John Xavier Wegmann

1878 - 1945  (66 years)

• Name	John Xavier Wegmann
  Born	24 Dec 1878	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Dec 1945	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [10]
  Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I17156	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Georg Xavier Wegmann,   b. 23 Nov 1848, Busenberg, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 3 Feb 1908, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Caroline Holderith,   b. 17 Jan 1854, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 27 Jul 1940, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1875
  Family ID	F8624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Josephine Bonhage,   b. 14 Feb 1880, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1928, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1901	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [11]
  Children	1. George J. Wegmann,   b. 27 Dec 1901, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1996, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 94 years)   2. August Anthony Wegmann,   b. 4 Jan 1903, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1983, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 80 years)   3. John Xavier Wegmann,   b. 25 Aug 1904, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 0Mar 1976, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 71 years)   4. Charles Henry Wegmann,   b. 28 Jul 1906, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 21 Jun 1990, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years)   5. Anthony Joseph Wegmann,   b. 2 Jun 1909, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 0Feb 1983, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 73 years)   6. Joseph Anthony Wegmann,   b. 3 Jun 1911, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1975, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 64 years)   7. Leo F. Wegmann,   b. 8 Sep 1913, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 0Sep 1977, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 64 years)   8. Raymond A. Wegmann,   b. 18 Jul 1915, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 10 Nov 1990, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 75 years)   9. Edward Florence Wegmann,   b. 5 Oct 1917, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1989, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 72 years)   10. Dr. Francis Xavier Wegmann,   b. 20 Jan 1920, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 2015, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 95 years) + 11. William John Wegmann,   b. 23 Jun 1923, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 11 Mar 2011, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F8627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/orleans/bios/w-000014.txt Wegmann, John X., president Lafayette Fire Insurance Co., New Orleans, was born in New Orleans, La., Jan. 24, 1878; son of George and Caroline (Holderith) Wegmann, both of whom were born in Europe, the father in Bavaria, German Empire, and the mother in Alsace, France. They came to America at about the same time, in the year 1871, located in the city of New Orleans, and were afterward married in that city, where the father conducted a business as a retail grocer. He died at the age of 60 years and is survived by his widow at this time. They reared six of 11 children born to them at their New Orleans home, all of these six being now residents of the city. John X. was the second child, and is the eldest of those now living. His boyhood days were passed in New Orleans, as has been his life thus far. He was educated at St. Mary's Assumption German school of the Redemptorist parish, and at the age of 14 years began work in his father's grocery store, where he remained until about 21, then securing employment in the office of the Lafayette Fire Insurance Co., as a clerk. After about 1 year spent in this capacity, he was elected secretary of the Lafayette Fire Insurance Co., and so remained until the year 1909, when, following the death of James Wilson, he was elected president of the company, his incumbency of that important position extending to the present time. Mr. Wegmann is a man of many interests and varied activities in the intricate life of the city of New Orleans. He is vice-president of the New Orleans public school board, chairman of the committee orican Medical Association, New York Medical Record, and New York Medical Journal. His most important writings are on Aneurisms of the Arch of the Aorta, Subclavian Aneurisms, Irreducible Dislocations of the Shoulder, Surgical Diseases and Injuries of the Neck, the Philosophic Anatomy of the Liver, A Plea for Reform in Medical and University Education, Wounds of the Large Surgical Veins, Hepatic Abscesses, Drilling of Holes Through the Skull, Diagnosis of Tumors, Reminiscences of Dr. Marion Sims and Dr. T. G. Richardson, Preservation of Anatomic Dissections, With Permanent Color of Muscles, Vessels and Organs; Sanitary Code of the Louisiana State Board of Health, and many other technical and important compositions. Dr. Souchon was the inventor of the Souchon Anesthetizer. He was at all times one of the busiest of men, but held a membstates. Monthly remittances from home soon ceased to make missions are delegated. In 1901 Mr. Wegmann was married to Miss Sophia J. Bonhage, daughter of August Bonhage of New Orleans. Mrs. Wegmann was born and reared in New Orleans, where her education was also completed. Seven sons have been John X. Wegmann was Louisiana Knights of Columbus State Deputy 1919 - 1921 CENSUS: 1910: Name: John X Wegmann Age in 1910: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Louisiana Home in 1910: 11-WD NEW ORLEANS, Orleans, Louisiana Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 523 Part: 2 Page: 109A Year: 1910 1920: Name: John X Wegmann Age: 41 years Estimated birth year: abt 1879 Birthplace: Louisiana Race: White Home in 1920: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Roll: T625_623 Page: 7B ED: 188 Image: 0068 1930: widowed Name: John X Wegmann Age: 51 Estimated birth year: abt 1879 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to head-of-house: Head Race: White Home in 1930: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 809; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 185; Image: 223.0.

  
  

• Sources

  [S198] New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899. Given: John Surname: Wegmann Father: George Mother: Caroline Holderith Sex: M Color: W Birth Date: 24 Dec 1878 Volume: 73 Page: 921 [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: John X Wegmann Age in 1910: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Birth Place: Germany Spouse's name: Sophie Home in 1910: New Orleans Ward 11, Orleans, Louisiana Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S26] 1940 US Federal Census. [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: John Xavier Wegmann (I17150)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I17150&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: This is John X. Wegmann, Jr., one of my 10 uncles from my grandfather, John X. Wegmann (Sr.). My dad, William J. Wegmann (Sr.) was the youngest of 11 boys, no girls.JXW, Jr. had two sons, John X. Wegmann, III and Riohard Wegmann.JXW III has 4 daughters; one of the 4 is Lisa Wegmann Lottinger (div.), who in turn has 2 girls and 1 boy.All of John X. Wegmann's (Sr.'s) children were born, raised, educated, married, and died in or nearby (Jefferson and Orleans parishes) inn N.O., LA, USA. William J. Wegmann, Jr. [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). [S246] New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925. Name: John Xavier Wegmann Spouse: Sophia Josephine Bonhage Age: 23Age: 21 Gender: MMarriage Date: 18 Feb 1901 Volume: 22 Page: 822