John Weaver

Brief Life History of John

When John Weaver was born in March 1821, in Ohio, United States, his father, William P. Weaver, was 22 and his mother, Catharine Stout, was 20. He married Mary Steel on 30 March 1848, in Richland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Bellville, Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 April 1907, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Weaver
1821–1907
Mary Steel
1815–1893
Marriage: 30 March 1848
Anna C. Fry
1840–
Mary S. Fry
1842–1914
Martha Weaver
1847–1880
Sarah L Weaver
1848–1929
Ella Marshall Weaver
1854–1929
Rebecca Jane Weaver
1858–1893
Emma Agnes Weaver
1860–1944

Sources (16)

  • John E Weaver, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Weaver, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • John Weaver, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

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World Events (8)

1822 · The Cuyahoga River Bridge

Both sides of Cleveland, being split by the Cuyahoga River, came together and jointly built a float bridge to help residents pass from one side of the river to the other without having to use a boat.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name, from an agent derivative of Middle English weven ‘to weave’ (Old English wefan).

English: habitational name from a place on the Weaver river in Cheshire, now called Weaver Hall but recorded simply as Weuere in the 13th and 14th centuries. The river name is from Old English wēfer(e) ‘winding stream’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘weaver’, for example German Weber , Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Tkacz or Tkach , Hungarian Takács (see Takacs ), and Slovenian Tkalec, Tekavec or Veber .

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

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