Elizabeth (Weber) Hilburger (1880 - 1960)

Born 12 Jun 1880 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Jacob Nicolaus Weber and Catharina (Gräbel) Weber

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1960 at age 80 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Weber was born on 12 June 1880 in Buffalo, New York^[1]. She was the daughter of German immigrants Jacob Weber and Catharina Gräbel.

She grew up learning the craft of basketmaking, according to her granddaughter Rita^[2], an occupation that both the Webers and Gräbels practiced going back to Germany.

She married Edward Hilburger in about 1903. They had three children:

1. Margaret b. 1905
2. Edward b. 1908
3. Hildegard b. 1912

They were living at 870 Jefferson when a fire broke out in the middle of the night on Apr. 3, 1907, caused by a defective chimney, resulting in $400 in damage^[3].

In 1910, she is recorded on the census as a 30-year-old, living with her husband Edward, two children, her parents, and her brother Charles at 870 Jefferson in Buffalo^[4]. Her husband was a Press Feeder (Lithograph) and her father a Willow Worker (Own Shop), still working at 70 years old; her brother was also a Willow Worker (Willow Shop).

Elizabeth passed away on 23 October 1960 in Buffalo, New York^[5]. She was buried at the United German & French Cemetery in Cheektowaga^[6].

Research Notes

She likely married at her home parish of St. Boniface, which is where she was baptized and her three children were baptized per a Baptism Index for the parish, but marriage records after 1899 were not digitized and may not be available. An initial search in an Erie County marriage index did not find her and Edward, so it's possible their names were misspelled or mistranscribed at the city or county level.

DNA: One of Elizabeth's grandchildren and multiple great-grandchildren DNA tested, confirming her parents' identity^[7].

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDTB-6LQ : 20 January 2020), Elisabetham Weber, born 12 June 1880, baptized 20 June 1880, St. Boniface RC Church, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, daughter of Jacobo Weber and Catharina Graebbel [sic]. Godparents: Frank Graebbel [sic] and Elizabeth Weber.
2. ↑ Kanalley, Rita, granddaughter of Elizabeth. Personal recollection, as told to her grandson Craig.
3. ↑ 1907 Fire: Newspapers.com Database, The Buffalo Enquirer, Buffalo, New York, Wed, Apr. 3, 1907, Pg. 4. JEFFERSON STREET FIRE CAUSED A LOSS OF $400. Two-story dwelling house at No. 870 Jefferson Street, owned and occupied by Jacob Weber. $400 damage at 1:30 this morning. The fire was discovered by a family member, who was awakened by smoke. An alarm was sent in and firemen soon had the blaze under control. The damage is covered by insurance. [The Edward Hilburger family was living at this address with the Weber family, per the 1905 and 1910 censuses.]
4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5M4-ZM1 : accessed 30 July 2022), Elizabeth Hilbwyer in household of Edward Hilbwyer, Buffalo Ward 14, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 10A, family 205, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 945; FHL microfilm 1,374,958.
5. ↑ Death: "New York State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CHN-CYH : 11 February 2018), Elizabet Hilburger, 23 Oct 1960; citing Death, Buffalo, Erie, New York, file #69395, New York State Department of Health—Vital Records Section, Albany.
6. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119571401/elizabeth-hilburger: accessed 30 July 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Weber Hilburger (12 Jun 1880–23 Oct 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119571401, citing United German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA; Maintained by Craig Kanalley (contributor 50538105).
7. ↑ Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between her great-grandson TK and JM, TK's 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Jacob Weber and Catharina Gräbel, the 2nd great-grandparents of TK through Elizabeth and the 2nd great-grandparents of JM through Elizabeth's sister Catherine. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd - 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 121 cM across 8 segments.

• 1905 Census: "New York State Census, 1905"
  citing p. 19, line 43, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,699
  FamilySearch Record: MV12-DP1 (accessed 11 May 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTDS-GB4
  Elisabeth Hilburger (24y), wife, in household of Edward Hilburger (25y) in Buffalo, Ward 16, E.D. 02, Erie, New York. Born in United States.