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Charles Frederick Decker, Sr. (son of Joseph Decker and Christiane Benzler)1298, 1298 was born 04 Apr 1832 in Langenalb, Baden, Germany1299, 1300, and died 11 Mar 1914 in Jonesboro, TN, USA.He married (1) Catherine?.He married (2) Sophia M. Liehtsins on 17 Jan 1861 in Philadelphia, PA1301, daughter of ? and ?.He married (3) Susan Elizabeth Broyles Gefellers on Abt. 1890 in TN.
 Includes NotesNotes for Charles Frederick Decker, Sr.:
From 1870 Virginia Census:
Abington Township, Washington County, Virginia 27 Sept. 1870
DeckerCharles, age 38, white, male, Potter, pob Baden/Germany
Sophia, age 40, female, white, Keeping house, pob PA
Charles, age 14, white, male, Potter, pob PA
William, age 11, white, male, pob Del
Jacob, age 8, white, male, pob Del
Richard, age 4, white, male pob PA
Henck Caroline, age 11, female, white, pob Del
Charles came from Germany in his late teens to Philadelphia and worked in the at the Remmey Pottery, owned by Richard C. Remmey.
Charles Decker Sr., was a Master Potter and founder of Keystone Pottery, first in Philadelphia in 1857, then moved near Abingdon VA after 1869 to work for another pottery operated by a man named Mallicote, then in Washington Co., TN he reestablished Keystone Pottery in 1872.It remained in operation until about 1910.Here are a couple of articles:
http://160.36.208.47/FMPro?-db=tnencyc&-format=tdetail.htm&-lay=web&entryid=D019&-find=
http://www.cwahlerantiques.com/info/pottery/deckerpottery.html
He was an honorary pallbearer for Lincoln in 1865.
Cannot find Lena or Charles F. in 1860 anywhere in Census.
More About Charles Frederick Decker, Sr.:
Burial: 1914, Mt. Lebanon Cemetary, Washington Co., TN.1302
Census: 1880, TN, Washington Co., Roll 1284 Book 1, Page 440a.
Naturalization: 1852, PA.1303
Occupation: 1870, Potter.1304
Residence 1: 1870, Washington Co., VA/TN, USA.
Residence 2: Langenalb Baden, Germany.
Residence 3: 1856, PA.
Residence 4: 1857, Philadelphia, PA.1305
Residence 5: 1859, DE.
Residence 6: 1866, PA.
Residence 7: 1880, District 6, Washington, Tennessee, United States.1306
Will: 13 Jan 1911, I have a copy of the text.
Picture of Charles Frederick Decker, Sr. and Sophia M. Liehtsins
Marriage Cert

More About Charles Frederick Decker, Sr. and Sophia M. Liehtsins:
Marriage: 17 Jan 1861, Philadelphia, PA.1307
 Includes NotesMarriage Notes for Charles Frederick Decker, Sr. and Sophia M. Liehtsins:
Marriage done by either J. Morres, J. Mosses, or J. Morrer, can't read the handwriting.
More About Charles Frederick Decker, Sr. and Susan Elizabeth Broyles Gefellers:
Marriage 1: Abt. 1890, TN.
Marriage 2: 1860
Children of Charles Frederick Decker, Sr. and Catherine? are:
  1. +Charles Frederick Decker, Jr., b. Oct 1856, PA1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, d. 1905, TN1313.
  2. William Decker, b. 03 Feb 1859, DE1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, d. 27 Oct 1909.

Children of Charles Frederick Decker, Sr. and Sophia M. Liehtsins are:
  1. +Frederick F. Decker, b. 04 Dec 1862, DE1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, d. 02 Feb 1936, Jonesboro, TN, USA.
  2. +Richard Henry Decker, b. 22 Dec 1865, PA1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1335, d. 01 Oct 1950, Jonesboro, TN, USA.