The remains of Frank A. Von Phul of New Orleans arrived in Baton Rouge Wednesday
morning and were taken to the Catholic church, the interment being made in the
Catholic cemetery. The news of the death of Mr. Von Phul came as a surprise to
his many Baton Rouge friends. Only recently Mr. Von Phul moved to New Orleans.
Prior to his removal to New Orleans he conducted a large retail drug store in
Lake Charles. Mr. Von Phul was born in Baton Rouge on the old Von Phul
plantation below the city, the son of Henry Von Phul, who 10 or 12 years ago was
president of the police jury of the parish. He was related to some of the
leading families of Baton Rouge. He was 45 years of age and leaves two children,
who reside in Hattiesburg, Miss., and two brothers, G.D. Von Phul of New Orleans
and H.F. Von Phul of Baton Rouge, and one sister, Mrs. Wallace LeBlanc of Baton
Rouge. [STATE-TIMES, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 5, 1916, page 3]
Frank A Von Phul was the son of James Henry Von Phul Jr of St. Louis, Missouri and Mary Elve Daigre, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born 20 Mar 1871 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. He grew up on the Mulberry Grove plantation of the Daigre family, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
He served in Confederate Army. At the end of the war, June 15, 1865, on the way home to New Orleans, Frank boarded the old steamboat Kentucky, at Shreveport. Shortly after sailing, the boat began to quickly sink. There were more than 1,200 persons crammed on the boat and the majority drowned in the Red River that night. Frank survived.
He obtained an education after the war, which, apparently, led him to work most of his life as a pharmacist/druggist.
He lived in New Orleans from, at least, 1886, until 1893.
Frank spent several months in Nicaragua, between 1891 and 1893, involved with the US Government, as a Vice Consul, representing the business interests of Louisiana, especially New Orleans. At the time an attempt was being made to dig a canal across that nation (prior to the successful canal in Panama). Also, a "gold rush", of sorts, was underway in Nicaragua, but, in a New Orleans newspaper article, Frank discouraged others from going there to seek their fortune digging for gold, saying it was a very dangerous place. There was also a railroad being built across the country, somewhat parallel to the proposed canal. With all the activities going on there, he, apparently, felt it was a place that was important to Louisiana business. Although his business knowledge was limited to his ownership of a pharmacy on Canal Street in New Orleans at the time, others in New Orleans felt that Frank would represent business and trade interest quite well for Louisiana. For the most part, it seems he spent most of his time in Nicaragua, encouraging Nicaraguans and canal project financiers, in allowing American companies to take the lead in all aspects of canal development. Apparently, it didn't help much, as the project died and attention turned swiftly to Panama, where the canal length would be considerably shorter and less expensive.
In 1893, he moved from New Orleans to Thibodaux, Louisiana to enter into his own business there. No evidence, however, has been found, that he ever owned the Meyer Drug Store in Thibodaux, where he worked as Manager. He may have been a partner.
On 18 Sept 1894, he married Inez "Susy" Alberti, daughter of Thomas Alberti, well-known Thibodaux businessman, who owned the famed Stranger's Hotel.
In April, 1895, he obtained the Von Phul family bible, printed in Nuremberg, Germany in 1768. The bible register notes were written by Wihelm Von Phul (Frank's great grandfather). Wilhem was born in Germany 14 Nov 1739 and came to America in 1764 and settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and married Catherine Graeffin on 14 Nov 1775. Wilhelm was a Private in the Revolutionary War. The bible was sent from Germany in 1786, crossed by stage from Pennsylvania to Lexington, Kentucky and then to St. Louis, Missouri, with the family. He was noted in the paper as recovering from a lengthy illness in early 1895.
In September, 1895, he moved the family to Lake Charles, Louisiana from Thibodaux and worked as a pharmacist at the Perkins Drug Store, where he and the family remained, until some time after 1910 census.
Frank received the Southern Cross of Honor, June 3, 1902 (this was a post-Civil War recognition). Later, he was a member of the grand jury in a federal case involving fraud by corporate members of the Beef Trust in several states.
The 1912 New Orleans City Directory lists Frank as a Druggist, so he and family moved to New Orleans between 1910 and 1912.
On 04 April 1916, Frank died suddenly in New Orleans and was buried in his home town of Baton Rouge on 05 April 1916, in St Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery. He died at 45 years old. I wonder if he suffered from the effects of recurring malaria, which he may have contracted in Nicaragua.
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morning and were taken to the Catholic church, the interment being made in the
Catholic cemetery. The news of the death of Mr. Von Phul came as a surprise to
his many Baton Rouge friends. Only recently Mr. Von Phul moved to New Orleans.
Prior to his removal to New Orleans he conducted a large retail drug store in
Lake Charles. Mr. Von Phul was born in Baton Rouge on the old Von Phul
plantation below the city, the son of Henry Von Phul, who 10 or 12 years ago was
president of the police jury of the parish. He was related to some of the
leading families of Baton Rouge. He was 45 years of age and leaves two children,
who reside in Hattiesburg, Miss., and two brothers, G.D. Von Phul of New Orleans
and H.F. Von Phul of Baton Rouge, and one sister, Mrs. Wallace LeBlanc of Baton
Rouge. [STATE-TIMES, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 5, 1916, page 3]
Frank A Von Phul was the son of James Henry Von Phul Jr of St. Louis, Missouri and Mary Elve Daigre, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born 20 Mar 1871 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. He grew up on the Mulberry Grove plantation of the Daigre family, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
He served in Confederate Army. At the end of the war, June 15, 1865, on the way home to New Orleans, Frank boarded the old steamboat Kentucky, at Shreveport. Shortly after sailing, the boat began to quickly sink. There were more than 1,200 persons crammed on the boat and the majority drowned in the Red River that night. Frank survived.
He obtained an education after the war, which, apparently, led him to work most of his life as a pharmacist/druggist.
He lived in New Orleans from, at least, 1886, until 1893.
Frank spent several months in Nicaragua, between 1891 and 1893, involved with the US Government, as a Vice Consul, representing the business interests of Louisiana, especially New Orleans. At the time an attempt was being made to dig a canal across that nation (prior to the successful canal in Panama). Also, a "gold rush", of sorts, was underway in Nicaragua, but, in a New Orleans newspaper article, Frank discouraged others from going there to seek their fortune digging for gold, saying it was a very dangerous place. There was also a railroad being built across the country, somewhat parallel to the proposed canal. With all the activities going on there, he, apparently, felt it was a place that was important to Louisiana business. Although his business knowledge was limited to his ownership of a pharmacy on Canal Street in New Orleans at the time, others in New Orleans felt that Frank would represent business and trade interest quite well for Louisiana. For the most part, it seems he spent most of his time in Nicaragua, encouraging Nicaraguans and canal project financiers, in allowing American companies to take the lead in all aspects of canal development. Apparently, it didn't help much, as the project died and attention turned swiftly to Panama, where the canal length would be considerably shorter and less expensive.
In 1893, he moved from New Orleans to Thibodaux, Louisiana to enter into his own business there. No evidence, however, has been found, that he ever owned the Meyer Drug Store in Thibodaux, where he worked as Manager. He may have been a partner.
On 18 Sept 1894, he married Inez "Susy" Alberti, daughter of Thomas Alberti, well-known Thibodaux businessman, who owned the famed Stranger's Hotel.
In April, 1895, he obtained the Von Phul family bible, printed in Nuremberg, Germany in 1768. The bible register notes were written by Wihelm Von Phul (Frank's great grandfather). Wilhem was born in Germany 14 Nov 1739 and came to America in 1764 and settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and married Catherine Graeffin on 14 Nov 1775. Wilhelm was a Private in the Revolutionary War. The bible was sent from Germany in 1786, crossed by stage from Pennsylvania to Lexington, Kentucky and then to St. Louis, Missouri, with the family. He was noted in the paper as recovering from a lengthy illness in early 1895.
In September, 1895, he moved the family to Lake Charles, Louisiana from Thibodaux and worked as a pharmacist at the Perkins Drug Store, where he and the family remained, until some time after 1910 census.
Frank received the Southern Cross of Honor, June 3, 1902 (this was a post-Civil War recognition). Later, he was a member of the grand jury in a federal case involving fraud by corporate members of the Beef Trust in several states.
The 1912 New Orleans City Directory lists Frank as a Druggist, so he and family moved to New Orleans between 1910 and 1912.
On 04 April 1916, Frank died suddenly in New Orleans and was buried in his home town of Baton Rouge on 05 April 1916, in St Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery. He died at 45 years old. I wonder if he suffered from the effects of recurring malaria, which he may have contracted in Nicaragua.
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The remains of Frank A. Von Phul of New Orleans arrived in Baton Rouge Wednesday
morning and were taken to the Catholic church, the interment being made in the
Catholic cemetery. The news of the death of Mr. Von Phul came as a surprise to
his many Baton Rouge friends. Only recently Mr. Von Phul moved to New Orleans.
Prior to his removal to New Orleans he conducted a large retail drug store in
Lake Charles. Mr. Von Phul was born in Baton Rouge on the old Von Phul
plantation below the city, the son of Henry Von Phul, who 10 or 12 years ago was
president of the police jury of the parish. He was related to some of the
leading families of Baton Rouge. He was 45 years of age and leaves two children,
who reside in Hattiesburg, Miss., and two brothers, G.D. Von Phul of New Orleans
and H.F. Von Phul of Baton Rouge, and one sister, Mrs. Wallace LeBlanc of Baton
Rouge. [STATE-TIMES, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 5, 1916, page 3]
Frank A Von Phul was the son of James Henry Von Phul Jr of St. Louis, Missouri and Mary Elve Daigre, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born 20 Mar 1871 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. He grew up on the Mulberry Grove plantation of the Daigre family, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
He served in Confederate Army. At the end of the war, June 15, 1865, on the way home to New Orleans, Frank boarded the old steamboat Kentucky, at Shreveport. Shortly after sailing, the boat began to quickly sink. There were more than 1,200 persons crammed on the boat and the majority drowned in the Red River that night. Frank survived.
He obtained an education after the war, which, apparently, led him to work most of his life as a pharmacist/druggist.
He lived in New Orleans from, at least, 1886, until 1893.
Frank spent several months in Nicaragua, between 1891 and 1893, involved with the US Government, as a Vice Consul, representing the business interests of Louisiana, especially New Orleans. At the time an attempt was being made to dig a canal across that nation (prior to the successful canal in Panama). Also, a "gold rush", of sorts, was underway in Nicaragua, but, in a New Orleans newspaper article, Frank discouraged others from going there to seek their fortune digging for gold, saying it was a very dangerous place. There was also a railroad being built across the country, somewhat parallel to the proposed canal. With all the activities going on there, he, apparently, felt it was a place that was important to Louisiana business. Although his business knowledge was limited to his ownership of a pharmacy on Canal Street in New Orleans at the time, others in New Orleans felt that Frank would represent business and trade interest quite well for Louisiana. For the most part, it seems he spent most of his time in Nicaragua, encouraging Nicaraguans and canal project financiers, in allowing American companies to take the lead in all aspects of canal development. Apparently, it didn't help much, as the project died and attention turned swiftly to Panama, where the canal length would be considerably shorter and less expensive.
In 1893, he moved from New Orleans to Thibodaux, Louisiana to enter into his own business there. No evidence, however, has been found, that he ever owned the Meyer Drug Store in Thibodaux, where he worked as Manager. He may have been a partner.
On 18 Sept 1894, he married Inez "Susy" Alberti, daughter of Thomas Alberti, well-known Thibodaux businessman, who owned the famed Stranger's Hotel.
In April, 1895, he obtained the Von Phul family bible, printed in Nuremberg, Germany in 1768. The bible register notes were written by Wihelm Von Phul (Frank's great grandfather). Wilhem was born in Germany 14 Nov 1739 and came to America in 1764 and settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and married Catherine Graeffin on 14 Nov 1775. Wilhelm was a Private in the Revolutionary War. The bible was sent from Germany in 1786, crossed by stage from Pennsylvania to Lexington, Kentucky and then to St. Louis, Missouri, with the family. He was noted in the paper as recovering from a lengthy illness in early 1895.
In September, 1895, he moved the family to Lake Charles, Louisiana from Thibodaux and worked as a pharmacist at the Perkins Drug Store, where he and the family remained, until some time after 1910 census.
Frank received the Southern Cross of Honor, June 3, 1902 (this was a post-Civil War recognition). Later, he was a member of the grand jury in a federal case involving fraud by corporate members of the Beef Trust in several states.
The 1912 New Orleans City Directory lists Frank as a Druggist, so he and family moved to New Orleans between 1910 and 1912.
On 04 April 1916, Frank died suddenly in New Orleans and was buried in his home town of Baton Rouge on 05 April 1916, in St Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery. He died at 45 years old. I wonder if he suffered from the effects of recurring malaria, which he may have contracted in Nicaragua.
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morning and were taken to the Catholic church, the interment being made in the
Catholic cemetery. The news of the death of Mr. Von Phul came as a surprise to
his many Baton Rouge friends. Only recently Mr. Von Phul moved to New Orleans.
Prior to his removal to New Orleans he conducted a large retail drug store in
Lake Charles. Mr. Von Phul was born in Baton Rouge on the old Von Phul
plantation below the city, the son of Henry Von Phul, who 10 or 12 years ago was
president of the police jury of the parish. He was related to some of the
leading families of Baton Rouge. He was 45 years of age and leaves two children,
who reside in Hattiesburg, Miss., and two brothers, G.D. Von Phul of New Orleans
and H.F. Von Phul of Baton Rouge, and one sister, Mrs. Wallace LeBlanc of Baton
Rouge. [STATE-TIMES, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 5, 1916, page 3]
Frank A Von Phul was the son of James Henry Von Phul Jr of St. Louis, Missouri and Mary Elve Daigre, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born 20 Mar 1871 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. He grew up on the Mulberry Grove plantation of the Daigre family, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
He served in Confederate Army. At the end of the war, June 15, 1865, on the way home to New Orleans, Frank boarded the old steamboat Kentucky, at Shreveport. Shortly after sailing, the boat began to quickly sink. There were more than 1,200 persons crammed on the boat and the majority drowned in the Red River that night. Frank survived.
He obtained an education after the war, which, apparently, led him to work most of his life as a pharmacist/druggist.
He lived in New Orleans from, at least, 1886, until 1893.
Frank spent several months in Nicaragua, between 1891 and 1893, involved with the US Government, as a Vice Consul, representing the business interests of Louisiana, especially New Orleans. At the time an attempt was being made to dig a canal across that nation (prior to the successful canal in Panama). Also, a "gold rush", of sorts, was underway in Nicaragua, but, in a New Orleans newspaper article, Frank discouraged others from going there to seek their fortune digging for gold, saying it was a very dangerous place. There was also a railroad being built across the country, somewhat parallel to the proposed canal. With all the activities going on there, he, apparently, felt it was a place that was important to Louisiana business. Although his business knowledge was limited to his ownership of a pharmacy on Canal Street in New Orleans at the time, others in New Orleans felt that Frank would represent business and trade interest quite well for Louisiana. For the most part, it seems he spent most of his time in Nicaragua, encouraging Nicaraguans and canal project financiers, in allowing American companies to take the lead in all aspects of canal development. Apparently, it didn't help much, as the project died and attention turned swiftly to Panama, where the canal length would be considerably shorter and less expensive.
In 1893, he moved from New Orleans to Thibodaux, Louisiana to enter into his own business there. No evidence, however, has been found, that he ever owned the Meyer Drug Store in Thibodaux, where he worked as Manager. He may have been a partner.
On 18 Sept 1894, he married Inez "Susy" Alberti, daughter of Thomas Alberti, well-known Thibodaux businessman, who owned the famed Stranger's Hotel.
In April, 1895, he obtained the Von Phul family bible, printed in Nuremberg, Germany in 1768. The bible register notes were written by Wihelm Von Phul (Frank's great grandfather). Wilhem was born in Germany 14 Nov 1739 and came to America in 1764 and settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and married Catherine Graeffin on 14 Nov 1775. Wilhelm was a Private in the Revolutionary War. The bible was sent from Germany in 1786, crossed by stage from Pennsylvania to Lexington, Kentucky and then to St. Louis, Missouri, with the family. He was noted in the paper as recovering from a lengthy illness in early 1895.
In September, 1895, he moved the family to Lake Charles, Louisiana from Thibodaux and worked as a pharmacist at the Perkins Drug Store, where he and the family remained, until some time after 1910 census.
Frank received the Southern Cross of Honor, June 3, 1902 (this was a post-Civil War recognition). Later, he was a member of the grand jury in a federal case involving fraud by corporate members of the Beef Trust in several states.
The 1912 New Orleans City Directory lists Frank as a Druggist, so he and family moved to New Orleans between 1910 and 1912.
On 04 April 1916, Frank died suddenly in New Orleans and was buried in his home town of Baton Rouge on 05 April 1916, in St Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery. He died at 45 years old. I wonder if he suffered from the effects of recurring malaria, which he may have contracted in Nicaragua.
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