| Title |
Flick, Louis J. |
| Alternate title |
Flick, Lewis |
| Date |
1833-January 31, 1914 |
| Description |
Louis J. Flick, born in Pennsylvania in 1833, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia between ca. 1849 and ca. 1910. From
1855 to at least 1859, Flick worked at the P. S. Duval establishment at Ranstead Place as listed in Philadelphia city directories.
Louis was an active member of many organizations, including the Lithographic Printers Union, serving as the union's president
in 1862; the Philadelphia Lodge, No. 72 Free and Accepted Masons; Girard Mark Lodge, No. 214; Covenant Lodge, No. 114 Independent
Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.); Philadelphia Encampment, No. 1 I.O.O.F.; St. John Castle, No. 19, Knights of the Golden Eagle;
and St. Judes' and Nativity Church.
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Louis boarded with book binder William Luntz in the Penn Ward in 1850, and by 1860, resided with shoemaker Isaac Stettler
and his family in Ward 13. Flick married Stettler's daughter, Catharine (1840-January 2, 1898) by 1870, and had one son, Louis
(b. 1859). By 1875, 941 Kurtz (i.e., Jessup) Street became their permanent residence until Catharine's death in 1898. Louis,
Sr. relocated to 1233 Stiles Street in Ward 20 by 1900. Flick's son Louis, Jr., a plumber by trade, and his young family lived
with him. Flick remained on Stiles Street until his death on January 31, 1914.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 |
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Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1855-1914 |
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Philadelphia Inquirer, December 5, 1862, January 5, 1898, February 2, 1914 |
