Prosser, Col. William Farrand. "A History of the Puget Sound Country, Its Resources, Its Commerce and its People." Vol. 1. New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1903. pp. 282-283. FRANK EVERETT One of the largest hardware firms in southwestern Washington is that of Frank Everett & Company, located in the thriving city of Chehalis, Lewis county, Washington. And the subject of this brief biography is also the president of the Chehalis Furniture & Manufacturing Company, one of the prominent enterprises of that city. The fact that these firms have attained such a degree of success is ample proof of Mr. Everett's status in the business world. The ancestors of Mr. Everett were English, belonging to the society of Quakers, and are known to have settled in New England early in the history of the country. John Everett, the father, was born in Peru, Clinton county, New York, in 1821, and throughout the greater portion of his life followed the occupation of a merchant. He came to Allegan, Michigan, in 1856, and was in business there until 1871, in which year he moved to Lyons, Kansas, where he was successfully engaged in farming for a number of years. In 1882, joining the ever-moving tide of westward civilization, he brought his faimly [sic] to Tacoma, Washington, where he remained till the following spring, and then came to Chehalis; here he opened a grocery store and continued it until near the time of his death, which occurred in his seventy-sixth year, January 3, 1897. For many years he was an official member of the Methodist church, he belonged to the Democratic party, and was a Mason. His wife was Miss Charlotte Root, a native of the state of Ohio, and she died when her only child, the subject of this sketch, was but an infant. Frank Everett came into this world in Allegan county, Michigan, on the 28th of August, 1861, and was reared to manhood in the city of Allegan, where he enjoyed the advantages of the public schools. In 1873 he removed to Kansas and followed farming until 1883, when he followed his father to Chehalis. He there started his hardware business, but later sold to Deveresse & Maynard, and spent eighteen months in California; on his return he bought the store again, and the firm became Everett & Power; later he purchased his partner's interest and soon admitted Mr. Maynard as a partner, the firm being Maynard & Everett; this continued till January, 1900, when, at the election of Mr. Maynard to state treasurer, Mr. Everett again became the sole owner; afterward A. C. St. John, who is treasurer of Lewis county, purchased an interest, and the business is now known as Frank Everett & Company. With the exception of the time he spent in California, Mr. Everett has been at the head of the firm, and to him is due the larger share of the credit for its capable and successful management. The store is now by far the largest in the county; the building is sixty by one hundred feet, and there is an annex and warehouse fifty by one hundred and ten feet, in which is kept a large stock of wagons, carriages and farm machinery; they have a full stock of stoves, shelf and heavy hardware, and also do a plumbing business. The honorable and liberal methods have brough the house to such a degree of prosperity that it is a credit to the city and county. The Chehalis Furniture & Manufacturing Company, of which Mr. Everett is a stockholder and president, manufactures bedroom suites, tables, and kitchen furniture; they have a large factory, drying houses and all the machinery and appliances for turning out the best work. The factory is a valuable addition to the business interests of Chehalis, employing about one hundred and seventy-five men at the present time in factory and at the mills. In 1887 Mr. Everett was married to Miss Josephine Fesenfeld, who is of Germany and English ancestry, and was born in the Melbourne, Australia, the daughter of W. Fesenfeld. They are worthy members of the Episcopal church, and he holds the position of vestryman. In politics he is a Republican, is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Knights of Pythias,--in all respects an honorable, energetic and upright citizen, and well deserving of mention in this history. ******************* Submitted to the Washington Biographies Project in June 2009 by Jenny Tenlen. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.