Joseph Weitz (-)

Anna Jessel (-)

Elizabeth Weitz (1868-1962)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Josef Ohr Julius Ohr+ Rosa Ohr+ Elizabeth Ohr Frances Mary Ohr+ Joseph Ohr+ János Ohr Anne Marie Ohr+ Elizabeth Weitz 3 Born: 3 March 1868, Lutzmannsburg, Austria 4 5 6 7 Marriage: Josef Ohr on 21 February 1887 in Lutzmannsburg, Austria 1 2 Died: 24 December 1962, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota at age 94 5 8 9 Buried: 26 December 1962, Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 7    Cause of her death was pneumonia.7    Another name for Elizabeth was Elisabeth.   General Notes: Wealthy woman in Germany, owned farms. Hitler spoiled that. In US, she worked into her 90's, spoke only German (though she understood English). Widowed for 60 years. -- Helen (Gauthier) Hallberg, Recollections, 1992. This is sort of confirmed by Frances's birth certificate: see notes for Josef Ohr. A note on her birthplace: Lutzmannsburg is the Austrian version of the name; Locsmánd was the Hungarian version. (See note on her husband's birthplace.)   Things to check: According to the Lutzmannsburg Catholic Church Records 1827 - 1895 (LDS Microfilm #0700804) Josef and Elizabeth lost a Joseph in 1892 (page 68) and on 7 May 1895 lost another Joseph (page 72). 2   Notes on her death: She died at St. John's Hospital.   In her life: • She was described as short (5 feet), quite heavy. 10 • She worked as a seamstress for Goodwill Industries. 10 • She immigrated from Bremen, Germany on 11 June 1910 to Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. 11 12 • In 1918 Elizabeth lived at 16 Jessamine Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 13 • She owned personal property valued at $200 in 1918. 13 • In 1920 she lived at 1185 Matilda Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 14 • Elizabeth was counted in the 1920 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 14 ED 102, SD 159, Sheet 23A, ward 8, precinct 12. • In 1922 she lived at 1185 Matilda Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 15 • In 1925 Elizabeth lived at 301 Carroll Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 16 • In 1927 she lived at 752 Juno Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 17 18 • Elizabeth was counted in the 1930 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 19 SD 8, ED 62-54, Sheet 17b, Ward 5. • In 1930 she lived at 752 Juno St. in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 19 • In 1962 Elizabeth lived at 1944 E. Minnehaha in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. 7 Elizabeth married Josef Ohr on 21 February 1887 in Lutzmannsburg, Austria.1 2 (Josef Ohr was born on 30 July 1863 in Mitzka, Hungary,17 20 21 died on 11 October 1927 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 18 22 and was buried on 13 October 1927 in Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 17 18.) The cause of his death was chronic cardio-vascular-renal disease, over several years..7   About her marriage to Josef: • The marriage was witnessed by Antonius Pfeiffer, Michael Kern, Stephanus Krutzler and Josephus Pfeiffer.

1 Genealogy Research: Deborah Hendrick.

2 Genealogy Research: Robert E. Ohr, ohrre@sbcglobal.net.

3 Birth Certificate: Frances Ohr (Certified copy issued 4 Feb 1959), "Mutter: Elisabeth, geb. Weitz, röm.kath."
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4 "Recollections: Helen Mary (Gauthier) Hallberg," 1992. Typed remembrances.

5 Minnesota Death Index, Cert ID# 1962-MN-032047.

6 U.S. Social Security Death Index.

7 Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate: Elizabeth Ohr. Rec. Date: 27 December 1962. Cert# 32047

8 U.S. Social Security Death Index, This source has her death date as Jan 1963.

9 Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate: Elizabeth Ohr. Rec. Date: 27 December 1962, Death certificate informant Elizabeth Wohlauf. Cert# 32047

10 "Recollections: Helen Mary (Gauthier) Hallberg," 1992.

11 United States Department of Labor, Immigration Service, Certificate of Arrival: Elisabeth Ohr. Vessel: SS Wittekind.

12 Passenger Manifest: SS Wittekind (Sailing from Bremen, Germany, on 26 May 1910, arriving at Baltimore, Maryland, on 11 June 1910. Alien passenger manifest.)

13 Minnesota Commission of Public Safety, Alien Registration and Declaration of Holdings: Elisabeth Ohr. Rec. Date: 25 February 1918.

14 U.S. Census -- 1920.

15 United States Department of Labor, Naturalization Service, Petition for Naturalization: Josef Ohr (District Court of Ramsey County, Minnesota). Rec. Date: 22 June 1922. Witnesses: Edward Wohlauf, 1944 E. Minnehaha, and Olof Hallberg, 874 Carroll.

16 United States Department of Labor, Naturalization Service, Petition for Naturalization: Elisabeth Ohr (District Court of Ramsey County, Minnesota). Rec. Date: 31 August 1925.

17 State of Minnesota Division of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate: Joseph Ohr. Rec. Date: 12 October 1927. Cert. No. 24374

18 St. Paul Pioneer Press, Obituary -- Joseph Ohr (13 Oct 1927).

19 U.S Census -- 1930.

20 United States Department of Labor, Naturalization Service, Declaration of Intention: Joseph Ohr (State of Minnesota, Ramsey County, in the District Court of the Second Judicial District.) Rec. Date: 7 April 1917.

21 United States Department of Labor, Naturalization Service, Petition for Naturalization: Josef Ohr (District Court of Ramsey County, Minnesota). Rec. Date: 22 June 1922.

22 State of Minnesota Division of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate: Joseph Ohr. Rec. Date: 12 October 1927, At St. John's Hospital.

Died at 10 a.m. Cert. No. 24374