Grapeland Texas
Queen City Of The Sand Flats
Paul Edward Weisinger was the great grandson of John Weisinger who came to America from Württemberg, Germany in 1784.
Grapeland Texas
Paul E. Weisinger Decendants
Paul Edward Weisinger was the great
grandson of John Weisinger who came
to America from Württemberg, Germany in 1784. John settled
in Charleston, South Carolina and that is where he lived the
rest of his life. He and his wife are buried in
the LutheranChurchyard Cemetery. Children were: John, Mathais;
Elizabeth and Samuel. Paul is the grandson of Mathais
Weisinger born in 1796 in Lexington County, South Carolina.
Mathais married Leah Caroline around 1823 in Lexington
County, South Carolina. Mathis and his family and his brother
John and his family moved from Lexington County, South
Carolina to Alabama in about 1831 or 1832 and settled at
Cowaha on the Alabama River. Then about 1851 he
left Alabama and came to Texas, settling in Antrim
Community,Houston County, Texas where they lived the rest of
their lives. They were the parents of twelve children. Hariet,
Maryann Rebecca born 11/14/1825 died 1858 at Cowaha on the
Alabama River married Samuel Weisinger (son of John Weisinger,
Mathais' brother on 1/31/1842) Samuel was born 6/27/1818 in
South Carolina died 1/16/1897 in Montgomery County, Texas,
Charlotte, Elizabeth, Martha, John Mathais, Eliza, Reuben
Jacob, Selita, Savannah Jane born 1846 died 1940 married Henry
F. Martin 6/10/1863, Polly Ann and James Edward. Mathais and
Leah Caroline are buried in the Antrim Cemetery. Paul is the
son of Reuben Jacob Weisinger born 2/4/1839 in Dallas
County, Alabama. He moved with his family to Texas, in the
Antrim Community in about 1851. He enlisted in the Confederate
Army on 6/22/1862. After the war ended, he returned to Antrim
and filed a claim for a land grant in what is now known as
Union Chapel. In about 1868 he married Martha Williams Cutler,
a widow. They lived the rest of their lives in that area.
Rueben died 5/30/1918, Martha was born 1842, died 11/5/1896.
They are buried in Murdock Cemetery in Grapeland, Houston
County, Texas. Three of their children are buried
at Murdock Cemetery, Taylor born 1869, Emmett born 1875,
and Savannah born 1880. Other children were: 1) Mary Omega
Weisinger born 1870 died 2/20/1950 married George Washington
Marshall and is buried at Milligan Cemetery. They were the
parents of two children: Nannie Lorena Marshall born
3/22/1904, now deceased, married Willie McQueen. They were the
parents of four children, William Edward, now deceased,
Marshall, Earl and Joyce. Flora Alice Marshall born 12/1/1907
married Raymond Boykin. They are the parents of two children,
Raymond Jr., (Pete) born 7/19/1930, and Luna Raye born
1/16/1933. 2)Nannie Lou Weisinger born 8/4/1872 died
10/6/1901, married George Shaver and is buried at Murdock
Cemetery. They were the parents of one child, Willis Shaver.
3)George Washington (Dock) Weisinger born 12/19/1877 died
12/3/1952 and is buried at Murdock Cemetery, married (1)Ada
Belle Chapman born 8/26/1882 died 10/31/1903 and is buried at
Tyer Cemetery (2)Matilda Caroline (Callie) Chapman born
11/20/1885 died 2/28/1968 is buried in the Murdock Cemetery.
Dock and Ada Belle were the parents of one son, Olan who
married Ruby Smith. Dock and Callie were the parents of six
children: Irene Weisinger-married Charles Reifschneider,
Truitt Weisinger married Malvin Ashmore, Travis
Weisinger-married (1)Gwendolyn Hampton, (2)Lucille Hampton,
Louise Weisinger-married J.H. Fulmer, Holloway Weisinger-born
1923 died 1933, Edna Pearl-married Earl Lawrence. 4)Paul
Edward Weisinger born 7/29/1882 died 10/8/1972 married
(1)Addie Ingram born 5/15/1887 died 9/11/1916 (2)Annie Ingram
born 9/1/1889 died 11/18/1929 and they are buried in the
Murdock Cemetery (3)Vera Liles Hampton born 10/16/1896 died
7/19/1980 buried in the Murdock Cemetery. Paul and Addie were
the parents of five children: Horace Weisinger born 8/1/1904
died 8/18/1963-married Leona Allen, they were the parents of
five children, Roland (deceased), Melvin (deceased), Thelma,
Richard and Juanita. Birdie Mae Weisinger born
7/19/1906-married Albert Turner, they are the parents of eight
children, Albert Jr. (deceased), Addie Fay, Genova, Dalton,
Billie Sue, Christine, Valta Mae and A.B. Eugene Weisinger
born 7/8/1908 died 12/24/1984-married Katie Skidmore, they are
the parents of six children, Eugenia (deceased), Henry Ray
(deceased), Quida Ann, Maybeth, Hershell and Paul Franklin.
Ethel Weisinger born 5/19/1910-married (1) Elza Reo, they had
two children Harvey and Peggy Pauline; (2) Jim Clark, they are
the parents of two children Eldred and James Edward. Annie Lou
Weisinger born 7/27/1912-married Preston Graham, they are the
parents of five children, Alvin Denman, Noble Ray, Preston
Kenneth, Jerry Van and Larry Paul. Paul and Annie were the
parents of six children: Olene Weisinger born
10/28/1917-married Kirby Hawkins, they are the parents of
three children, Janet, Yvonne and Nathan Kirby Jr. Sylvester
Weisinger born 9/8/1919 died 1985-married Marie Krause, they
are the parents of three children, Danny Paul, Sandra Elaine
and Brenda Kay. Eldred Weisinger born 5/29/1921 died 1941.
Melba Weisinger born 4/8/1923 died 1980-married Alvin Odom,
they were the parents of two children, Alvin Edward and James
David. Delbert Weisinger born 5/24/1925 married Sue Graham;
they are the parents of three children Charlotte Ann, Paula
and Randy. Wade L. Weisinger born 2/16/1929 married Della
Selman; they are the parents of one daughter, Sharon Lynette.
Paul and Vera were the parents of one son James Robert
Weisinger born 7/20/1934 died 1939. 5) Hanna Etta (Rhetta)
Weisinger born 4/30/1885 died 1983-married William Marshall
born 1884 died 1938 is buried in Murdock Cemetery. They were
the parents of nine children: Archie Marshall-married Blanch
Ivey, Zora Marshall-married Clem Ivey, Opal Marshall-married
Mel Ivey, Doyle Marshall-married Margaret Miles, Reuben
Marshall-married Louise Ingram, Willie Lee Marshall-married
(1)Delbert Allen, (2)George Rainer, Maude Belle
Marshall-married Lee Ruby, Oddis Marshall-married Preston
Skidmore, Gwendolyn Marshall married Edwin Earl Hendrick.