American AcornsKarl Weiss
1878–1949 · Male · died at 71
- 1 newspaper clipping, 2 more cited
- 4 records (3 viewable)
- Biography
- The Rileys and the Weisses of Paterson, 1880 to 1996
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Overview
Karl Weiss1878–1949
Biography
Charles (Karl) Weiss came from Switzerland about 1889, became an American citizen and spent his working life as a weaver in Paterson, New Jersey, the Silk City.
From Switzerland to Paterson
Charles Weiss was born in Switzerland on January 31, 1878, according to his 1918 draft card (draft card). The 1920 census says he came to the United States in the 1880s, that he was naturalized, and that German was his mother tongue; his wife Emma was born in Ohio (1920 census). Their two eldest sons, Charles and George, were born in New York about 1901 and 1903.
1918-09-12 · page image
Source: Ancestry.com
Confirmed About this evidence
The tree gives his birth as 1 February 1878 and names his parents as Nicolas Weiss and Louisa Madöri of Basel-Landschaft; those links come from other members' trees and are not yet supported by a record.
By 1910 the family was in Paterson, where Raymond was born that September and Edward about 1912. In 1915 they lived at 177 Madison Avenue (1915 state census), still the address on Charles's draft registration in 1918, and in 1920 on 22nd Street, where the census describes Charles, 42, as a weaver (1920 census).
1915 · page image
Source: Ancestry.com
1920 · page image
Source: Ancestry.com
Confirmed About this evidence
The 1915 census and the draft card share the Madison Avenue address.
North Haledon
In the mid-1930s Charles and Emma moved to 61 Park Street in North Haledon, just north of Paterson. He retired about 1942 and died at home on the morning of September 27, 1949, aged 71. The Paterson Morning Call's obituary called him a retired weaver, said he had been in the country sixty years, and named his memberships in the Riverside Athletic and Singing Society and the Workmen's Benefit and Benevolent Association. He was survived by Emma, whose maiden name it gives as Piquet, by five sons, among them Raymond W. of Paterson, and by ten grandchildren, and was buried in Laurel Grove Memorial Park (Morning Call, 28 Sep 1949).
1949-09-28 · p. 12
Source: Newspapers.com
Confirmed About this evidence
The obituary's account; the New Jersey death index has Charles Weiss Sr, September 1949, North Haledon.
Timeline of the public record (7 entries)
| When | What the record shows | How sure |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January 1878 | Born in Switzerland. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards: Charles Weiss, Paterson | Confirmed |
| 1880s | Comes to the United States. 1920 U.S. census, Paterson Ward 3, Passaic Co., N.J., ED 90, sheet 24A | Confirmed |
| about 1901-1903 | Sons Charles and George born in New York. 1920 U.S. census, Paterson Ward 3, Passaic Co., N.J., ED 90, sheet 24A | Confirmed |
| 1915 | 177 Madison Avenue, Paterson. New Jersey State Census, 1915: Paterson, Ward 3, district 21, p. 22 | Confirmed |
| 1918 | Registers for the draft, still on Madison Avenue. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards: Charles Weiss, Paterson | Confirmed |
| 1920 | Weaver, living on 22nd Street with Emma and their four sons. 1920 U.S. census, Paterson Ward 3, Passaic Co., N.J., ED 90, sheet 24A | Confirmed |
| 27 September 1949 | Dies at home in North Haledon, aged 71; buried at Laurel Grove. "Charles Weiss, Sr., Retired Weaver, Dies", Paterson Morning Call, 28 Sep 1949, p. 12 | Confirmed |
Family
Parents
- Father: Nicolas Weiss born 1830
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Children
- Son: Charles J. Weiss born c. 1901
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- Son: Raymond William Weiss 1910–1988
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- Son: George W. Weiss born c. 1902
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- Son: Edward F. Weiss born c. 1911
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Life events
| Born | 1 FEB 1878, Binningen, Baselland, Basel, Basle {Basel Stadt, Basel Land}, Suisse Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
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| Died | 27 Sep 1949, 61 Park St., North Haledon, Passaic, New Jersey Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Obituary: died at home 'yesterday morning' (paper of Wednesday 28 Sept 1949); the New Jersey death index has Charles Weiss Sr, September 1949, North Haledon. Records:
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-16-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. |
| Also recorded as | Charles Weiss |
| Residence | North Haledon, Passaic, New Jersey, USA |
Newspapers
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Also cited, with no image here
- U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
- "Charles Weiss, Sr., Retired Weaver, Dies", Paterson Morning Call, 28 Sep 1949, p. 12 Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
Record images
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New Jersey state census 1915, Paterson, Ward 3, district 21, p. 22, 177 Madison Ave.: Charles Weiss 37, Emma 35, Charles 14, George 13, Raymond 5 (b. Sep 1910) and Edward 41915 · page image
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards: Charles Weiss, 177 Madison Ave., Paterson, N.J., born 31 Jan 1878; nearest relative his wife, Emma Weiss1918-09-12 · page image
1920 U.S. census, Paterson Ward 3, Passaic Co., N.J., ED 90, sheet 24A: Charles Weise 42 (b. Switzerland), wife Emma 39 (b. Ohio), sons Charles 18, George 17, Raymond 9 and Edward 71920 · page image
Sources
- Ancestry Family Tree Family histories and trees Citation only Birth, Death
Ancestry Family Tree - U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current Newspapers Citation only Birth, Death, Residence
The News; Publication Date: 30 Sep 1949; Publication Place: Paterson, New Jersey, USA; URL: https://www.news…
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