ELMER CHILDS
ELMER CHILDS,
architect, residing in Oakland, was
born in Leavenworth, Kansas,
April 24, 1863, a son of
William Wilkins and Sarah (Marshall)
Childs, who came to California in
1874. The father, who was a native of New
Jersey, has been mainly a builder, while the mother
is a native of Illinois. After marriage they moved to Leavenworth,
where the father followed the business of contracting for building. They have three living children: Eugene William, now of Florence,
Pinal county, Arizona,
Supervisor of Pinal county, engaged in cattle-raising; Lillian May, the wife of
Hon. M. C. Chapman, attorney at Oakland,
and the subject of this sketch. The last
mentioned, being eleven years of age when he came to this coast, has received
his education chiefly in Oakland. In his sixteenth year he entered an
architect’s office, and has been an architect to the present time. In 1891 he opened an office on his own
account. He is a member of some of the
athletic clubs.
He was married in
Oakland, 1889, to Miss Anna Reier, a native of this city.
Transcribed 7-22-05 Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 2, Page 253, Lewis
Publishing Co, 1892.
©
2005 Marilyn R. Pankey.
California Biography Project
San Francisco County
California Statewide
Golden Nugget Library