Researching Jakob Weis
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Records of Jakob Weis on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jakob Weis and the Weis Family History
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Jakob Weis
Jakob Weis (13 May 1879, Ommersheim, Saarpfalz - 18 March 1948, Zweibrücken) was a priest in the Diocese of Speyer, who also worked as a prison chaplain. During the First World War he became the army chaplain to the 12th Bavarian Infantry Division and Catholic pastoral care advisor to the Armee-Oberkommando Mackensen. From 1918 to 1920 he voluntarily joined soldiers in their internment so as to continue his pastoral care.
Source: Jakob Weis, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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