Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: 5E0D1321B4044B44AA1F31BD9690B5A71F61
NOTE
In 1978 Sheila Saxelby (author of "Uncle Pete") interviewed Lizzie Weisenburger Auch. She was the source for the information that Daniel (born in 1838), Georg and Adam were all brothers and she said that their father was Daniel. There is no written documentation of their births nor of the direct connection of their father as the Daniel in these records. That connection was assumed from the records of Karl Stumpp indicating his birth in 1815. However, examination of the 1858 Census for Grossliebental indicates that the father of Georg, Daniel, and Adam was in fact Georg (1801)
Sources:
1. Title: Grossliebental, Liebental District Odessa, 1858 Census - Author: GRHS & AHSGR
2. Title: Odessa Library - Publication: www.odessa3.org

Georg heiratete Hissong, Catharina Barbara am 20 Nov 1858 in Freudental, Gebiet Großliebental, Region Odessa, Rußland. Catharina (Tochter von Hissong, Johann Heinrich und Theurer, Elisabetha Magdalena) wurde geboren am 16 Okt 1839 in Peterstal, Gebiet Großliebental, Region Odessa, Rußland; gestorben in Jan 1897 in ,,, Rußland. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: 059E5E489C114B1BA2D42CE17CE88F8E60E7
BAPTISM: One of her godparents at baptism was Friedrich Hissong
Sources:
1. Title: Odessa Library - Publication: www.odessa3.org
2. Title: St. Petersburg Church Books, 1833-1885 - Evangelische Kirche, Konsistorium Petersburg - #1884077/1 p. 529

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: E1B7DB9F831440EF8B2E35ED1A088E89EC5B
BAPTISM: Witnesses at her baptism were: Jacob Hissong, Elisabeth Weissenburger, Friedrich Klein.
Sources:
1. Title: Odessa Library - Publication: www.odessa3.org
2. Title: St. Petersburg Church Books, 1833-1885 - Evangelische Kirche, Konsistorium Petersburg - #1884084/2 p. 261

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: DED72D14E9EF48FDA014D2C5C39B0DEBB40C
Sources:
1. Title: St. Petersburg Church Books, 1833-1885 - Evangelische Kirche, Konsistorium Petersburg - #1884099/3 p. 125

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: 24F7924B5C444294AF9B675D14597D77DD44
BAPTISM: Godparents at baptism: Gottfried Weissenburger, Elisabetha Weible and Rosina Schick
Sources:
1. Title: St. Petersburg Church Books, 1833-1885 - Evangelische Kirche, Konsistorium Petersburg - Film #1884092/1 p. 112

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: FD8B0D6B294D45BC88BD919C4F8EDAEB8B05
Sources:
1. Title: Odessa Library - Publication: www.odessa3.org

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: CAEDFEBA06AF4C6A9AA52EA5411611EB3F4B
Sources:
1. Title: Odessa Library - Publication: www.odessa3.org
2. Title: St. Petersburg Church Books, 1833-1885 - Evangelische Kirche, Konsistorium Petersburg - #1895629/1 p. 766

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: 9BA489CD2D704C00A16D1E66B8BAA8275151
IMMIGRATION
The following are listed on the passenger list for the ship "Duca Degli Abruzzi", sailing from Genoa, Italy, on 20 May 1909 and arriving at Ellis Island, NY, on 13 Jun 1909: Giacomo [Jacob] Weisenburger, 30 - Luisa, his wife, 28 - Christian, 1
Jacob, 0 - Caterina, 8
There were only 22 others from Russia on the ship--the rest were all Italians. The Weisenburgers were from Wilhelmstal, Cherson, and Jacob's brother "Hendrig" was still there. They were going to Herried, SD, where Jacob's brother "Phil. Weisenburger" was. At Ellis Island, Jacob and Catharina were detained while Luisa, Christian and baby Jacob were hospitalized with trachoma. On 25 Jun 1909 they were all deported on the same ship
Sources:
1. Title: Odessa Library - Publication: www.odessa3.org
2. Title: St. Petersburg Church Books, 1833-1885 - Evangelische Kirche, Konsistorium Petersburg - #1895629/1 p. 745

Jakob heiratete Klein, Luisa geschätzt 1898 in ,,, Rußland. Luisa wurde geboren um 1881 in ,,, Rußland; und gestorben. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

Anderer Ereignisse und Attribute:

• Alias-Name: Phillip Weisenburger

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www.findagrave.com:
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59778316

Karen Abel:
UID: 24392BB6576C4C6CBD96EA20CF7F30C65AA8
DATE OF BIRTH
Both his baptism record and the Weisenburger family Bible give Philipp's date of birth as 10 Jan 1881. His naturalization papers give the date at 23 Jan 1881. It is possible that this discrepancy is due to the change from the old Russian calendar.
RUSSIAN ARMY
Oral family history suggests that Philipp was drafted into the Russian Army, went AWOL, and was smuggled out of the country. It is not known how much of this is accurate. However, it is quite likely that he left Russia to avoid the army. The enlistment period at that time was 6 years, the soldiers often had to fend for themselves for food, and many did not make it back alive. Being 'foreigners', the German Russians had no hope of moving up in the ranks. The young men had no incentives to be loyal to the Russians and many decided to come to America.
IMMIGRATION
Philipp Weißenburger is listed on the ship's manifest for the S.S. Chemnitz, sailing from Bremen on 14 Nov 1904 and arriving in New York on 2 Dec 1904. He was 23 years old, a farmer, with a last residence of Wilhelmsthal, Russia. His final destination was Eureka, SD, and he was in possesion of $2. He travelled with Philipp Koch, a 21year old farmer from Alexanderfeld, and they were going to join his brother, Johann Koch, in Eureka.
NATURALIZATION
Philipp filed his Declaration of Intention to become a U.S. citizen on 23 Nov 1907. On it he states that he arrived on the ship "Barbarossa." He was not found on an Barbarossa passenger lists and it was discovered that he actually arrived on the "Chemnitz." He received his Certificate of Naturalization on 4 Apr 1912. He was 31 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with gray eyes and brown hair. Also listed on the certificate are his wife, Friedricka, and the following children: Katie, age 5; Anna, age 3; and Henry, age 1. All resided in Hellwig, ND, at the time. In his Petition for Naturalization, dated 8 Dec 1911, Philipp stated that he was a carpenter and that he had lived in North Dakota since 13 Mar 1907.
HOMESTEAD
On the same day that he filed his Declaration of Intention, 23 Nov 1907, Philipp Weisenburger filed his application for homestead of 160 acres in Section 14 of Township 131 [Hellwig], Range 68 in North Dakota. Those witnessing his Notice of Intention to Make Proof on 21 Jun 1912 were John Rott, Bernhard C. Hellwig (age 35 years, Frieda's second cousin), Adam Gohring (22 years old, Philipp's brother-in-law), and Carl Gohring. Adam Gohring stated that he had known both the land and the claimant for 4 years. Bernhard Hellwig had known the claimant about 5 years and the land 15 years. Philipp's Final Proof was filed on 5 Sep 1912. At that time he was residing on the land with his wife and 4 children. They had a 12 x 14 foot frame house with a 12 x12 foot lean-to, an 18 x 24 foot frame barn with a 12 x 18 foot shed, an 8 x 8 foot frame chicken house, a 150 foot well, and had fenced 20 acres of the land--all improvements valued at about $1000. Most of the land could not be cultivated and a claim was filed to reduce the required area of cultivation. In it Philipp stated: "SW 1/4 NE1/4 this tract is covered by an alakli lake bed, except about six acres in the northwest corner, and that portion that is not in the lake bed is covered with rocks and not suitable to cultivation. The soil in the lake bed is composed of alakli and gumbo and covered with bunch grass and weeds." [Note: gumbo is a fine, silty soil of the Western prairies which becomes sticky and nonporous when wet.] The other three tracts were similar, with two of them being completely under water in the spring of the year. In one tract "there is possibly eight acres..situated outside of the lake bed, and of this amount I have broken and placed in crop about six acres." This statement went on to describe the land: "The altitude of the land is about 1500 feet above the of the sea, precipitation possibly from fifteen to twenty inches per annum." Finally, Philipp stated: "when I first moved upon the land I caused about one half acre to be cultivated, and in this I had a garden each year since 1908. I believed that this was all of the land that could be cultivated on the entire tract, but this year after some considerable effort I succeeded in breaking about six acres more, which is planted to flax." A special agent inspected the land and recommended that "the regular requirements as to cultivation be waived". This was granted on 21 Feb 1913. Philipp's Homestead Certificate was granted on 27 Mar 1913.
HELLWIG, ND
According to North Dakota Place Names by Douglas A. Wick, a rural post office was established on 6 Dec 1900 in the home of Ludwig Hellwig in SW 1/4 Section 19-131-67, McIntosh county, Antelope Township, about 14 miles NE of Ashley, ND. The post office was closed 15 Oct 1920 with mail going to Kulm, ND. Another source, Origins of North Dakota Place Names, says that it was a small village on SE 1/4 Section 25-131-68, about 20 miles NE of Ashley. That book also says that a Bernard Hellwig owned and operated a general store and blacksmithy until the store was destroyed by fire in 1917.
MOVE TO BISMARCK
According to the Bismarck Daily Tribune of 20 Nov 1913, "House Building Booming in Bismarck Last Year": 'There is probably no city in the state which can show the amount of building which has been done in Bismarck this year.. Another interesting thing shown by this list is that our Russian fellow citizens are getting homes of their own here as fast as they can. There have been sixteen houses built south of Front street, everyone of them to be owned by the builder as a home. At least a dozen of them were built by Russians.' The list which follows includes "Weisenberger, $2,000, Eleventh St."
It is known that Philipp also built a church in Bismarck. From research it seems most likely that it was the First German Baptist Church, organized May 1913 and located at the corner of 8th and Rosser (just three blocks from the Weisenburger home). By 2004 that church was no longer standing.
BISMARCK PROPERTY DEEDS
Philipp purchased his property in Bismarck on 12 May 1913 from Maggie S. and John W. Duddleston of St. Paris, OH, for the sum of $200. This property was defined as Lot 9 in Block 134 of the Williams Addition (Book 18, page 379). Then on 4 Nov 1913 he purchased the adjacent Lot 8 from the Duddlestons for the sum of $1. (Book 120, page 53)
On 9 Oct 1942 Philipp's widow Freda sold part of these properties to Albert and Margreth Ellwein of Zap, ND, for the sum of $5400. The portion sold was the "West 63.8 feet, exclusive of alley, of Lots 8 and 9, in Block 134." (Book 243, p. 599)
On 8 Jan 1944 "Freda Hauck, formerly Freda Weisenberger, and Jake Hauck, her husband," sold the remaining portion to her daughter and son-in-law, Theodore and Marcella E. Bierwagen, for the sum of "One Dollar and other Valuable Considerations." This portion was described as "East 76.2 feet of Lots 8 and 9, Block 134." (Book 250, p. 519) Then on 28 Feb 1945 the Bierwagens sold this property back to Freda Weisenberger, a widow, for $1 (Book 253, p. 641). Freda then sold it on 29 Mar 1945 to Eduard J. and Christina Rivinius of Bismarck for $1 and "other valuable consideration" (Book 257, p. 67). [Note: according to the Bismarck City Directory for 1945, Edw. Rivinius was a neighbor living at 422-11th.] [Note: In 1957 Rivinius sold the same property for $23,400.]
In 2004 the house at 400 - 11th was no longer standing. The nearby hospital had taken over the property.
BISMARCK CITY DIRECTORIES
Philip and Frieda Weisenburger appear in the 1914-15, 1916-17, 1919-20, 1928-29, 1932-33, 1938-39, and 1940-41 city directories at 400-11th (the house that Philip built). Philip's occupation was listed as carpenter. In 1928-29 Annie and Kathryn, both students, also appear.
The listing in the 1924 directory reads: "Weisenberger Philip (Fredricka) hlpr The McKenzie r 400 11th." The McKenzie was a hotel located at Main and 5th.
CENSUS
1920 - Bismarck, Burleigh, ND - Living at 400 11th Street - Philip 38, carpenter; Fredericka 36, Katie 12, Annie 11, Henry 9, Johnnie 5, Harry 4, Freda 2, Edna 6/12.
1930 - Bismarck, Burleigh, ND (ED#8-7, Sheet 14A-14B) - Philip owned his own home, valued at $6200. He was a house building carpenter. "Freda" was a servant for a private family; Henry was a presser at a dry cleaners. The family was listed as follows:
Phillip 49 (age 26 at marriage), Freda 46 (age 23 at marriage), Kathryn 22, Anna 21, Henry 19, John 15, Harry 14, Freda 12, Arthur 8, George 6, Marcella 5.
OBITUARY
"RESIDENT FOR 28 YEARS DIES HERE
---Funeral Services Will Be Held Tuesday at the First Baptist Church---
Philip Weisenburger, 59, 400 Eleventh St., died at 11:35 p.m. Friday at his home. Funeral arrangements have been set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist church in Bismarck. Rev. Karl Gieser will officiate and Rev. A. W. Weynrauch of Jamestown and Rev. Marvin Miller of the Gospel Tabernacle will assist. Mr. Weisenburger had been a resident of Bismarck for 28 years. He homesteaded in McIntosh county after coming from Germany 35 years ago. His occupation was that of a building contractor and he was employed at the Web funeral home until last May. The body will be at the Webb chapel for a short time and then will lie in state at home until the funeral Tuesday. Mr. Weisenburger married Frieda Schweigert Feb. 26, 1907, at Eureka, S.D. In addition to his wife he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Rintoul, Great Falls, Mont., and Marcella, 15, living at home and five sons, John and Harry of San Jose, Calif., and Henry, Arthur and George, all of Bismarck. He also leaves three grandchildren."
Deutsche Freie Presse, 24 July 1940
Mr. Philipp Weisenburger died at his home, Nr. 300 11 Street in Bismarck of cancer at the age of 59. He died on 12 Juli at 11:35 at night and was laid to eternal rest on 16 July through the First Baptist Church. Rev. Karl Geiser of the German Baptist church in Bismarck officiated. Rev. A W. Weinrauch of Jamestown and Rev. Marvin Miller of the Gospel Tabernacle assisted. The deceased came from Russia to America 35 years earlier and had settled on a homestead in McIntosh County, lived in Eureka, SD and for the past 28 years resided in Bismarck. His business was table maker and carpenter, and the past six years he work at brothers Webb.
Mr. Weisenburger married Frida Schweigert on 26 February 1907 in Eureka. Aside his grieving widow, he leaves behind two daughters, Mrs. Katharina Rintoul, Great Falls, Montana and Marcella, still at home. 5 sons: John and Harry in San Jose, California; Henry, Arthur and Georg all in Bismarck, as well as three grandchildren, many friends and relatives. Rest to his Ashes and we give our condolences to the surviving.
FAMILY HISTORY
At the time of their father's death, John and Harry Weisenburger were living in San Jose, CA. John was not yet married, but Harry was married with two sons, Paul, 2 years, and John, 1 year old. John, Harry, Erna, Paul and baby John all drove from California to North Dakota in John's Ford coupe. It had just the single bench seat. Paul rode in his parents' laps, while young John got to sleep on the 'shelf' behind the seat. They had to take plenty of cans of motor oil along because the car seemed to consume almost as much oil as gasoline. What a trip that must have been!
Sources:
1. Title: St. Petersburg Church Books, 1833-1885 - Evangelische Kirche, Konsistorium Petersburg - #1897593/2 P. 767
2. Title: Ship's Manifest - Page: FHL Film #1399202
3. Title: Marriage license & certificate - Author: McPherson County, SD, Circuit Court

Karen Abel:
UID: 24392BB6576C4C6CBD96EA20CF7F30C65AA8
NATU: 2 Apr 1912 McIntosh County, ND
DATE OF BIRTH
Both his baptism record and the Weisenburger family Bible give Philipp's date of birth as 10 Jan 1881. His naturalization papers give the date at 23 Jan 1881. It is possible that this discrepancy is due to the change from the old Russian calendar.
RUSSIAN ARMY
Oral family history suggests that Philipp was drafted into the Russian Army, went AWOL, and was smuggled out of the country. It is not known how much of this is accurate. However, it is quite likely that he left Russia to avoid the army. The enlistment period at that time was 6 years, the soldiers often had to fend for themselves for food, and many did not make it back alive. Being 'foreigners', the German Russians had no hope of moving up in the ranks. The young men had no incentives to be loyal to the Russians and many decided to come to America.
IMMIGRATION
Philipp Weißenburger is listed on the ship's manifest for the S.S. Chemnitz, sailing from Bremen on 14 Nov 1904 and arriving in New York on 2 Dec 1904. He was 23 years old, a farmer, with a last residence of Wilhelmsthal, Russia. His final destination was Eureka, SD, and he was in possesion of $2. He travelled with Philipp Koch, a 21year old farmer from Alexanderfeld, and they were going to join his brother, Johann Koch, in Eureka.
NATURALIZATION
Philipp filed his Declaration of Intention to become a U.S. citizen on 23 Nov 1907. On it he states that he arrived on the ship "Barbarossa." He was not found on an Barbarossa passenger lists and it was discovered that he actually arrived on the "Chemnitz." He received his Certificate of Naturalization on 4 Apr 1912. He was 31 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with gray eyes and brown hair. Also listed on the certificate are his wife, Friedricka, and the following children: Katie, age 5; Anna, age 3; and Henry, age 1. All resided in Hellwig, ND, at the time. In his Petition for Naturalization, dated 8 Dec 1911, Philipp stated that he was a carpenter and that he had lived in North Dakota since 13 Mar 1907.
HOMESTEAD
On the same day that he filed his Declaration of Intention, 23 Nov 1907, Philipp Weisenburger filed his application for homestead of 160 acres in Section 14 of Township 131 [Hellwig], Range 68 in North Dakota. Those witnessing his Notice of Intention to Make Proof on 21 Jun 1912 were John Rott, Bernhard C. Hellwig (age 35 years, Frieda's second cousin), Adam Gohring (22 years old, Philipp's brother-in-law), and Carl Gohring. Adam Gohring stated that he had known both the land and the claimant for 4 years. Bernhard Hellwig had known the claimant about 5 years and the land 15 years. Philipp's Final Proof was filed on 5 Sep 1912. At that time he was residing on the land with his wife and 4 children. They had a 12 x 14 foot frame house with a 12 x12 foot lean-to, an 18 x 24 foot frame barn with a 12 x 18 foot shed, an 8 x 8 foot frame chicken house, a 150 foot well, and had fenced 20 acres of the land--all improvements valued at about $1000. Most of the land could not be cultivated and a claim was filed to reduce the required area of cultivation. In it Philipp stated: "SW 1/4 NE1/4 this tract is covered by an alakli lake bed, except about six acres in the northwest corner, and that portion that is not in the lake bed is covered with rocks and not suitable to cultivation. The soil in the lake bed is composed of alakli and gumbo and covered with bunch grass and weeds." [Note: gumbo is a fine, silty soil of the Western prairies which becomes sticky and nonporous when wet.] The other three tracts were similar, with two of them being completely under water in the spring of the year. In one tract "there is possibly eight acres..situated outside of the lake bed, and of this amount I have broken and placed in crop about six acres." This statement went on to describe the land: "The altitude of the land is about 1500 feet above the of the sea, precipitation possibly from fifteen to twenty inches per annum." Finally, Philipp stated: "when I first moved upon the land I caused about one half acre to be cultivated, and in this I had a garden each year since 1908. I believed that this was all of the land that could be cultivated on the entire tract, but this year after some considerable effort I succeeded in breaking about six acres more, which is planted to flax." A special agent inspected the land and recommended that "the regular requirements as to cultivation be waived". This was granted on 21 Feb 1913. Philipp's Homestead Certificate was granted on 27 Mar 1913.
HELLWIG, ND
According to North Dakota Place Names by Douglas A. Wick, a rural post office was established on 6 Dec 1900 in the home of Ludwig Hellwig in SW 1/4 Section 19-131-67, McIntosh county, Antelope Township, about 14 miles NE of Ashley, ND. The post office was closed 15 Oct 1920 with mail going to Kulm, ND. Another source, Origins of North Dakota Place Names, says that it was a small village on SE 1/4 Section 25-131-68, about 20 miles NE of Ashley. That book also says that a Bernard Hellwig owned and operated a general store and blacksmithy until the store was destroyed by fire in 1917.
MOVE TO BISMARCK
According to the Bismarck Daily Tribune of 20 Nov 1913, "House Building Booming in Bismarck Last Year": 'There is probably no city in the state which can show the amount of building which has been done in Bismarck this year.. Another interesting thing shown by this list is that our Russian fellow citizens are getting homes of their own here as fast as they can. There have been sixteen houses built south of Front street, everyone of them to be owned by the builder as a home. At least a dozen of them were built by Russians.' The list which follows includes "Weisenberger, $2,000, Eleventh St."
It is known that Philipp also built a church in Bismarck. From research it seems most likely that it was the First German Baptist Church, organized May 1913 and located at the corner of 8th and Rosser (just three blocks from the Weisenburger home). By 2004 that church was no longer standing.
BISMARCK PROPERTY DEEDS
Philipp purchased his property in Bismarck on 12 May 1913 from Maggie S. and John W. Duddleston of St. Paris, OH, for the sum of $200. This property was defined as Lot 9 in Block 134 of the Williams Addition (Book 18, page 379). Then on 4 Nov 1913 he purchased the adjacent Lot 8 from the Duddlestons for the sum of $1. (Book 120, page 53)
On 9 Oct 1942 Philipp's widow Freda sold part of these properties to Albert and Margreth Ellwein of Zap, ND, for the sum of $5400. The portion sold was the "West 63.8 feet, exclusive of alley, of Lots 8 and 9, in Block 134." (Book 243, p. 599)
On 8 Jan 1944 "Freda Hauck, formerly Freda Weisenberger, and Jake Hauck, her husband," sold the remaining portion to her daughter and son-in-law, Theodore and Marcella E. Bierwagen, for the sum of "One Dollar and other Valuable Considerations." This portion was described as "East 76.2 feet of Lots 8 and 9, Block 134." (Book 250, p. 519) Then on 28 Feb 1945 the Bierwagens sold this property back to Freda Weisenberger, a widow, for $1 (Book 253, p. 641). Freda then sold it on 29 Mar 1945 to Eduard J. and Christina Rivinius of Bismarck for $1 and "other valuable consideration" (Book 257, p. 67). [Note: according to the Bismarck City Directory for 1945, Edw. Rivinius was a neighbor living at 422-11th.] [Note: In 1957 Rivinius sold the same property for $23,400.]
In 2004 the house at 400 - 11th was no longer standing. The nearby hospital had taken over the property.
BISMARCK CITY DIRECTORIES
Philip and Frieda Weisenburger appear in the 1914-15, 1916-17, 1919-20, 1928-29, 1932-33, 1938-39, and 1940-41 city directories at 400-11th (the house that Philip built). Philip's occupation was listed as carpenter. In 1928-29 Annie and Kathryn, both students, also appear.
The listing in the 1924 directory reads: "Weisenberger Philip (Fredricka) hlpr The McKenzie r 400 11th." The McKenzie was a hotel located at Main and 5th.
CENSUS
1920 - Bismarck, Burleigh, ND - Living at 400 11th Street - Philip 38, carpenter; Fredericka 36, Katie 12, Annie 11, Henry 9, Johnnie 5, Harry 4, Freda 2, Edna 6/12.
1930 - Bismarck, Burleigh, ND (ED#8-7, Sheet 14A-14B) - Philip owned his own home, valued at $6200. He was a house building carpenter. "Freda" was a servant for a private family; Henry was a presser at a dry cleaners. The family was listed as follows:
Phillip 49 (age 26 at marriage), Freda 46 (age 23 at marriage), Kathryn 22, Anna 21, Henry 19, John 15, Harry 14, Freda 12, Arthur 8, George 6, Marcella 5.
OBITUARY
"RESIDENT FOR 28 YEARS DIES HERE
---Funeral Services Will Be Held Tuesday at the First Baptist Church---
Philip Weisenburger, 59, 400 Eleventh St., died at 11:35 p.m. Friday at his home. Funeral arrangements have been set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist church in Bismarck. Rev. Karl Gieser will officiate and Rev. A. W. Weynrauch of Jamestown and Rev. Marvin Miller of the Gospel Tabernacle will assist. Mr. Weisenburger had been a resident of Bismarck for 28 years. He homesteaded in McIntosh county after coming from Germany 35 years ago. His occupation was that of a building contractor and he was employed at the Web funeral home until last May. The body will be at the Webb chapel for a short time and then will lie in state at home until the funeral Tuesday. Mr. Weisenburger married Frieda Schweigert Feb. 26, 1907, at Eureka, S.D. In addition to his wife he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Rintoul, Great Falls, Mont., and Marcella, 15, living at home and five sons, John and Harry of San Jose, Calif., and Henry, Arthur and George, all of Bismarck. He also leaves three grandchildren."
Deutsche Freie Presse, 24 July 1940
Mr. Philipp Weisenburger died at his home, Nr. 300 11 Street in Bismarck of cancer at the age of 59. He died on 12 Juli at 11:35 at night and was laid to eternal rest on 16 July through the First Baptist Church. Rev. Karl Geiser of the German Baptist church in Bismarck officiated. Rev. A W. Weinrauch of Jamestown and Rev. Marvin Miller of the Gospel Tabernacle assisted. The deceased came from Russia to America 35 years earlier and had settled on a homestead in McIntosh County, lived in Eureka, SD and for the past 28 years resided in Bismarck. His business was table maker and carpenter, and the past six years he work at brothers Webb.
Mr. Weisenburger married Frida Schweigert on 26 February 1907 in Eureka. Aside his grieving widow, he leaves behind two daughters, Mrs. Katharina Rintoul, Great Falls, Montana and Marcella, still at home. 5 sons: John and Harry in San Jose, California; Henry, Arthur and Georg all in Bismarck, as well as three grandchildren, many friends and relatives. Rest to his Ashes and we give our condolences to the surviving.
FAMILY HISTORY
At the time of their father's death, John and Harry Weisenburger were living in San Jose, CA. John was not yet married, but Harry was married with two sons, Paul, 2 years, and John, 1 year old. John, Harry, Erna, Paul and baby John all drove from California to North Dakota in John's Ford coupe. It had just the single bench seat. Paul rode in his parents' laps, while young John got to sleep on the 'shelf' behind the seat. They had to take plenty of cans of motor oil along because the car seemed to consume almost as much oil as gasoline. What a trip that must have been!
Sources:
1. Title: St. Petersburg Church Books, 1833-1885 - Evangelische Kirche, Konsistorium Petersburg - #1897593/2 P.767
2. Title: Ship's Manifest - Page: FHL Film #1399202
3. Title: Marriage license & certificate - Author: McPherson County, SD, Circuit Court

Philipp heiratete Schweigert, Friederika am 26 Feb 1907 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA, und geschieden. Friederika (Tochter von Schweigert, Jakob Sr. und Harr, Katharina) wurde geboren am 20 Okt 1883 in Neu-Rohrbach, Gebiet Beresan, Region Odessa, Rußland; gestorben am 8 Dez 1968 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: DF9CA91122CE4737A391A304A6238333FD85
NOTE
Information on Johann comes from a file from the Gross-Liebental Volost Administration 1918 about conscription:
Gross-Liebentaler WEISENBURGER Johann son of Jacob, born 7 Nov 1899 father Jacob 39 years old (born ~1879), brothers Jacob 10, Christian 11.
This file is confusing because Jacob and Christina Weisenburger had a son Johann born on 7 Nov 1899. But this Jacob was older and had no other sons. Jacob and Luisa Weisenburger did have sons Jacob and Christian and Jacob Sr. was born in 1879. However, no son Johann was with them when they arrived at Ellis Island in 1909 (and were subsequently deported). It is possible that he was ill and not allowed to travel.

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
Sources:
1. Title: Ship's Manifest

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: 2EFFDA0B22F64CE68569AD6CAA1A5367E1B8
Sources:
1. Title: Ship's Manifest
2. Title: File 484-1-2362 - Note: 1907 Wilhelmstal births

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: 225CFB206A7F4905A6D85B5DE70BB85505DF
Sources:
1. Title: Ship's Manifest
2. Title: File 484-1-2366 - Note: 1908 Births in Wilhelmstal

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: A7663A5B8FA748A1907950575DD362A8AB4A
Sources:
1. Title: File 484-1-2370 - Note: 1910 Wilhelmstal births

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: 25A58167394147419137A993BE6C8EFE6EFE
Sources:
1. Title: File 484-1-2376 - Note: 1912 Births for Wilhelmstal

Notizen:

Karen Abel:
UID: 1F08A797321B46DFB5CECFB969583B6F4D9B
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Great Falls, MT
BISMARCK CITY DIRECTORIES
Kathryn first appears with a separate listing in 1928-29 as a student. In 1932-33 and 1938-39 she is listed as a stenographer and then bookkeeper with the State Highway Department.
PRAIRIE BREEZES (BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK)
Beside her picture in the 1930 year book it says: "Katy-did - well, why shouldn't she?"
GREAT FALLS, MT
In her brother John's 1943 address book, she was living at 2801 Second Ave. So. in Great Falls.
CAUSE OF DEATH
Cor Pulmonale, Pulmonary Emphysema, Bronchial Asthma, and Pulmonary Fibrosis. Kathryn also had Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Kathryn died at 1600 Avenue E, Apt. 32, in Billing, MT. Her residence was given as 117 28th Street South in Great Falls, MT
Sources:
1. Title: Death certificate - Author: State of Montana - Note: Yellowstone County
2. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
3. Title: Montana Death Index, 1954-2002 - Publication: Ancestry.com
4. Title: 1938-39 Bismarck City Directory

Kathryn heiratete Rintoul, Robert Lynn in 1938 in ,, California, USA. Robert (Sohn von Rintoul, Neil Balmore und Richardson, Mabel Edith) wurde geboren am 15 Dez 1906 in Westhope, Bottineau County, North Dakota, USA; gestorben am 13 Feb 1999 in Lincoln, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Karen Abel:
UID: 0BB9F081A8A34FF2BFB29B356D301415C8AF
Death: Dunseith Sanitarium, Dunseith, Rolette, ND
PRAIRIE BREEZES (BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 1930)
Beside her picture it says: Weisenburger, Annie L. "Looking at the world through rose-colored glasses." She was a member of the Rooters's Club and Senior Noise.
LETTER TO HER BROTHER
Just a month before her death, Anne wrote a letter to her brother, John, sent from San Haven, ND, to John at the Wicks Hotel in Mott, ND. She wrote in November 1933:
"Saturday 4 p.m. - Dear Johnny: I seem to have a spark of energy so I'm going to fan it by writing to you. My, how proud I was to have your lovely letter & snapshot. The girls think you're quite a handsome brother. So do I! .. Johnny, I've a favor I'd like to ask of you. Remember the card I sent to you? Well I wonder if you could print 'A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year' on seven of those for me. I got the nurses some hankies, and a card like that put in the envelope with the hanky would save some wrapping and since I can't get about, it would make it easy for me. The nurses always rave about that printing so I know they'd like it. Could you do it? Or is it too much? Could you get some cards like that or should I send you some. They are 15cents a box at the dime store. So you listen to the minstrels? Well so do I. That's one thing we do together. Too bad we can't listen to the same radio instead of the same program. Gee, I get so blue and downhearted sometimes but what's a body to do? Just grit your teeth and bear it I guess. Maybe someday I'll have a chance to live a natural life. I had an X-ray this week. Dr. J. said today that there isn't much improvement but it isn't any worse. I'll just have to do better or I'll lay here forever. I wish I could gain but it doesn't seem possible. I try everything and can't gain..
"Sunday a.m. - The supper trays came before I could finish so I'll finish now. After supper I read my Tribune & a cute letter I got from Buddy. According to him this will be quite a day at home, for, Uncle Adam's family and you are to be home. .. Do you listen to Baron Munchhausen? I think he's good. .. Auf wiedersehen. Love & Kisses. Your sis, Anne."
[Note: "Buddy" was younger brother George. "Uncle Adam" must have been Adam Gohring, husband of the deceased Eva Schweigert.]
According to "Webb Brothers Funeral Homes Records" Annie died at Dunseith Sanitarium. This was a tuberculosis sanitarium located near Dunseith, ND, a town very near the Canadian border. No death certificate was found for her in ND.
OBITUARIES
From the Bismarck Tribune, Saturday 16 Dec 1933, page 1:
ANNE WEISENBURGER OF BISMARCK DIES
23-Year-Old Woman Had Been Ill for Four Years; Plan Funeral Sunday
Miss Anne Weisenburger, 23-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philipp Weisenburger of 400 Eleventh St., Bismarck, died at 12:45 o'clock Friday afternoon. She had been ill for four years. Miss Weisenburger was born Jan. 12, 1910, at Berlin, N.D., and moved to Bismarck with her family when she was three years old. She was educated in Bismarck schools but became ill about two months before she was to have been graduated from Bismarck high school with the class of 1930. Besides her parents, she leaves two sisters and five brothers, all but John Weisenburger of Mott, living in Bismarck. Other brothers and sisters are Miss Kathryn and Miss Marcella Weisenburger and Henry, Arthur, George and Harry Weisenburger. Funeral services will be conducted from the First Baptist church here at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. J.J. Lippert, pastor of the German Baptist church here, will be in charge of the last rites, assisted by Rev. H.G. Bens, retired German Baptist minister of Bismarck. The body will be buried in the family plot at Fairview cemetery.
From the Bismarck Capital, Tuesday, 19 Dec 1933, p. 5:
LOCAL WOMAN BURIED SUNDAY
Miss Anne Weisenburger, 23, Died Friday of Illness of Four Years' Duration
Funeral services for Anne Weisenburger, 23-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Weisenburger, 400 Eleventh street, were held Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist church with Rev. J. J. Lippert, pastor of the German Baptist church, officiating. Burial followed at the family plot at Fairview cemetery. Miss Weisenburger was taken ill four years ago just prior to her graduation from the Bismarck high school. She had been ill ever since and passed away Friday afternoon at 12:45 o'clock. Born in Berlin, ND, she came to Bismarck with her parents when three years old. Besides her parents she leaves two sisters and five brothers. The sisters are Kathryn and Marcella, of Bismarck; the brothers are John, of Mott, and Henry, Arthur, George and Harry of Bismarck.
From the Bismarck High Herald, 22 Dec 1933, p. 4:
After a four year period of illness, Miss Anne Weisenberger succumbed at her home, Friday, December 15. Miss Weisenberger was a former student of Bismarck high and a member of the senior class of '30. She was unable to be graduated, however, because of illness. She spent a six months period at Denver, Colorado, in an effort to be cured of her disease, and also stayed a short time, before her death, at the Tuberculosis Sanitorium of San Haven, North Dakota. Although she was unable to take part in many activities of the high school, Anne made a studious effort to stay in school as much as possible in an endeavor to be graduated.
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
2. Title: Webb Brothers Funeral Home Records Transcript, 1908-1945 - Bismarck Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. - p. 81

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Karen Abel:
UID: C2F2D7A4A3824DBBBE8D8724C0663830E0AE
Christening: St. Joseph's, Mandan, ND
Occupation: accountant 1938 Bismarck, ND
BISMARCK CITY DIRECTORIES
Henry first appeared with a separate listing in 1932-33, when he was a clerk. In 1938-39 he and Catherine R. are listed at 519-5th and Henry worked as an accountant. In 1940-41they were living at 323-11th and he was the assistant director of the Surplus Commodities Division for the State Public Welfare Board. In 1945 and 1948-49 they were still at the same address and Henry was a radio tech and then a parts manager at Missouri Valley Motors. On the 1930 census, 19 year old Henry was a presser at a dry cleaners.
WORLD WAR II
In a 1943 address book of his brother John, Henry is listed as working in the "Radio Rec. Sect." at the Navy Yard in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
2. Title: 1938-39 Bismarck City Directory
3. Title: 1940-41 Bismarck City Directory
4. Title: North Dakota Marriage Index

Henry heiratete Carey, Catherine Roberta am 7 Mai 1937 in Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA. Catherine wurde geboren am 2 Aug 1913; gestorben am 9 Mrz 1989 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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UID: 974FC822A77042EB99A6710AA787B45A0A53
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
2. Title: Death certificate - Author: State of North Dakota
CAUSE OF DEATH
Emma died at St. Alexius Hospital of typhoid fever (for 14 days) with meningitis (for 4 days)
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
2. Title: Death certificate - Author: State of North Dakota

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Karen Abel:
UID: A0EE3BCA028C4F05ACB25B5F1B543C8FC777
CHILDHOOD DISEASE
John had scarlet fever as a boy.
BISMARCK HIGH HERALD
10 Nov 1933, p. 4, "Alumni" column: "And have you heard about the big merchandise man, Johnny Weisenburger? You haven't? Why, did not you know that handsome Johnny has been working at the J. C. Penney store in Mott, North Dakota, for the last two months? Think what you've missed."
19 Jan 1934, p. 4, "Alumni" column: "John Weisenburger has returned from Mott, where he has been working for about six months. He will be in town about a month."
SAN JOSE CITY DIRECTORIES
John can be found in the San Jose City Directories as follows:
1940 salesman for Gallen Kamps Shoe Stores, living at 232 S. 3rd
1942 salesman for JC Penney Co., living at 460 N. 1st
1943 moved to 1023 Leona Ct.
1946 salesman for Herolds Shoe Co., living at 1251 Malone Road
1952 buyer for Herolds Shoe Co.
1959 began working at The Wardrobe
FAMILY HISTORY
John left Bismarck in 1938 to move to Lodi, CA. While there he picked grapes and then worked in a men's clothing store. He then moved to San Jose and worked first for Ernie Gregory (who remained a lifelong friend) in a shoe store in Palo Alto. John moved to Palo Alto for a time and then returned to San Jose. While working at Gallenkamps in San Jose, he met Carol.
John was drafted into the Army on 2 February 1943. He was in Field Artillery--he didn't do the firing but computed in his head the direction the guns should be fired. He and Carol lived in Winona, MS, until he was transferred to Atlanta, GA, in the fall of 1944. Their oldest son, Gary, was born there. While there he worked in the Finance Office figuring payrolls. He received his Honorable Discharge on 14 February 1946 at the rank of Technical Sergeant. His mustering out pay was $200 and he received travel pay of $135.55.
John, Carol and Gary returned to San Jose. They lived with Carol's parents for one year while their house at 1251 Malone Road was being built. They wore out a set of wheels on Gary's stroller in walking back and forth to watch as the house was built.
After the war, John worked for J.C. Penney Co., managing the men's furnishing department. He then worked for Herold's Shoe Store as a salesman and buyer of shoes for women and children. Then he moved on to manage and buy shoes for The Wardrobe men's store at 2nd & Santa Clara streets in San Jose. In the early 1970's he began working for San Jose Leather Goods as a salesman. He traveled from Antioch to Monterey. He retired in 1976 and he and Carol moved to Pioneer, CA, where they had a home built. For a while he sold advertising for the Amador Dispatch.
OBITUARY
Following is John's obituary from the San Jose Mercury News of 19 Apr 1991:
"A memorial service was held Thursday in Sutter Creek for John Weisenburger, a worker in shoe and leather goods sales in San Jose for 30 years, who died Tuesday at a hospital in Jackson, in Amador County, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 76.
Mr. Weisenburger was born in Bismarck, N.D., and attended schools there before serving as an Army finance officer in Mississippi during World War II. He moved to San Jose in 1946 and lived here until 1976, when he retired and moved to Pioneer.
Mr. Weisenburger loved fishing and 'wet his line in just about every trout stream and lake from Northern California to Montana,' said his son, Gary Weisenburger of Connecticut. Mr. Weisenburger moved to Pioneer in order to be near Silver Lake, one of his favorite fishing spots, his son said.
Mr. Weisenburger was a shoe buyer for Herold's Shoe Store for 10 years, manager of the shoe department for 12 years at the Wardrobe, formerly at Second and Santa Clara streets, and a salesman at San Jose Leather Goods for eight years.
'If you bought a pair of shoes in San Jose during the 1950s and 1960s, you might very well have bought them from my father, who often remembered not only people's names but their shoe size and the style they liked,' said Mr. Weisenburger's daughter, Karen Abel of San Jose.
Mr. Weisenburger was a former commander of American Legion Post No. 318 in the Willow Glen district and was a member of San Jose Golden Rule Masonic Lodge.
His is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carol Weisenburger of Pioneer; his son and daughter and another son, Steven Weisenburger of Lexington, Ky.; and four grandchildren.
Disposition of Mr. Weisenburger's cremated remains was private."
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible

John heiratete Weisenburger, Carol - wife of am 3 Aug 1941 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA. Carol wurde geboren geschätzt 1917 in ,,, USA; und gestorben. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Karen Abel:
UID: B713C3EDC4474F41B91A01B28FC100523DAB
Occupation: driver for Yegen Dairy Company 1938 Bismarck, ND
BISMARCK HIGH HERALD
10 Feb 1933, p. 4: "In Miss Lambertus' grammar class, Harry Weisenberger was called on to go to the board to demonstrate the use of the pronoun. He wrote - 'I won't cost much.' Half way to his seat Harry turned around amid the merriment of his fellow classmates and realizing his mistake returned quickly to the board and put a 't' after the 'I'."
29 Sep 1933, p. 4: "Harry Weisenburger broke his leg in an automobile accident July 13. He was in the Bismarck hospital for a month but is attending school now."
FAMILY HISTORY
In 2000, Wilma Weisenburger shared a work in progress entitled "Gramps Remembers (or Harry told me)" which is a history of the Harry Weisenburger family. Following are excerpts from the third chapter, "Growing up in Bismarck, North Dakota 1915-1938":
"Harry's father, Philip Weisenburger, built a seven-room house in Bismarck, ND, for his family. He built another house adjacent to it which provided rental income. As his family grew, his father built a larger house over the original home. The family continued to live in the seven rooms while construction was going on. The enlarged home had 41 windows. Much of the work was done at night so that Harry and his siblings could hold a light, giving Philip better visibility. Philip was a good carpenter, an electrician, a plumber and was able to read blue prints. Harry says he could build a house from 'the ground up.'
"His mother, Frieda, was energetic and enterprising as well. Besides having given birth to 12 children, she worked as a cleaning woman in office buildings and homes in Bismarck, taking some of her children with her to help. Harry remembers that he helped clean the Christian Science Reading Room and a doctor's office. His mother also brought laundry home to do for other folk. He recalls that his brother, Johnny, became quite good at ironing. During the times when money was scarce, some of the wealthier families gave his mother good used clothing for use for her growing family. Harry doesn't remember a time when his family was 'deprived.'
"His father and mother were German Baptists..He says there is no group as Baptist as German Baptists..His grandfather, Jacob Schweigert, lived with his wife, Katharina Harr Schweigert, in Bismarck also. If he happened to drop by the Weisenburger home and saw a deck of cards around, he would throw the cards in the fire. To him, playing cards was a sin. His wife and the Harr family were Lutherans. Katharina Harr played the accordion and played for dances in Russia. Dancing was thought to be a sin by German Baptists so that when she married Jacob Schweigert she gave up playing the accordion and also joined the German Baptist Church. [NOTE: the blosbalgle was a small accordion that was a popular instrument at dances; it cost about 30 rubles.]
"The church services attended by Harry's family were in German. The children went to school on Saturday to learn German so that they could participate in the church service. Prejudice ran so high during World War I that German classes for children were stopped..Harry's grandfather, Jacob, sold advertising for a German newspaper published in Bismarck. When he was in the hospital dying of prostate cance, Harry sat by his bedside at times.
"He remembers that his parents sent packages of clothes and food to some of his father's relatives in Siberia. When his father no longer heard from Siberia, the relatives were presumed dead, so they stopped sending 'care' packages..
"He says the location of Bismarck on the Northern Pacific Railroad brought many events that would not have been available to residents otherwise--Bismarck was a 'stopover.' The largest circus of its day, 'The One O One Ranch', came to Bismarck when Harry was about nine years old. He got a job helping to set up tents, etc., for a free pass to the circus. When he returned in the evening with his pass to see the show, he was told that someone else had already been admitted with his pass. Fortunately, the man with whom he had worked identified him and he was allowed in. He discovered later that his brother, Henry, had duplicated his pass and used it earlier.
"If Harry loitered on the way home from school to play and realized he would be questioned conceerning his whereabouts, he would stop by his grandmother Schweigert's, who always gave him a warm welcome and kept lemon drops on hand just for him. (He still likes lemon drops.) He sometimes helped her mop the kitchen or he might make an 'English Cake' for her using Swansdown flour. At any rate, when he reached home and was questioned about the lateness of his arrival, when he said he had been 'at Grandma's' it was all right..
"While in high school, Harry had a job shoveling snow on the sidewalks around the high school under one of President Roosevelt's Youth Corps programs. During the summer, he worked for a dairy in Bismarck delivering milk. It was his second summer working for Yegen's Dairy that the milk truck in which he was riding was involved in an accident with another vehicle. It overturned and Harry was thrown from the passenger side. The truck and its contents fell on top of him. Fortunately, most of the milk had been delivered and the milk crates were of heavy wire sectioned off. His life was saved by a milk crate propping up the load. He was dragged from the wreckage, having sustained a dislocated left hip and a broken right leg below the knee. Again, fortunately, North Dakota was one of the first states to have Worker's Compensation so his hospital and medical bills were paid in full. His father, Philip Weisenburger, was hospitalized at the same time as Harry from injuries sustained in an automobile accident caused by a drunken driver.
"..after graduation from Bismarck High School, Harry enrolled at North Dakota State College at Fargo. He chose Animal Husbandry as his major. His brother, Henry, had instructed him in some of the finer points of cribbage and poker. College was a good place to put into practice his skills. At any rate, he dropped out of college before the end of the first term.
"His family home in Bismarck was near the hospital. Cousins and friends who were nurses, or in training, were often in and out of the Weisenburger house. Among this group was a beautiful girl from Golden Valley, ND, by the name of Erna Weigum."
BISMARCK CITY DIRECTORY
Harry is found in the 1938-39 directory as a driver for the Yegen Dairy Co. and living at his parents' home.
SAN JOSE CITY DIRECTORIES
Harry can be found as follows:
1940 laborer, living at 759 1/2 Coleman Ave.
1941 salesman for Singer Sewing Machine Co., living at 190 N. 31st
1943 electrician
OBITUARY
From the San Francisco Chronicle of March 21, 2002:
"Weisenburger, Harry---Age 86. On March 15 in Burlingame. Loving husband of Wilma Adams Weisenburger, and beloved father of Paul (Lita) Weisenburger, John (Diane) Weisenburger, Tom (Diane) Weisenburger, Janet (Ron) Giannini, and Richard (Thais) Weisenburger; beloved brother of Marcella Abraham, also survived by twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Born Sept. 25, 1915 in Bismarck, ND, he lived and worked in San Francisco in construction for Otis Elevator Co. and later as the Business Agent for Local 8 of the International Union of Elevator Constructors. He will be remembered for his hard work, and his ready wit.
"Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service at Miraloma Community Church, 480 Teresita Blvd at Arroyo in San Francisco on Saturday March 30 at 2:00PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Parkinson's Institute, 1170 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089."
REMEMBRANCE
In an April 1 letter from Harry's wife, Wilma, she says: "My husband, Harry Weisenburger, had been in poor health for several months. He died March 15, 2002, at the age of 86 1/2 of respiratory failure. He had been hospitalized with double pneumonia since March 12. On March 30, church and family friends, elevator constructors and over 30 of his descendants attended a memorial service at Miraloma Community Church in San Francisco where he had been a member for 50 years."
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
2. Title: 1938-39 Bismarck City Directory

Harry heiratete Weigum, Erna Katherine in 1937, und geschieden. Erna wurde geboren am 6 Nov 1916 in Beulah, Mercer County, North Dakota, USA; gestorben am 15 Aug 1980 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

Harry heiratete Adams, Wilma am 31 Dez 1993. Wilma wurde geboren geschätzt 1918 in ,,, USA; gestorben nach Mrz 2002. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Karen Abel:
UID: 88372ED6F5E249F8B8250BC859241F70974A
Born: Stillborn
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible

Anderer Ereignisse und Attribute:

• Alias-Name: Freda Schweigert Weisenburger

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Karen Abel:
UID: 889D523EA7834DF78586218DE63B5476C73B
Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck, ND
CAUSE OF DEATH
Chronic supperative otitis media, onset 15 Sep 1930
Acute mastoiditis, onset 11 Oct 1930
Sinus thrombosis, onset 30 Nov 1930
Meningitis streptococci, onset 10 Dec 1930
Contributed to by acute nephritis, secondary to supperative ottitis media, onset 3 Nov 1930
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
2. Title: Death certificate - Author: State of North Dakota

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Karen Abel:
UID: 7D6007633CA041B2B7667788A9E0C99E22BD
Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck, ND
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
2. Title: Death certificate - Author: State of North Dakota

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Karen Abel:
UID: 83BDFEA7DD6C444DBAD87AEE2D7601EE4B3F
CITY DIRECTORIES
Art first appears in the city directories for Great Falls, MT, in 1954 and last in 1966. His addresses are given as: 1626 Central Avenue in 1954, then to 1821 Tenth Avenue South Apt. 27 in 1956, then to 1624 Central Avenue in 1957, then to 4228 Fourth Avenue North in 1963. His various jobs included: partsman for Central Machinery, manager of the post exchange at Malmstrom Air Force Base, salesman for Beatrice Foods, laborer at Carl Weissman and Sons, delivery man for Freeway Furniture, delivery man for Duval's, and salesman for Town and Ranch Appliances.
WORLD WAR II
Art was in the Navy during WWII. According to his brother John's 1943 address book, he was serving at that time on the USS Prevail.
OBITUARY
Arthur Weisenburger, 79, beloved husband of Norma (Woellner) Weisenburger, died Tuesday, (April 10, 2001) at Plainville Health Care Center. He was born in Bismarck, ND, the son of the late Philip and Frieda (Schweigert) Weisenburger, and lived in Plainville for the past 35 years. He was a retired Army Veteran and during World War II served in the Navy in North Africa, Southern France and Italy. Until his retirement in 1983, he was employed by Underwriters Laboratories, Windsor. He was an active member of the Madley Roberts V.F.W. Post 574, having served as Post Commander for one year. For ten years he served as a member of the Veteran's Council for the Town of Plainville and as a representative of the Soldier, Sailor and Marine Fund. Besides his wife of 55 years, he is survived by his three children and their spouses, Gail and Bill Kron of Avon, Arthur "Skip" and Margaret Weisenburger of Chester, and Jeff and Nancy Weisenburger of Hebron. Beloved grandchildren include Kari Kron of Brussels, Belgium, Robert Kron and his wife Rebecca of Simsbury, Leigh, Amy and Steven Weisenburger at home in Chester, and Erika and Kurt Weisenburger at home in Hebron. There will be no calling hours. Per his wishes, his body has been donated to UCONN Health Center School of Medicine. A Memorial Service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 222 Farmington Avenue, Plainville, Wednesday, April 18, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Madley Roberts V.F.W. Post 574 Scholarship Fund, Northwest Drive, Plainville, CT 06062.
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible

Arthur heiratete Woellner, Norma in Mrz 1945 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA. Norma wurde geboren geschätzt 1924; und gestorben. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Karen Abel:
UID: D121D3C47235462CB0C114AD6681006A2589
Occupation: carrier for the Bismarck Tribune 1938/1940
BISMARCK CITY DIRECTORIES
George is found in the 1938-39 and 1940-41 directories as carrier for the Bismarck Tribune, living at his parents' home.
MILITARY
George lied about his age in order to enlist in the US Navy before the age of 18. On December 7, 1941, he was aboard the USS Nevada, docked next to the USS Arizona, in Pearl Harbor. At just 18 years old he saw many of his shipmates die. From there he was assigned to the USS Indianapolis which sailed to the Aleutian Islands. While there, the intense pressure and long hours of duty caused him to suffer a nervous breakdown.
According to Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls, George O. Weisenburger enlisted in the Navy on 4 Dec 1940 in Minneapolis, MN. A "Report of Changes" shows that the USS Nevada sailed from Long Beach, CA, to Pearl Harbor on 11 Sep 1941. On 1 Sep 1941 George was promoted from Seaman 2nd Class to Seaman 1st Class. A "Report of Changes" dated 31 Dec 1941 shows what became of all the crew of the USS Nevada. Most were assigned to other ships, some were in the Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor, and others died in the attack. On 13 Dec 1941 George had been transferred to the USS Indianopolis.
GREAT FALLS CITY DIRECTORY
George is found twice in the city directories for Great Falls, MT: in 1944 at 2801 Second Avenue South and in 1949 with his mother.
OBITUARY
George O. Weisenberger, an Otis resident, died at Portland Hospital Oct. 31 of esophageal diverticulitis. He was 66. Weisenberger was born April 20, 1923 in Bismark, N.D. Serving on the U.S.S. Nevada, he was a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor which triggered U.S. involvement in World War II. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1940 to 1943, and worked as a parts man for Riviera Motors from 1968 to 1978. He retired in 1985. He was also active in the Boy Scouts of America, serving as a Scoutmaster and Scout executive with the Montana and Oregon councils. Weisenberger married Rosalia Nestoruk in Great Falls, Mont. in 1949. She continues to resided in Otis. Other survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Marilyn Weisenberger of Hillsboro; a daughter, Robin L. Kingsbury of Aloha; three brothers, Harry Weisenberger of San Francisco, Calif., Art Weisenberger of Connecticut, and John Weisenberger of San Jose, Calif.; a sister, Marcella Abraham of Seattle, Wash.; a brother-in-law, Lynn Rintoul of Lincoln City; three granddaughters, Vanessa Weisenberger of Hillsboro, and Brook and Katie Kingsbury of Aloha; and a grandson, Lee Weisenberger of Hillsboro.
Sources:
1. Title: Weisenburger Family Bible
2. Title: 1938-39 Bismarck City Directory
3. Title: 1940-41 Bismarck City Directory
4. Title: Obituary for George Weisenburger

Oscar heiratete Nestoruk, Rosalia M. in 1949 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA. Rosalia wurde geboren am 30 Jul 1928 in Lethbridge, Division No.2, Alberta, Canada ; gestorben am 15 Nov 1999 in Otis, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Karen Abel:
UID: AED5FB2C6B1D4FC98E288193C2015A7AAB61
Sources:
1. Title: Webb Brothers Funeral Home Records Transcript, 1908-1945 - Bismarck Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. - p. 81

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Karen Abel:
UID: BF19E25DBAA5402E9927C0E1379534DC2106
Sources:
1. Title: Webb Brothers Funeral Home Records Transcript, 1908-1945 - Bismarck Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. - p. 81