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Simeon Edward Weaver (1847 - 1897)

Simeon Edward "Sim" Weaver
Born in Lumpkin, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 9 Aug 1866 in Canton, Cherokee Co., GAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 49 in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Parents of Simeon Edward Weaver are Silas Weaver (3 Apr 1824, Lumpkin Co., GA - 16 Aug 1870, Cherokee Co., GA) and Parthenia Tatum (22 Aug 1823, South Carolina - 10 Feb 1905, Marysville, Cooke Co., GA). They married on 18 Oct 1846, Hall Co., GA, and had 11 children.

See Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Cherokee Co., GA.

(Kindness Arkidelphia Weaver) Hobbs, the ninth child of Silas Weaver and Parthena (Tatum) Weaver, was born near the Shake-Rug Post Office, George, five miles east of Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia on 02 November 1862. The Silas Weaver family had been living on the Weaver Plantation for about ten years prior to the time of Arkidelphia's birth. Around 1875, about five years after her father Silas' death (16 August 1870), Arkidelphia's mother, Parthena (Tatum) Weaver sold the Weaver Plantation and moved to the Marysville, Cooke County, Texas community to be near two of her other children who lived at Fish Creek: Simeon Edward Weaver and his wife, Mary Adeline (Worley) Weaver and Elizabeth (Weaver) Worley and her husband, John Wheeler Worley. At that time, Parthena Weaver purchased land across the road from what is now known as the Marysville Baptist Church. Here, Parthena lived with the other children who had not already married, including these children: Jefferson Weaver, James Young Weaver, Havana Weaver, Llanos Weaver, Arkidelphia "Ark/Arkie" Weaver, and Booth Weaver.

In the Marysville community, Arkidelphia met James Polk Hobbs, whom she married. James Polk Hobbs had been married to Emma Whatley, who died while giving birth, when they lived in Henrietta, Texas. Polk brought the bodies of his wife, Emma, and infant baby by wagon to Gainesville, Texas for burial in Fairview Cemetery. For the next two years, Polk worked on cattle drives on the Chisum Trail, helping herd cattle from Texas to Wyoming. Soon after this time, Polk met and married Arkidelphia and moved with her to a farm about four miles north of Marysville in the Mount Hope community where he died. Arkidelphia continued to live on this farm after Polk's death and raise her family. The children, who were born and raised on this farm were James Yandall Hobbs, Ruby Clemence (Hobbs) Ramsey, Sterling Chambler Hobbs, Constance "Connie" Catherine <Katherine> (Hobbs) Cochran, Dudley Polk Hobbs, William Henry Hobbs, and Allie Parthina Hobbs. Arkidelphia was know affectionately as Aunt "Ark" to all who knew her. She died 13 February 1941. This farm on which they lived was consolidated into Camp Howze during World War II.

Sidenote: Actual construction of the railroad siding, wells, and roads for Camp Howze began in April 1942. By September, barely more than five months later, the first soldiers moved in to begin their duties while carpenters and electricians continued to work around the clock completing barracks and other buildings. The government activated Camp Howze on August 17, 1942, under the command of Colonel John P. Wheeler. It was in operation until 1946. Camp Howze served as an infantry training facility during World War II. In addition to infantry training, the base was also the site of a German Prisoner of War camp and an Air Support Command base, now part of the Gainesville Municipal Airport. It was named for General Robert Lee Howze (1864-1926), a native Texan whose distinguished career in the United States Army began with his graduation from West Point and included service in France, Puerto Rico, Germany, a South Dakota Indian War, and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902). The 103rd Infantry Division was assigned to Camp Howze for further training and maneuvers during the period of 18 November 1943 to 20 September 1944. Fort Howze is located 7 miles northwest of the city of Gainesville, Texas and is essentially bounded by three roads forming a triangular pattern (Roads numbered 420 on the north, 1200 on the west, and 1201 on the east). Gaineville is approximately 6 miles south of the Texas-Oklahoma border. Interstate 35 today runs north-south through the western edge of Gainesville. The State of Texas has placed a commemorative marker at the northwest corner of the intersection of Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 1202 and Interstate Highway 35. The inscription on the marker reads: Site of Camp Howze (One Mile West). -- Source: Ken Sequin and family from his server, Talkcity.com, which is now down. Current information (as of Jan 2003) can be found at http://www.eastmill.com/103rd/ken/pages/camphowze.html.

Burial for Simeon "Sim" Edward Weaver was at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX.

Sources

  • "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3XC-WR6 : accessed 10 January 2015), Mattie Trammell, 03 Jan 1948; citing certificate number 1052, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,829.
  • "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZMN-3ZQ : accessed 10 January 2015), Simeon E Weaver in household of Silas Weaver, Shake Rag District, Cherokee, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 89, household ID 667, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,116.

Census - 26 Nov 1850, Kilaughs, Lumpkin Co., GA (Visit 19, pg. 3/7) - With parents and siblings.

Census - 25 Jun 1860, Shake Rag District, Cherokee Co., GA (Visit 667, pg. 17/17) - With parents and siblings.

Census - 29 Aug 1870, Precinct 2, Fannin Co., TX (Visit 339, pg. 52/68) - Married, 1 child, with wife's parents.

Census - 4 Jun 1880, Justice Precinct 5, Cooke Co., TX (ED# 116, visit 139, pg. 8/50) - Married, 3 children.

Findagrave.com - Memorial 95944082 (Created by: J Vogel).





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