FRANK A. LOGAN

Frank A. Logan was born in Oregon on November 25, 1880, to Andrew Russell Logan and Eliza E. Peery Logan. He was the youngest of Logan’s three children, and among the first generation of children born to pioneers who settled in Oregon.

Frank and his brother, William, owned a well-known barbershop in McMinnville. Originally opened by Charles H. Fleming in the 1880s, the McMinnville Baths and Tonsorial Parlor was located at the corner of 3rd and Evans in downtown McMinnville. William joined the business in 1888, and after Fleming left to pursue other opportunities, Frank joined his brother in running the shop. Together, they operated what became the most successful barbershop in early McMinnville until Frank’s sudden death in 1918.

There was no water or plumbing system in town and bathing facilities usually consisted of the family wooden wash tub brought into the kitchen and placed before the cook stove on Saturday night. The barber shops installed tin bathtubs and heated water by a coal oil stove and catered to men who wanted to bathe all stretched out in a new fangled bathtub. In those days this was a vital addition to the barbers income. Business was stable, and by 1892 new technologies allowed for advancements in the industry, such as hot and cold showers in ready supply. An 1892 advertisement reads, “Hair cutting, shaving, and in fact everything in the tonsorial line done with neatness and dispatch. Our baths are the finest in the city; hot and cold showers always ready. Remember the place, next to the Post Office.” (Richardson, 2010, p. 6)

Interior of the McMinnville Barber and Tonsorial Parlor, c. 1900 Photo courtesy Yamhill County Historical Society (Richardson 2010, p.10)

Interior prior to 1910. Photo courtesy Yamhill County Historical Society (Richardson 2010, p.10)

Between 1900 and 1910, Frank married Dorothy Walker Sears, and the couple made their home in McMinnville. The couple had no known children. Frank passed away at the age of 37 after suffering a stroke.

Obituary:

Death came to Frank A. Logan early Friday morning, August 2, 1918, following a second stroke of paralysis which came on him at Harrington ranch west of Carlton. He was brought home Thursday night and expired at 2:30 A.M.

Funeral services were held at Macy’s Parlor on Saturday. Immediate relatives are his wife and brother, W.H. Logan.

Frank Logan was in his 38th year and was a barber by profession. Burial was at Odell Cemetery where his parents are buried

– Telephone Register, 9 Aug 1918

Frank A. Logan’s headstone is now broken off at its base. His parents are both buried in the Odell Pioneer Cemetery. Unfortunately, his mother’s headstone is missing. It can be assumed that she lies near husband Andrew and son Frank’s graves.