Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic  
biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. 
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs.
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Immediately after graduation entered the-
atrical business; first engagement was 
with "Fakir of Ava" magician; became 
business mgr. for Davenport Bros., spirit 
mediums, 1867; with them traveled in 
every part of the U. S.; with Fay, under 
name of Fay & Kellar, toured Mexico 
and So. America, 1871-73; organized a 
company consisting of himself and two 
Oriental magicians, under title of Kellar, 
Ling Look and Yamadeva, Royal 
Illusionists, and with them toured many 
foreign lands, until the death of his 
two partners in China in 1877; traveled 
for five years with J. H. Cunard, under 
name of Kellar & Cunard; separated 
from Cunard in 1884. Upon leaving the 
stage in 1909, settled in Los Angeles, 
Cal., where he now lives. Member 
Players' Club, New York City; Los 
Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles; 
Masonic fraternity (True Friendship Lodge, 
Calcutta, India); Shrine; Mecca Temple, 
New York.

KELLER, Walter S. 
Architect. Res. 1340 7th St.; San Diego; 
office, 717-18 Timken Bldg., San Diego, Cal. 
Born in New York City, Sept. 22, 1881; son 
of David and Clara (von Brandis) 
Keller. Attended public school in New 
York City; studied architecture and 
architectural engineering Weingart 
Inst., New York City. Employed by 
Charles Meyers, sanitary engr., New 
York City, 1901; Bernstein & Bernstein, 
architects, New York City; 1902-5; engr. 
and supt. of construction for Augustus 
N. Allen, architect, New York City, 
1905-7; chief of transit party, U. S. engrs. 
1907-8; estimator, with Carl Nilson,
genl. contractor, Kansas City, Mo., 1908-9; 
in charge of special work for Frederick 
Noonan, architect, Los Angeles, 
Cal., 1909; supt. installation of engi-
neering specialties at Grant Hotel, San 
Diego, Cal., 1909; secy. and mgr. 
Aggricrete Co., San Diego, 1910; admitted 
to practice of architecture, 1911; in 
practice for himself 1911 to date.

KELLER, Will Edward. 
Flour milling. Office Globe Mills, Los 
Angeles, Cal. Born in Woodville, Miss.,
Jan. 30, 1868; son of Charles E. and 
Agnes M. (Phares) Keller. Married to 
Helen M. Fife, 1912. Educated in pub-
lic and private schools of Dallas, Tex. 
Railroad postal clerk, 1886; contrac-
ting, 1887; bookkeeper and teller in 
a bank at Dallas, Tex., 1890-92; moved 
to Wilmington, Cal., 1892, and with 
E. N. McDonald and J. B. Alexander 
organized the McDonald Co., grain deal-
ers and feed mill operators; moved to 
Los Angeles, in 1893; continued 
McDonald Co. until 1898 when McDonald 
Grain & Milling Co. was organized, 
which absorbed the McDonald Co., built 
Globe Mills in Los Angeles in 1898; or-
ganized Globe Grain & Milling Co., in 
1902; this corporation absorbed the 
McDonald Grain & Milling Co., and has 
since built milling plants at San 
Francisco, Colton, Woodland, and San Diego, 
Cal., and at El Paso, Tex.; organized 
The Globe Ice & Cold Storage Co. of 
El Paso, Tex., 1908; organized the 
Valley Ice Co. of Fresno and Bakersfield, 
Cal., in 1910. Pres. Globe Grain & Milling
Co.; Colton Grain & Milling Co.; 
San Diego Grain & Milling Co.; 
Woodland Grain & Milling Co.; El Paso Grain 
& Milling Co.; Globe Ice & Cold Storage 
Co., El Paso, Tex.; Valley Ice Co., 
and California & Oregon Grain & Milling 
Co.; San Joaquin Valley Farm Lands 
Co. "Nynoline Ing" Steam Ship Co., 
Wilmington, Del.; dir. Southwestern 
Portland Cement Co., El Paso, Tex.; 
Merchants Natl. Bank, Los Angeles; 
dir. Ralston Iron Works, San Francisco. 
Member of California, Los Angeles 
Country, and Los Angeles Athletic 
clubs of Los Angeles; Pacific Union 
and Transportation clubs of San 
Francisco; El Paso Country and Toltec 
clubs of El Paso, Tex. ; Masonic 
fraternity; Shrine.

KELLOGG, Frederick Ranney. 
Oil producer. Res. Edgecliffe, Lamanda 
Park, Cal.; office 521 Douglas Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Quasquetor, Ia., 
Feb. 22, 1865; son of H. C. and Elizabeth 
(Wheeler) Kellogg. Married to 
Leota Smith in 1895. Educated in gram-
mar and high schools of Cherokee, Ia. 
Engaged in hardware business in Peterson, 
Ia., in 1889; sold out and engaged 
in same business at Laurens, Ia. After 
disposing of business, entered law office 
of Judge C. H. Lewis, at Sioux City, 
Ia., where he remained two years; en-
gaged in farming at Cherokee, Ia. 
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902, and 
engaged in oil business. Pres. British 
Cal. Oil Co., Ltd., 1904 to date; pres. 
Kellogg Oil Co.; pres. F. R. Kellogg 
& Co.; dir. National Petroleum Co.; 
dir. Richfield Oil Co.; dir. Turner Oil 
Co.; dir. Densmore Stabler Refining 
Co. Member California Club of Los 
Angeles; Masonic fraternity, Scottish 
Rite and 32d degree. Congregationalist.

KELLOGG, Giles. 
Corporation secretary. Res. 3002 Wilshire blvd.; 
office, 1117 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Troy, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1854; son 
of Giles Bacon and Adeline Kellogg. 
Married to Annabelle Bush, in 1885.

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