Carol Anita Weiss (1920-1988)
Her maternal grandparents, Henry Beck and Lena Stoll, have expanded charts. (There are too many people to display in one chart.) Nothing is known about the European ancestors of Lorenz Weiss and Anna Milkass.

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Weiss Marriages

September 29, 1951
Kenneth and Dora were married at St. Philip Neri, St. Louis, Missouri.

Wedding reception

Marriage, St. Philip Neri (number 4)
July 21, 1943
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William and Carol married at Plant Park Replacement Depot, Tampa, Florida. William Spies was stationed there when he served in the Army during World War II. Their first child was born there, before William was sent to Europe.

The Greatest Generation

1943 Wedding
October 2, 1917
Parents of Carol Anita Weiss
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Frank and Helen married at St. John the Baptist, Burlington, Iowa. There is a beautiful letter written by her father and addressed to Frank. It welcomed Frank to the family and expressed Henry Beck’s admiration for his prospective son-in-law.

Their children

St. John the Baptist
May 11, 1895

Hungary
Parents of Frank L.G. Weiss
Grandparents of Carol Anita Weiss
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Lorenz and Anna married at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Louis, Missouri. Both were immigrants. Lorenz was from Weisskirchen, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire. In records where he is asked about his native place, he says “Weisskirchen” or “Hungary” or “Austria.”

Their children

St. Anna, Weisskirchen
January 1, 1870

Hungary
Parents of Lorenz Weiss
Great grandparents of Carol Anita Weiss
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Two of the sons of Jacob and Magdalena named them on applications for Social Security cards. That is the only evidence I have that they were a married couple. It is likely they never came to America.

Three generations

SS application of son Lorenz