Francis Charles (Frank) AUGUSTINE

1882 - 1951  (69 years)

• Name	Francis Charles (Frank) AUGUSTINE
  Birth	13 Oct 1882	Argyle, Marshall County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1951-MN-023613
  Death	14 Nov 1951	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	at 4:00 PM according to the death certificate
  Burial	Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes	In the 1899 Omaha city directory, Frank is a clerk for Harry Tavender. He resides at 561 S 30th. In the 1900 Omaha city directory, Frank is a clerk residing at 3901 Q. In the 1901 Omaha city directory, Frank is a clerk residing at 3805 Q. The Omaha newspaper reported, on May 7, 1901, “A very valuable colt belonging to Frank Augustine, Thirty-ninth and Q streets, was found dead in the barn yesterday morning.” In the 1902 Omaha city directory, Frank resides at 3805 Q. In the 1905 Omaha city directory, he lives at 3608 R and is employed as a clerk. In the 1906 Omaha city directory, he lives at 3805 Q (his father’s residence) and is employed as a “colr.” In the 1907 Omaha city directory, he lives at 3805 Q (his father’s residence) and is employed as a grocer at that address. He was arrested in Omaha on February 4, 1907, for “wife abandonment.” On February 14th, he applied for a divorce from Leona, alleging that she attacked him with a razor, had shot at hime with a revolver and had made attempts on his life. He asked for custody of their children. In the 1908 Omaha city directory, he is a clerk for Reliable Credit Co. and resides in South Omaha. A brief mention in the Omaha newspaper on 27 Sep 1908 is that Frank Augustine had left for Minneapolis where he charge of an office in that city. In the 1909 Minneapolis city directory, Frank is a manager for the Minneapolis Financial Co. and rooms at 725 E 17th Street. A Frank C Augustine is shown in a supplement to the Hennepin County listings in the 1910 census. He seems to a lodger living at 308 2nd Avenue South but there is no age or occupation or place of birth shown. In the 1910 and 1911 Minneapolis city directories, Frank is still a manager for the Minneapolis Financial Co. and rooms at 3435 Fremont Avenue N. In the 1913 Minneapolis city directory, Frank is a manager for Southern Investment Co. and rooms at 1818 Nicollet Avenue. Listed in the 1914 Minneapolis city directory as Frank C. Augustine, manager Southern Investment Co., resides at 3748 29th Avenue South. In the 1915 Minneapolis city directory, Frank apparently has a meat store at 2814 E 38th Street, is a manager for Southern Investment Co., and boards at 3756 29th Avenue S. In addition, Mrs. Frances E Augustine boards at flat 2, 2539 Hennepin Avenue. Frances and Frank were married and living at 2539 Hennepin Avenue at the time of their son’s birth in June of 1915. In the 1916 Minneapolis city directory, Frank was a manager for the American Loan Association. He lived at 905 Franklin Avenue W, flat 11. In that same directory, Mrs. Frances E Augustine resided at 2808 West 38th. In the 1918 and 1919 Minneapolis city directories, Frank was a manager for the American Loan Association and resided at 721 13th Avenue S. In the 1919 directory, Marie G Augustine, the widowed wife of his brother Martin, also lives at the 721 13th Avenue address. He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Minneapolis as Frank Charles Augustine. At that time, he and Mae lived at 721 13th Avenue South. He was an office manager for C. M. Boyce whose business was in the New York Life Building. He is indicated as being of medium height and build, dark blue eyes and light brown hair, and deaf on his draft card. In the 1920 Minneapolis city directory, Frank is a manager for the American Loan Association and resides at 3756 29th Avenue S. Marie G Augustine is also at that address. He and his family were living at 3756 29th Avenue at the time of the 1920 census. The family consisted of Frank C., 38, May, 39, Marie (“daughter”), 22 and a widow, Flavian (“granddaughter”), 5, Eugene (“grandson”), 4.1, Marie (“granddaughter”), 2.2, and Ralph M. (“grandson”), 0.8. Frank was born in Wisconsin, his father in France, and his mother in Wisconsin. For May, it is Minnesota-Illinois-Illinois (in the 1930 census it is Minnesota-Wisconsin-Pennsylvania). For the older Marie, it is Iowa-Iowa-Minnesota. For Flavian, Eugene, and the younger Marie, it is Illinois-Wisconsin-Iowa. For Ralph, it is Minnesota-Wisconsin-Iowa. Everyone’s last name is shown as Augustine. Frank’s occupation is a broker in a loan office. In the 1922 Minneapolis city directory, Frank C does loans at 417 Palace Building and groceries at 2814 E 38th Street. In the 1924 Minneapolis city directory, Frank C Augustine has a large-print entry saying he does loans and investments at 817 Palace Building. His telephone number is Geneva 1945. He resides at 3756 29th Avenue S. Marie Augustine lives at that same address. In the 1928 Minneapolis city directory, Frank has a bold-print entry for F C Augustine & Co, Frank C Augustine, manager, that does loans and collections at 214-215 Lumber Exchange. His telephone number is Geneva 2981. A separate entry shows he resides at 3752 29th Avenue S. This business, a partnership with Elmer Bear, was dissolved on July 10, 1928, with Bear carrying on the business by himself. In the 1930 Minneapolis city directory, Frank still has a bold-print entry for F C Augustine Co., Frank C Augustine, manager of collections and adjustments, at 817 Palace Building, telephone Geneva 2063. In a separate entry, he and Mae G reside at 4943 31st Avenue S. At the time of the 1930 census, Frank, Mae, and Ralph were living at 4943 31st Avenue in Minneapolis. In the 1932 city directory, he had a bold-print entry for the F C Augustine Co, collections and adjustments, 348 Loeb Arcade. He and Mae G lived at 4943 31st Avenue S. In the 1935 city directory, the separate entry for the F C Augustine Co. is no longer in bold print. It’s at 348 Loeb Arcade. He and Mae reside at 2 S 11th. In the 1936 city directory, the F C Augustine Co. still does loans at 348 Loeb Arcade. In addition Frank C Augustine does loans at 300 Lumber Exchange. He and Mae still reside at 2 S 11th. In the 1937 city directory, the F C Augustine Co. does loans at 347 Loeb Arcade. He and Mae live at 36 S 12th, apartment 7. In the 1938 city directory, the F C Augustine Co. does loans at 511 Hennepin Avenue. He and Mae G live at 2917 39th Avenue S. His father, John H, is also listed at that address. In the 1939 city directory, Frank and Mae G live at 3047 Hennepin Avenue. In the 1940 city directory, Frank and May live at 2006 Park Avenue, apartment D. In the 1940 census, Frank and Mae live at 2006 Park Avenue. Frank is unemployed, not looking for work, and is deemed unemployable. Frank is a high school graduate, Mae has an eighth-grade education. In the 1941 city directory, Frank and Mae G live at 2008 Park Avenue, apartment B. In the 1942 city directory, he and Mae live at 2008 Park Avenue, apartment B1. In the 1948 city directory, he and Mae live at 1920 4th Avenue S where he has a repair shop. Eugene and Dolores live at this same address. In the 1950 city directory, he and Mae still live at 1920 4th Avenue S. In the 1950 census, he and Mattie G. live at 1920 4th Avenue S. According to his death certificate, he was the “owner of a fix-it shop.” He died at his home at 1920 4th Avenue South. He was married to Mae at the time of his death and Mae (“Mae G. Augustine”) was the informant for the information on his death certificate. The doctor who had treated him since 1945 said on Frank’s death certificate that Frank died of a problematic coronary obstruction. The doctor went on to say that Frank “has had coronary disease and hypertension for several years and had a cerebral hemorrhage in 1947.” His obit in the Star said he resided at 1920 4th Ave. S. and his wife was Mae G. He had two sons, Marion and William, and one daughter, Leona. And he had one brother, John Schneider of Milwaukee.
  Person ID	I617	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	John H AUGUSTINE,   b. Jul 1851, France d. 11 Feb 1941, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Lena LANSBERG,   b. 14 Jun 1853, Grafton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin d. 14 Feb 1913, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1880	Polk County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F4365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leona Mathilda HOPPER,   b. 30 Aug 1886, Wisconsin d. 20 Aug 1955, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1903	Traverse County, Minnesota
  	per MOMS: Traverse County #C-123, Frank C Augustine to Madeline L Hoppe
  Divorce	1907
  	Marriage and divorce dates from Whiteley family tree
  Children	1. Marion L CLAASSEN,   b. 4 Oct 1904, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska d. 8 Dec 1987, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 83 years)   2. Leona Marie CLAASSEN,   b. 10 Mar 1906, Nebraska d. 12 Sep 1996, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F9772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Emily CARR,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada d. 17 Sep 1981, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1913	Ramsey County, Minnesota
  	as Frank G Augustine and Frances Carr, in Minnesota Marriages in FamilySearch
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. William Charles MARSH,   b. 25 Jun 1915, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 15 Feb 1964, Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2011

  
  

  Family 3	Martha Matilda (Mae) DUNBAR,   b. 27 Oct 1879, Foster, Faribault County, Minnesota d. 25 Aug 1970, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1918	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	as Frank C Augustine and Mae Dunbar
  Photos		Frank Augustine and Mattie Dunbar families Frank Augustine is fourth from the right in the back row. Frank's father is 2nd from the right.
  Family ID	F5999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2010

  
  

• Photos

  Frank Augustine and son