William Weaver
Privacy Level: Open (White)

William Thomas Weaver (1874 - 1932)

William Thomas "Tom" Weaver
Born in Civil District 15, Lawrence, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 21 Mar 1900 in Westpoint, Lawrence, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 58 in Civil District 15, Lawrence, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified
This page has been accessed 26 times.

Biography

The son of James Jacob Weaver (1839-1921) and Sarah Adeline Pennington (1847-1911), Tom Weaver was born in Westpoint, Tennessee[citation needed] in 1874, residing there with his family.[1] His siblings included:

  1. Eber C. Weaver (1870-1939)
  2. Ada Arsula (Weaver) Springer (1872-1950)
  3. Laura Ann (Weaver) Stutts (1877-1940)
  4. John Robert Weaver (1881-1962)
  5. James H. Weaver (1883-)
  6. Sarah Springer Weaver (1890-)

Tom Weaver married Lucy (Springer) Weaver, marrying in Westpoint, Tennessee on March 19, 1900[2] and having ten known children together. They made their home in Westpoint where, in 1900, Tom worked as a timber cutter.[3] By 1910, they farmed on their own account in Westpoint.[4][5][6]

Tom Weaver died in a knife fight on the street in Westpoint, after a knife blade penetrated his chest, striking his heart.[7] He is buried at Blair Cemetery in Westpoint, Tennessee.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7L-5D4 : 15 January 2022), William T. Weaver in household of James J. Weaver, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-35MB : 10 March 2021), Thomas Weaver and Alva Springer, 19 Mar 1900; citing Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 976,314.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCD-CN9 : 27 January 2022), Wm Weaver, 1900.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFB-MV1 : accessed 15 January 2023), W Thomas Weaver, Civil District 15, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 87, sheet 8A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1509; FHL microfilm 1,375,522.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPF-MCJ : 3 February 2021), Willian T Weaver, 1920.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP4B-4TP : accessed 15 January 2023), William T Weaver, District 15, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 1B, line 51, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2261; FHL microfilm 2,341,995.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS55-52B : 23 February 2021), Tom Weaver, 11 Dec 1932; Death, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #15473031




Is William your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of William's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Images: 1
Tom and Lucy Weaver
Tom and Lucy Weaver


Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › William Weaver (abt.1875-) › William Weaver (1873-) › William Thomas Weaver (abt.1872-1932) › William Weaver (1874-) › William E. Weaver (abt.1873-) › John William Weaver (1875-1931) › Russell William Weaver (1872-) › William Weavers (1875-) › William Langdon Webber (1875-) › William Peter Weber (1874-) › William Webber (abt.1874-) › William H. Weber (1875-1930) › William Weber (abt.1872-) › William Ferdinand Webber (1876-1931) › William Friedrich Weber (1872-1932) › Arthur William Webber (abt.1873-)

Featured German connections: William is 18 degrees from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 22 degrees from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 24 degrees from Lucas Cranach, 24 degrees from Stefanie Graf, 23 degrees from Wilhelm Grimm, 23 degrees from Fanny Hensel, 23 degrees from Theodor Heuss, 15 degrees from Alexander Mack, 32 degrees from Carl Miele, 19 degrees from Nathan Rothschild and 21 degrees from Ferdinand von Zeppelin on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.

W  >  Weaver  >  William Thomas Weaver

Categories: Murder Victims | Tennessee Farmers | Blair Cemetery, Westpoint, Tennessee | Westpoint, Tennessee