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John WEIS (b. 29 Jul 1824, d. 28 Dec 1907)

John WEIS (son of Francois WEIS and Gertrude Oberweis)³²³ was born 29 Jul 1824 in Luxembourg^{324, 325}, and died 28 Dec 1907 in Springbrook (Jackson Co), Iowa^{326, 327}. He married Margaretha GOSCHE³²⁸.

Notes for John WEIS:
In 1864, John Weis was awarded the contract to build the SS Peter & Paul's Catholic Church, a 40 X 70' rock building.
John Weis and his brother Peter came over on a sailboat. Was on the ocean for 66 days.
Has conflicting dates of birth. His tombstone indicates the date as 17 Jul 1824, the records at St. Peter & St. Paul record it as 24 Jul 1825, and records in Luembourg indicate the date as 29 Jul 1824.

More About John WEIS:
Occupation: stone mason.³²⁹
Record Change: 21 Aug 2004

More About John WEIS and Margaretha GOSCHE:
Marriage 1: ³³⁰
Marriage 2: 18 May 1864, St. Donatus (Jackson Co), Iowa.³³¹

Children of John WEIS and Margaretha GOSCHE are:

+Margaret WEIS, b. Abt. 1866, Iowa, d. 26 Jun 1945, Humbolt (Minnehaha Co), South Dakota³³².
+Peter "Putty" WEIS, b. 16 Jul 1867, Springbrook (Jackson Co), Iowa³³³, d. 30 Sep 1944, Bellevue (Jackson Co), Iowa³³⁴.
Magdalena "Sister Mary Vitus" WEIS, b. 26 Aug 1869, Springbrook (Jackson Co), Iowa³³⁴, d. 30 Sep 1909, Elm Grove (Waukesha Co), Wisconsin³³⁴.
+John J. WEIS, b. 27 Sep 1871, Springbrook (Jackson Co), Iowa³³⁵, d. 16 Mar 1944, Preston (Jackson Co), Iowa³³⁶.
+Charles WEIS, b. 27 Jul 1876, Jackson County, Iowa^{337, 338}, d. 19 Nov 1952, Springbrook (Jackson Co), Iowa^{339, 340}.
+Mary WEIS, b. 01 Mar 1880, Springbrook (Jackson Co), Iowa, d. 22 May 1964, Springbrook (Jackson Co), Iowa.
William "Bunkers" WEIS, b. 28 Oct 1882, Springbrook (Jackson Co), Iowa³⁴¹, d. 31 Dec 1918, Bellevue (Jackson Co), Iowa³⁴¹.