Today is the birthday of Franz Joseph Fabacher (July 25, 1826-March 3, 1897). He was born in Busenberg, which is in Bavaria, Germany. He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana when he was 21, in 1847. He became a successful grocer and restauranteur and in 1890 was an early investor in the Jackson Brewing Co. in New Orleans. By 1895, he became president of the brewery, a post he continued in until his death in 1897, when his son Laurence succeeded him in running the business.

Here’s his obituary from the New Orleans States newspaper the day he passed away on March 3, 1897:

And this obituary is from the next day, in the Times Picayune: