Enoch R. Weiss | |
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Born | Kosciusko County, Indiana, U.S. | February 13, 1848
Died | December 29, 1917 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 69)
Buried |
South Bend City Cemetery South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Rank | Private |
Unit | 1st Cavalry |
Battles/wars | American Indian Wars |
Awards | United States Medal of Honor |
Spouse(s) |
Ida R. Foegley
(
m. 1880; died 1911) |
Children | 5 |
Enoch R. Weiss (February 13, 1848 – December 29, 1917) was a United States Medal of Honor recipient from Indiana.
Enoch R. Weiss was born on February 13, 1848, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. [1]
Weiss served as a private in Company G, 1st Cavalry, United States Army. He received a Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action with Indians" in the Chiricahua Mountains in the Arizona Territory on October 20, 1869. [1] He received the Medal of Honor on February 14, 1870. [1]
Weiss married Ida R. Foegley on June 17, 1880. They had three daughters and two sons, Mary, Emma, Dorothy, Harry and Bert. His wife died on July 19, 1911. [2] [3]
Weiss died on December 29, 1917, in South Bend, Indiana. He was buried at South Bend City Cemetery. [1]
Enoch R. Weiss | |
---|---|
Born | Kosciusko County, Indiana, U.S. | February 13, 1848
Died | December 29, 1917 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 69)
Buried |
South Bend City Cemetery South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Rank | Private |
Unit | 1st Cavalry |
Battles/wars | American Indian Wars |
Awards | United States Medal of Honor |
Spouse(s) |
Ida R. Foegley
(
m. 1880; died 1911) |
Children | 5 |
Enoch R. Weiss (February 13, 1848 – December 29, 1917) was a United States Medal of Honor recipient from Indiana.
Enoch R. Weiss was born on February 13, 1848, in Kosciusko County, Indiana. [1]
Weiss served as a private in Company G, 1st Cavalry, United States Army. He received a Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action with Indians" in the Chiricahua Mountains in the Arizona Territory on October 20, 1869. [1] He received the Medal of Honor on February 14, 1870. [1]
Weiss married Ida R. Foegley on June 17, 1880. They had three daughters and two sons, Mary, Emma, Dorothy, Harry and Bert. His wife died on July 19, 1911. [2] [3]
Weiss died on December 29, 1917, in South Bend, Indiana. He was buried at South Bend City Cemetery. [1]