Carl Hermann WEISS^[1]

1860 - 1924  (63 years)

• Name	Carl Hermann WEISS
  	It is interesting to note that the town of Greiz, in eastern Thuringia, is situated on the Weisse Elster River. The surname Weiss may have originated as a geographic family name.
  Nickname	Charles, after arrival in the U.S.
  Birth	2 Jun 1860	Greiz, Thuringia, Prussia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	c.1874  [3]
  	According to his death certificate, Charles immigrated to the United States about 1874.
  Occupation	Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  	Charles made his living as a farmer, specializing in flowers and bulbs.
  Death	29 Feb 1924	Rocky Point, Pender Co, NC   [3]
  	Charles died at 9:00am on 29 February 1924 in Rocky Point, North Carolina. He was 63 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	2 Mar 1924	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	His body was interred in the Weiss family plot at Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 2 March 1924.
  Person ID	I2111	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	E.C. WEISS
  Mother	Pauline (UNKNOWN)
  Family ID	F2016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leonora Caroline FEREBEE,   b. 13 Mar 1862, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 21 Feb 1947, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1885	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	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

  RESEARCH: enlisted USMC 22 July 1878, served USS Yantie; 13 Feb 1917 Naturalization Cert. No. 701139, VOL 11, No. 1014, US Eastern District of Virginia @ Norfolk.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3832] Charles H. Weiss - Lolie C. Ferebee, Norfolk Co, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 23.309 (1885). [S2887] Carl Hermann Weiss grave stone inscription. Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA. [S2886] Charles Herman Weiss, North Carolina death certificate no. 329 (1924). [S236] Weiss, "Carl Herman Weiss - Leonora Caroline Ferebee family data".