Julius Carl Haag came from a long line of master bakers and confectioners. His father Julius Haag Sr. as well as his grandfather Johann Haag had been bakers in Vienna.
Julius’ parents Julius Haag and Anna née Köllner got married on April 5, 1878 in Vienna. Julius was born on January 5, 1881, his brother Karl on October 2, 1884. Just like Julius, brother Karl also mastered the profession. Fun fact: the Haag brothers went on to marry the Stöhr sisters, daughters of butcher Eduard Franz Stöhr and Amalia Agnes née Wondrasch. Julius wed Hermine Maria Amalia Stöhr on October 9, 1904. And Karl wed Adelinde Josefine Stöhr 3 years later on June 29, 1907.
On December 29, 1905, Julius and Hermine became parents to a baby boy they named Julius Eduard. Sadly, the little boy did not live to see his 7th birthday, he died in July 1912 of meningitis.
And even more heart-breaking that just 2 days before little Julius passed away, he had become an older brother! Baby Eduard Julius Haag was born on July 6, 1912. July 1912 definitely was one difficult rollercoaster of emotions for the Haag family.
Luckily baby Eduard had an older sister Hermine Amalie, who had been born on March 1, 1907. Hermine married Dr. Wilhelm Karl Maria Zavadil, an attorney-at-law and 11 years older than her. They tied the knot on February 19, 1936, in Vienna.
In 1920, Julius’ bakery was located at Wipplingerstr. 8 in Vienna. That is one impressive location! The building was the seat of the Vienna Town Council until 1885. Here are 3 photos of the building in 1899, 1940 and today.
Vienna is known for its long café tradition and sweet pies. Julius was also a confectioner (Zuckerbäcker). I can imagine Julius’ bakery/pastry shop smelled like heaven of fresh bread, of Apfelstrudel and Sachertorte.
I haven’t looked into other branches of this family in great detail, but there were more than one branch of bakers among the Haag families of Vienna. In 1938, there were two other baker-confectioners with the surname Haag in Vienna: Karl Haag (Sr. and Jr.) at Landstrasser Hauptstr. 44., who were Julius’ brother and Karl's son; and one Adolf Haag whose bakery was at Schottengasse 2.
Also one Julius Hermann Haag from Vienna emigrated to Chicago in 1924, and worked as a baker there.
I don’t know if Julius’ son Eduard ever followed his father’s career path, or if the family tradition was carried on in any way. Maybe there is a café or bakery with the name Haag somewhere in Vienna that serves fresh bread and tasty pies to its customers.
I wish I knew if Julius’ two surviving children became parents themselves, and if there are descendants who might miss this photo. If you know the Haags from Vienna, please let me know.
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