Obituary of Charles C. Weissert
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OBITUARY: RACINE WEEKLY JOURNAL
12 Feb 1879
Page 3, Column 5
                     Death of Charles C. Weissert
"The following brief sketch of the life of the late C.C. Weissert, we clip
from the Milwaukee SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, of February 8th, and will be read with
interest by the many friends of the family in Racine.  The funeral was
largely attended:
Charles C. Weissert died at Yuma, Arizona Territory, Jan. 27, and his remains
were brought to the residence of his brother, A.G. Weissert, in this city
last Wednesday, and were carried to Racine the next day, where the funeral
services were held at the Presbyterian Church, Rev. Mr. Bierce officiating.
The deceased had somewhat of an uncommon history.
Charles C. Weissert was born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, Sept. 9, 1833.
He was the eldest son of the late M. Weissert whom he accompanied with some
of the other members of the family to Wisconsin in 1847, when they settled
temporarily at Racine, where the father opened a store.  In 1851, the father
fitted out one of the earliest expeditions which crossed the plains to
California, on which he started, accompanied by the young man, then 18 years
of age.  The emigrants met many difficulties on the journey, their stock was
stolen by Indians and their losses were severe.  The father was taken ill and
died before the Pacific coast was reached.  The young man buried him, and
with such property as he saved from the Indians, proceeded on the journey.
After his arrival there he engaged in mining and after some years, when the
larger mining enterprises were opened, became a large dealer in stocks.  He
was as well known as any purely business man on the Pacific coast, not
excepting the millionaires or great politicians.  He possessed a singularly
genial and cheerful disposition, and was a man of the utmost integriy, with a
spirit of enterprise which no difficulties or labor baffled.  He did business
at San Francisco, Sacramento, and in most of the mining towns on the slope,
and he was everywhere most highly respected and esteemed.  He had ups and
downs in his fortunes, like most men, but a great measure of success on the
whole.  He visited his friends in Wisconsin annually for several years, but
all the brothers never met till the other day at his grave, although each had
visited with him at times.  About six months ago he became interested in the
construction of the South Pacific railroad, and since that time has been in
Arizona.  His disease was pulmonary consumption, and anticipating a fatal
result, he was to start for Wisconsin to die, as he said among his friends,
the very day of his death.  He leaves three younger brothers surviving him,
A.G. Weissert, of Milwaukee, Henry Weissert, of Clyde, Ohio, and Frank E.
Weissert, of Sacramento (born in Racine 30 July 1850), who accompanied him to
Arizona, and was to have had care of him on his return to Wisconsin, but who,
instead, brought the remains."

(Note:  several inaccuracies in this obit.  Other sources state that Charles
was 17 when they left for CA.  A deed dated 20 Dec 1847 states that Charles'
parents were residing in Richland Co., Ohio.
Their son, Louis, died 11 April 1849 in Peru, Indiana or Ohio, at age 10.
The family has, however, been located in the 1850 U.S. Census living in
Racine, WI.  Michael Weissert died 10 Sept 1850 while heading to the Gold
Rush and is buried in Nevada on the banks of the Carson River.)
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