Hello group. I understand WEISS to be a variant of Wise, so I will post a quick message in hopes it looks familiar to someone. I'm looking for any links to the following ancestors: Christian Frederick WEISS came to the US from Chemnitz, Saxony, DEU around 1873, with a wife, Martha (VOGEL) Weiss, and at least one son, Carl Albin, age two. Based on old Lutheran church records from IL (specifically Roselle, Schaumburg, and Evanston) I can deduce that many relatives of Christian and Martha came to the US with them, or around the same time, namely WEISS and VOGEL. Carl married Amanda MEYER in IL, became a Lutheran minister, and had six kids: Clara, spinster; Frieda, spinster; Paul (whereabouts unkown, though probably in the Chicago area); Alvin (whereabouts unknown, though probably in the Chicago area), Rev. Theodore; and my grandpa, Rev. Oswald WEISS. These kids were born between 1896 and 1916, all are deceased. If any of these names look familiar to anyone, please let me know. I'm stuck at the moment, and could use a good lead. Heather