Born 3-Aug-1849 in Switzerland. Immigrated to the United States 24-Apr-1871 aboard the ship Deutschland from Bremen to New York. Married to Mary Katherine Schifferle on 18-Nov-1875 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Census records show residence in Buffalo, New York from 1880 to 1920. Francis Xavier was a newspaper editor, the chief editor of the Volksfreund (“friend of the people”), a German-language Catholic newspaper. He would later edit other papers as well. Death 8-Sep-1925 in Buffalo, New York, United States.