Elizabeth Showalter

Female5 September 1812–10 January 1864

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Showalter was born on 5 September 1812, in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, David Showalter, was 40 and her mother, Hannah Maria Weltmer, was 33. She married Henry Weikert about 1832, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 January 1864, in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Weikert
1802–1868
Elizabeth Showalter
1812–1864
Marriage: about 1832
Lavinia Weikert
1835–1840
Julian Weikert
1838–1854
Cordelia Elizabeth Wiekert
1839–1907
Henry Anderson Weikert
1840–1925
Ellen G. Weikert
1843–1883
Lily Frances Weikert
1848–1853
Rufus Weikert
1852–1852

Sources (12)

  • Elizabeth Weikert in household of Henry Weikert, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elizabeth Showalter Weikert, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elizabeth Weikert, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1832Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (7)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 7

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 8

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 18

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Schowalter .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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