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Ancestors of Kristina Jean Weis

Generation No. 4


      8. Francis Xavier Weis12, born August 31, 1876 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO13; died September 08, 1952 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA13. He was the son of 16. Anton Weis and 17. Anna Maria Buser. He married 9. Clara Eileen Anacker 1899 in , , MO14.

      9. Clara Eileen Anacker, born July 26, 1879 in , , IL; died March 02, 1950 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA15. She was the daughter of 18. Charles August Anacker and 19. Caroline Boecker.

Notes for Francis Xavier Weis:
The 1910 census of St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Missouri lists Fra nk X. Weis as being 32 years of age at the time of the census.
In addition to their son, Elmer WEIS (age 4 months), living with Frank W EIS and Clara (Anacker) WEIS were Julius (age 16) and Adell (age 12) AN ACKER. They are listed as being Frank's brother- and sister-in-law.

More About Francis Xavier Weis:
Occupation: 1910, laborer for a glass company16
Record Change: September 29, 2006
Social Security Number: 564-09-275017

Notes for Clara Eileen Anacker:
On the marriage certificate of Walter Charles Weis and Dorthis Ardell D oerges, Clara Anacker's last name is spelled ANACHER.
These bellows are currently (2006) in the possession of Kristina Newcom er.

More About Clara Eileen Anacker:
Misc: Abt. 1910, , , CA18
Occupation: 1910, St. Louis Ward 1, St. Louis, MO; Occupation: dressmaker at home19
Record Change: August 17, 2006

Marriage Notes for Francis Weis and Clara Anacker:
The 1910 census for St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri lists Frank X . and Clara E. Weis as having been married for 10 years at the time of t he census.
Living with Frank and Clara WEIS were their two sons, Elmer (age 19) an d Walter (age 17), and Robert J. KERKIRING (age 28), a boarder.
     
Children of Francis Weis and Clara Anacker are:
  i.   Elmer Jacob Weis20, born January 22, 1900 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; died July 16, 1966 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO21; married Emilie Martha Sturmfels June 28, 1922 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO22; born February 22, 1903 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; died July 24, 1985 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
  Notes for Elmer Jacob Weis:
Elmer Jacob Weis was an architect as told by Dolores Delaine Weis.
Social Security records state Elmer J. Weis, Sr. as having died in O'Fa llon/Shiloh, St. Clair, IL 62269.

  More About Elmer Jacob Weis:
Occupation: 1920, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Occupation: architect who worked for the city and a few independent firms and designed quite a few buildings23
Record Change: August 29, 2006
Social Security Number: 499-01-670124

  Notes for Emilie Martha Sturmfels:
According to Mildred Lorraine Weis, her mother, Emilie Martha Sturmfels , was adopted and Emilie's biological parents are unknown.

  More About Emilie Martha Sturmfels:
Record Change: August 17, 2006
  Marriage Notes for Elmer Weis and Emilie Sturmfels:
Elmer Jacob Weis Senior and Emilie Martha Sturmfels were married in the G race Lutheran Church of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Living with Elmer and Emilie WEIS was Sophie Sturmfels (age 49), Emilie 's mother.

  4 ii.   Walter Charles Weis, born December 05, 1902 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; died April 24, 1965 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; married Dorthis Ardell (Ruth) Doerges August 26, 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.


      10. Robert William Doerges, born June 03, 1883 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; died September 21, 1918 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA. He was the son of 20. Henry William Doerges and 21. Ellen Nora Raub. He married 11. Bessie May (Gloree) Glover November 03, 1905 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

      11. Bessie May (Gloree) Glover25, born July 02, 1888 in Allen Township, Darke, OH; died November 22, 1962 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. She was the daughter of 22. William R. Glover and 23. Mary Ann Leberman.

Notes for Robert William Doerges:
At Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, in Lompoc, CA, Robert W. Doerges' headsto ne lists the following dates: 1882-1918. These are in conflict with p revious information.
The June 1900 census of the Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles County, C alifornia states that Robert's nickname was Robin.

More About Robert William Doerges:
Burial: Lompoc, Santa Barbara, CA
Record Change: July 14, 2006
  Notes for Bessie May (Gloree) Glover:
Birth certificate lists name as "Bessie May." However, the handwritten r eceipt is spelled "Bessie Mae."

Bessie is listed as having worked in Callis' Store in Lompoc, CA in 192 0.
According to the 1920 California census, taken on 21/22 January, in Lom poc, Santa Barbara County, Bessie listed her occupation as bookkeeper i n a grocery store. It should be noted that this was after the death of h er first husband, Robert W. Doerges, and before her marriage to her sec ond husband, Robert Doerges (her husband's cousin).

More About Bessie May (Gloree) Glover:
Occupation: 1920, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, CA; Occupation: Bookkeeper in a grocery store
Record Change: July 15, 2006
Social Security Number: 553-10-2462
     
Children of Robert Doerges and Bessie Glover are:
  5 i.   Dorthis Ardell (Ruth) Doerges, born August 18, 1906 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; died February 17, 1997 in Sonora, Toulumne, CA; married Walter Charles Weis August 26, 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
  ii.   Robert Redman Doerges, born September 12, 1908 in , Santa Barbara, CA25,26; died April 20, 2001 in Grandview Plaza, Geary, KS / Junction City, Geary, KS27; married Violet Witthoeft; born May 14, 191527; died January 20, 2000 in Junction City, Geary, KS27.
  More About Robert Redman Doerges:
Record Change: August 13, 2006
Social Security Number: 563-18-628927

  More About Violet Witthoeft:
Record Change: July 14, 2006
  iii.   Frederick William Doerges, born August 01, 1911; died August 10, 1999 in Yorba Linda, Orange, CA; married Lucile Azilda Rainboth August 31, 1934 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA28; born May 12, 1915 in Bisbee, Cochise, AZ; died August 15, 1996 in , , CA.
  More About Frederick William Doerges:
Burial: Wildomar, Riverside, CA
Record Change: August 13, 2006

  Notes for Lucile Azilda Rainboth:
Lucile Azilda Rainboth's signature on her application for Social Securi ty form spells her name with only one (1) "l" in Lucile.

  More About Lucile Azilda Rainboth:
Burial: Wildomar, Riverside, CA
Record Change: June 29, 2004
  iv.   Edward Glover Doerges, born April 17, 1914 in , , CA29; died June 11, 1994 in Sonora, Tuolumne, CA / Soulsbyville, Tuolumne, CA30; married Aileen Bell Bone Abt. 1934; born September 07, 191430; died June 18, 2003 in Felton, Santa Cruz, CA / Lompico, Santa Cruz, CA30.
  Notes for Edward Glover Doerges:
Edward DOERGES lived the last eight years of his life in Sonora, CA whe re he operated a janitorial business. His sister, Dody, lived about 10 m iles away in Twain Harte, but never knew Edward was living nearby. It w as not until Walt WEIS, Dorthis Ruth (Doerges) WEIS' son, read of Edwar d's death in the local newspaper that Dody knew Edward had lived in Son ora. Apparently there had been a feud between Edward's wife, Aileen (B one) DOERGES, and Dody in 1947, and the two had avoided each other sinc e.

  More About Edward Glover Doerges:
Record Change: September 29, 2006
Social Security Number: 560-12-889630

  More About Aileen Bell Bone:
Record Change: July 14, 2006
Social Security Number: 562-01-883330



      12. Theodore Dennis Weed31,32, born July 20, 1841 in Oak Hill, Greene, NY; died July 18, 1895 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA33. He was the son of 24. Dennis Weed and 25. Rhoda Henrietta Sisson. He married 13. Fannie Catherine Russell October 06, 1878 in Spring Valley, Fillmore, MN.

      13. Fannie Catherine Russell, born October 06, 1855 in Lacolle, St. Jean, Quebec, Canada; died July 21, 1921 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA34.

Notes for Theodore Dennis Weed:
Jean Loraine Weed gave name as Theodore R. Weed.
Theodore Weed, in written history of his life, gave his birth year as 1 846, but this date is after his father's death (died 1843). On page 21 o f Greene Genes, Vol. 6 #1, Spring 1993, is listed the 1860 census. The odore Weed, age 18*, laborer on farm of Charles (age 35) and Polly (age 7 0) Sisson. This fits with 1841 as his birth year.
This note is from a document given to me by Jeanne James Weed. It is a n autobiographical sketch by Theodore D. Weed about his military record i n the Civil War. It will be entered here as originally written.

THEODORE D. WEED

Theodore D. Weed was born at Catskill, Oak Hill, Greene Co., New York, o n the Hudson River on July 20, 1846.

Prior to the War I was a student; I graduated at Fort Edward (1) Instit ute, Washington County, New York. I graduated before I was fifteen yea rs old.

I entered the war first with the Ellsworth Zuaves (2). I was at the fi rst Battle of Bull Run, also at the Marshall House, Alexandria.

When a youthful commander fell mortally wounded, Elmer E. Ellsworth, I r eturned home and re-enlisted in the Ellsworth's Avengers, 44th regiment , New York, S.V. Co., 1, for three years. Sept. 27th, 1861, at Albany, N .Y.

We numbered 1260 young men. I participated in 13 battles and skirmishe s. I was at the siege of Yorktown (3), Battle of Williamsburg(4), Fair O aks(5), Mulhaenies Hills, Hausen Camp. I was in two engagements of the d ay.

I was captured Prisoner of War at that time, May 27th, 1862 taken to Ri chmond, and put in Castle Thunder, then in Libbye (sic) Prison (6), Bel le Isle, then Florence and Andersonviles (sic) (7). I was imprisoned 2 y ears, 11 months, 25 days.

I held the colors when I fell. Mrs. Eraslus (sic) Corning of Albany, N .Y. (8) presented our regiment with a standard of colors in pure silk w ith the inscription, "Peoples Ellsworth Regiment, 44th New York S.V.", o therwise Ellsworth Avengers. Also Mr. E. Corning (9) gave to our entir e regiment a Zuave uniform to each member.

In the last battle we fought over two hours, until we exhausted all our a mmunition. Then we fixed bayonets for final charge. I was acting Colo r Corporal, having never received my new commission. Afterward as color S argeant Young received five wounds. Holding the staff in his hand when t he fatal fifth wound. Then I also received my fatal (sic) injuries wit h seven flesh wounds. Having been thrown by the front and rear ranks i nto the rebel dugouts. When I received the fatal (sic) injury of the s pine, from which I have suffered for all these years. Spinal Paralysis f rom injury of the spine.

I am including information on the numbered subjects for clarity, they a re as follows:

(1) Fort Edward, village, New York, Washington County, on the Hudson Ri ver, 50 miles north of Albany. The village was founded on the site of a f ort built by Gen. Phineas Lyman in 1755 and was first known as Fort Lym an but afterward renamed For Edward in honor of one of the grandsons of K ing George II. The fort was important during the French and Indian War , and used during campaigns in the American Revolution, but was later a bandoned.

(2) Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim, 1837-1861, born in Malta, NY. In Chicago , he organized the Zouave Cadets, who became famous for their perfectio n in drill and gave exhibitions throughout the north. He entered Abrah am Lincoln's law office (1860), and accompanied Lincoln to Washington ( 1861). When the Civil War began, Ellsworth became colonel of volunteer 1 1th Zouave regiment recruited from New York firemen. On 24 May 1861, t he 24 year old Ellsworth became the first Union combat fatality while a ttempting to remove a Confederate flag from a hotel roof.

(3) Siege of Yorktown, 18 April 1862 to 3 May 1862; the enormous force o f the Army of the Potomac overwhelmed the Confederates without a major b attle. The Southern troops move toward Richmond and McClellan's forces e nter Yorktown.

(4) Williamsburg, city, SE Virginia, between the York and James Rivers, 4 8 miles SE of Richmond. Here, on 5 May 1862, a division of Gen. McClel lan's army, under Hooker, overtook the rear column of the retreating Co nfederate forces under Gen. Magruder. In all, 1703 Southern soldiers a nd 456 Union soldiers were lost, with 373 Union soldiers listed as miss ing.

(5) The battle of Fairoaks, Virginia (aka Seven Pines), 31 May 1862, wa s a major operation that took the lives oif 5031 Union and 6134 Confede rate troops. Despite being a Southern victory, it did little to ease N orthern pressure on Richmond . It was part of the Eastern Theater, Pen insular Campaign.

(6) Libby Prison, Richmond, VA, formerly the candle warehouse of Libby a nd Sons Ships Chandlers. Largely used to confine officer POW's, the mo st notorious after Andersonville, it was commandeered by Gen. J. H. Win der after the 1st battle of Bull Run. It was 4 story, brick, with 8 roo ms, no furniture. Prisoners slept on the floor. During the war, 125,0 00 prisoners passed through. The conditions in Libby Prison were excee ded in infamy only by those at Andersonville. There was one escape on 9 F eb 1864, and two Federal raids (28 Feb and 4 Mar 1864) in attempts to f ree prisoners. It was torn down in 1888-89.

(7) Andersonville Prison, located SW Georgia, first called Camp Sumter. H astily built in the winter of 1863/4 (opened 27 Feb 1864) to hold the b urgeoning Federal prisoners, the prison consisted of a 16 1/2-acre log s tockade, later enlarged, divided by a stream. The stockade held more t han 30,000 men at one time. Poor sanitation, lack of medical care and i nsufficient clothing caused an average of 958 prisoners to die every mo nth during the 13 months the prison was in operation. Capt. H. Wirz, f ormer commander of the prison, was hanged in November 1865, after being f ound guilty of charges of cruelty to Federal prisoners of war held at A ndersonville.

(8) Corning, city, NY, on the Cheming River, about 18 miles NW of Elmir a. It was settled in 1789 and named for Erastus Corning, railway build er.

(9) Corning, Erastus, 1794-1872, born Norwich, CN. Began a successful i ron manufacturing concern in Albany (1814), headed Utica and Schenectad y RR (1833-53), formed the NY Central system and became its first presi dent (1853-64), organized the Corning Land Co. (1835) as a commercial c enter. Four times the mayor of Albany, state senator (1842-46), member o f Congress (1857-59, 1861-63), and a member of the Peace Conference at W ashington (1861).

Works Cited: Hesseltine, W.B., Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psych ology (1930).
Bowman, H.S., The Civil War: Day by Day (1989).
On page 21 of Greene Genes, Vol. 6 #1, Spring 1993, is listed the 1860 c ensus. Theodore Weed, age 18*, laborer on farm of Charles (age 35) and P olly (age 70) Sisson. (*Please note that Theodore's birthdate is 1846, w hich would have made him 14, not 18, as stated. He may have lied to fi nd work, or he may have misstated his birthdate in biographical sheet.)
Theodore Dennis WEED enlisted at the age of 19 on 26 Sep 1861 as a Priv ate in the Union Army, Company I, 44th Infantry Regiment, NY Volunteers ( Ellsworth Avengers, People's Ellsworth Regiment). He received a disabi lity discharge on 16 Jul 1862 at Fort Monroe, VA for wounds received in b attle. He is recorded as receiving a Distinguished Service discharge.

The 44th Infantry Regiment numbered 1,061 men.

Regiment History: Regiment left Albany, 21 Oct 1961 for Washington. A ssigned to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, and later joined with the 5th C orps. On 28 Oct they camped at Hall's Hill.

10 Mar 1862 they advanced to Centerville, returned to Fairfax, and proc eeded to Yorktown arriving on 1 Apr. From May 5 - 19, the 44th was gar risoned at Fort Magruder. They then proceeded to Gaines' Mill, engaged t he enemy at Hanover Court House with a loss of 86 men; killed, wounded o r missing. The 44th participated in the Seven Days' battles with a tot al loss of 56 men at Gaines' Mill and 99 men at Malvern Hill out of 225 e ngaged in last named battle.

The company returned to Alexandria, by way of Fort Monroe to Manassas, a nd in the battle of 30 Aug lost 71 men; killed, wounded or missing. Th e 44th was held in reserve at Antietum; spent time at Shepherdstown and F redericksburg; shared the hardships of Burnside's "Mud March" and retur ned to winter quarters at Stoneman Switch near Falmouth.

Battles in which Theodore Dennis WEED fought with the 44th:
30 Apr 1862: Yorktown, VA
27 May 1862: Hanover Court House, VA
18 Jun 1862: Mississippi River
27 Jun 1862: Chickahoming, VA
Gaines' Mill, VA
28 Jun 1862: Savages' Station, VA
29 Jun 1862: Malvern Hill, VA
Savages' Station, VA
30 Jun 1862: Savages' Station, VA
1 Jul 1862: James River, VA
Malvern Hill, VA


More About Theodore Dennis Weed:
CWSR: NY to VA35
Military: September 26, 1861, New York, New York, NY36
Misc event: 1860, , Greene, NY
Record Change: July 21, 2006
  Notes for Fannie Catherine Russell:
Fannie Russell resided at 710 Garfield Street, Mason City, Iowa, in May 1 897, according to Surogate Court records held at the Vedder Library in t he file of Charles Sisson.
On Guy Weed and Esther Ostman's marriage certificate, Guy states that h is mother was from Wisconsin. However, his daughter, Jean Lorraine (We ed) Weis, notes that she thought that Fannie C. Russell was from Canada .
In the Iowa census of 1900, Fanny C. (Russell) WEED is listed as having g iven birth to eight children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. She al so lists herself and her parents as being born in French Canada.

More About Fannie Catherine Russell:
Record Change: December 30, 2006
Residence: 1900, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; Residence: at 524 West Drummand Street37
     
Children of Theodore Weed and Fannie Russell are:
  i.   Claude Theodore Weed, born October 15, 1880 in Lake Benton, Lincoln, MN38; died January 1971 in Covina, Los Angeles, CA39
  More About Claude Theodore Weed:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
  ii.   Adelbert Walter Weed, born February 07, 1883 in Yankton, Yankton, SD40; died May 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
  More About Adelbert Walter Weed:
Occupation: 1900, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; Occupation: barber41
Record Change: December 30, 2006
Social Security Number: 484-18-2566
  iii.   Maude Ellen Weed, born June 24, 1885 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI42; died in Y; married William Dempsey Abt. 1909 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA43; born Abt. 1887 in Canada - English43; died in Y.
  More About Maude Ellen Weed:
Record Change: August 18, 2006

  More About William Dempsey:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
  6 iv.   Guy Lanclet Weed, born April 17, 1887 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; died March 01, 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; married (1) Ethel Geneva (Leland) Buren February 01, 1910 in Forest City, Winnebago, IA; married (2) Esther Agnita Ostman February 14, 1923 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
  v.   Pearl Rhoda WEED, born September 28, 1890 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA44,45; died May 1972 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA46; married Leonard Goodman; born July 16, 189046; died November 1967 in Goshen, Columbiana, OH46.
  More About Pearl Rhoda WEED:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
Social Security Number: 550-34-604946

  More About Leonard Goodman:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
Social Security Number: 295-05-831446
  vi.   Hazel Fannie Weed, born January 01, 1893 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA47; died in Y; married Henry Gunderson; born April 21, 1893 in , , MN48; died July 1982 in Gary, Norman, MN49.
  More About Hazel Fannie Weed:
Record Change: June 29, 2004

  More About Henry Gunderson:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
Social Security Number: 468-40-801150
  vii.   Lloyd Weston Weed51, born September 24, 1894 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA51; died September 22, 1969 in Central Heights, Cerro Gordo, IA52; married Celia C. Prazak October 24, 1921 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, IA; born August 18, 1903 in , , IA53; died December 14, 1998 in Sharpsburg, Christian, IL54.
  Notes for Lloyd Weston Weed:
Lloyd Weed served in the U.S. Army during World War I, and was associat ed with his brother, Adelbert (Dell), in Weed's Pharmacy on North Feder al Avenue. In the late 1930's and early 1940's, he worked for Bordens. I n more recent years, he was employed at the Hotel Hanford.

Lloyd Weed was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, the American Le gion and Disabled American Veterans.
A Requiem High Mass was held at the Holy Family Catholic Church.

  More About Lloyd Weston Weed:
Burial: September 24, 1969, Elmwood-St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA55
Record Change: June 29, 2004

  More About Celia C. Prazak:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
Social Security Number: 482-36-500556


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