Biographical Sketch of Philipp Weiss, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Philipp Weiss, farmer, Section 25, Post office St. Joseph, was born
in Germany, July 24, 1832, and had a good common school education.
Emigrated to America in 1850; stopped at Economy, Pennsylvania, for
six months, and then went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained nine
years, following railroading most of the time. Came to Missouri in
1860, locating in Buchanan County, where he bought a farm of twenty
acres, which is all under fence and in good state of cultivation. He
was in the state militia during the war. He was married in 1865, to
Catharine Schickanc, a native of Pennsylvania. She was born August
20, 1844. By this union they had eight children: Philipp, born
January 18, 1866; Albert, born October 9, 1867; Mary, born May 13,
1869; Walter, born June 31, 1870; Viola, born May 10, 1872; Lena,
born September 12, 1873; Christian, born January 21, 1875; and Clara
born February 21, 1878, all living. He is an Odd Fellow, School
Director, Road Overseer, Clerk of the School District and President
of Directors.

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