Born:
Plainfield Township, Northampton County, PA
Married: August 24, 1867
Lived in Fleetwood, PA
Easton Express,
Tuesday, November 4, 1919, Page 1
Funeral of T. J. Kreidler
Prominent Fleetwood Man Was Formerly a Resident of Easton
Mrs. J. L. Kotz and Mrs. John Sisman, of this city, today attended
the funeral of their uncle, the late Thomas J. Kreidler, at Fleetwood,
Berks County. Mr. Kreidler, who formerly resided in Easton, was also
an uncle of Prothonotary Thomas A. L, Hay, of this city, but owing
to duties connected with the campaign, Mr.Hay was prevented from
attending the funeral. Interment was made in the Fleetwood cemetery.
Deceased was aged 75 years and 19 months and death was caused by
a complication of ailments. Surviving him are his widow, Elmira (Nee
Scholl), and the following children: Mrs. Maggie Schaeffer, Kutztown;
Fred, Camden, N.J.; Mrs. Francis Stahler, Boyertown; Thomas, Fleetwood,
Sue, at home, George, Reading. Three children preceded him in death.
There are 19 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Maggie Brown, of
near Bushkill Park also surviving.
Deceased was teh son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Kreidler,
and in his boyhood days attended the common schools near his home
as well as private schools in Easton.
He next taught school for three terms in Northampton county and
alater attended the Eastman National Business College, at Poughkeepie,
N.Y., from which he was garuated in 1866. He then secured a position
as clerk in the grocery store of his brother-in-law T. J. Hay, of
this city, and later on he filled a similar position at the grocery
store of Daly & Tombler, also in Easton, after which he returned
to Berks county, taught school for one term in Exeter township at
the school calle the "All Sorts School," after which he
moved to Fleetwood in 1867, securing a poosition as bookkeeper with
the Fleetwood Foundry & Machine Co., which position he held continuouly
for 32 years sh suffered a stroke of penman's paraysis or writer's
cramp. Leter he worked at Blandon rolling mill for four years off
and on, sfter which he secured a postion with the York Silk Manufacturing
Company as night watchman at it's large plant in Fleetwood.
He cast the first vote for General Grant for President, served as
one of Fleetwood's first councilmen, after the borough was incorporated,
and served two terms as school directors, as well as filling other
borough offices.
