Frank Feuerbacher was born March 23, 1876 in Desden (?), Germany. Frank came to America with his mother, brothers and sister. Not much is known about Uncle Frank and even less is known about his wife, Aunt Rose.
Frank was reared in Austin, spent some time at Oak Hill and later around 1896 moved to a farm on Dry Creek. Frank chose not to take up the tradition of his father. The Austin City Directory 1889-1890 reports that Frank works for James M. Hall. Mr. Hall is listed as a carpenter. The Directory for 1891-1892 reports that Frank is a butcher working for A. Beck and living at home.
Aunt Rosa, in her story, says he was boss over the children working on the farm when they were small.
I (CWF) tried very hard to find information on Uncle Frank and Aunt Rose. I sent for both Death Certificates. The one for Uncle Frank states he died of a heart attack one day after he entered the hospital, December 19, 1934. Aunt Rose's simply states she had a stroke January 1 and died January 11, 1937. Her birth place is listed as Lowell, Massachusetts. No record of her birthday, father's name or mother's name was obtained. The record simply states she was 65 years old. In her hospital history taken upon her entry, she had two brothers and one sister, all dead. Her next of kin is listed as Mrs. Anna McGovern, cousin, Jersey City, New Jersey. Both are buried in Mt. View Cemetery, Reno, Nevada. The death notice in the Reno paper of December 20, 1934, states probably as good a history of the family which I will quote almost verbatim:
"Frank Feuerbacher married to Rose Feuerbacher in Carlin, Nevada, veteran employee of Southern Pacific Rail Road, dies suddenly at his home, 1746 East 4th Street, in Sparks, Nevada, early this morning. A heart attack caused his death.
Funeral services will be held Saturday from O'Brien and Nugent Chapel at three o'clock. The Rev. Carl M. Worner will conduct the Methodist Rite and burial will be in the Engineers' Plot in Mt. View Cemetery. A native of Austin, Texas he was 58 years old and has been connected with Southern Pacific for 23 years. In 1931 he moved from Carlin, Nevada to Sparks, Nevada where he was a hostler in the rail road yards. He was a member of Trucker Lodge #19 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen."
He had been both a fireman and an engineer. To the family no children were born.