Died
at age 94
in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
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Biography
Joseph Peter Weiss was born 4 July 1866 in Cassville, Wisconsin, the son of Anton Weiss and Clara Voigt.
He lived with his parents in Cassville through at least 1880.
On 18 Nov 1891, Joe married Frances Eugenia "Frankie" Ryan, the daughter of William Dennis Ryan and Mary Parker in Cassville, Wisconsin.
He established himself as a hardware dealer, the same line of work as his father and brothers Robert, Theodore, and Frank. In the 1890s, he owned and ran Weiss Hardware with Robert in Merrill, Wisconsin.
Joe and Frances had five children in Merrill: Marie, Joe Jr., Helen, Glenn, Arch, and Frances.The family lived at 740 Jenifer St, a short walk from the capitol building, which the family still owns.
Joseph Weiss died on 7 Nov 1960 in Madison, and his remains were interred at Calvary Cemetery, now known as Resurrection Cemetery.
Fact: Census (1880) Cassville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States
Fact: Census (1900) Merrill city Ward 1-2, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States
Fact: Census (1905) Merrill city, Lincoln, Wisconsin
Fact: Census (1910) Madison Ward 6, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Fact: Census (1920) Madison Ward 6, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place
Fact: Census (1940) Ward 3, Madison, Madison City, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Sources
1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4V-WBP : 15 July 2017), Joseph Weiss in entry for Anton Weiss, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 101, sheet 60B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1426; FHL microfilm 1,255,426.
1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMVZ-F9D : accessed 2 April 2019), Joseph Wise, Merrill city Ward 1-2, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 13A, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,796.
1905 Census: "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM3N-221 : 10 March 2018), J P Weise, Merrill city, Lincoln, Wisconsin; citing p. 64, line 67, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,453.
1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJP-DPX : accessed 2 April 2019), Joseph Weiss, Madison Ward 6, Dane, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 7B, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1708; FHL microfilm 1,375,721.
1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFV3-BK6 : accessed 2 April 2019), Joseph P Weiss, Madison Ward 6, Dane, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 49, sheet 5B, line 70, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1981; FHL microfilm 1,821,981.
1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7JF-6L2 : 15 March 2018), Joseph P Weiss in household of Francis Weiss, Ward 3, Madison, Madison City, Dane, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13-33, sheet 5A, line 2, family 85, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4468.
Death: "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SJ-PNM : 12 December 2014), Joseph P Weiss, 07 Nov 1960; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 031812, Madi, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.