Fred's first marriage was to Nellie Colby. They had one child, Ruth James. They divorced shortly after Ruth was born.
Fred's second marriage was to Alice Holden. They had two children, Marjory and Caryl.
After Alice died Fred married a third time to Elizabeth Field. Elizabeth had two children from a previous marriage, Percy Jr and Merle.
James was born in Brandon, Wisconsin, in 1866. His family moved to Aurelia, Louisiana and he attended school until he went to work for the Illinois Central railroad as telegraph operator. He spent twenty-four years advancing within the company, eventually becoming superintendent. After supervising the construction of a railroad extending from the Mississippi River to the Texas line, Mr. James came to Long Beach for a well-earned vacation. He fell in love with the city and spent a year exploring the area before returning home. Unable to resist the lure of the city in which he saw great personal and professional possibilities, James moved to Long Beach in 1912 and became chief assistant of the Long Beach Department of Public Works. In 1918, James was elected Commissioner and in 1925, he left that post to become the first president of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Upon retiring from the Board in 1931, he opened a commercial real estate office at 253 American Avenue where some of the biggest businesses of that time were bought, sold, and developed. Fred S. James died May 25, 1944.
Fred's second marriage was to Alice Holden. They had two children, Marjory and Caryl.
After Alice died Fred married a third time to Elizabeth Field. Elizabeth had two children from a previous marriage, Percy Jr and Merle.
James was born in Brandon, Wisconsin, in 1866. His family moved to Aurelia, Louisiana and he attended school until he went to work for the Illinois Central railroad as telegraph operator. He spent twenty-four years advancing within the company, eventually becoming superintendent. After supervising the construction of a railroad extending from the Mississippi River to the Texas line, Mr. James came to Long Beach for a well-earned vacation. He fell in love with the city and spent a year exploring the area before returning home. Unable to resist the lure of the city in which he saw great personal and professional possibilities, James moved to Long Beach in 1912 and became chief assistant of the Long Beach Department of Public Works. In 1918, James was elected Commissioner and in 1925, he left that post to become the first president of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Upon retiring from the Board in 1931, he opened a commercial real estate office at 253 American Avenue where some of the biggest businesses of that time were bought, sold, and developed. Fred S. James died May 25, 1944.
Fred's first marriage was to Nellie Colby. They had one child, Ruth James. They divorced shortly after Ruth was born.
Fred's second marriage was to Alice Holden. They had two children, Marjory and Caryl.
After Alice died Fred married a third time to Elizabeth Field. Elizabeth had two children from a previous marriage, Percy Jr and Merle.
James was born in Brandon, Wisconsin, in 1866. His family moved to Aurelia, Louisiana and he attended school until he went to work for the Illinois Central railroad as telegraph operator. He spent twenty-four years advancing within the company, eventually becoming superintendent. After supervising the construction of a railroad extending from the Mississippi River to the Texas line, Mr. James came to Long Beach for a well-earned vacation. He fell in love with the city and spent a year exploring the area before returning home. Unable to resist the lure of the city in which he saw great personal and professional possibilities, James moved to Long Beach in 1912 and became chief assistant of the Long Beach Department of Public Works. In 1918, James was elected Commissioner and in 1925, he left that post to become the first president of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Upon retiring from the Board in 1931, he opened a commercial real estate office at 253 American Avenue where some of the biggest businesses of that time were bought, sold, and developed. Fred S. James died May 25, 1944.
Fred's second marriage was to Alice Holden. They had two children, Marjory and Caryl.
After Alice died Fred married a third time to Elizabeth Field. Elizabeth had two children from a previous marriage, Percy Jr and Merle.
James was born in Brandon, Wisconsin, in 1866. His family moved to Aurelia, Louisiana and he attended school until he went to work for the Illinois Central railroad as telegraph operator. He spent twenty-four years advancing within the company, eventually becoming superintendent. After supervising the construction of a railroad extending from the Mississippi River to the Texas line, Mr. James came to Long Beach for a well-earned vacation. He fell in love with the city and spent a year exploring the area before returning home. Unable to resist the lure of the city in which he saw great personal and professional possibilities, James moved to Long Beach in 1912 and became chief assistant of the Long Beach Department of Public Works. In 1918, James was elected Commissioner and in 1925, he left that post to become the first president of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Upon retiring from the Board in 1931, he opened a commercial real estate office at 253 American Avenue where some of the biggest businesses of that time were bought, sold, and developed. Fred S. James died May 25, 1944.
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