Joseph Weisenberger (1842-1925) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree (2024)

Born 7 Jun 1842 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

[sibling(s) unknown]

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1925at age 82in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States

Profile last modified 17 Jul 2024

This page has been accessed 6 times.

Biography

Name: Joseph Weisenberger Sr.^{[1][1][1][2][3][4][5][1][6][7][8][9]}Born7 JUN 1842.Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Map:Latitude: N48.596703.Longitude: E8.967443.^{[2][3][5][6][7][9]}Died26 FEB 1925.Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.Map:Latitude: N36.747726.Longitude: W119.772354.^[2][3][7][9]Arrival26 AUG 1865.New York, New York, USA.Map:Latitude: N40.774364.Longitude: W73.972115.^[5][10][11]Residence1900Tule River, Tulare, California, USA.^[11][8]26 FEB 1925.Fresno, California, USA.Map:Latitude: N36.753990.Longitude: W119.647903.^[7]1920Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.Map:Latitude: N36.747726.Longitude: W119.772354.^[12]1880Dale, Atchison, Missouri, USA.^[13]Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head.1910Tule River, Tulare, California, USA.^[5]Buried8 MAR 1925.Porterville, Tulare, California, USA.Map:Latitude: N36.065228.Longitude: W119.016800.^[7][14]FSID LCQ2-9W8.DepartureBEF 26 AUG 1865.Antwerp, Belgium.^[10]Baptism:8 JUN 1842.Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Map:Latitude: N47.680820.Longitude: E8.184266.^[6]Note: (N84).

Notes

Note N84Eight children.Obituary, Fresno Bee, February 28, 1925:Joseph Weisenberger, Sr., 82, a resident of Fresno for the last eight years and of Porterville twenty years, died yesterday at a local sanitarium. Weisenberger was a native of Baden, Germany. He came to the United States sixty years ago. Besides his wife, Mrs. Augusta Emelia Weisenberger, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Josephine E. McGregor of Fresno and Mrs. Anna M. Spears of Berkeley, and four sons, Ernest J. and Joseph R. Weisenberger of Porterville, Leo M. Weisenberger of Gardena and Carl Weisenberger of Knowles. The family home is at 105 North Van Ness Avenue.Weisenberger lived for a number of years in Iowa before coming to this state. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday at the Lloyd Chapel in Porterville, where the body has been taken, and on Sunday, March 8th, special consecration services, to which friends are invited, will be conducted at 1358 L Street.Obituary, possibly Porterville Enterprise; copied by Leo Mathias Weisenberger, March 27, 1965 from the files of Anna Weisenberger (Mrs. Marion Davis):Funeral services for Joseph Weisenberger, pioneer orange grower of the district, who died in Fresno, California, will be held at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon in Loyd Funeral Porlors with Rev. J.A. Milligan officiating. Interment will be in the Porterville cemetery.Mr. Weisenberger was well known and had many friends in this district who mourn his death. He came here nearly 29 years ago and was one of the first growers to set about making orange crops a major industry of this section.The deceased came to the United States nearly 60 years ago from Germany, where he was born near Baden, June 7, 1842. He married twice, his first wife being Augusta Heidenricht of Rockport, Mo., whom he wedded in 1874, and who died in 1898 in Porterville. His second wife survives him. She was Mrs. Augusta Amelia (Becker) Matthews, whom Mr. Weisenberger married in April, 1901. Two of Mr. Weisenberger's children by his first wife are dead and the following children survive him: E J Weisenberger of Porterville, Leo M. of Gardena, Mrs. Anna M. Spears of Berkeley, J.R. Weisenberger of Poplar, G C Weisenberger of Knowles and Josephine E. McGregor of Fresno. Eleven grandchildren also survive the deceased.Family Record compiled by Rosalie Weisenberger:Joseph born near Weiso or Wiehl, Germany?.See Leo Weisenberger Family History book, Family Tree page.Mark Sanctuary wrote:For a long time in the online family trees Joseph Weisenberger's wives were consolidated into one wife. Because they both had similar birthdays, same first names, where born in Germany, and same middle initials all which it made it difficult to see the separate individuals in the records. However we dug up the old photos that Calvin and Rosalie Weisenberger had on their walls in Porterville for so many years and found the details needed to prove that indeed Joseph had two separate wives.1842 JOSEPH WEISENBERGER:History of the State of California and Biographical Record.of the San Joaquin Valley, California.Professor J. M. Guinn, A.M.The Chapman Publishing Co.Chicago 1905.pp. 867-8.JOSEPH WEISENBERGER. As a successful orange grower of the vicinty of Portersville, Tulare county, Joseph Weisenberger is widely known. A native of Germany, he was born in Baden, near Weissweil, June 7, 1842, the youngest in a family of five children, of whom three are living. His father, Mathias Weisenberger, was a native of the same locality and a farmer by occupation. He was accidently killed by a falling tree when his son was six months old. His wife, formerly Magdalena Houser, was also a native of the Fatherland; she died in Missouri in 1871, having come to America to make her home with her children. Joseph Weisenberger was reared on a farm in his native country until 1865, when he came to America, locating first in New York state, then in New Jersey, and in the spring of 1868 coming as far west as Illinois. He was located for a time in Chicago, then Bloomington, remaining in that state until 1871, when he went to Rockport, Atchison county, Mo., where he bought a farm of one hundred and sixty-two acres. He engaged in general farming and stock-raising in that locality for twenty-three years, meeting with success in his work. His first trip to California was made in 1890, but he returned east shortly afterward and then it was his intention to remain. However, five years later he sold out and sought a nome in the southern part of the state, buying the ranch of forty acres, which he now owns. In the spring of 1896 he set it out in navel oranges, and now has twenty-five acres in this fruit. The land is under irrigation from the Pioneer ditoh, and in the spring of 1905 he contempletes putting in a pumping plant. His orchard is located within a half mile of Zante.In Missouri, in 1874, Mr. Weisenberger was united in marriage with Augusta Heidenreich, a native of Germany. She died in California in 1898, the mother of eight children, of whom six are living, namely: Ernest J., of Portersville; Anna, the wife of J. B. Spears, of Berkeley; J. Richard, of Portersville; Leo M.; Carl; and Josephine, the three last named being at home. Mr. Weisenberger's second marriage occurred in California, April 20, 1901, and united him with Mrs. Amelia (Becker) Matthews, a native of Germany who was brought to America by her parents when an infant. Her first husband died in Mississippi, after which she came to California. Mr. Weisenberger is interested in the Portersville Rochdale Company. Politically he is independent in his affiliations, preferring to reserve the right to cast his ballot fot the man whom he considers best qualified for public office.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3}Source: S47
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2}Source: S147 The Fresno Morning Republican; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1925; Publication Place: Fresno, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/607299370/?article=16af6597-869f-4ee7-9283-1b17023e846d&focus=0.61275464,0.73486245,0.7230154,0.8472445&xid=3355
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2}Source: S76
4. ↑Source: S618
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3}Source: S158 Year: 1910; Census Place: Tule River, Tulare, California; Roll: T624_111; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0203; FHL microfilm: 1374124
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2}Source: S705 Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF7V-1Q7 Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF7V-1Q7
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4}Source: S147 The Fresno Bee; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1925; Publication Place: Fresno, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/701085666/?article=fca79200-7cb1-4560-ab96-b3d5f67b5436&focus=0.6192807,0.7706397,0.73897284,0.91060907&xid=3355 Link: https://www.newspapers.com/image/701085666/?article=fca79200-7cb1-4560-ab96-b3d5f67b5436&focus=0.6192807,0.7706397,0.73897284,0.91060907&xid=3355 Note: https://www.newspapers.com/image/701085666/?article=fca79200-7cb1-4560-ab96-b3d5f67b5436&focus=0.6192807,0.7706397,0.73897284,0.91060907&xid=3355
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1}Source: S75 California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2}Source: S147 The Fresno Bee; Publication Date: 28 Feb 1925; Publication Place: Fresno, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/701085957/?article=00ee0bbd-7814-4d7b-906a-691310f4728c&focus=0.36379424,0.6120049,0.483068,0.7823665&xid=3355
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1}Source: S284 Year: 1865; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 11; List Number: 808
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1}Source: S148
12. ↑Source: S10 Year: 1920; Census Place: Fresno, Fresno, California; Roll: T625_97; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 43
13. ↑Source: S160 Year: 1880; Census Place: Dale, Atchison, Missouri; Roll: 672; Page: 456A; Enumeration District: 012
14. ↑Source: S178 Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85674693/joseph-weisenberger Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85674693/joseph-weisenberger

• Source: S10 Ancestry.com 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; NOTEFourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="https://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1920/part-07.html" target="_blank">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
• Source: S147 Ancestry.com U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019; NOTESee newspaper information provided with each entry.
• Source: S148 Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
• Source: S158 Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006; NOTEThirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-catalogs-census/1910/index.html" target="_blank">NARA</a>.
• Source: S160 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010; NOTETenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Source: S178 Ancestry.com U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012; NOTEFind a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
• Source: S284 Ancestry.com New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010; NOTE

  Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/6256867" target="_blank">6256867</a>. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

  Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/300346" target="_blank">300346</a>. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.

  Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/3887372" target="_blank">3887372.</a> RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

  Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/4497925" target="_blank">4497925.</a> National Archives at Washington, D.C.

  Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/4441521" target="_blank">4441521.</a> National Archives at Washington, D.C.

• Source: S47 Ancestry.com U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011; NOTEOriginal sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
• Source: S618 Ancestry.com U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016; NOTE

  Lists of Incoming Passengers, 1917-1938. Textual records. 360 Boxes. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/6234465" target="_blank">6234465</a>. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

  Lists of Outgoing Passengers, 1917-1938. Textual records. 255 Boxes. NAI: <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/6234477" target="_blank">6234477</a>. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• Source: S705 Ancestry.com Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; NOTEGermany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
• Source: S75 Ancestry.com California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2017; NOTEState of California, United States. Great Register of Voters. Sacramento, California: California State Library.
• Source: S76 Ancestry.com California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; NOTECalifornia Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (<a href="http://www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com">www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com</a>). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.