When Arthur Henry Friese was born on 19 May 1886, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, his father, August F Friese, was 33 and his mother, Anna Wymann, was 23. He married Elsie Verna Bowe on 17 March 1927, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Clark, Washington, United States in 1930 and Portland City Election Precinct 335, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 2 April 1949, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.