Jacob Obermann
American businessman
Jacob Obermann (March 23, 1819 – April 24, 1887) was a German immigrant to the United States who became a prominent businessman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's brewing industry.
Personal life
Obermann was born in Germany on March 23, 1819. He immigrated to the United States in 1843. He was a Mason and a member of the Turner Society. His father was Peter and he had a brother (Caspar) and sister (Catherine). He married twice; Maria until her death in 1852, then Barbara. He had four children (Barbara, Mary, Richard, Edwin) with his second wife. He had at least four other children (Philip, Gustav, George, Herman), probably from his first marriage. He was a member of the Milwaukee Common Council. He died on April 24, 1887, at the age of 68 and is buried in Union Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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