Columbia-Philadelphia-Lycoming County PA Archives Biographies.....Redeker, Theodore 1868 - living in 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com July 1, 2005, 7:27 pm Author: Biographical Publishing Co. THEODORE REDEKER, a prominent citizen and manufacturer of the town of Bloomsburg who is successfully engaged in the manufacture of furniture, was born in the city of Philadelphia November 2i, 1856, and is a son of Henry William and Caroline (Reimer) Redeker, and grandson of William Redeker. Henry W. Redeker, the father of our subject, was a native of Struken, Prussia, and his younger days were spent in learning the trade of a cabinetmaker. In 1854 he left his native country and came to the United States. He located in Philadelphia, where he followed his trade. Our subject received a common school education and then worked with his father, learning the trade of a cabinetmaker. Attaining his manhood he became interested in the manufacture of furniture and was made superintendent of the J. K. Rishel Furniture Works at Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pa. In 1891 our subject removed to Bloomsburg and organized the Bloomsburg Furniture Company, the officers of which are as follows: Theodore Redeker, president; and W. H. Schuyler, secretary and treasurer. They erected a large brick factory 50 by 100 feet on the corner of East Seventh and Spruce streets, near the tracks of the D., L. & W. R. R., and have successfully engaged in the manufacture of bedroom sets, sideboards, and all other furniture. The proprietors are both thoroughly reliable business men and by their honest business methods and excellent work they have established a large and paying patronage. In 1897 our subject organized the North Branch Furniture Company, formerly the Bloomsburg Furniture Company, whose officers are: W. M. Reber, president; F. W. Redeker, secretary; Theodore Redeker, superintendent; W. J. Correll, manager and treasurer; and W. H. Slate, assistant manager. The company has two large factories, one 60 by So feet and the other 50 by 100 feet; the machinery is operated by an engine of one hundred horse-power, and the plant has its own electric-light power. The company employs upwards of seventy-five men, who turn out a fine grade of work, and makes large shipments throughout the Eastern States. Mr. Redeker was united in the bonds of matrimony to Mary E. Van Buskirk of Hughesville, Pa., and as a result of this union four children bless their home, namely: Annie, Robert, Florence, and Marie. Mr. Redeker is now in the prime of life, enjoying the comforts of a neat little home and surrounded by a happy family. His strict attention to business has secured him a fair share of this world's goods, while his uprightness in all his dealings, combined with his genial deportment, has won him the respect and affection of all who know him. In politics he acts with the Democratic party. While at Hughesville he served as borough auditor and school director. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899) This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb