Joseph Weill

So, I wrote about Joseph Weill a bit in the last post. He was born in 1880-1882 in Germany, the son of Ernest Alfonso Weill the first. His family would have come to the U.S. while he was still a young child. He was Grampere's uncle.

Joseph Weill, date unknown

Joseph Weill, unknown dates, the right hand pic is from an insurance conference in D.C.

His children were Josephine (~1911-1982) and Billy (b. about 1915 and killed himself around 1963) .

Josephine Weill, date unknown




I have a lot of pictures of her playing golf, but I thought this photo would be more interesting for you guys. Below is Josephine with Tom Ewell (of The Seven Year Itch). He was from Owensboro and they were good friends.

Billy Weill, date unknown

He was partner with his brother Lawrence in insurance. He died about 1961 or 1962.

 I thought his wife was Minnie Chapman. This letter was either written by Joseph or Josephine. Why would she be going by her maiden name? I'm confused now...I think perhaps his wife was some one else entirely.