NameLena Weitz
Birth1879, Lorain County, Ohio?
Death1904, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio?
BurialSt. Mary Cemetery, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio
FatherLorenz Weitz (1834->1900)
MotherElizabeth (Lizzie) Fleury (~1855-<1895)
Spouses
Birth22 May 1879, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio3,5,6,4,8
Death4 May 1943, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
OccupationBlacksmith--1900,1910, 1918; auto assembler--1920,1925; blacksmith, blacksmith shop--1930; apartment janitor--1940
FatherJohn A. Knipper (1854-1934)
MotherGertrude Laux (1860-1937)
MarriageLorain County, Ohio?
ChildrenErnestine L. (Ernie) (1902-1997)
Notes for Lena Weitz
Source: Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973; and Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962; and www.findagrave.com.
In 1900 a Lena “Witz” was enumerated in the census for Avon, Lorain County, Ohio. She was working as a servant for the family of Reuben Wilford and Emma Born and living with their family. She was born in February of 1880 in Ohio. Her father was from Germany and her mother was from Ohio. The births and christenings index gave January 10, 1880 as her birth date and Dover, Cuyahoga County, Ohio as her birth place.
Notes for Joseph Peter (Spouse 1)
Source: MyHeritage.com—newspaperarchive.com: Chronicle Telegram; and Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973; and U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; and U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; and Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007.
In 1900 Joseph lived with his parents and siblings in Avon, Lorain County, Ohio.
In 1910 Joseph lived in Avon with his wife Bertha and his daughter Ernestine from his first marriage. In 1920 Joseph lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with his wife Florence, his mother-in-law Frances Snyder, his brother-in law Henry Snyder and his wife Tillie. In 1930 Joseph lived in Avon with his wife Flossie. In 1935 they lived in Avon Lake, Lorain County.
In October 1938 Joseph and his wife moved from Avon Lake to Cleveland. In 1940 Joseph and Flossie lived in Cleveland with Flossie’s mother Minnie Myers in the home she had occupied in 1935. When he registered for the draft in 1942 he worked at Ohio Wesleyan College in Cleveland and lived at the college.
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