Frank, the youngest of nine children, was born in Trachenau, Germany, the son of Johann Friedrich August Börner, Sr. (1812-1894) and Johanna Dorothee (Kretzschmar) Börner. He served in the military in Berlin from about 1879-1881. While still in the military, he married Anna Selma Kertzscher (1859-1921) in Kreudnitz, on 17 Aug 1879. Frank, his bride, their son Alfred Joseph, and daughter Marie Liddy, arrived in New York harbor on 12 Apr 1882 aboard the SS Schiedam (Rotterdam to New York). They first settled in St. Louis, Missouri, living there for about 10 years. Three more children were born in St. Louis. They then headed west on the Oregon Trail, making their home in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon until about 1894. Their last two children were born in Roseburg. Moving again, this time southward, they made a new home in Duncan Mills, California, farming for a few years. Around 1897 they made one more big move, and the family settled in San Francisco. Frank worked as a carpenter, construction contractor and realtor. The family was involved in several clubs and local activities, including Unity Lodge 61, the Knights of Pythias of Oakland, and the "Old Friends Grove", United Ancient Order of Druids of San Francisco, all fraternal and charitable organizations.
The Boerners experienced the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Although their cabinet-making shop (and home above it) was spared, the military ordered the family to take what they could carry and leave within an hour. Multitudes of buildings were dynamited, including their home and business, to help stop the out of control fires engulfing parts of the city. Rather than letting everything be destroyed, the family stopped people in the streets, offering them food, supplies and the contents of their household for free. Sadly, the leveled buildings had little effect on controlling the fires. The Boerners, like many families in the region, had to start over. After the earthquake, the family resettled across the bay in Oakland.
After Anna's death, Frank married Mrs. Caroline (Gretzer) Nyffenegger (1861-1925) on 24 May 1924. After Caroline's death, he married Mrs. Agnes M. (Delaurm) Giddings (1867-1951); they were married on 2 Oct 1925. Frank's first and second wives are buried along-side him. It is not known where his third wife, Agnes, is buried, however, she died in Los Angeles County.
Frank Boerner was an industrious, multi-skilled and hard-working man, who worked up to the very end of his life.
Note: Trachenau, Germany was leveled in 1962 for brown coal mining operations. When mining was completed, the mined area was converted into several man-made lakes.
The Boerners experienced the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Although their cabinet-making shop (and home above it) was spared, the military ordered the family to take what they could carry and leave within an hour. Multitudes of buildings were dynamited, including their home and business, to help stop the out of control fires engulfing parts of the city. Rather than letting everything be destroyed, the family stopped people in the streets, offering them food, supplies and the contents of their household for free. Sadly, the leveled buildings had little effect on controlling the fires. The Boerners, like many families in the region, had to start over. After the earthquake, the family resettled across the bay in Oakland.
After Anna's death, Frank married Mrs. Caroline (Gretzer) Nyffenegger (1861-1925) on 24 May 1924. After Caroline's death, he married Mrs. Agnes M. (Delaurm) Giddings (1867-1951); they were married on 2 Oct 1925. Frank's first and second wives are buried along-side him. It is not known where his third wife, Agnes, is buried, however, she died in Los Angeles County.
Frank Boerner was an industrious, multi-skilled and hard-working man, who worked up to the very end of his life.
Note: Trachenau, Germany was leveled in 1962 for brown coal mining operations. When mining was completed, the mined area was converted into several man-made lakes.
Frank, the youngest of nine children, was born in Trachenau, Germany, the son of Johann Friedrich August Börner, Sr. (1812-1894) and Johanna Dorothee (Kretzschmar) Börner. He served in the military in Berlin from about 1879-1881. While still in the military, he married Anna Selma Kertzscher (1859-1921) in Kreudnitz, on 17 Aug 1879. Frank, his bride, their son Alfred Joseph, and daughter Marie Liddy, arrived in New York harbor on 12 Apr 1882 aboard the SS Schiedam (Rotterdam to New York). They first settled in St. Louis, Missouri, living there for about 10 years. Three more children were born in St. Louis. They then headed west on the Oregon Trail, making their home in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon until about 1894. Their last two children were born in Roseburg. Moving again, this time southward, they made a new home in Duncan Mills, California, farming for a few years. Around 1897 they made one more big move, and the family settled in San Francisco. Frank worked as a carpenter, construction contractor and realtor. The family was involved in several clubs and local activities, including Unity Lodge 61, the Knights of Pythias of Oakland, and the "Old Friends Grove", United Ancient Order of Druids of San Francisco, all fraternal and charitable organizations.
The Boerners experienced the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Although their cabinet-making shop (and home above it) was spared, the military ordered the family to take what they could carry and leave within an hour. Multitudes of buildings were dynamited, including their home and business, to help stop the out of control fires engulfing parts of the city. Rather than letting everything be destroyed, the family stopped people in the streets, offering them food, supplies and the contents of their household for free. Sadly, the leveled buildings had little effect on controlling the fires. The Boerners, like many families in the region, had to start over. After the earthquake, the family resettled across the bay in Oakland.
After Anna's death, Frank married Mrs. Caroline (Gretzer) Nyffenegger (1861-1925) on 24 May 1924. After Caroline's death, he married Mrs. Agnes M. (Delaurm) Giddings (1867-1951); they were married on 2 Oct 1925. Frank's first and second wives are buried along-side him. It is not known where his third wife, Agnes, is buried, however, she died in Los Angeles County.
Frank Boerner was an industrious, multi-skilled and hard-working man, who worked up to the very end of his life.
Note: Trachenau, Germany was leveled in 1962 for brown coal mining operations. When mining was completed, the mined area was converted into several man-made lakes.
The Boerners experienced the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Although their cabinet-making shop (and home above it) was spared, the military ordered the family to take what they could carry and leave within an hour. Multitudes of buildings were dynamited, including their home and business, to help stop the out of control fires engulfing parts of the city. Rather than letting everything be destroyed, the family stopped people in the streets, offering them food, supplies and the contents of their household for free. Sadly, the leveled buildings had little effect on controlling the fires. The Boerners, like many families in the region, had to start over. After the earthquake, the family resettled across the bay in Oakland.
After Anna's death, Frank married Mrs. Caroline (Gretzer) Nyffenegger (1861-1925) on 24 May 1924. After Caroline's death, he married Mrs. Agnes M. (Delaurm) Giddings (1867-1951); they were married on 2 Oct 1925. Frank's first and second wives are buried along-side him. It is not known where his third wife, Agnes, is buried, however, she died in Los Angeles County.
Frank Boerner was an industrious, multi-skilled and hard-working man, who worked up to the very end of his life.
Note: Trachenau, Germany was leveled in 1962 for brown coal mining operations. When mining was completed, the mined area was converted into several man-made lakes.
Inscription
The fraternal engraving on this headstone represents the Knights of Pythias. The "F C B" are not Frank Boerner's initials, but instead stand for "Friendship, Charity & Benevolence".
Gravesite Details
Burial: 6 Mar 1926; Undertaker: Truman Undertaking Co., 2935 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, Ca.
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