Frank J. Frautschy Biography


	This biography appears on page 643 in "History of Dakota 
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				FRANK J. FRAUTSCHY. 

	Frank J. Frautschy is the proprietor of the Evergreen Stock Farm 
situated in Lake county, not far from Junius, and has resided thereon 
since 1908. He was born in Green county, Wisconsin, on the 30th of May, 
1876, and after spending the first seventeen years of his life in his 
native state accompanied his parents to Iowa. His father, Jacob 
Frautschy, was a native of Switzerland and crossed the Atlantic in 
1852, making his way to Wisconsin. He made the voyage in company with 
his father and mother, John and Catharine Frautschy, and was at that 
time twelve years of age. He was reared in Wisconsin and lived there 
for a number of years after his marriage and about 1893 went to Iowa. 
He wedded Magdalena Miller, who died in 1904, at the age of fifty-three 
years. Mr. Frautschy survived for several years, passing away on the 
6th of July, 1910, at the age of seventy. He belonged to the German 
Baptist church at Madison and he was interested in all that pertained 
to the material, intellectual and moral progress of the community. He 
served for a time on the school board and his political allegiance was 
given to the republican party. 

	Frank J. Frautschy is indebted to the public-school system of 
Wisconsin and of Iowa for the educational privileges he enjoyed. He 
came to Lake county, South Dakota, with his father in 1902 and 
afterward rented land, continuing thus to engage in farming until his 
economy and industry had brought him sufficient capital to enable him 
to purchase a farm. In 1908 he invested in the land upon which he now 
resides and has made many improvements thereon in the intervening 
years. His place is now a valuable farm property and in addition to 
cultivating the crops best adapted to soil and climatic conditions he 
is quite extensively engaged in raising Duroc hogs and Aberdeen Angus 
cattle, having a fine herd of registered stock. 

	On the 27th of January, 1904, Mr. Frautschy was united in 
marriage to Miss Rose Freiburghaus, a daughter of Gotlieb and Anna 
(Baechler) Freiburghaus, of German Swiss parentage. To them have been 
born three children namely: Carl Lewis, Carrie and Lena Rose. 

	Through his enterprise and diligence Mr. Frautschy has been 
enabled to provide a good home for his family and is now the possessor 
of two hundred and twelve acres of rich and productive land. He 
manifests a spirit of progress in connection with all public as well as 
private affairs and gives his aid in support of many measures for the 
general good. He is widely recognized as one of Lake county's most 
progressive farmers and stock breeders and in carrying on his business 
affairs is accomplishing what he purposes.