Freding, Karl Berg
Margaret Elsie (Allison) Freding
Mother: Astrid Freding
Father: Hans Freding
Brother: Gordon
Sisters: Helen, Astrid “Esther”
Son: William “Billy” (1943-2016)
Daughter: Shirley (1942- )
Karl Freding was born on November 19, 1916 in Princeton, BC. He was the son of Hans Freding and Astrid (Peterson) Freding. He married Margaret Allison on September 14, 1941.
He attended Jura School (1930).
He had a threshing machine that was used around 1913, powered at that time by steam engine. He raised purebred cows, he became a leader in raising Herefords. Sold the ranch to Dave Eccott.
They were living in Oliver in 2000. There is a picture of him on the “Rafter F Polled Hereford Ranch” in the Princeton 100 Years book.
Princeton Our Valley, pages 91 (photo), 214, 341; Princeton 100 Years, page 94; Princeton BC (1979) – Laurie Currie, page 96; Princeton Star, August 14, 1930, page 6