Joseph John Abegg

1897–1989 (Age 91)
Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States

The Life of Joseph John

When Joseph John Abegg was born on 16 December 1897, in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, Edward Abegg, was 46 and his mother, Rosa Katharina Froehlin, was 35. He married Alvina L. Hoffman on 5 May 1924, in Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Belleville Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States for about 40 years. He died on 4 March 1989, in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Green Mount Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph John Abegg
1897–1989
Alvina L. Hoffman
1897–1970
Marriage: 5 May 1924
Gordon J. Abegg
1932–2013
Allen Gene Abegg
1933–2016
Paul Edward Abegg
1939–1939

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
5 May 1924
Cook, Illinois, United States
children

(3)

  • Gordon J. Abegg

    Male1932–2013Male

  • Allen Gene Abegg

    Male1933–2016Male

  • Paul Edward Abegg

    Male1939–1939Male

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(2)

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 1

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America

Age 13

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 26

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

South German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived near the corner of a mountain, from German ab- ‘off’ + Egg, dialect form of Eck(e) ‘promontory’, ‘corner’.

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Joseph Abbegg in household of Edward Abbegg, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Joseph Abbegg in household of Edward Abbegg, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Joseph Abegg, "United States Census, 1930"

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