The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 683 FRANK L. HARTMAN. Frank L. Hartman, a successful farmer whose property is located near Ellensburg, has been a resident of this vicinity for about thirty years and through his straightforward dealing, close application, industry and foresight has become one of the prosperous agriculturists of Kittitas county. For many years he gave his attention to the butcher business but since 1910 has been exclusively engaged in farming pursuits, now owning land to the extent of two hundred and eighty acres besides valuable city property. Although a native of Germany, Mr. Hartman has become thoroughly Americanized and has made the ideals of this country his guidance for life. Born in 1863, he was a youth of seventeen years when he crossed the Atlantic, having been reared and educated in Germany. His parents were Frank L. and Caroline Hartman, both of whom are now deceased. As before indicated, Mr. Hartman of this review reached the United States in 1880 and for some time remained in New York but later made his way to Cincinnati, Ohio, and subsequently to Birmingham, Alabama. In 1885 he arrived in Portland, Oregon, and there gave his attention to the butcher business until 1889, which year marked his arrival in Ellensburg, where he continued along the same line of business until the fall of 1890. From 1890 until 1892 he worked as a butcher in Roslyn, Washington, and in the latter year opened a shop of his own account in that city, successfully continuing there until 1910, always following the most approved business methods. Being thoroughly reliable, he built up a gratifying trade and derived a substantial income from his venture. About 1896, many years before he discontinued the butcher business, Mr. Hartman had acquired one hundred and sixty acres in the Kittitas valley and upon this property he moved in 1910, having since resided thereon. There is a fine residence upon the property and suitable barns provide ample shelter for the stock. His fields are in a high state of cultivation and the latest equipment has been installed upon his place, which is now very valuable. As the years have passed Mr. Hartman has acquired additional farm land, his holdings now comprising two hundred and eighty acres which are located, however, in different places. Moreover, he has invested in valuable city property in Ellensburg. Mr. Hartman gives his attention largely to the raising of grain and hay, and being a shrewd business man disposes of his crops to the best advantage. On the 30th of August, 1910, Mr. Hartman was united in marriage to Florence Genasci Catnozzy, of Nevada City, California, a daughter of Charles Genasci, who arrived in California in 1847, two years before the rush of gold seekers to that state. There are two children in the household of Mr. and Mrs. Hartman: Milton Camozzy, who is a son of Mrs. Hartman by a former marriage and is in the United States naval air service; and Frank C., aged seven. The family are highly respected in Ellensburg and are numbered among the valued residents of the community. In his political affiliations Mr. Hartman is a republican and has ever loyally supported that party. He is interested in all that pertains to the general welfare and readily supports worthy public measures to the extent of his ability and means. At one time he was quite prominent as a stockman in his neighborhood, running seven hundred head of cattle, but he has now- given up that line of business. He is a self-made man and there is much credit due him for what he has achieved, as his prosperity has come to him entirely through his own efforts. A loyal American citizen who is ever ready to make sacrifices on the altar of the nation, Mr. Hartman is appreciative of the opportunities which he here found and has made the democratic principles represented in American ideals of government his own. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.