Appolonia Sauerberger

Appolonia Sauerberger was born in 1810 or 1813 in Germany. She married Mathias Thoman and had three children: Mary Louise Thoman, J, and Otto Thoman. She died in August 1898. According to her obituary, she was a resident of Jefferson Parish for seventy years, putting her time of arrival in the United States at about 1828.

Documents

1850 Census where Mathias Thoman is listed with his wife Abolumis Thoman, daughter "L" 17-yrs, son "F" 13-yrs, and son "O" 7-yrs. Also in the household is J. I. Armbruster (23-yr-old male) and C. Grapps (38-yr-old male). "L" is Mary Louise Thoman. She married John Ignatz Armbruster (J.I. Armbruster). "O" is Otto Thoman.

Obituary for the "Widow of Matthias Thoman" who is believed to be Appolonia Sauerberger. The obituary is from 1898 and says she was 88 years old, making 1810 her approximate birth year.

Page from Memiors of Luisiana describing Otto Thoman, born in New Orleans on January 15, 1843. Son of Matthias Thoman, who was a native of Germany and came to New Orleans in 1828. Otto's mother was Appolonia Sauerberger. His sister was Mrs. Louisa Armbruster. Mattias died in New Orleans in 1850. Otto married the daughter of John Deniger. Created Pfister & Thoman company in 1866 with Florence Pfister. Became a city council member in 1882 and comptroller in 1888.