Mary Jane Asper

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Asper was born on 1 April 1850, in Congress Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States, her father, Elias Asper, was 30 and her mother, Jane McCune Morrow, was 33. She married William Henry Weaver on 13 August 1873, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Summit, Utah, United States in 1900 and Coalville Election Precinct, Summit, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 19 August 1944, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Weaver
1838–1920
Mary Jane Asper
1850–1944
Marriage: 13 August 1873
Louisa Jane Weaver
1876–1960
Elias Weaver
1881–1881
Salome Mary Weaver
1888–1901
Isabelle Weaver
1892–1985

Sources (19)

  • Mary J Weber in household of Joseph H Hopkin, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mary Jane Asper Weaver, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Mary Jane Asper in entry for Louisa Jane Weaver Hopkin, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Green River, Utah Territory, United States 1854: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Swiss German, German, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone living by aspen trees, from Middle High German aspe, or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word (compare Asp ). This surname is rare in Germany and virtually non-existing in Switzerland.

Americanized form of Arabic Esber 1 or Esper 4.

History: Many of the American Aspers are descendants of Johannes Georg Asper and his family, who in the middle of the 18th century came from the Palatinate, Germany, and settled in York County, PA. Johannes Georg's father was from Switzerland.

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

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Story Highlight

Life Sketch of Mary Jane Asper Weaver by Louisa Jane Weaver Hopkin and Mae Hopkin

Mary Jane Asper was born 1 April 1850 in Morrow County, Ohio to Elias Asper and Jane McCune Morrow she was the oldest of five children. In company with her parents she crossed the plains in …

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