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3320000mN SCHWEGMANN FAMILY TOMB TOMB HISTORY

St. Roch Cemetery No. 1 is located at 1725 St. Roch Avenue in the

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New Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The cemetery

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was started by Father Peter Leonard Thevis when his largely German
ST. ROCH CEMETERY NO. 1 TOMB INSCRIPTION Catholic congregation at Holy Trinity Church was spared from the yellow
fever epidemic after having prayed for intervention from St. Roch.
ANNIE E. EMMER, Father Thevis designed the cemetery after Campo Santo dei Tedeschi in
BELOVED WIFE OF G. A. SCHWEGMANN. Rome and the cemetery opened in 1874. He also designed a chapel as
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1876 - 1916 a shrine to St. Roch and constructed it with the help of his congregation.

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A second part of the cemetery opened in 1895.
MARY HENKE,
WIFE OF GARRET SCHWEGMANN. TOMB DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION
1842 - 1923
The Schwegmann Family Tomb is located in plot numbers 8 and 9
GARRET SCHWEGMANN, in Square C on St. Bonifice Walk of St. Roch Cemetery No. 1. The
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HUSBAND OF MARY HENKE. Schwegmann Family Tomb is a pediment tomb constructed of Dorian
1839 - 1924 Gray granite by the Albert Weiblen Marble and Granite Company. The
tomb is in fine shape and is under perpetual care provided by the
JOHN W. SCHWEGMANN, Archdiocese of New Orleans. The Schwegmann Tomb is the burial
1883 - 1955 place of seven members of the family: patriarch Garret Schwegmann;

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his wife Mary Henke; four of their five children George August, John
MARY SCHWEGMANN, William, Mary, and Theresa; and George August’s wife Annie Emmer.
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1875 - 1942
FAMILY HISTORY
GEORGE A. SCHWEGMANN,

ST. ROCH CEMETERY NO. 1

1870 - 1959 This Schwegmann family can be traced back to John Gerhrd (Garret/
George/Gerald) Schwegmann’s arrival in New Orleans on October 29,

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THERESA SCHWEGMANN, 1860 from Germany. Garret Schwegmann served in the Union Army
N 1878 - 1966 and was honorably disharged after being wounded in combat. Garret
NEW ORLEANS CITY MAP opened his own counter service grocery store in 1869 after apprenticing
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at a German owned store. He moved to various locations and finally
ST. ROCH CEMETERY NO. 1 UTM REFERENCE 15.784459.3319724 settled at 901 Piety Street at the corner of Burgundy Street. Son
ADJACENT TOMB
George August bought the business from his father in 1895 and was
later joined by brother John W.

George August married Annie Emmer and had a family of two children.

1725 ST. ROCH AVENUE

Theresa Schwegmann was married twice, to Charles Henry Uter and to

ADJACENT TOMB
G. A. Newald. Mary Schwegmann never married. John William married
Marie Frey and had a family of six children: John G., Anthony Joseph,
Paul G., Odilea Marie, Francis August, and Marguerite. Marie Frey is
entombed in the Frey Family Tomb near the Schwegmann Family Tomb.

In 1939, John W. rented the business from George, Sr. when he

became ill. Later that year John W. revolutionized grocery shopping in
New Orleans by making the store self-service. In 1946, John William’s
sons, John G., Anthony, and Paul, opened the first Schwegmann
Brothers Giant Super Market at the corner of Elysian Fields and St.
Claude Avenues. Under John G., the Schwegmann operation grew to
ADJACENT TOMB

eighteen stores including the world’s largest super market at the time in
1957. Schwegmann stores revolutionized the way people shopped, with
innovations such as in-store banks, cocktail lounges, and gas pumps in
the parking lot. In addition to these, John G. led the fight for trade rights
such as opposing a law requiring a minimum mark up on alcohol and

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opposing milk price-fixing. Schwegmann stores were a fixture of New

MARK W. THOMAS, III, L.ARCH,M.P.S.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Orleans until 1997.

EUGENE D. CIZEK, PH. D.,FAIA

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HEATHER KNIGHT, M.P.S.

ANTHONY DELROSARIO
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FLAME CUT GRANITE 10’-0”

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ST. ROCH CEMETERY NO. 1
SCHWEGMANN

ORLEANS PARISH
ANNIE EMMER,
BELOVED WIFE OF G.A. SCHWEGMANN.
1876 - 1916

14’-8”
MARY HENKE,
WIFE OF GARRET. SCHWEGMANN.
1842 - 1924
GARRET SCHWEGMANN,
HUSBAND OF MARY HENKE.
1839 - 1924

1725 ST. ROCH AVENUE

JOHN W. SCHWEGMANN,
1883-1955

11’-0”
MARY SCHWEGMANN,
1875 - 1942
GEORGE A. SCHWEGMANN,
1870-1959
THERESA SCHWEGMANN,
1878 - 1966

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MARK W. THOMAS, III, L.ARCH,M.P.S.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

EUGENE D. CIZEK, PH. D.,FAIA

HEATHER KNIGHT, M.P.S.

ANTHONY DELROSARIO

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

8’-6” 12’-0”

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1” = 1’
3’
14’-0”

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25cm
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12’-0”

50cm
10’-0”

2’

1:12
1m
1” = 1’
3’

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MARK W. THOMAS, III, L.ARCH,M.P.S.
HEATHER KNIGHT, M.P.S.

DRAWN BY: ANTHONY DELROSARIO

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POLISHED GRANITE

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10”
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1’

1:6
50cm
9” 1 1/2” 6 3/4” 3’-8” 7 3/4”

2’
2” = 1’
5’-9”

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SCHWEGMANN FAMILY TOMB

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2cm
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BOTTOM PROFILE

4cm
2”

3” 2” 1/2” 2 1/4” 3” 1/2” 1 3/4” 1 3/4” 3/4”

6 3/4” 7 3/4”
8cm
1:1
1” = 1”
3”

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MARK W. THOMAS, III, L.ARCH,M.P.S.
HEATHER KNIGHT, M.P.S.

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