Our WEISS family goes back to 1742. Elias Jakob immigrated to the United States with his wife and 2 young children
in 1868. They resided in Philadelphia, PA where they had their
3rd child. Shortly after the July 1870 Census it appears he died.
Other related surnames include: WALLRAFF, WENZ, ESSIG, NÄGELINS and HEINRICH.
The WEISS Lineage is as follows:
Sebastian WEIß (1709-1767)
Sebastian WEISS (1742- )
Johannes Jakob WEISS (1770-1843)
Elias WEISS (1802- )
Elias Jakob WEISS (1836-1870)
Elias Jakob. and his wife, Sophie Friederike had the following children:
Adolph
Gustove WEISS (1863-1926)
Elise Ernestine Luise WEISS (1866-1926)
Wilhelmine WEISS (1869- )
