Frederick G. Fox

Friendsville Area Builder & Merchant

Sunday, August 24, 2014 Friend Family Museum Storytelling Great-grandson, Fred G. Fox

Family/Background

• Born : January 21, 1864 in Accident, MD

• Died: March 4, 1937 - “73 years one month and 13 days”

• Son of Godfrey & Magdalena Fox (Fuch)

• Wife – Married Sara Alberta Forsythe March 18, 1883 in Accident; she

passed February 14, 1935

• Children – Ira Ellsworth, Laura May, Effie Helena, Nellie Pearl, Arnold

Ellis, Macie Izetta, Theresa Elizabeth

• “United” (baptized) with the Accident Lutheran Church

• Charter member of the Grace Lutheran Church – organized Nov 13, 1898 –

where he was a member of the Joint Council for 40 years, the council the

honorary pall bearers at his March 7, 1937 funeral at the church

• Leader in civic affairs and community welfare:

Member of Town Council & Mayor

Representative of the Friendsville district in the Maryland House of

Delegates

Member of Garrett County Old Age Relief Committee

• Leader of the Friendsville Band

• Merchant – F. G. Fox & Sons Hardware Store; Feed Store; Planing Mill

Report of the

Bureau of Statistics & Information of Maryland , Vol 17,

1908

Garrett County, p. 124

Report of the

Bureau of Statistics & Information of Maryland , Vol 17,

1908

Garrett County, p. 125

Report of the

Bureau of Statistics & Information of Maryland , Vol 17,

1908

Garrett County, p. 126

F.G. Fox - Builder

• Friendsville Grace Lutheran Church altar • Friendsville United Methodist Church • Leslie Friend Building • Accident School • Speicher Horse Barn (Accident)

Friendsville Grace Lutheran Church

“This church will remain as one of the monuments of his ability as a builder and “a workman that needeth not to be ashamed.””

Accident High School

Friendsville United Methodist Church

Leslie Friend Building

Built in 1897 by George Kolb and F.G. Fox. Was claimed to possess the “finest store façade in Garrett County.”

Speicher Horse Barn

F.G. Fox - Merchant

• F. G. Fox & Sons Hardware Store • F.G. Fox Planing Mill • Feed Store

F.G. Fox Hardware Store

Fox Planing Mill

F.G. Fox - Postmaster

Postmaster – Nov 21, 1908 Apptmt

Postmaster Apptmt (cont’)

F.G. Fox - Musician

“His talent along these lines have been an inspiration to many in this community as well as to his family.”

F.G. Fox - Musician

F.G. Fox - Musician

F.G. Fox - Musician

F.G. Fox – Politician

• Friendsville Town Councilman &

Mayor Served on the first Friendsville City Council: Arthur Chisholm John W. McCullough George J. Kolb Dr. Allen Mason First Friendsville Mayor was W.W. Savage (??) • Delegate, Maryland State House of Representatives, 1916 & 1917

F.G. Fox - Politician

F.G. Fox - Politician

Thank you!

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F.G. Fox – State Delegate

F.G. Fox – State Delegate

F.G. Fox – State Delegate