Joseph Carl WEISS^[1]

1889 - 1974  (84 years)

• Name	Joseph Carl WEISS
  Nickname	Carl
  Birth	14 Oct 1889	Norfolk Co, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	5 Jun 1917	Norfolk City, VA   [4]
  	According to his World War I draft registration card, Carl worked as a general helper in the U.S. Navy Yard.
  Death	17 Jul 1974	Portsmouth City, VA   [2, 3]
  	Carl died in Portsmouth, Virginia on 17 July 1974. He was 84 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	His body was interred in the Weiss family plot at Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I2112	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Carl Hermann WEISS,   b. 2 Jun 1860, Greiz, Thuringia, Prussia d. 29 Feb 1924, Rocky Point, Pender Co, NC (Age 63 years)
  Mother	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   [6]
  	The couple was married later that same day by Ransdell W. Cridlin, a Baptist minister.
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Gertrude WOOD,   b. 1894, Portsmouth City, VA d. 24 May 1963, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1912	Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk County, Virginia on 19 November 1912.
  Children	1. Gertrude WEISS,   b. 19 Dec 1924   d. 17 Jul 1974, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Joseph Carl Weiss. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry.com. R.F.D. #2, Portsmouth, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S1868] Sharon Rea Gable & Truitt M. Bonney, Gable & Bonney, Norfolk County Virginia Marriage Licenses 1900 - 1935., ((Suffolk, VA: privately published, 2007)). Joseph Carl Weiss - Ethel Gertrude Wood marriage, Certificate no. 23308 (1912). [S236] Weiss, "Carl Herman Weiss - Leonora Caroline Ferebee family data". [S875] Joseph Weiss. SSN 231-34-6329. SSDI. [S250] Joseph Carl Weiss. WWI draft registration card. [S5361] Olive Branch Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. [S3832] Charles H. Weiss - Lolie C. Ferebee, Norfolk Co, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 23.309 (1885).