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Helen WEISS 1844–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 November 1844

Birth Location: Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Death Date: 29 March 1933

Death Location: Kewannee, Henry, Illinois, United States

Father: Anton (Weis)

Mother: Elizabeth Weipert

Spouse(s): Andre ORTSCHEID

Children(s): Katherine Greeley, Emma ORTSCHEID, Leo ORTSCHEID, Ernest ORTSCHEID, Henrietta ORTSCHEID, Andrew ORTSCHEID, John ORTSCHEID, Henry ORTSCHEID, Helen ORTSCHEID, Louis Ortscheid, Mary Ortschied, Enna Ortscheit

Helen WEISS was born in 1844 in Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of Anton Wise Weis And Elizabeth Weipert. Helen WEISS married Andre J Ortscheid, and had children including Andrew Frank Weiss Ortscheid, Emma Theresa Ortscheid, Enna Ortscheit, Ernest Ortscheid, Helen Teresa Ortscheid, Henrietta Weiss Ortscheid, Henry Louis Ortscheid, John Joseph Ortscheid, Katherine Greeley, Leo Henry Ortscheid, Louis Henry Ortscheid, Mary Ortschied. Helen WEISS passed away in 1933 in Kewannee, Henry, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Helen WEISS was born in 1844 in Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of Anton Wise Weis And Elizabeth Weipert.
  • Helen WEISS married Andre J Ortscheid, and had children including Andrew Frank Weiss Ortscheid, Emma Theresa Ortscheid, Enna Ortscheit, Ernest Ortscheid, Helen Teresa Ortscheid, Henrietta Weiss Ortscheid, Henry Louis Ortscheid, John Joseph Ortscheid, Katherine Greeley, Leo Henry Ortscheid, Louis Henry Ortscheid, Mary Ortschied.
  • Helen WEISS passed away in 1933 in Kewannee, Henry, Illinois, United States.

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Helen WEISS's Ancestors

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Helen WEISS
1844–1933
Birth Place: Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Parents
Anton Wise (Weis)
1815–1889
Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Elizabeth Weipert
1823–1912
Roth, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Georg) Weis
1782–1835
Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Maria (Anna) Pfeiffer
1788–1844
Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Mathias Weipert
1777–1847
Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany
Maria (Susanna) Weick
1775–1829
Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Weis
1751–1800
Catherina Lichtenberger
1758–1800
Michael Pfeiffer
1761–1787
Maria Pfeiffer
1756–1804
Mathia Weipert
1749–1789
Maria Muller
1753–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Weis
1708–1765
Maria Lichtenberger
1718–1766
Johann Thome
1717–1787
Maria Kirchgässner
1720–1788

Helen WEISS's Descendants

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Helen WEISS (14 November 1844–29 March 1933) m. Andre (J) ORTSCHEID (8 June 1832–8 September 1904)
  1. 1. Katherine Greeley 1866–1977 m. John (S) Greeley 1866–1931
    1. 1. Infant Greely 1906–1906
    2. 2. Johnie Greeley 1893–1967 m. Agnes Greeley 1898–
      1. 1. William Greeley 1923– m. Mary Greeley 1920–
      2. 2. John Greeley 1926–
      3. 3. Audrey Greeley 1929–2015
    3. 3. Raymond Greeley 1898–
    4. 4. Joseph (LaVerne (Ortscheid)) GREELEY 1900–1970 m. Rose Greely 1902–1986
      1. 1. Rosemary Greely 1924–2013
    5. 5. May (H) Greeley 1910–1922
    6. 6. Raymond ((Ortscheid)) GREELY 1897–1954
  2. 2. Emma (Theresa) ORTSCHEID 1870–1946
  3. 3. Leo (Henry) ORTSCHEID 1878–
  4. 4. Ernest ORTSCHEID 1881–1893
  5. 5. Henrietta ((Weiss)) ORTSCHEID 1888–
  6. 6. Andrew (Frank (Weiss)) ORTSCHEID 1863–1931
  7. 7. John (Joseph) ORTSCHEID 1872–1915
  8. 8. Henry (Louis) ORTSCHEID 1875–1965
  9. 9. Helen (Teresa) ORTSCHEID 1886–1942
  10. 10. Louis (Henry) Ortscheid 1875–1965
  11. 11. Mary Ortschied 1868–1888
  12. 12. Enna Ortscheit 1869–

Helen WEISS's Timeline

2 Records

1844
14 November 1844
Birth of Helen WEISS in Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1933
29 March 1933
Age 89
Death of Helen WEISS in Kewannee, Henry, Illinois, United States
Kewannee, Henry, Illinois, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 November 1844
    Event Place: Rot, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1933
    Event Place: Kewannee, Henry, Illinois, United States

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