bˈɔːɹn ɪn fɹˈæns ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, wˈeɪɹəm mˈaɪɡɹeɪɾᵻd tə ðə jˌuːˈɛs ˈæftɚ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ dᵻfˈiːt ɪnðə fɹˈæŋkoʊpɹˈʌʃən wˈɔːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn.
Born in France in 1843, Wehrum migrated to the US after the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.