Clyde hints on how to attract a single lady! For instance he told him he should go to the beach and also learn to dance. He mentioned two young ladies he knew that were interested in getting married. He once signed a letter Pres. Fred A Ebert.
He finished and graduated with a BA and math as a major after his service in the military from the University of California on May 12, 1920. In the 1920 Census in Alameda, CA, Fred was 31 years old, single, a boarder at the "First Church of Christ Scientist" along with many other boarders. He listed his occupation as landscape engineer. He must have moved soon after, as the house shown is where he was living in October. He complained of the "moving picture people" making so much noise when they worked at night! What an exciting era he was living in. He had plans to take an airplane ride, at $5 for 15 minutes. The letters are all addressed to Clyde in Peru, Nebraska.
Fred married the very pretty Jetsey Jean Harman on May 31, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. It's uncertain where they met, but I am sure they made a handsome couple. She was born in Arkansas. Sadly, they did not have children.
By 1940, he was the owner of a nursery and living in LA with Jean, as she preferred to be called. They were living at 1475 S Robertson in LA. The area is now a Petco Store.
They were together in the 1942 city directory, but it did not show Jean as a secretary. Likely she did the books, etc. at the nursery. Sometime between 1943 and 1953, Fred and Jean divorced, or at least separated. He was not in her obituary, nor is he buried in the same cemetery.
Fred died February 3, 1972 and I am unsure if he and Clyde conversed much in their later years. Clyde thought enough of him to keep all his letters. As it turns out, Fred was the husband of my 9th cousin, twice removed (Jean). She was related to Amos Thurlow Hutchinson.
I would have loved to meet Fred, and I've written this memorial to honor a good man.
Any further information anyone may have would be greatly appreciated. I haven't been able to narrow down his family.
*Note, Clyde did not have children either, his belongings were left to his good friends, who were also his neighbors, when he died. They also had no children, so when they were both gone, a niece was taking care of their belongings and came across Clyde's papers, then she and her sister in law tracked me down on this great site, find a grave! Such good ladies, sent all the papers to me, and I remain grateful.
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May your spirit be with the Lord
At some point, he and Clyde Hutchinson became fast friends. Clyde was my 2nd cousin, twice removed on my father's side of the family. I have as yet to figure out how they met, but that's how I came in possession of Fred's letters to Clyde. *It's a rather long story I won't elaborate on here.
A postcard to Clyde in October of 1914 shows Fred enrolled in the University of California at Berkley, CA. On it, an interesting poster is shown, the rules and regulations for the "frosh" from the sophomores. The title was "An Ultimatum To the Frosh". It sounded like it would be a tough initiation.
In a letter to Clyde, he stated he hoped Clyde and Claude (twins) "came out of the scrape without a scratch" (in reference to WWI) . He also hoped the flu didn't get the best of him. (Sadly, 45,000 American soldiers died of influenza). He went on to say at his first enlistment he was rejected because he had malaria when "a mosquito in Sacramento" bit him. Upon his 2nd enlistment he was accepted into the medical corps., which he was not happy about. He served stateside, but told Clyde he would volunteer more quickly should another "scrape" arise. He was stationed at the Letterman Army Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco. He mentioned his brother, George having enrolled in college after the war, and that he had a sister. This letter of June 23, 1919 shows him living at 20 Rio Vista in Oakland, California.
From his letters one can deduce he was a fun-loving man. He often gave Clyde hints on how to attract a single lady! For instance he told him he should go to the beach and also learn to dance. He mentioned two young ladies he knew that were interested in getting married. He once signed a letter Pres. Fred A Ebert.
He finished and graduated with a BA and math as a major after his service in the military from the University of California on May 12, 1920. In the 1920 Census in Alameda, CA, Fred was 31 years old, single, a boarder at the "First Church of Christ Scientist" along with many other boarders. He listed his occupation as landscape engineer. He must have moved soon after, as the house shown is where he was living in October. He complained of the "moving picture people" making so much noise when they worked at night! What an exciting era he was living in. He had plans to take an airplane ride, at $5 for 15 minutes. The letters are all addressed to Clyde in Peru, Nebraska.
Fred married the very pretty Jetsey Jean Harman on May 31, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. It's uncertain where they met, but I am sure they made a handsome couple. She was born in Arkansas. Sadly, they did not have children.
By 1940, he was the owner of a nursery and living in LA with Jean, as she preferred to be called. They were living at 1475 S Robertson in LA. The area is now a Petco Store.
They were together in the 1942 city directory, but it did not show Jean as a secretary. Likely she did the books, etc. at the nursery. Sometime between 1943 and 1953, Fred and Jean divorced, or at least separated. He was not in her obituary, nor is he buried in the same cemetery.
Fred died February 3, 1972 and I am unsure if he and Clyde conversed much in their later years. Clyde thought enough of him to keep all his letters. As it turns out, Fred was the husband of my 9th cousin, twice removed (Jean). She was related to Amos Thurlow Hutchinson.
I would have loved to meet Fred, and I've written this memorial to honor a good man.
Any further information anyone may have would be greatly appreciated. I haven't been able to narrow down his family.
*Note, Clyde did not have children either, his belongings were left to his good friends, who were also his neighbors, when he died. They also had no children, so when they were both gone, a niece was taking care of their belongings and came across Clyde's papers, then she and her sister in law tracked me down on this great site, find a grave! Such good ladies, sent all the papers to me, and I remain grateful.
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May your spirit be with the Lord
