Harry Weissinger (1842 - 1915)

Born 24 Nov 1842 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 9 May 1915 at age 72 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Col. Harry Weissinger was born in 1842 on the family farm, which later became Central Park, in Louisville, KY.^[1] He made his fortune through his company Harry W. Weissinger Tobacco Co. He passed away in 1915.^[2][3][4]

Family

Harry was the son of George Weissinger (Journalist and co-owner of the Louisville Journal)^[1][2] and Amanthus Bullitt. ^[1][3][4]

Military

The Civil War broke out when Harry was 18 and he enlisted with the Confederate Army under Gen. John Hunt Morgan's command.^[1][2][3]

Marriage

June 27, 1867 married Belle Muir^[1][3]

Children

Two sons: Muir and Phillip^[1][2][3]

Three daughters: Mrs. Stanton Tiffany, Mrs. S.T. Castleman, and Mrs. Julius Manger.^[1][2][3]

One daughter preceded him in death.^[5]

Death

Death occurred at 10:15 pm on May 9, 1915, at his residence, 1162 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY.^[3][4]

Burial

Buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.^[2][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Polk, J. E. (1912). A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities. Chicago [Illinois: Lewis Pub. Co. Vol. 2. page 1007-1010.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Kleber, John E. 2003. The new history of Shelby County, Kentucky. Prospect, Ky: Harmony House Publishers.page 624.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} "City loses one of upbuilders", The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), 10 May 1915 page 1 and 2. Digital images. Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com; accessed 25 Aug 2019), Historical newspapers.Link to clipping for part 1 Link to clipping for part 2
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQP-44C : 2 January 2019), Col. Harry Weisinger, 1915; citing Death, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,942,663.
5. ↑ Miss Blanche Weissinger shot and killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol. Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY). Dec 30, 1881, Friday. page 8.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ9-WVR : 13 November 2020), H. Weissinger, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 132, sheet 547C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,423.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94G-7F6 : accessed 10 December 2020), Harry Weissmiger, Magisterial District 6, Precincts 41, 42 Louisville city Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 12A, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,530.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2XX-73T : accessed 15 June 2021), Harry Weissinger, Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 130, sheet 11B, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 485; FHL microfilm 1,374,498.

See also:

• History of Central Park