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Adolf Weil (1859 - 1931)

Adolf Weil was born on August 26, 1859 as the fourth of 13 children of the marriage of Josef Weil (1823 - 1887) and his wife Fanny née Götter (1823 - 1914)(◊). He was the third son of the family in which Hermann Weil (1868 - 1927) was the tenth child.

After his father's death in 1887 he took over the business as a grain trader.

In 1890 he was elected for the Synagogenrat. Later he was the chasan of the congregation.

Adolf Weil married Jeanette Kirchheimer (1870 - 1965) from Berwangen on June 17, 1890. The couple had 5 children, Josef (* 1891), Isidor (* 1893), Max (* 1897), Flora (*1900) and Kurt (*1902).

Gravestone of  Adolf Weil Adolf died on November 16, 1931 and was buried in the Waibstadt cemetery.

His wife later emigrated to Argentina where all her children lived. She died 1965 in Buenos Aires.

 

Sources: 

H.Appenzeller,  Jüdische Gemeinde

The picture of the grave is from: Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg EL 228 b II