Frederick Himmelein Jr. was a native of Camden and a successful businessman in both Philadelphia and Camden for many years. In 1926, he acquired the plant of the C. A. Reynolds Leather Company at 1300 Walnut Street, which continued to operate into the mid-1950s.
Himmelein Jr. spent his early years in North Camden. City directories from 1869 to 1872 list his family at 532 North Front Street. By 1878, they had moved to 421 North 3rd Street, and the 1880 Census records them at 224 Market Street. Frederick Himmelein Sr. relocated his family to 49 North 3rd Street before the 1882 City Directory was compiled, and they stayed there until 1912. A biographical sketch of Frederick Himmelein Jr. was published in the late 1920s.
Frederick Himmelein Jr. married in 1887, with the City Directory of that year showing him living at his father’s home. From 1890 to 1894, directories list the Himmeleins at 424 Taylor Avenue, and in 1895 and 1896, they are listed at 412 Arch Street.
From 1897 to 1910, the Himmelein family resided at 44 North 3rd Street. By the time the 1912 City Directory was compiled, they had moved to 807 Cooper Street. Frederick Himmelein Jr. passed away during the 1930s, and his widow, Minnie Genther, was still living at that address when the Camden City Directories for 1940 and 1943 were published. In the late 1940s and 1950s, the house at 807 Cooper Street served as the headquarters of Camden Lodge 293 of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
Frederick Himmelein Jr. was also a member of the Camden County Historical Society.
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