Capt. John D. Fredericks…. A native of Pennsylvania, John D. Fredericks was born in Burgettstown [Washington Co., PA], September 10, 1869,…

[father = Rev. J.F. Fredericks, Presbyterian minister, d. 1886; mother = Mary Patterson, native of Burgettstown; family of 4 children reared in Burgettstown]

[1891 he came to Los Angeles, Cal.; studied law; 1895 was admitted to the bar]

…a member of the California National Guard, and in 1898 accompanied the Seventh Volunteer Infantry to San Francisco, having been made adjutant of the battalion…. …Mr. Fredericks was made judge advocate, holding this position until the return of this company to Los Angeles.

…Captain Fredericks (which title has been won in the National Guard)…

John D Fredericks