Joseph Weirich (1827 - 1918)

Born 9 Feb 1827 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Garver) Weirich — married 3 Mar 1853 in White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

Died 14 Jul 1918 at age 91 in Newbury Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Wirich.-Joseph Wirich was born near Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 9, 1827; died July 14, 1918; aged 91 y. 5 m. 5 d. He was married to Barbara Garver. They moved afterwards to LaGrange Co., Ind., where he lived the rest of his life. His wife preceded him in death. They had no children. He leaves two brothers, John and Jacob. He had his church home in the Forks Amish Church, except the last four years, when he had his home in the north district. Funeral services July 16 conducted by Moses M. Miller and Eli J. Bontrager. Buried by the side of his wife in Joseph Yoder Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XI, Number 19 - August 8, 1918 - page 343

JOSEPH WEIRICH, when a boy of fifteen years, came to this township with his parents in 1842, who settled on a farm in Section 17, subsequently changing their location to Section 20, where they began again the task of clearing a home from the forest wilderness. Joseph Weirich is a natvie of Somerset County, Penn., and the eldest son of Philip Weirich, also a Pennsylvanian by birth. In about 1852, Joseph purchased the old homestead property, and exchanged it a few years afterward for his present home of 150 acres. As the result of his own efforts and industry, he now is worth over $8,000. On the 3rd of March, 1852, he married Barbara Garber. Her father, John Garber, was a native of Pennsylvania and of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Weirich are believers in the Omish faith. He received a poor education in youth. As a wheat-thresher and wood-sawyer, Mr. Weirich has had considerable experience. His father died in Febraury, 1868,and his mother, who is yet living, has attained the age of seventy-nine years. Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., Newbury Township (From Find a Grave)

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KHSM-162

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46520048/joseph-weirich

• https://mcusa-archives.org/mennobits/18/aug1918.html

• Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies, revised 2007, by Gingerich and Kreider, WR1