Everett Overest Weir (1880 - 1959)

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1880 Census 25 Jun 1880, Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana; Josephus 34 Undertaker IN, Mary E 29 IN, William C 11 IN, Sarah L 9, Hiram O 6, Richard T 2, Everet 3/12.

1900 Census 16 Jun 1900, Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana; Joespus 56 Farmer IN, Mary E 49 IN, Richard T 22 IN, Everett E 20, Eunice E 18, Vivian C 8, Ralph L (g.son) 8.

1909 Marriage Everett first married Fanny, about Oct 1909.

1910 Census 30 Apr 1910, Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana; Everett E 28 Country Peddler IN, Fannie 23 IN. Everett & Fannie had been married for 6 months, so they married about Oct of 1909. Harry & Nellie C Welch are living nearby! Harry was an undertaker, probably a co-worker of Everett's father, Josephus. Harry Welch

1917 Marriage On 24 Nov 1917, Everett Weir married Marie Lowe in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. Marie, born on 2 Apr 1899, was the daughter of Allen & Winnie Danford Lowe. Everett was working in a car shop. This was Everett's second marriage and Marie's first. Everett's first wife had died in March of 1911.

1918 WWI Draft Registration On 9-12-18 Everett O Weir completed his draft registration card. He was then living at 2018 S 6th Street in Terre Haute, Indiana and his occupation was "Head Finisher". He was described as tall and slender with blue eyes and light hair.

1920 Census 3 Jan 1920, Terre Haute Ward 2, Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana; Everett 39 Truck Builder/Car Shop IN, Marie 18 IN.

1930 Census 28 Apr 1930, Taylorsville, Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana; Everett O 47 Fireman IN, Marie 28 IN, Geneva L 11 IN, Josephus 8, Winifred 4. Living nextdoor is Marie's mother Winnie with her new husband Lue Bauman, and teenaged children Everett and Alma Lowe.

1938 Death of Wife Marie On 7 Jun 1938, Marie Weir died of double pneumonia as a complication of tuberculosis. She was buried 9 Jun 1938 at New Harmony Cemetery in Prairieton, Vigo County, Indiana. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26887899/marie-weir)

1940 Census 26 April 1940, Taylorsville, Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana; Everett 58 Road Project Laborer IN, Winfred 14 IN, Raymond 6. Charley & May Weir are living nearby, he is a butcher. How are they related?

1942 WWII Draft Registration In 1942 Everett Weir completed his draft registration card. He was then unemployed and living in Dresser, Indiana (General Delivery, Terre Haute, Indiana). He listed his contact as Frank Lowe.

1959 Death On 23 June 1959 Everett O Weir died at the age of 79. He is buried at New Harmony Cemetery in Prairieton, Vigo County, Indiana. Find a Grave Memorial ID #26887898

Obituary 23 Jun 1959, Terre Haute Tribune, Pg 2; Everett "Dutch" Weir, 79, RR 3, West Terre Haute, died at the St. Anthony Hospital at 8 a.m. Tuesday. He is survived by two sons, Raymond and Joseph of West Terre Haute; two daughters, Mrs. Geneva Cheeseman and Mrs. Winefred Favre, both of West Terre Haute; one sister, Miss Ella Weir of Prairie Creek, Ind., and 10 grandchildren. He was a member of the Dresser Methodist Church. The body was taken to the DeBaun Funeral Home.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSG-Q37 : 19 August 2017), Everet Weir in household of Josephus Weir, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 206, sheet 296B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,318.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99N-5V4 : accessed 10 May 2020), Everett E Wier in household of Joespus Wier, Prairie Creek Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 132, sheet 13A, family 280, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,410.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKRQ-XZV : accessed 11 May 2020), Everett E Weir, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 188, sheet 5B, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 384; FHL microfilm 1,374,397.

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX5Y-R2V : 8 December 2017), Everett Weir and Marie Lowe, 24 Nov 1917; citing Clay, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476642.

• World War I Draft Registration Cards; Source Citation: Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Vigo; Roll: 1653169. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6482&h=9282170&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=70469)

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4R-TXM : accessed 11 May 2020), Everett Weir, Terre Haute Ward 2, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing ED 129, sheet 3A, line 16, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 468; FHL microfilm 1,820,468.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X417-FRK : accessed 11 May 2020), Everett O Weir, Sugar Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 9B, line 74, family 546, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 636; FHL microfilm 2,340,371.

• Marie Weir's Death - Source Citation: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1938; Roll: 07. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60716&h=452124309&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=70469)

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1BF-3RC : 15 November 2019), Everett Weir, Sugar Creek Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-84, sheet 3A, line 33, family 66, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1105.

• World War II Draft Registration Cards; Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1002&h=7744471&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=70469)

• Everett Weir's Death - Source Citation: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1959; Roll: 09. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60716&h=3334696&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OdY39&_phstart=successSource)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 May 2020), memorial page for Everett O Weir (18 Mar 1880–23 Jun 1959), Find a Grave Memorial no. 26887898, citing New Harmony Cemetery, Prairieton, Vigo County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Brian (contributor 46835559) . (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26887898/everett-o-weir)