Biography of Frank W. Fanslow
Frank W. Fanslow, born on October 6, 1862, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, is a notable figure in Yankton, South Dakota. Son of German immigrants Michael and Bridget (Kuich) Fanslow, he moved to South Dakota in 1877. In 1882, he and his brother John established a blacksmith and wagon-making business in Milltown, later relocating to Yankton. They expanded into agricultural implements and hardware under the firm Fanslow Brothers. Frank served as Yankton’s mayor from 1902 to 1903, advocating for municipal ownership of utilities. He married Eunice E. Gray in 1886, and they had six children, five of whom survived infancy.