Leonora Caroline FEREBEE^{[1, 2]}

1862 - 1947  (84 years)

• Name	Leonora Caroline FEREBEE
  Nickname	Lola, Lolie and Miss Lowly
  Birth	13 Mar 1862	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Feb 1947	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	Lola died of a "cerebral hemorrhage" at her Deep Creek, Virginia home, 1000 Old Deep Creek Blvd., at 8:00am on 21 February 1947. She was 3 weeks shy of her 85th birthday at the time of her death. "Arteriosclerosis" was noted as a contributing cause of death.
  funeral	23 Feb 1947	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  	Her funeral service was conducted at 2:30pm on 23 February 1947 at Deep Creek Baptist Church in Deep Creek, Virginia.
  Burial	23 Feb 1947	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	Lola was interred later that day in the Weiss family plot at Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I2023	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Kinder FEREBEE,   b. 12 Jan 1839, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 6 Sep 1865, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Mary Hester CRAGIN,   b. 29 Apr 1842, Norfolk Co, VA d. 19 Feb 1928, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1861	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married at Deep Creek, Virginia by the Rev. Thomas Hume, Baptist minister, on 20 February 1861. The minister's return noted that the bride and the groom were both residents of Norfolk County, and that Joseph made his living as a farmer.
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carl Hermann WEISS,   b. 2 Jun 1860, Greiz, Thuringia, Prussia d. 29 Feb 1924, Rocky Point, Pender Co, NC (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1885	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married later that same day by Ransdell W. Cridlin, a Baptist minister.
  Children	1. Otto Herman WEISS,   b. 3 May 1887, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 14 Sep 1975, Hampton City, VA (Age 88 years)   2. Joseph Carl WEISS,   b. 14 Oct 1889, Norfolk Co, VA d. 17 Jul 1974, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 84 years)   3. Waldemar Cyril WEISS, Sr.,   b. 7 Dec 1891, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 24 Jan 1951, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 59 years)   4. Oscar Leon WEISS,   b. 25 Oct 1894, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 29 Sep 1963, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 12 Sep 1870, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA [S1012] Resided: 17 Jun 1880, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA [S1013] Resided: 7 Apr 1930, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA [S1019]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2075] Leonora Caroline Weiss, Virginia death certificate no. (illegible) (1947). [S2905] Weiss, "Leonora Caroline Ferebee Weiss family data". [S3832] Charles H. Weiss - Lolie C. Ferebee, Norfolk Co, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 23.309 (1885). [S3029] Leonora C. Weiss obituary, The Daily Press, (Newport News, VA) 23 February 1947. [S3830] Joseph K. Ferebee - Mary H. Cragin, Norfolk Co, VA minister's return no. 7172 (1861).