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28. Photo Karl Albert WEITZ6,8,10,35 was born on 25 Dec 1831 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany.8 According to Anneliese Schmitt nee Steinhauer, born on 25 Dec 1832. He died on 10 Jun 1881 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. He was a Maurermeister (master mason) in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. Karl Albert WEITZ and Luise Margarete Karoline KOCH were married.

29. Photo Luise Margarete Karoline KOCH6,10,35 was born on 28 Mar 1836 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. She died on 3 May 1888 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. She was also known as Margarete Karoline Luise Koch. The given names are in different order in different documents. "Die Tochter des fürstlichen Mundkochs" (daughter of the personal cook to the Fürst). Children were:

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Photo Minchen WEITZ was born on 18 Oct 1858 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. She died on 26 Jan 1931 in Gießen, Germany. Called Minchen on her death notice, although name was probably Wilhemina.

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Karl Ludwig WEITZ.

iii.

Photo Christian Heinrich Wilhelm WEITZ3,36,37 was born on 18 Oct 1864 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany.37 He immigrated in 1889 to USA. He died on 10 Aug 1931 in Albany, Albany, NY, USA.37 An unknown sibling of this family who emigrated to the US, and lived in Albany where his son Paul was born in the early 20th century. (It is possible that this is Christian Heinrich Wilhelm Weitz, "Zimmerman", b. 1864,who immigrated to the USA in 1889)

iv.

Lui WEITZ8 was born on 2 Jan 1869 in Braunfels an der Lahn, Germany. He died about 1939 in Mainz am Rhein, Germany. He was an ein Kunstschmied (an "art smith"). He lived in St. Wendel (nr. Saarbrücken), Germany. He had eight children whom he left. He never settled down and his family lived on welfare.

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Photo Lina WEITZ8 was born on 21 Jan 1878. "Tante Lina kam nach dem Tod von Onkel Heinrich nach Braunfels" (Aunt Lina came to Braunfels after Uncle Heinrich's death (1934).) Anneliese Schmitt.