<E. F. Schrader, Compton> (Calif. Chess Reporter, July 1955, p. 8) (on the US Open 1955)

Looking in the Compton directory (for 1954), we find:

<Schrader Edw F artist h 1801 Kay .. NEwmrk 2-0108> and

<Schrader Edw F Jr USN r 1801 Kay .. NEwmrk 2-0108> (USN = US Navy) (there is also Howard Schrader wkr, and Richard Schrader)

Which leads to (from http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...):

Edward Frederick Schrader, born Nov. 3, 1910 in Illinois, USA, died Jul. 13, 1981, in Compton, Los Angeles County, California, USA. And this: HMC US NAVY WORLD WAR II, KOREA, plus

Son of Edward Friederich Schrader 1877 – 1966, Brother of Howard Francis Schrader 1907 – 1955 and Richard H K Schrader 1914 – bef 1920. All four (possibly exceot Richard) living together in Compton in 1954.

Edward Jr. was 44 years old in 1955, and Edward Sr. 78 years old.

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Other info collected (having also Edward Schrader in mind):

1921: "Artists. .. Schrader E F, 964, 5th rm 214" (San Diego Directory)

1922: E. F. Schrader of San Diego 7-4 (Calif. Chess Reporter, July 1952, p. 27-28) (on the Calif. Championship)

1925: E. F. Schrader of Los Angeles, 4-4 (Calif. Chess Reporter, July 1952, p. 28) (Calif. Ch)

1945: Pan-Am Chess congress in Hollywood, Masters Reserve: E. F. Schrader 9-7 (http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/...)

1949: Edw F Schrader and Edw F Schrader Jr USN, 1801 Kay (Compton City Directory)

1915 (NY State census)

Edward F Schrader, 38, Artist
Lila F Schrader, 34
Howard F Schrader, 7
Edward F Schrader 4
Richard H Schrader, 7/12

in Syracuse Ward 06, Onondaga, New York.

1920 census:

Edward Schrader, 43, born in Switzerland, Artist Portrait Co.

Lila Schrader, 29, b. in Illinois
Howard F Schrader, 12
Edward F Schrader, 9, b. in Missouri
Richard K Schrader, 5

in Kossuth Avenue, St Louis Ward 21, St Louis (!), Missouri. Same family!

1930 census:

Clarence P Blackley, 37
Lila F Blackley, 38
Beatrice R Blackley 1 (1 7/12)
Howard F Schrader, 19
Edward F Schrader, 18