Grosselfingen, Germany
Henry A. Beck of Burlington, Iowa, was the grandfather of Carol Anita Weiss. His parents were immigrants from Grosselfingen, Hohenzollern, Prussia. They brought four children with them from Europe and had four more children in Iowa. Their eldest child, Henry Beck, was killed at Vicksburg in 1863. Their youngest child, born in 1865, they named “Henry,” and he is the root person in the ancestor chart you see below.
This family line was documented using transcriptions of baptism, marriage, and burial records from Grosselfingen, Germany. Each file includes the film number and image number where the primary record may be found. The primary records are protected online because of the agreement between the Family History Library and the Catholic diocese in Germany. One may see them, but only in a family history center, using their computer. As you will see, there are many records for this family line. I should try to see (and perhaps copy) the originals.
Beck Marriages
Frank L.G. Weiss + Helen Margaret Beck
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
Henry A Beck + Lena Stoll
Parents of Helen Margaret Beck
Grandparents of Carol Anita Weiss
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Henry and Lena were married in Burlington, Iowa. Both were children of immigrants. Henry bore the same name as his brother, who was killed at Vicksburg during the Civil War.
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Henry made beautiful doll furniture for his daughter. It was used by her, her daughter, her granddaughter, and her great granddaughter.
Three generations
Child-sized china cabinet made by Henry Beck (3 feet tall)
Jacob Beck + Agnes Mesmer
Grosselfingen
Parents of Henry A. Beck
Great grandparents of Carol Anita Weiss
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Jacob and Agnes married in Grosselfingen, Hohenzollern, Prussia. They came to America June 9, 1855 with four children. (Agnes died before this photo was taken.)
Jacob Beck family, about 1891
Jacob Mesmer + Antonia Bek
Grosselfingen
Parents of Agnes Mesmer
2G grandparents of Carol Anita Weiss
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Jacob and Antonia were married in Grosselfingen, Hohenzollern, Prussia. Their children were baptized there. Later, their sons Leopold, John, Christian, and Hubert all served in the Union army during the Civil War.
Vincent Bek + Margaritha Ruff
Grosselfingen
Parents of Jacob Beck
2G grandparents of Carol Anita Weiss
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Vincent and Margaritha had three children baptized in Grosselfingen, Hohenzollern, Prussia. The earliest baptism that we know about was that of their son Sebastion, in 1815.