LIFE AND ACTIVITIES OF FRIEDA
Frieda adored her indulgent father and the feeling was mutual. Her father gave her the best of everything. The bakery, confectionery and saloon business thrived in the small gold mining town of Amador City. The family even had a surrey and a horse which was kept in a stable next door. Frieda delighted in caring for and grooming the horse.
Frieda attended grade school and Sunday school. She loved to sing and climb hills. She had a happy life except for the persistent illness and withdrawal of her mother. For example, in back of the home on Main street was a small stream in which Frieda loved to play but when her mother saw her from the upstairs bedroom window she became hysterical much to the embarrassment of her daughter. This withdrawal had become so bad that Henry decided that his elder daughter, Emma, should run the household. Emma became, in effect, the "mother" to her younger sister, Frieda. Frieda grew up to be a serious you ng lady, deeply religious and motivated to live according to the Christian ethic.
In 1899, Henry Koehler retired; sold his business in Amador City to William Hueg. He moved the family to 1808 P Street, Sacramento, California. Frieda graduated from Sutter Grammar School in Sacramento, 29 Jun 1906.
Henry Koehler was involved, 23 Nov 1905, in an accident between a runaway milk wagon and a street car in which he was riding. His leg and nose were broken and finger mashed. Complications from the accident set in and he died 21 Feb 1906. His daughter, Frieda, was distraught. She missed her father terribly. This was the saddest event in Frieda's life as she honored her father and felt he was the only person with whom she could confide and who understood her. He was not only a father to her, but a friend. The family had very little money left so Frieda began to learn the millinery business making hats.
Their first child, Alfred Henry Kramm was born in Sacramento. Shortly thereafter Alfred "Sr" bought jewelry and watchmaking business in Grass Valley, California and the young family moved there. Three more children were born in Grass Valley.
Frieda had a full life. She was an affectionate, loving and caring mother. Her first priority was her home and family. Her concern was the education of her children and their high moral standards. She enjoyed cooking, baking and the accumulations of recipes. She loved to garden and reveled the beauty of flowers. As time went on the bulwark of her life became the study and practice of Christian Science.
