Anna Weismann, St. Paul CC Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio (2023 photo by Karen)
This is the tombstone of Anna Weismann, located in row 1 of St. Paul CC Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Anna
Toch. von
JAKOB und
ELISABETH
WEISMANN
Gest. den
17 Jan. 1914
Alter
43 J. 1 M. 18 T.
WEISMANN
Ruhe in Frieden
Anna, daughter of Jakob and Elisabeth Weismann, died 17 January 1914, aged 43 years, 1 month, 18 days. Rest in Peace.
Anna, aka Annie, Weismann was born in Germany on 27 November 1870, the daughter of Jacob (1840-1927) and Elisabeth (Ulrich) (1844-1926) Weismann. [1]
The Jacob Weissmann family, consisting of Jacob, 42, wife Elizabeth, 39, and children Anna, 10, Caroline, 9, Carl, 3, and Edward, 3 months, all from Germany, departed Antwerp Belgium on the ship Waesland and arrived in New York City on 4 May 1883. [2]
Anna was not enumerated with her parents in 1900. Her parents and siblings, residing in Liberty Township, Mercer County, as enumerated in 1900: Jacob, 60; Elizabeth, 56; Charles, 20, son; Edward, 18, son. This enumeration indicates that Jacob and Elizabeth had been married for 32 years and four of their seven children were living. It also tells that all the family members were born in Germany and all immigrated in 1883. Jacob was a farmer and owned his farm. [3]
Although Anna was not enumerated with her parents in 1900, it appears that she was enumerated as a servant in the household of E. [Edward] L. Edwards, in Dayton, Ohio: Anna, age 29, single, born November 1870 in Germany, and immigrated in 1883. [4]
On 5 May 1910, Anna Weismann was enumerated with her family in Liberty Township: Jacob, 69, head; Elizabeth, 65, wife; Annie, 39, daughter, single; and Edward, 28, son, single. This enumeration repeats the same information from the 1900 census, that Anna was born in Germany, immigrated in 1883, and that she was a servant in a private house. That Jacob and Elizabeth were married for married 42 years, 4 of 7 their children were living, all family members were born in Germany, and all immigrated in 1883. [5]
It appears that Anna Weismann was enumerated twice in 1910, in Liberty Township and in Dayton, Ohio, as a servant in the household of Edward L. Edwards. On 20 April 1910, Anna Weisman, 39, single, born in Germany, was enumerated in the Edward L. Edwards household, the same household that she was employed in 1900. She could have been enumerated first in Dayton, then enumerated about two weeks later at her parents’ home, although there is always the possibility that there was another Anna Weisman of the same age, born in Germany, who was a private servant. [6]
Anna Weismann died in Liberty Township on 15 January 1914, aged 43 years, 1 month, and 18 days. Her cause of death was Brights Disease and her occupation was housekeeper. She was buried on the 17th. The 15th is the death date given on her death certificate, although her tombstone is shows she died on the 17th. [1]
Anna’s obituary:
Miss Anna Weisman, aged 44, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Jacob Weisman of Liberty township, died at the home of her parents yesterday morning. Death was due to Bright’s disease. She was born in Germany, but came to this country with her parents when a girl of 12. She is survived by her parents, two brothers and a sister. Her funeral will take place tomorrow (Saturday) morning. [7]
Anna Weismann had the following siblings, plus two additional siblings, which may have died in infancy:
Charles Weisman (1879-1933), married Catherine Siebert
Edward Weisman (1882-1959), married Myrtle Brough
Ludwig Weisman (1887-1887)
Caroline Weisman (1872-1949), married Jacob Miller
[1] “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” Mercer, Annie Weismann, 17 Jan 1914; FamilySearch.org.
[2] Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, Records of the U.S. Customs Service, RG 36, NAID M237, Jacob Weissmann [sic]; Ancestry.com.
[3] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 85, dwelling 267, family 272, Jacob Weismann; Ancestry.com.
[4] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Montgomery, Dayton Ward 1, ED 35, p.3, dwelling 68, family 68, E.L. Edwards; Ancestry.com.
[5] 1910 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 119, p.13B, dwelling 294, family 251, Jacob Weiseman [sic]; Ancestry.com.
[6] 1910 U.S. Census, Ohio, Montgomery, Dayton Ward 1, ED 49, p.5B, dwelling 94, family 124, Edward L. Edwards; Ancestry.com.
[7] Anna Weisman Obituary, The Celina Democrat, Celina, Ohio, 16 Jan 1914; Newspapers.com.
