Jacob Wegman

1874 - 1916  (42 years)

• Name	Jacob Wegman
  Born	27 Apr 1874	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Aug 1916	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA   [4]
  Buried	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I35541	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Georg Wegmann,   b. 21 Aug 1845, Böllenborn, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 6 May 1925, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Katherina Schweitzer,   b. 28 May 1848, Böllenborn, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 1 Sep 1938, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1870	Böllenborn, Pfalz, Bayern
  Family ID	F628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Unknown,   b. 1870, New York, USA ,   d. 1931, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	Abt 1904	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
  Children	1. Anna M. Wegman,   b. 1905, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA   2. Ruth V. Wegman
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F17203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Rochester, Monroe, NY Democrat & Chronicle Sat Aug 12, 1916 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymonnws/1916/AUG.html Accident on Steep Road on East River Bank Jacob WEGMAN, 45 years old, an employee of the Rochester Railway and Light Company, met almost instant death last evening when he was caught beneath a stone crusher on Redfield street hill, leading to the company's property at the foot of the east bank on the river. With WEGMAN was Walter PERRY, 3_ years old, of No. 55 Broadway. It was after 6 o'clock when the men started to take the crusher, to which a dump wagon was attached to the company's premises at the foot of the steep bank. Two teams were used in drawing crusher and wagon to the hill. When the descent began the crusher was leading the way. A team was attached to it in front and another team was used in the rear. A laborer was told to put stones under the crusher's wheels at intervals to hold it in check. The start down the hill was made, it is said, with no steel shoes attached to the wheels of the crusher or the dump wagon in the rear. When part way down the step incline, it is said, the men unhitched the team in the rear and put it in front of the other team. Half way down the hill the heavy crusher owing to its great momentum, got out of the control of WEGMAN and PERRY and jammed against a wall at the side of the roadway. WEGMAN was caught beneath it. PERRY was struck and thrown some distance. He has compound fracture of the left arm and the left leg. Help was summoned from the gas works, but WEGMAN was dead. PERRY was removed to the Homeopathic Hospital. The dead man lived at No. 137 Magne street.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. Name: Jacob Wakeman Home in 1880: Scottsville, Monroe, New York Age: 6 Estimated birth year: abt 1874 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Son Father's name: George Father's birthplace: Bavaria Mother's name: Catherine Mother's birthplace: Bavaria Neighbors: Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). 1900: Name: Jacob Wegman Home in 1900: Rochester Ward 14, Monroe, New York Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1874 Birthplace: New York Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Son [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Jacob Wagman Age in 1910: 39[37] Estimated birth year: abt 1871[abt 1873] Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Birth Place: Germany Spouse's name: Mary E Home in 1910: Rochester Ward 15, Monroe, New York Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).