In 1876, George, Elizabeth and their family moved to Goshen Township, Muscatine County Iowa. A plot of ground was set aside on their farm in Section 22 for a cemetery. Besides George and Elizabeth, seven of their children (Mary Spigler, Margaret Spigler, Philip, Louisa, John, Clara and Emma) are buried here. Five of their children (Catherine Stemm, Christian, Valentine, Lydia Werth and Barbara Timm) are buried elsewhere.
The George and Elizabeth Weiss farm was eventually deeded to the Zion Lutheran Church in Atalissa. The Weiss cemetery is located in the SW 1/4 of Section 22 of Goshen Township. If travelling on Highway 6, turn south on Kelly Avenue just west of Atalissa. Turn west on 140th Street until you reach a long farm lane at 1919-140th Street. This lane travels north and then west for 6/10th of a mile, eventually ending at the cemetery.
Margaret
and Ernest Marolf, grandchildren of Philip and Rosina Weiss, cataloged
the cemetery. The cemetery is carefully mowed and maintained.
A remote yet beautiful resting place.
SPIGLER, Nicholas | 1851 | 1939 | m1 Maria Weiss
m2 Margaret Weiss |
SPIGLER, Margaret | 1859 | 1942 | 2nd wife of Nicholas; sister
of his 1st wife Maria
d/o George & Rosina |
SPIGLER, Albert J | 26 Sep 1882 | 27 Jul 1898 | s/o Nicholas and Maria |
SPIGLER, Mickey Lee | 08 Feb 1977 | 08 Feb 1977 | s/o Richard and Linda |
SPIGLER, Maria | 20 Mar 1855 | 24 Jun 1884 | 1st
wife of Nicholas; nee Weiss
d/o George & Rosina |
WEISS, Elizabeth | 12 Dec 1835 | 18 Apr 1928 | w/o George nee Fuhr |
WEISS, George | 20 Oct 1827 | 08 Jul 1910 | h/o Elizabeth Fuhr |
WEISS, Philip | 22 Apr 1861 | 18 Oct 1923 | s/o George & Rosina |
WEISS, Rosina D | 03 Jan 1861 | 21 Aug 1938 | w/o Philip nee Kaufmann |
WEISS, George W | 1893 | 1964 | s/o George & Rosina |
WEISS, Frederick | 15 Mar 1923 | 16 Mar 1923 | s/o George W. & Rose |
WEISS, Infant Son | 17 Aug 1925 | 17 Aug 1925 | s/o George W. & Rose |
WEISS, Infant Daughter | 27 Oct 1927 | 27 Oct 1927 | d/o George W. & Rosina |
WEISS, Hilda D | 06 Mar 1921 | . | d/o George W & Rose; living in 2002 |
WEISS, Louisa | 26 Jul 1863 | 13 Jan 1948 | d/o George & Rosina |
WEISS, John | 04 Aug 1865 | 09 May 1953 | s/o George & Rosina |
WEISS, Clara | 25 Jun 1867 | 16 Apr 1947 | d/o George & Rosina |
WEISS, Emma | 27 Oct 1869 | 09 Dec 1942 | d/o George & Rosina |
LEVIS, John W Jr | 24 May 1944 | 05 Jul 1994 | this is the only family in the
cemetery
not related to the WEISS family. |
LEVIS, Sharon Lynn | 29 Sep 1945 | 22 Dec 1992 | w/o John W; married 23 Jul 1965;
parents of
Lynetta, Wesley, Kelly, Stacy & Kimberly |