The Descendants of Henry Weisbrod

TThe material and pictures in this summary was organized and contributed by the Reverend James J. Ruddick, SJ, who was retired from the faculty at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Father Ruddick was related to the Litzelman, Sick, Sweeney and Kelly families of Sullivan County tradition. He died on March 18, 2007. The Sullivan County Settlers Web Page is grateful to Father Ruddick for the contribution of this historical information.

Henry WEISBROD was born about 1795.  Henry and Lena (Item) Weisbrod lived all their lives in Germany. The information about them and their descendants is taken from notes made by Hilda P. Josat, daughter of Edward J. Weisbrod and Roseanna Sick, dated January 15, 1965. Four of their children came to America.  In one set of hand-written notes, Hilda spelled her mother's name "Rosanna."

 

Henry WEISBROD and Lena ITEM had the following children:

 

        I. John WEISBROD

 

        II. Lewis WEISBROD  Lewis came to America with his wife and lived on "the George Yonkin farm," which was sold to Coloman Weisbrod when he could no longer farm. Lewis lived there for some years and then moved to Michigan. The farm was next to that of his brother Conrad. They corresponded for some time. His wife died there.

 

        III. Kate WEISBROD  Kate Weisbrod lived in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. Hilda Josat thought that she could not write. No further information about her is known.

 

        IV. Elizabeth WEISBROD  Elizabeth and John Kile lived in Pittsburg. All trace of her has been lost.

 

        V. Gitterof WEISBROD

 

        VI. John-Conrad ("Conrad") WEISBROD was born on Jun 1, 1819 in Cohessa, Baden, Germany.  He died on Sep 11, 1899.   John-Conrad and Elizabeth had 10 children, of whom five died young. John Conrad died at the age of 80 (1899).  In about 1848 the family came to America (landed at Philadelphia, PA) with their daughter Margaret (2 years old). Three children were either born dead or died shortly after birth. According to Hilda Josat, Conrad could not write*, so he got John Hartzig (called "Dutch John") to do the writing for him in German in his correspondence with his brother Lewis in Michigan. After his wife died, Lewis wrote to his brother for money to get married again. Conrad said he did not need to get married again. No money was sent. No word was ever heard from Lewis Weisbrod again.

          Hilda Josat has a lengthy description of the family and its experiences.

        *  Hilda's "brief history" both says that "Conrad could not write" and that "he got his education in Germany and was a weaver by trade." (He was her grandfather.)

 

        John-Conrad ("Conrad") WEISBROD and Elizabeth SNYDER were married July 17, 1845 (year?) in Germany.  Elizabeth SNYDER (daughter of John SNYDER and Catherine) was born on May 30, 1821 in Germany.  She died on Sep 11, 1865 in Cherry Township, PA.  Elizabeth Weisbrod died at age of 44.  John-Conrad ("Conrad") WEISBROD and Elizabeth SNYDER had the following children:

 

                A. Margaret WEISBROD was born on Sep 30, 1845 in Germany.  She died on Nov 12, 1870.

 

                B. Edward-Joseph WEISBROD was born on Sep 14, 1849.  He died in 1928.  An Edgar(?)  J. Weisbrod is also buried in the Peace Cemetery. This latter was born in 1883 and died in 1960 according to the tombstone. As of 8/9/02 JJR does not know the place in the family tree of Edgar J.

 

                Roseanna SICK (daughter of Francis Charles (called Franz) SICK and Hannah ("Johana") REINFRIED) was born on Mar 15, 1857.  She died on Apr 28, 1938.  Edward-Joseph WEISBROD and Roseanna SICK had the following children:

 

                        1. Hilda WEISBROD was born on May 14, 1883.  She died on Nov 13, 1971.

 

                        Rev. Titus C. JOSAT was born in 1875.  He died in 1958.

 

                        2. Vida Avis WEISBROD was born in 1889.  She died on Nov 13, 1971.

 

                        Milton C. HEIBER was born in 1877.  He died in 1945.

 

                        3. Eudora A. WEISBROD died on Jun 24, 1895.  Eudora Weisbrod died at Lock Haven State Normal School, where she had taught for three semesters. She was apparently 18 years old when she died. (See Ingham's history of Sullivan County.)

 

                C. Catherine (Kate) WEISBROD was born in 1852.  She died in 1918.

 

                Catherine (Kate) WEISBROD and Charles WEISBROD were married about 1890.  Charles WEISBROD (son of Joseph WEISBROD and Elizabeth REINFRIED) was born in 1848.  He died in 1917.  Catherine (Kate) WEISBROD and Charles WEISBROD had the following children:

 

                        1. George WEISBROD  George and Gerald are twins.

 

                                George WEISBROD and Jennie SAAM were married on Apr 9, 1913.  George and Jennie Weisbrod were approximately the same age as Mary Litzelman Ruddick (b. 1888) and apparently came from Sullivan Co, PA, although they operated a farm in central New York (near the village of Perryville).  George WEISBROD and Jennie SAAM had the following children:

 

                                a. Helen WEISBROD was born in 1914. Helen and Merton ROWLAND were married in 1939.   Merton ROWLAND died on Oct 15, 1994 in King Ferry, NY.
Editor's Note: The town of King Ferry is north of Ithaca, on Route 34B, east of Cayuga Lake in the Southern Tier. It should not be confused with the better known town of Kings Ferry, located on the Hudson River across from Stony Point.
  Helen WEISBROD and Merton ROWLAND have two children, both married. David and Donna; the latter died in 1997.

 

                                b. Kathryn WEISBROD was born in 1917.  She died on Nov 18, 2001.

 

                                Raymond KEYES died in 2000.  Kathryn WEISBROD and Raymond KEYES had the following child:

 

                                        i. Dennis KEYES

 

                                c. Ruth WEISBROD was born in 1919.  She died on Sep 11, 2001 in Canastota, NY.

 

                                Ruth WEISBROD and David COSTIE were married in 1940.  David COSTIE died in 1998.  Ruth WEISBROD and David COSTIE had the following children:

 

                                        i. Kathryn COSTIE

 

                                        ii. Betty Jean COSTIE

 

                                        iii. Dorothy COSTIE

 

                                        Dorothy COSTIE and MADDEN were married.

 

                                d. George WEISBROD was born in 1921.  He died in 2006.

 

                                George WEISBROD and Eva WALRATH were married in 1943.  George WEISBROD and Eva WALRATH had the following children:

 

                                        i. Vincent WEISBROD

 

                                        ii. Karen WEISBROD

 

                                        iii. Martha WEISBROD

 

                                        iv. Stephen WEISBROD

 

                                e. Gerald WEISBROD was born in 1921.

 

                                Gerald WEISBROD and Leta BACON were married in 1944.   Gerald WEISBROD and Leta BACON had the following children:

 

                                        i. Gerald WEISBROD Jr.

 

                                        ii. Connie WEISBROD

 

                                        iii. Gene WEISBROD

 

                                        iv. James WEISBROD

 

                                        v. Jonathan WEISBROD

 

                        2. Emma WEISBROD

 

                        Emma WEISBROD and Charles JACKSON were married about 1915.  Emma WEISBROD and Charles JACKSON had the following children:

 

                                a. George Allen JACKSON died on Apr 24, 2001.

 

                                George Allen JACKSON and Esther had the following children:

 

                                        i. Alan JACKSON

 

                                        ii. David JACKSON

 

                                        iii. James (Jimmy) JACKSON died on Aug 7, 2001.

 

                                b. Robert JACKSON was born on Aug 12, 1921.

 

                                Robert JACKSON and Mary Alice were married on Jun 19, 1948.  Mary Alice was born on Apr 28, 1921.  Robert JACKSON and Mary Alice had the following children:

 

                                        i. Charles JACKSON was born on Apr 15, 1949.

 

                                        Charles JACKSON and Joann had the following children:

 

                                                (1) Walter JACKSON

 

                                                (2) Matthew JACKSON

 

                                                (3) Charles David JACKSON

 

                                        ii. Robert JACKSON was born on Jul 3, 1951.

 

                                        Robert JACKSON and Patricia had the following children:

 

                                                (1) Kyle JACKSON

 

                                                (2) Tara JACKSON

 

                                                (3) Brita JACKSON

 

                                        iii. Christine JACKSON was born on Jun 15, 1953.

 

                                        iv. Scott JACKSON was born on Jan 13, 1955.

 

                                        Scott JACKSON and Elaine had the following children:

 

                                                (1) Aaron JACKSON

 

                                                (2) Meridith JACKSON

 

                                                (3) Rebecca JACKSON

 

                                                (4) Brendon JACKSON

 

                D. Anna WEISBROD was born about 1853.

 

                Anna WEISBROD and Joseph LITZELSWOPE had the following children:

 

                        1. Leonard LITZELSWOPE

 

                        2. Edith LITZELSWOPE

 

                        3. Raymond LITZELSWOPE

 

                        4. Lizzie LITZELSWOPE  Lizzie married a grandson (?) of Lydia Sick - according to Hilda P. Josat

 

                E. John-Jacob WEISBROD was born on May 18, 1854.  He died on Dec 19, 1916.

 

                Sarah  Annie SICK (daughter of Francis Charles (called Franz) SICK and Hannah ("Johana") REINFRIED) was born on Jan 3, 1859.  She died on Apr 24, 1906.  A listing of children of Francis Charles and Hannah Sick gives her name as Sarah and indicates that she was born in 1859. She was apparently often called Annie or Anna. Ingham's history of Sullivan Co. gives somewhat different dates for her and for her husband.

                John-Jacob WEISBROD and Sarah  Annie SICK had the following children:

 

                        1. Walter WEISBROD was born in 1886.  He died in Sep  1942.  Walter and Martha had 10 children.

 

                        Walter WEISBROD and Martha Ann STREBY were married in Dec  1907.  Martha Ann STREBY (daughter of George STREBY) was born on Nov 19, 1883 in Elkland Twp., Sullivan Co..  She graduated in 1901 in Dushore High School.  She died on Dec 10, 1955.  Walter WEISBROD and Martha Ann STREBY had the following children:

 

                                a. Albert J. WEISBROD was born in 1908.  He died of appendicitis in 1936.

 

                                b. Anna Mary WEISBROD was born on Feb 7, 1910.  She died on Sep 14, 1995.

 

                                Anna Mary WEISBROD and Augustus H. TRICK were married.  Augustus H. TRICK died in 1979.

 

                                c. Maynard George WEISBROD was born on Jun 8, 1911.  He died on May 28, 1981.

 

                                d. Carl Joseph WEISBROD was born on Feb 1, 1913.  He died on Jan 20, 1974.

 

                                Carl Joseph WEISBROD and Geraldine M. FULMER were married.  Geraldine M. FULMER was born in 1920.  She died in 1993.  Carl Joseph WEISBROD and Geraldine M. FULMER had the following children:

 

                                        i. Eugene W. WEISBROD

 

                                        ii. S.Sgt. Edmond J. WEISBROD was in U.S. Air Force.

 

                                        S.Sgt. Edmond J. WEISBROD and Rena SHAFFER were married. *
Per an e-mail in October 2019 from Rena Shaffer Weisbrod.

 

                                        iii. Irene WEISBROD

 

                                        Irene WEISBROD and Gerald SILVERSTRIM were married.

 

                                        iv. Betty WEISBROD

 

                                        Betty WEISBROD and John BAHL were married. 

 

                                        v. Mary WEISBROD

 

                                        Mary WEISBROD and Harvey VOUGH were married.

 

                                        vi. Judy WEISBROD

 

                                e. Margaret Helen WEISBROD was born on Dec 25, 1914.  She died on Jul 22, 1967.

 

                                Margaret Helen WEISBROD and Preston H. TRICK were married.

 

                                f. Raymond W. WEISBROD was born in 1914.  He died in 1983.

 

                                g. John William WEISBROD

 

                                h. Catherine Elizabeth WEISBROD

 

                                i. George WEISBROD

 

                                j. Robert WEISBROD

 

                                k. Mabel A. WEISBROD was born in 1922.  She died in 1942.

 

                                l. Ralph D. WEISBROD was born in 1923.  He died in 1941.

 

                                m. Edna WEISBROD

 

                                Edna WEISBROD and HEINZ were married.

 

                                n. Charles WEISBROD

 

                        2. Coloman WEISBROD was born in 1879.  He died killed by fallen tree on Feb 5, 1937.

 

                        Emma C. was born on Feb 17, 1883.  She died on Jan 24, 1971.  Coloman WEISBROD and Emma C. had the following children:

 

                                a. Myrtle WEISBROD

 

                                Myrtle WEISBROD and Howard WILSON were married.

 

                                b. Wilma WEISBROD

 

                                Wilma WEISBROD and Arthur HAWK were married.  Wilma WEISBROD and Arthur HAWK had the following child:

 

                                        i. David Boydell HAWK was born on Feb 16, 1930 in Williamsport, PA.

 

                                c. Quentin WEISBROD

 

                        3. Herbert WEISBROD was born on May 24, 1889.  He died on Jul 16, 1961.

 

                        Herbert WEISBROD and Linda HUNTER had the following children:

 

                                a. Arlene WEISBROD

 

                                b. Donald WEISBROD

 

                                c. Darryl WEISBROD

 

                                d. Elwyn WEISBROD

 

                                e. Elma-Jane WEISBROD

 

                        4. Lewis WEISBROD

 

                        5. Cynthia WEISBROD was born on Dec 7, 1884.  She died on Dec 7, 1956.

 

                        6. Stephen WEISBROD died on Jul 21, 1968.  He served in the military in WWI.

 

                        Stephen WEISBROD and Ethyl were married.

 

                F. Elizabeth WEISBROD was born in 1861.  She died on May 30, 1871.  Elizabeth died at age of 11 years.

 

                G. Leona WEISBROD was born about 1864.  She died in 1865.  Leona died at the age of 4 months, in the same year as her mother, but before her mother.

 

                H. Infant girl WEISBROD was born in 1865.  She died in 1865.

 

 

 

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