Foerderer family.

The originator of the Foerderer family in America was Robert H. Foerderer (1860-1903). Born to Edward and Augusta Julia (Oehme) Foerderer, Robert became well-known in Philadelphia for his self-titled leather manufacturing and tanning business, Robert H. Foerderer, Inc. Percival Edward Foerderer (1884-1969) was born in Philadelphia on October 25, 1884 and was educated at the Cheltenham Military Academy and William Penn Charter School. Percival Foerderer died in 1969 and his wife Ethel carried on his legacy and maintained her own as well. Mignon Estabrook Foerderer (1911-2002), the oldest Foerderer daughter, attended Shipley School in Bryn Mawr graduated from the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont.