John Fredrickson Jr. Contributed by Sharon Komraus





John Frederikson, Jr., of the firm of Beuthien & Frederikson, propriertors of the German House, is a son of John and Charlotte Frederikson, and was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 13, 1852. His father is a seaman and owns a trading vessel, of which he himself is Captain. The son was trained to life on the sea on board his father’s ship until the age of 18, when he shipped as an able seaman on the U.S. man-o-war , “Plymouth,” and belonged to her crew for three years. He came to Big Rapids in 1873 and followed various vocations until July 5, 1883, when he associated himself with Mr. Beuthien in the management of the German House, where he engaged in a prosperous business. He is a member of the Lutheran Church.