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Edward
Kreher's grandparents came to what became Camden around 1886, settling
in the Pavonia section of Stockton Township,
known in modern times as the Cramer
Hill neighborhood. The 1906 Camden City Directory shows
them living at 1220 North
25th Street. This neighborhood was the home of many
other German immigrants in this period. After
marrying Tillie J. Melhourt around 1908, Herman
Otto Kreher joined the Camden Fire
Department on September 1, 1911.
The
1914 City Directory shows the Kreher family living at 945 North
25th Street. When Herman Kreher registered for the draft on September
12, 1918,
he lived at 929 North
25th Street in the Cramer
Hill section of Camden NJ, near Charles
Irle Sr.'s Saloon. This bar was operated by the Hinkson family
by 1926, and in Herman Otto Kreher's later years was known as Beatty's
Grill and as Juno's
Tavern. The home was a short walk from the firehouse, on North 27th
Street, where Herman Otto Kreher worked. He had been promoted to Junior
Captain of Engine Company 11
by October 6, 1936. Herman
Otto Kreher retired as the Captain of Engine Company 11 at
North 27th
Street and River Road on October 1, 1942.
Edward
Kreher lived with his parents as late as 1940, according to Camden's
City Directory. The 1943 and 1947 City Directories shows Edward Kreher
living at 1032 North
34th Street.
On
October 16, 1942 Edward Kreher was appointed to the Camden Fire
Department. He had been inducted into the United States Army when his
appointment came through. Edward Kreher reached the rank of Corporal
while serving in the Army. Upon his return from military duty was
assigned to Engine Company 11,
where his father had served for many years. He began work at Engine Company 11
on April 1, 1946.
On December 1, 1956 Edward Kreher was transferred to Ladder Company
3, at North
25th Street and Federal
Street, where he served until February 16,
1966, when he retired on pension.
The
1956 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory shows Edward Kreher making his home at 1119 North
24th Street, in the same Cramer
Hill neighborhood that he grew up
in. In his last years Edward Kreher made his home at Spring Hill,
Florida
Edward
D. Kreher
passed away on April 21, 1998.
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