John W Weese (1856 - 1921)

Born 7 Oct 1856 in Hardy County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Rebecca (Reed) Weese — married 30 Aug 1880 in Grant County, West Virginia, USA

Died 5 Jul 1921 at age 64 in Alaska, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

John was born in 1856. He was the son of Elijah Weese and Christina Unknown. He passed away in 1921.

Birth

7 Oct 1856 - Hardy, West Virginia^[1], ^[2]

Military

Marriage

1880 - John Weese and Anna Rebecca Reed, 30 Aug 1880^[3]
Note: Lists father and mother as Elijah and Lenah; the data extract lists mother's name as Sarah but close examination of exemplar letters show first letter is an L and not an S - name might be Lenah? Or it might be Tinah, a variant form of nickname for Christina?

Census Records

1860 - Hardy, Virginia^[4]
1870 - West Virginia ^[5]
1880 - Milroy, West Virgina ^[6]
1890 - US Lost in fire. ^[7], ^[8]
1900 - Milroy, West Virginia ^[9]
1910 - Milroy, West Virginia ^[10]
1920 - Milroy, West Virginia^[11]

Obituary

Death

1921 - ^[12]

Burial

07 July 1921 - ^[12]
Lahmansville Cemetery Lahmansville, Grant County, West Virginia, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 84661041 ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1LW-TX7 : accessed 25 August 2015), Jno Weese, 07 Oct 1856; citing Hardy, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 818,674.
2. ↑ "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5TB-XJD : accessed 25 August 2015), Jno Weese, 07 Oct 1856; citing Hardy, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 818,674.
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRX8-14R : accessed 25 August 2015), John Weese and Anna Rebecca Reed, 30 Aug 1880; citing Grant, West Virginia, v 1 p 26, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 810,250.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41H-X85 : accessed 25 August 2015), John Weese in household of Elijah Weese, District No 2, Hardy, Virginia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 143, household ID 969, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,351.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHW-XKK : accessed 25 August 2015), John Weese in household of Christina Weese, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 21, family 135, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,185.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RL-7PT : accessed 25 August 2015), John W Weese in household of Christena Weese, Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district 42, sheet 250A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1402; FHL microfilm 1,255,402.
7. ↑ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html
8. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CN-YDL : accessed 25 August 2015), John W Weese, Milroy district (east side), Grant, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,758.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNP-RLK : accessed 25 August 2015), John W Weese, Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 11A, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,692.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2G-XYP : accessed 25 August 2015), John W Weese, Milroy, Grant, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,952.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMHS-76B : accessed 25 August 2015), John W. Weese, 05 Jul 1921; citing Mineral, West Virginia, County Records, 1413, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,952,971.
13. ↑ http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84661041

Footnotes

• Source: #FN01 Hardy County. FN01 Hardy County, Virginia was created in 1786 from Hampshire County, Virginia. It did not become part of West Virgina until the state of West Virginia was created in 1861.
  

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Edwin Priest for creating Weese-173 on 23 August 2015.

• Thanks to Gathering Roots [1] for Find A Grave memorial.