WEISSINGER FAMILY HISTORY
Family Tree (Leonardt>George Sr.>Alexander Jackson>George Jackson>Arthur Jackson)
The following is based on
extensive research by my father Arthur Bingham Weissinger (1905-1979),
relying on oral history and field research primarily in
Mississippi and Alabama. It relates to that branch of the
Weissinger family in my direct line of descent.
John, George and Leonhardt Weissinger, three of eight children of
a family from Kircheim, Wurtemberg, Germany, arrived in
Charleston SC in 1780's. (Family history says 1789, but there is
a marriage record for John in South Carolina dated 1786 and a
record of an immigrant listed as John Weisinger arriving in
Charleston in 1784. Yet another account says four brothers began
the trip but one died en route.) All were born in Germany, John
in 1758, George in 1769, and Leonhardt on an unknown date. John
married Magdalen Gutjahren and had a son Leonard. John Weissinger
died in 1809 and is buried in Charleston.
The only information I have on Leonhardt is that he had three
sons and two daughters.
I am descended from George Weissinger (1769-1837) who married
Winifred Anderson and moved first to Augusta GA and later to
central Alabama. He had eight children, in order Sallie, Eliza,
Leonard Anderson, John Wesley (who died in Brazil in 1870),
George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Jackson (my great-great
grandfather) and Emily. George Weissinger was a planter who
settled and named the village of Hamburg, just south of Marion
AL, northwest of Selma. He was elected several times to the
Alabama state legislature. There is a link below to an excellent
account of George and Winifred's life together.
Alexander Jackson Weissinger married Cordelia Strong and had ten
children--George Jackson (my great grandfather), James Madison,
William Strong, Julia Cordelia, Caroline Winifred, Alexander
Lidell, Ransom McElroy, John Robert, Leonard Anderson, and
Blanche. At least seven of these children survived to the 20th
Century.
George Jackson Weissinger (1842-1927) married Sallie Kent (who is
responsible for my name), and they had six children, Robert Lee,
Cordelia B., Arthur Jackson (my grandfather), Blanche Ethel, John
Leonard and Willie Lou.
Arthur Jackson Weissinger (1878-1957) married Annie Mae Bingham
in Ruleville MS and had five children, Arthur Bingham (my father),
Ellie Vivian, who died in infancy, Annie Lillian (only survivor
as of this date), Robert Jackson and Edwin Bradford. The family
moved to Winter Park FL in 1919 for reasons of Annie's health.
About half of this branch of the family remains in various parts
of Florida. Most of Arthur Jackson Weissinger's relatives were in
Mississippi at the turn of the last century.
There is some very good information about the George and Winifred
Weissinger branch of the family, and some helpful but less
complete information on other branches, at the "HUGE
storehouse" link below. I also have some additional names
and birth and death dates of spouses and children not listed
above. Anyone with questions, new information or corrections is
welcome to contact me at the e-mail address at the bottom of this
page.
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