Perry County AlArchives Biographies.....Weissenger, George 1769 - April 1837
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Author: "Alabama: Her History, REsources, War Record and Public Men From 1540 to 1872,: by Willis Brewer, published 1872, Page 489

Among the prominent citizens was George Weissenger.  He was from Wurtemburg, 
Germany, and was born in 1769.  In 1789 he settled in Charleston, South 
Carolina, and resided there and in Georgia till he came to this county in 
1821.  Here he was a planter of substance and character, and often represented 
the county in the legislature.  He died in Aril 1837, leaving the reputation of 
a most worthy and useful citizen, and a number of descendants.  One of his 
sons, Mr. L. A. Weissinger, has served the county as a legislator; another, 
George W., was for many years the associate of Geo. D. Prentice as editor of 
the Louisville Journal.

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