Johann Adam Weber (1835 - 1920)

Born 25 Feb 1835 in Walter, Saratov, Volga, Russia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1920 at age 85 in Packard, Adams, Washington, United States

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Biography

Johann Adam Weber was a Volga German.

Johann Adam Weber, Sr. was born 25 Feb 1835 in Walter, Saratov, Russia to Erasmus Weber and Anna Margaretha Hill.^[1]

He married Catharina Margaretha nee Schoessler Gies. She had one child from previous marriage, Johannes Gies.

Their family came to America departing Bremen on 29 Mar 1902 via S.S. Friedrich der Grosse and arriving on 9 Apr 1902 at Ellis Island, New York.^[2]

Adam Weber, Sr. - Ship Manifest via S.S. Friedrich der Grosse

Passengers:

Adam Weber, age 67 [transcription error shows 57] Walter, Farmer, to son Adam Weber in Ritzville, Senility

Katha, age 65, wife

Heinrich, age 23, [brother to Adam Jr.]

Katha, age 21, [wife to Heinrich]

Magda, age 2, [child of Heinrich and Katha]

Heinrich, 5 months [child of Heinrich and Katha]

Johannes Gies, age 47 [half brother to Adam, Jr. in WA]

Anna, age 42, wife to Johannes

Charlotte, age 11, child

Heinrich, age 3

Christian Weber, age 44 [brother to Adam and Jacob]

Anna, age 43

Johannes, age 16

Georg, age 7

Heinrich, age 4

Elisabeth, age 2

Konrad, age 22

Amalie, age 20 [wife]

Charlotte, age 5 months

Adam Weber died at his daughter's home in Packard, Washington on 7 Jun 1920. He is buried in Quincy Cemetery, in Quincy, Grant, Washington.^[3]

Johann Adam Weber Obituary - German

Census

Family #50 in the 1834 census.^[4]

1834 Walter Census

No. 50

1. 401 Weber, Erasmus, head of the household, age 28, married [from Household#120 Adam Weber]
2. 402 Margaretha, spouse, age 27
3. 403 Katharina, daughter, age 8
4. 404 Margaretha, daughter, age 4
5. 405 Anna Katharina, daughter, age 2

[son Johann Adam was not born until 1835]

Family #52 in the 1857 census.

1857 Walter Census^[5]

No. 52

1. 693 Weber, Asmus, head of the household, age 51, married
2. 694 Margaretha, spouse, age 50
3. 695 Adam, son, age 22
4. 696 Margaretha, daughter-in-law, age 20 [wife to Adam]
5. 697 Elisabeth, daughter, age 16
6. 698 Georg, son, age 13
7. 699 Helfrich, son, age 11
8. 700 Wilhelm, age 9
9. 701 Margaretha, daughter, age 5

Sources

1. ↑ Sourced Walter Ancestry Tree Sheri Rohn Ertl
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFGK-RWG : 30 January 2018), Adam Weber, 1902.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #97619364
4. ↑ 1834 Census of Walter in the District of Saratov, Russia, Dated 10 November 1834; Translated by Dr. Brent Mai, Fairfield University, Fairfield CT; Dynasty Publishing, Fairfield, CT; Published 2016; page 13, family #50, lines 401-405, Erasmus Weber; Line 401 Household 50, Erasmus age 28.
5. ↑ 1857 Census of Walter in the District of Saratov, Russia, Dated 17 Dec 1857; Translated by Dr. Brent Mai, Fairfield University, Fairfield CT; Dynasty Publishing, Fairfield, CT; Published 2015; page 20, family #52, lines 693-701, Asmus Weber.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVC-MXV : accessed 24 March 2019), Adam Weber in household of Fred Reider, German, Adams, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 4B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1653; FHL microfilm 1,375,666.

• "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSQ-WG61 : 8 March 2019), Adam Weber, 7 Jun 1920; citing Obituary, in "Kirchenbote"; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ93-5KS : 10 March 2018), Adam Weber, 07 Jun 1920; citing Adams, Washington, United States, reference 24, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,992,659.

Adam Weber

Washington Death Certificates

Name Adam Weber

Event Date 07 Jun 1920

Event Place Adams, Washington, United States

Gender Male

Age (Formatted) 85 years 3 months 1 week 4 days

Birth Year (Estimated) 1835

Father's Name Asmus Weber

Mother's Name Marguerite Hill

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31B-V9K : 10 March 2018), Adam Weber in entry for John Adams Weber, 28 Sep 1960; citing Ritzville, Adams, Washington, reference 17864, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,034,037.

• Ancestry Tree
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3HL4-9PK : accessed 23 March 2019), entry for Johann (John) Adam(Amos) /Weber/, cites sources; "The Moore Tree" file (2:2:2:MMD2-9FK), submitted 10 January 2016 by botheTaylor [identity withheld for privacy].