Victor Baum Wiest

M, #8903, b. 2 February 1856, d. 3 February 1924
  • Last Edited: 27 Dec 2022
  • Victor Baum Wiest was born on 2 February 1856, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Tobias Merkel Wiest and Anna Maria Baum.
  • Amelia L. Troutman and Victor Baum Wiest had a relationship, but no marriage records were found for them.
  • He married Regina Victoria Barr on 14 June 1883, Franklin, Venango County, PA.1
  • Victor was a merchant and continued the family business founded by his great-grandfather until 1907, at which time he relocated to San Diego, CA. He made his home in Manhattan Beach, CA, for a time before returning to Klingerstown, where he died.
    His wife, Regina, died in San Francisco on October 17, 1933. She is buried in St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Klingerstown.
    Three of his daughters -- Catherine, Lola, and Weltha -- died within a ten-day period during the scarlet fever epidemic that swept through the region in the fall of 1895.2,3
  • Victor Baum Wiest died on 3 February 1924, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 68.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    FORMER KLINGERSTOW [MER]CHANT DIES, AGED ]69]
    Herndon, Feb. 7. Victor [Wiest,] 69 years old, a prominent [merchant] of Klingerstown, died Sunday [ ] home in that place. He was [in ill] health for the last eight years, [but he] was up and around within two weeks prior to his death.
    Wiest was widely known in this section and had many friends and acquaintances. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Moses and Bryant, and one daughter, Mrs. John Wert, all of whom reside in Los Angeles, Cal. Funeral services were held this morning, with burial at Klinger's Church, at Klingerstown.
    The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 08 Feb 1924, Fri, Page 1.4
  • He was buried at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.5
  • Father*: Tobias Merkel Wiest
  • Mother*: Anna Maria Baum b. 7 Feb 1835, d. 17 Sep 1874

Child of Victor Baum Wiest and Amelia L. Troutman

Children of Victor Baum Wiest and Regina Victoria Barr

  • Anna Beatrice Wiest1 b. 11 Aug 1885, d. 29 Jan 1964
  • Moser A. Barr Wiest1 b. 3 May 1886, d. 29 Jan 1933
  • Catharina Lenah Wiest1 b. 2 Sep 1887, d. 23 Nov 1895
  • Lola Regina Wiest1 b. 1 Oct 1891, d. 21 Nov 1895
  • Wealtha Alice Wiest1 b. 23 Nov 1893, d. 14 Nov 1895
  • Brian Barr Wiest1 b. 13 Nov 1896, d. 11 Nov 1978

Citations

  1. [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
  2. [S401] Brian Barr Wiest, Genealogy of the Wiest Family (Transcribed and updated by Bruce T. Hall, 2001: Unpublished typescript, undated). Hereinafter cited as Wiest Family History.
  3. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Victor Wiest, The Standard (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 08 Feb 1924, Fri, Page 1.
  5. [S129] St. Michael's Church, Burials, Klingerstown, PA, online ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/schuylkill/church/stmich002.txt. Hereinafter cited as St. Michael's Burials.
  6. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 98561 (1930); https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.