San Francisco County
Biographies
D.
TIEDEMANN
D. Tiedemann is the
senior member of the firm of D. Tiedemann & Co., produce and commission
merchants and dealers in butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, potatoes, flour, wool,
beans, honey, hides, canned beef, salt fish, dried fruits, California and
Oregon produce of all kinds. This commission house was first
established in San Francisco in 1879, and has since become one of the principal
local commission firms of that city. Their business, which is very large
and lucrative, is mostly confined within the limits of the State, excepting
large invoices of produce received from Oregon and the northwest, which are
handled and sold to the dealers of San Francisco and the surrounding
cities. The house is located in the busy center, 210 Clay street.
Mr. Tiedemann was born in Hanover, Germany, September 28, 1851, the son of
Henry and Annie (Fehring) Tiedemann, both of whom
were also natives of Germany. They had eleven children, our subject being
the tenth. He learned the blacksmith's trade in his native land, and came
to America in 1870; from New York city he came to
Chicago, where he established himself in business, but was compelled to move in
consequence of the "warm spell" of October, 1871, after being burned
out and losing all he had. He traveled about for a time and followed his
trade as a journeyman. In 1872 he came to San Francisco and worked at his
trade in the Pacific Rolling Mills for one year, which was too heavy for him,
and he suffered, especially at times, in consequence of an accident received
some years before, and he therefore became a shipping clerk to a wholesale
commission house and held that position some five years, when he opened
business on his own accout (sic). In 1882 he
disposed of his interest and was away from the city until 1884, when he
returned, reopening business alone. Some four years ago he took in his
present partner, Mr. H. Kirchmann.
Mr. Tiedemann has recently purchased property and built a beautiful cottage
residence at 2030 San Antonio avenue, Alameda, where
the family now resides. Mr. Tiedemann was naturalized in 1879, and has
since been allied with the Republican party and taken
an active part in local politics. He belongs to the Yerba
Buena Lodge, No. 1,788 K. of H., and to the German Club, both of San Francisco.
May 20, 1879, Mr. Tiedemann was married in San Francisco, to Miss Barbara
Kaiser, a native of Germany. They have four sons, namely, Henry, Dick,
Carl and John.
Transcribed 12-19-04
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source:
"The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 1, page 676, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
© 2005 Marilyn R. Pankey.