The life of "Little Louie," Louis H. Wiegand!
Though Louis H. Wiegand was born in Cheektowaga, his family moved to a farm in Markhams Corners, in the town of Dayton, when he was two. It was there, with the exception of the years he spent traveling as a performer, that he spent most of the rest of his long life.
In 1875, at age 20, Louie stood 33 inches tall and weighed 33 lbs. He was apprenticed to a jeweler in Dayton until, while attending a performance of the American Lilliputian Opera Company in Buffalo, he was spotted by the performers and recruited.
For the next 12 years Wiegand, known on stage as "Prince Louis," sang tenor and performed with the company all across the country. He performed twice at the White House.
When the American Lilliputian Opera Company broke up in 1887, Louie returned to Markhams Corners and took up tailoring for a while (he made most of his own clothes). After a stint as postmaster of Markhams Corners, he retired to a life of farming. He was said to have raised the plumpest hens for miles around.
"Little Louie" passed away Jan. 2, 1945, in his 90th year.
Though Louis H. Wiegand was born in Cheektowaga, his family moved to a farm in Markhams Corners, in the town of Dayton, when he was two. It was there, with the exception of the years he spent traveling as a performer, that he spent most of the rest of his long life.
In 1875, at age 20, Louie stood 33 inches tall and weighed 33 lbs. He was apprenticed to a jeweler in Dayton until, while attending a performance of the American Lilliputian Opera Company in Buffalo, he was spotted by the performers and recruited.
For the next 12 years Wiegand, known on stage as "Prince Louis," sang tenor and performed with the company all across the country. He performed twice at the White House.
When the American Lilliputian Opera Company broke up in 1887, Louie returned to Markhams Corners and took up tailoring for a while (he made most of his own clothes). After a stint as postmaster of Markhams Corners, he retired to a life of farming. He was said to have raised the plumpest hens for miles around.
"Little Louie" passed away Jan. 2, 1945, in his 90th year.
The life of "Little Louie," Louis H. Wiegand!
Though Louis H. Wiegand was born in Cheektowaga, his family moved to a farm in Markhams Corners, in the town of Dayton, when he was two. It was there, with the exception of the years he spent traveling as a performer, that he spent most of the rest of his long life.
In 1875, at age 20, Louie stood 33 inches tall and weighed 33 lbs. He was apprenticed to a jeweler in Dayton until, while attending a performance of the American Lilliputian Opera Company in Buffalo, he was spotted by the performers and recruited.
For the next 12 years Wiegand, known on stage as "Prince Louis," sang tenor and performed with the company all across the country. He performed twice at the White House.
When the American Lilliputian Opera Company broke up in 1887, Louie returned to Markhams Corners and took up tailoring for a while (he made most of his own clothes). After a stint as postmaster of Markhams Corners, he retired to a life of farming. He was said to have raised the plumpest hens for miles around.
"Little Louie" passed away Jan. 2, 1945, in his 90th year.
Though Louis H. Wiegand was born in Cheektowaga, his family moved to a farm in Markhams Corners, in the town of Dayton, when he was two. It was there, with the exception of the years he spent traveling as a performer, that he spent most of the rest of his long life.
In 1875, at age 20, Louie stood 33 inches tall and weighed 33 lbs. He was apprenticed to a jeweler in Dayton until, while attending a performance of the American Lilliputian Opera Company in Buffalo, he was spotted by the performers and recruited.
For the next 12 years Wiegand, known on stage as "Prince Louis," sang tenor and performed with the company all across the country. He performed twice at the White House.
When the American Lilliputian Opera Company broke up in 1887, Louie returned to Markhams Corners and took up tailoring for a while (he made most of his own clothes). After a stint as postmaster of Markhams Corners, he retired to a life of farming. He was said to have raised the plumpest hens for miles around.
"Little Louie" passed away Jan. 2, 1945, in his 90th year.
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