Femal, Ernest James

1891 - 1965  (73 years)

• Name	Femal, Ernest James
  Birth	22 Apr 1891	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Birth - Civil Record	22 Apr 1891
  1891 Outagamie County Birth records Vol 6 page 77 rec # 179; Ernest Jam es born on 4/22/1891 in Appleton to Francis Femal and Mary O'Connell, oth er children already born listed as Thomas.
  1900 Census	1900	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Ed 69 Page 11a
  Listed living with widowed mother, age 9
  1905 State Census	1905	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Mary Femal41 Thomas Femal16 Ernste Femal14 Raymond Femal12 Millicent Femal10 Harry Femal8 Mark Femal6 Frank Femal4
  1910 Census	1910	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Ed 121 Page 09a
  on 4th St.; Listed living wi th Thomas and Mary Femal, not sure which children are Mary and Frank Femal 's and which are Thomas Femal and his previous wife. Listed age as 18, bo rn Wisconsin.
  WWI Draft Registration Card	5 Jun 1917
  Wisconsin WW1 Draft registrations Film # 1674882; Listed as Ernest Ja mes Femal born 4/21/1891 born in Kaukauna, Boilermaker, wife and 2 childre n.
  1920 Census	1920	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Ed 188 Pagr 08a
  Listed living with wife and 3 chil dren, age 29, born Wis. Occupation BoilermakerAlso living with them was a Grace Elsler? age 18 listed as sister in law
  1930 Census	1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  6224/4547571_00256/01
  Ernest Fennel39 Gertrude Fennel38 Francis French15 James Fennel11 Russell French8 Carol Fennel4 [4 3/12]
  Residence	1938	Apple Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Name:Ernest J Femal Gender:Male Residence Year:1938 Street address:703 S Story Tel 2742-R Residence Place:Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Spouse:Gertrude Femal Publication Title:Appleton, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1938
  1940 Census	1940	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Ernest J Femal48 Gertrude C Femal48 James Femal21 Russell A Femal18 Carol M Femal12
  WWII Draft Registration Cards	1942
  Name:Ernest J Femal Birth Date:22 Apr 1891 Birth Place:Kaukonna, Wisconsin, USA Residence:Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Race:White
  Biography	1964  [1]
  Biographies of Prominent People Page 168
  E. J. FEMAL - Benjamin Disraeli, noted prime minister of England in the 19th century, said: "The secret of success is constancy to purpose." E. J. Femal, founder of the Fox River Boiler Works, apparently knew the secret, and held on to his dreams and ambitions throughout all kinds of obstacles to reach success. Mr. Femal was born in Kaukauna in 1892. His family moved to Appleton a year later, where he attended St. Mary's grade school. He then went to what was to be the beginnings of the State Teachers College then, telegraphy school in Oshkosh. He began in the business world in Detroit by meeting two giants in American history and industry. He upholstered cars for none other than Henry Ford, who, in the course of his work, introduced Mr. Femal to John D. Rockefeller. But, upholstering cars, even for such illustrious persons, was a long way from E. J. Femal's prime ambition'97to own and manage his own company. Soon, he became a line man for a Racine Power Company. Then, in 1918, he began work for the old Northern Boiler Works in Appleton. In the meantime, Mr. Femal had married the former Gertrude Esler of Kaukauna in 1914, and they had started their family. With a wife and children to support, E. J. Femal still did not lose sight of his goals. While working for Northern Boiler Works, he studied nights to gain his engineering degree by correspondence from the University of Wisconsin. Seven years after coming back to Appleton, having worked his way to an engineering diploma, E. J. Femal realized a life long ambition. He founded his own company, the Fox River Boiler Works, in 1925. The firm manufactures and distributes boilers as well as doing boiler repairs. Today, still a growing concern, it is also involved with structural steel fabrications. E. J. Femal was a part of Appleton's growth in civic affairs as well as in industry. Interested in good government for the expanding community, he served several terms on the City Council. He is a member of Appleton Rotary Club and is a charter member of the Elks Club. Today, semi-retired at 72, E. J. Femal still visits the office daily when in Appleton. His winter months arc largely spent in Florida. Life long members of St. Mary's parish, the E. J. Femals had five children: James, Robert, Frances, Carole (Mrs. Richard E. White), and Russell. Robert died when four years old. This year 1964 will mark Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Femal's golden wedding anniversary. Certainly, they will reminisce over the 50 years past, and feel the glow of a job well done, both in the business Mr. Femal built, and in the family they raised. Perhaps, too, they would agree at least in part with Disraeli's statement: "The secret of success is constancy to purpose," for perseverance and a dauntless spirit to move forward can certainly be seen in the success story of E. J. Femal.
  Death Record - Civil	9 Feb 1965
  ERNEST FEMAL SSN 391-07-2483 Residence: 54911 Appleton, Outagamie, WI Born 22 Apr 1891 Last Benefit: Died Feb 1965 Issued: WI (Before 1 951
  Obituary	9 Feb 1965
  Appleton Post Crescent
  See Image Section D, Page 4
  Death	9 Feb 1965	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Name:Ernest J Femal Birth Date:1891 Death Date:1965 Cemetery:Saint Marys Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place:Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA Has Bio?:N
  Person ID	I3539	1FamilyTree | ClarkVerbockel195286, kathleenRees206722
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Femal, Frank,   b. 4 Oct 1865, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Apr 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 34 years)
  Mother	O'Connell, Mary Ellen,   b. 13 Jan 1864, , , Kentucky, USA d. 5 Jul 1950, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esler, Gertrude,   b. 30 Oct 1891, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 1 May 1968, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1914
  Children	+ 1. Femal, Francis,   b. 21 Apr 1915, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 1 Aug 1981, , , Florida, USA (Age 66 years)   2. Femal, Robert J.,   b. Abt 1917, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Feb 1921, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 4 years) + 3. Femal, James,   b. 19 Jan 1919, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 2 Aug 2004, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 85 years) + 4. Femal, Russell,   b. 13 Jun 1921, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Jul 2004, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 83 years)   5. Femal, Carol,   b. 15 Dec 1925, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 18 Jan 1997 (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F6129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

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  [S878] Nelson, Charles C., Biographies of prominent people of Appleton and the Fox River valley, (Title Biographies of prominent people of Appleton and the Fox River Valley Author Charles C. Nelson Publisher Castle-Pierce Printing Co., 1964 Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison Digitized Sep 28, 2011 Length 190 pages Subjects Appleton (Wis.), Fox River Valley (Columbia County-Brown County, Wis.), Fox River Valley (Wis.)).