Oscar Leon WEISS^[1]

1894 - 1963  (68 years)

• Name	Oscar Leon WEISS
  Nickname	Leon
  Birth	25 Oct 1894	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  WWI	1917
  	Leon's grave marker indicates that he served in World War I as a Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force.
  Occupation	1917 - 1930	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [2, 3]
  	According to his World War I draft registration card and to subsequent census information, Leon made his living as a farmer, specializing in flowers and bulbs.
  Death	29 Sep 1963	Portsmouth City, VA   [4]
  	Leon died in Portsmouth, Virginia on 29 September 1963. He was 68 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	I2114	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 1	Estelle SEALEY
  Marriage	28 Apr 1928  [4]
  Family ID	F841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Ada Kathryn MIMS,   b. 24 Sep 1909, Riverview, Columbus Co, NC d. 1 Apr 1995, Chesapeake City, VA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1929  [4]
  Notes	At the time of their marriage, Kathryn had four children, two daughters and two sons, by her first husband William B. Tucker.
  Family ID	F842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		Oscar Leon Weiss. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry.com. R.F.D. #2, Portsmouth, VA
  		1930 US Census / Weiss, O. Leon Head of Deep Creek Rd, Norfolk Co, VA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2905] Weiss, "Leonora Caroline Ferebee Weiss family data". [S1020] 1930 US Census / Weiss, O. Leon. [S232] Oscar Leon Weiss. WWI draft registration card. [S236] Weiss, "Carl Herman Weiss - Leonora Caroline Ferebee family data". [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).