Biography

Jesse was born in 1843. He was the son of Elias Weir and Louisa Mathes. He passed away before 1900.

$120 REWARD!
The following persons enrolled as Conscripts in the 2d Civil District, Meigs county, Tennessee, have failed to report as required by law: [...] JESSE WEIR...19 years old, 5 feet 7 inches high, dark complection, dark eyes, dark hair.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Whitmore, H. (1863, April 3). $120 Reward. The Athens Post, p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/72102433/

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5PN-R5H : Sat Feb 24 05:40:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Jesse Weir and Mattie, 6 Sep 1871.
• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-MTT : Sat Mar 09 11:28:22 UTC 2024), Entry for Silas Wier and Louisa Wier, 1850.
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TP-5Z2 : Mon Jul 08 22:48:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Margaret Weir and Mary Ann Weir, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ6-5H4 : Sun Jul 21 03:34:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter Spalding and Elizabeth Spalding, 1880.