Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Rev. Israel Shuman Weisz and Elizabeth Sells Foltz


Husband Rev. Israel Shuman Weisz 1 

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         Father: Rev. George Weisz (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Katie Shuman (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 4 Jun 1843 1

Wife Elizabeth Sells Foltz 2 

           Born: 12 Apr 1821 1
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           Died: 25 Jun 1869 1
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         Father: Christian Foltz (1790-1862) 3
         Mother: Hannah Keefer (1796-1851) 4


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1 M John Calvin Weisz 1 

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2  M  Charles William Weisz 1





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3  F  Emma Catharine Weisz 1





           Born: 24 Mar 1847 1
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4  M  George Foltz Weisz 1





           Born: 4 Jul 1849 1
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         Spouse: Sadie A. Deckard (      -      ) 1






5  M  Zacharias Ursinus "Doc" Weisz 1





           Born: 14 Dec 1850 1
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6  F  Jane Ellen Miner Weisz 1





           Born: 30 Apr 1852 1
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         Spouse: Christian Weaver (      -      ) 1






7  M  Williamson Nevin Weisz 1





           Born: 12 Dec 1854 1
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8  M  Cyrus Kieffer Weisz 1





           Born: 18 Nov 1856 1
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9  F  Elizabeth Alice Main Weisz 1





           Born: 15 Nov 1858 1
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         Spouse: [Unk] Yellis (      -      )






10  F  Anna Mary Weisz 1





           Born: 3 Aug 1860 1
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11  M  Israel Shuman Weisz 1





           Born: 14 Oct 1861 1
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12  M  Arthur Edmund Weisz 1





           Born: 13 Jun 1869 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry









General Notes: Husband - Rev. Israel Shuman Weisz




He was graduated at the Reformed Theological Seminary at Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1842, and spent his life in the ministry of the Reformed Church. He served congregations at Clear Spring, Md., 1843-46; Newville, Pa., 1846-50; New Lancaster, Ohio, 1850-59; Hublersburg, Pa., 1859-62; Mifflintown, Pa., 1862-66; Williamsport, Pa., 1866-69; Centerville, Upper Mt. Bethel Charge, 1868-72; and York, Pa., 1872-92. He was a fluent speaker in English and German, an excellent reader and a fine pulpit orator.



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Sources






1
—, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 212.

2
—, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 209, 212.

3
—, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 208, 467.

4
—, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 209, 467.







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