George W Dirmeyer | HistoryForge

George W Dirmeyer worked as “Physician” in 1880. He lived at 123 Orleans Ave in Orleans Parish in 1880.

Also recorded as	Geo Dirmeyer
Born	About 1829
Died	About 1881
Race	White
Sex	Male
Person ID	4940

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1880	Dirmeyer, Geo W	Head	123 Orleans Ave	51	White	Louisiana	Married	Physician

Relatives in 1880 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Dirmeyer, Mary	Wife	123 Orleans Ave	40	White	Louisiana	Married	Keeping house
Dirmeyer, Mary	Daughter	123 Orleans Ave	1	White	Louisiana	Single	None
Canning, Libby	Stepdaughter	123 Orleans Ave	20	White	Louisiana	Single	At home
Canning, Emile	Stepson	123 Orleans Ave	18	White	Louisiana	Single	Clerk in Store
Moliere, Marie	Servant	123 Orleans Ave	22	Black	Louisiana	Single	Servant

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According to the obituary, Dr. George Dirmeyer was a physician, born in New Orleans in 1828. He was educated at the Jesuits' College in St. Louis and studied medicine at the Charity Hospital. He was a member of the Legislature in 1854 and 1855 and Secretary of the Board of Health in 1867-8. He suffered a hemorrhage of the lungs at around 20, and dedicated his life to treatment of the lungs. He served in the Confederate army, and then he served as a contract surgeon in the Union army, stationed in Mississippi, Texas, and Jackson Barracks. During the yellow fever epidemic of 1878, he was one of the 27 physicians who volunteered his time with both the Howard and Army of Tennessee Association, not one of which died from Yellow Fever.

Times Picayune Obituary