2004-06-23
Made various updates to web site. Added thumbnails to
images. Deleted unused pages. Divided this page into
several shorter pages.
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2004-03-05
Email from Dorothy Jensen
"Hello - I have Elizabeth Wissner married to John Sommerlad, buried
here in New York - Birth dates around 1820. I don't know if these two
were born here or in Germany (or surrounding areas). I am just starting
out with my search - thought I'd give you a note to see if you had any
New Yorkers in your background. My info is from cemetery records but
little is noted in them." |
| 2003-10-26
Email from F. Tyran, "sorry i
can ride only in german" Link: http://www.ftyran.de/.
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2003-07-06
Email from Pat Van Leeuwen
I have done quite a bit more work on the Tryan
and Duda lines, but
mostly I have concentrated on my other lines. I think you must
have
more information also. Your family has the Prussian Army military
pass
for Michael Tyran, which shows that he was born on Sept 25, 1849 in
Murzynowo, Sroda, Poland. It became his passport to leave
Germany...which sets the date at 1880-1881. Have you considered
scanning it and adding it to your website, as it is the oldest existing
record (that I know of) for the Tyran family in Manistee.
I have looked at the birth, marriage and death
records for many of the
family members, which are in Manistee. I have also read
some of the
wills. But there are still some puzzles to be worked
out......especially with the 2 Walters, and I was surprised to see you
had Marcella as the daughter of the 2nd Walter.
I am enclosing a picture that my Grandmother
(Mary Regina Tyran Brophy
Berg) had hanging in her house while she was alive. I am not
certain
whether you have seen it.
 This
is Julianna Duda in front of the house at 505 Koscuisko Street.
The baby in her arms is Michael Joseph (b. Aug 31, 1898), so the
picture was taken about 1900. The boy and girl in front of her
are
Edward (b. July 14, 1892 and Virginia (b. Nov 1895). (Virginia
died on
Dec 17, 1904 of typhoid fever). To the right is Mary Regina
(Marie) (b
Jan 29, 1890). I think that the woman in the doorway is Agnes (b
Dec
30, 1879 in Januszew, Sroda, POLAND). I have copies of her birth
certificate and Kate's birth certificate. Unfortunately, Frank
and
Kate are not in the picture, nor is Michael Tyran. I suspect they
were
all working.
Note:Click on picture for 756x433 version at 43 KB. Click here
for original 1512x866 of 248 KB.
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| 2002-08-24 Add
various old pictures of family members Pictures.
The Social Security Death Index now lists 163 Wissners. My cousin Chad
Wissner graduated from Manistee H.S. in June; my cousin Josh Wissner
also graduated. |
| 2002-03-13 My
grandmother, Genevieve Wissner, has convinced me that
Vioxx led to my grandfather's death. According to her, they went to
doctor Schmoke a week earlier and were given some samples of Vioxx. My
grandpa took
the Vioxx, one pill each of 8 days and on the 8th day had a very bad
night landing him in the hospital the next day. Within a few days, he
had passed away. Vioxx is supposed to do something good, but if you
check the Internet, you will
find that it has some very bad side effects. Apparently, there have
been things on the news about this in the past year. My grandfather had
a heart condition and those with heart conditions are NOT supposed to
be given Vioxx. Of course, my grandmother did not discover this until
after he passed away. Needless to say, I feel angry with Merck &
Co. for making this drug and giving out samples. I feel angry at doctor
Schmoke for giving the sample, not checking the side effects to know
that this was a bad idea, and not going over them with my grandparents.
I feel angry because he probably would have been living today if this
hadn't happened. |
| 2002-08-03
Email: "My name is Donald A. Wissner and I was born in
Pittsburgh, Pa in December 1941. My father was Donald D. Wissner
(1916-2001), the son of Carl Wissner who immigrated to the USA from
Berlin(?) around 1900 +/-. I also know that Carl had a sister Marie who
immigrated around the same time. My problemis that Carl Wissner died
around 1917-1919 during the flu epidemic and I have been unable to
track any information on him or his ancestors. My father was only 2 or
3 when his father died and had no information other than his aunt Marie
Wissner Fogel and that his Father was of the Catholic Faith..." |
| 2001-06-10
Make a list of all of all Ray Wissner's relatives (see top of page). |
| 2001-06-10
Compile Wissner records from Ellis island (see top of page). Ellis
Island Records - From 1892 to 1924. |
| 2001-06-09
Social Security Death Index lists 154 Wissner
names. |
| 2001-05-07
Emails from NormGL: "There was a Wissner
named Nathan Wissner who was executed in Sing Sing prison in New
York in 1955 with two others for killing a Reader's Digest truck
driver.
He was 44 or 49 at the time." "The murder took place in
Chappaqua,
NY. I read a recent newspaper account of it. 7/9/55
was
the date of execution. The killing was reportedly on 4/3/50. The
case was fought through the courts. Perhaps contemporary
newspaper
accounts will give information as to the genealogy or even court
decisions
might... Another account reflects that he was white and 43 at the time
of the execution." |
| 2001-05-07
Email from Loren Wissner Greene, M.D.:
"Wissner may have come from Wissener (from the white sands of
Germany)...
My Wissner family came from Poland. I know some genealogy
of
my family. I live in NYC. Coauthored the Unofficial Guide
to
Living with Diabetes (McMillian 1999)." |
| 2001-04-24: "John W.
Wissner, age 51, of Holland, died Sunday, April
22, 2001 as the result of an automobile accident. There will be no
visitation
at the funeral home. Oak Grove Cremation Center of Manistee is in
charge
of funeral arrangements." (Source:
www.manisteenews.com/wissner42401.html) |
| 2001-04-06 Ray
Theodore Wissner, my grandfather, passed
away in Grand Rapids, MI and was buried 2001-04-09 in Manistee, MI |
| 2001-02-27
Email from Eva (Jessup) Thibon:
"My name is Eva Thibon. My mom's name is Nancy Jane (Wissner)
Jessup
her twin sister's name is Norma Jean (Wissner) Martin. Her
father's
name was Charles Wissner. He was married to Gladyse Berry and
later
married to Glenna Gamble. They lived in St. Louis,
Missouri.
My grandpa died in November of 1975. At one time Glenna was
tracing
the family tree. I believe she said that Charles was third
generation
from Holland. I could be very wrong. Do you have any
information
on a Charles Wissner?" |
2001-03-18
Email from Tracy Juengst: In reference
to the above person, "Since Charles was married more than once and
traveled
widely, it is hard to know where to look. Supposedly one of his
later
wives researched the Wissner name but when she died things were
destroyed.
Following is some information on that part of the family.
- "Charles William Wissner born August 9, 1897 in
UNKNOWN and died
November,
1975 in St. Louis, MO. Married Gladyse Berry. They divorced when Nancy
their daughter was 4. When Nancy was a teen, Charles disappeared.
Parents
are UNKNOWN. Charles married 4 or more times.
- "Gladyse (Berry) Wissner was born March, 1904 in
UNKNOWN and died
August
1978 in St. Louis, MO. She married Charles Wissner . They divorced when
Nancy, their daughter, was 4. When Nancy was a teen, Charles
disappeared.
- "2 Children: Nancy Jane (Wissner) Jessup was born
July 4, 1939 St.
Louis,
MO and is Living in Brigeton, MO. Married Robert Howard Jessup. Owned a
house in Bridgeton, MO. Had two daughters, Eva (Jessup) Thibon and Mary
(Jessup) UNKNOWN.
- "James A Wissner, M, 49, PA, White, Enumeration
District: 0142, Birth
Place: Pennsylvania, Visit: 0134, County: Lehigh, Allentown, Relation:
Head of Household, Other Residents: Wife Lillie M 44, Pennsylvania,
Daughter
Sallie R 16, Pennsylvania, Son Charles P 12, Pennsylvania, Son Rich N
09,
Pennsylvania"
[There are at least four Charles Wissner's: two are listed in the Ellis
Island records, one is my uncle, and one is my great-grandfather.]
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| 2000-01-08
Videotaped Ray Theodore Wissner for 144 minutes
talking about his deceased relatives, life as a boy, and old pictures. |
| 1999-06-05
Email from Jörg Weisner: "I am Jörg
Weisner, living in Germany, exactly northern Germany, just near the
Baltic.
As I am looking for our family roots, I stumbled over your home pages.
Do you have any idea, whether and when there were changes from Weisner
to Wissner? I read (in the web) of some Weisner, who changed to
Wisner.
The English and German pronunciation is quite similar. Right now,
I can track back my direct line to Gottfried Weisner, about 1763 near
Königsberg." |
| 1999-03-17
Email from Bonnie Wissner: "[My dad, Allan
Wissner] has a page: http://www.bestweb.net/~wissner
he collects antique microscopes and is a chemist." (Allan is originally
from Michigan.) |
1998 and Earlier
- Contacted my relatives via email to get more precise
information on the
family roots; birth dates, places, and etc.
- Searched using the Social Security Death Index.
Searched for social
security numbers issued in Michigan: Wissner, Krumroy, Waldon, Tyran,
Tyron,
Dudkiewicz, and Zatarga. Searched on the following names:
Charles
Wissner, Frank Tyron, Don Richmond, and Krumroy. Searched on zip
code of 49614 for the following: Hopkins, Smith, and Richmond.
Some
of this was fruitful, but SSNs only go back into the 1800's a bit.
- Gathered some more information from my grandparents.
My grandmother
Virginia Richmond has done extensive research of her ancestors and some
on my grandfather Carl Richmond's line.
- Visited the cemetery in Bear Lake, Michigan to get some
dates and names
from my Richmond branch.
- Purchased "Ultimate Family Tree Deluxe, version 3.0"
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This
is Julianna Duda in front of the house at 505 Koscuisko Street.
The baby in her arms is Michael Joseph (b. Aug 31, 1898), so the
picture was taken about 1900. The boy and girl in front of her
are
Edward (b. July 14, 1892 and Virginia (b. Nov 1895). (Virginia
died on
Dec 17, 1904 of typhoid fever). To the right is Mary Regina
(Marie) (b
Jan 29, 1890). I think that the woman in the doorway is Agnes (b
Dec
30, 1879 in Januszew, Sroda, POLAND). I have copies of her birth
certificate and Kate's birth certificate. Unfortunately, Frank
and
Kate are not in the picture, nor is Michael Tyran. I suspect they
were
all working.