Otto Thoman

Otto Thoman was born in New Orleans January 15, 1843, to Matthias Thoman and Appolonia Sauerberger. His sister was Mrs. Louisa Armbruster. Otto married Eve Deniger, the daughter of John Deniger. They had five children: Louis Edward, Emelie Louisa, Eve Josephine, Otto William, and Laura Mary. He partnered with Florence Pfister in 1866 to create the Pfister & Thoman Company. He became a city council member in 1882 and comptroller in 1888.

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Page from Memoirs 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.

Notes for Otto Thoman's entry in Memoirs of Louisiana.

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Table 1. Information for Otto Thoman's children, pasted from "TA through TH - Alphabetical Birth Indexes for Orleans Parish 1796 - 1900," http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/births/index/nobitath.txt

Last Name	Child	Father	Mother	Sex	Color	Date of Birth	Col	Page
Thoman	Louis Edward	Otto	Eva Deminger	M	-	08/18/1869	52	874
Thoman	Emelie Louisa	Otto	Eve Deniger	F	-	10/01/1871	59	402
Thoman	Eve Josephine	Otto	Eve Deniger	F	-	09/13/1874	62	738
Thoman	Otto William	Otto	Eve Deniger	M	W	10/15/1881	77	1096
Thoman	Laura Mary	Otto	Eve Deniger	F	W	12/27/1884	82	524