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Note: !BIRTH: 17 JULY 1808. 1809 figured from census of 1850 & 1870. 1860 must have been copied incorrectly since that would have given birth as 1791, many years before his parents' marriage. !PARENTS' FAMILY MRIN: #11 Henry WEAVER-16/Nancy CHAPMAN-17 !MARRIAGE: MRIN55 24 August 1841 to Elizabeth Goodwin HOIT-246. Compiler's "Pink 1 file" - Marriage Record micro film D- 46 - Eliza G. HOIT (HOYT) of Belfast ME 24 AUG 1841. By W. B. CHRISTIE MG #3541. [also REFER- ENCE(2)]. Item from the Western Citizen & Urbana Gazette from the Urbana Public Library archive. Original date and page - Tuesday, 31 Aug 1841, page 3 "Md on Tue. morning last, by Rev. Wm B. Christie, Mr. Lemuel Weaver and Miss Eliza G. Hoyt, all of this village. !DEATH: 21 JAN 1891 !BURIAL: Lemuel and Eliza both buried in Weaver Mausoleum, Oakdale Cem. in Urbana. Eliza d. 3 May 1874, age 58. (According to census of 1870, she would have been 56!). Oak Dale Cemetery was dedicated 19 Jul 1856 - Lemuel WEAVER, President, Board of Trustees, Secretary, W. S. MOSGROVE LEGAL: Lemuel was Administrator of the Estate of his brother, Jason, which was probated Troy, Miami County. Photocopies of the papers concerning this activity are on file in this compiler's Jason Weaver file folder. !RESIDENCES: Urbana, Champaign Co. OH. !CENSUS: Champaign Co. - Urbana - 1850, 1860 & 1870 !REFERENCE(1): HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY OHIO 1881 page 701. (Photocopy of listing is in compiler's file for Henry WEAVER-1816, his father. Copies of his bank stock purchases, one of which is signed by his father as Presi- dent, as well as newspaper clippings concerning banking are in the same file folder. !REFERENCE(2): Marriage Records, Probate Court, Champaign County Ohio 1805 to 1865. In volume D, compiled under the direction of the Urbana Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution in 1934 and 1935. !QUOTES(1): GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER - Summer 1992 - Vol. 8, No. 3 (Urbana, POB 680, Champaign County OH). On page 61 is a reprint of an article written by William PATRICK on May 3, 1881 and published in the May 12, 1881 issue of the URBANA CITIZEN AND GAZETTE - May 12, 1881 - describing the environs of Urbana 75 years earlier (1806?) excerpts from which follow: "......would overflow into a ravine at about the intersection of North Main and Church Streets, running a little east of south through the grounds of Lemuel WEAVER's hardware store." "South of the town branch upon the table land began a large timbered tract extending south through the WEAVER and WARD walnut bottoms.........." [This compiler has a problem with the time frame of Mr. PATRICK's descriptions, i.e Lemuel was born about 1809 so obviously the hardware store was in operation many years later. Lemuel's father, Henry brought his family from Mad River Twp to Urbana about 1813 Too, the second quotation above might not have meant Lemuel since his father and his brothers, Jason and Simeon, were active residents of Urbana. If one knew the location of the WARD property, one would be able to iden- tify to which WEAVER he refers.] !QUOTES(2): Copied from A CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY OHIO - New York and Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company. George A. Weaver is a representative of one of the old and pioneer families of Champaign county. He is the son of Lemuel W., who was born eight miles from Urbana, July 17, 1808, and died in this city on the 27th of January 1890. The family is of German lineage and Henry W., the grandfather of our subject, was born in Berke- ley county, Virginia. Later he became a resident of Lexington, Kentucky, and then removed to Ohio in 1802. In the latter part of 1813, the family came to Urbana, the city having been founded eight years before. Here Henry Weaver engaged in the manuafacture of boots and shoes until 1825, and then extended his operations by dealing in general merchandise. He was tax collector for several years and was a prominent and influential man, whose efforts along commercial lines and in the up-building and progress of Urbana were most beneficial to the community. He died in 1872, after 70 years residence in Champaign county. His wife bore the maiden name of Nancy Chapman and was of English descent. She was born in New Jersey and was a daughter of William Chapman for whom Chapman's Creek in Champaign county was named, he having lived along that stream. When twelve years of age Lemuel was a student in the school conducted by Calvin Fletcher, afterwards a prominent and wealthy citizen of Indianapolis, Indiana. The last school which he atended was taught by Aquila Bolton, who later joined the Quaker community near Lebanon. In his youth Mr. Weaver became a clerk in his father's store and when his father withdrew in 1843, Mr. Weaver and his brothers, Jason and Simeon, con- tinued the business with which he was connected for many years. In 1855 the partnership was dissolved and the following year Lemuel Weaver entered into business relations with his brother Simeon as a general mer- chant. When three or four years had passed he went to Concord, New Hampshire, but at the expiration of two years returned to Urbana and opened a hardware store, however, disposingof his interests in this enterprise several years prior to his death. His political support was given to the Whig party in early life, while later he became a Republican. In 1832 he was a delegate to the Whig convention which met in Washington, D.C., and nominated Henry Clay as a candidate for the presidency. In 1840 he gave his support to William Henry Harrison. He took an active interest in everything pertaining to the improvement and progress of his community and at one time was secretary and treasurer of the Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad, which now is part of the Big Four railroad system. On the 21st of August, 1841, Lemuel Weaver married Elizabeth G. Hoyt, of Urbana, who was born in Maine, in the year 1816, and died on the 3rd of May 1874. Both Mr. and Mrs. Weaver were members of the Presbyterian church and were people of highest respect- ability. Their influence was marked as promoters of general progress along intellectual and moral lines and Mr.Weaver contributed in a large measure to the mate- rial up-building of his community. Of the five children born unto this worthy couple George A. Weaver of Urbana is the only one now living. His birth occurred in this city, May 22, 1842, and here he pursued his preliminary education, which was supple- mented by a course in Dartmouth College, in which he was graduated in 1863. He entered upon his business career in connection with his father, as a representa- tive of merchandising interests, and afterward studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1869. He has not engaged in practice regularly, his attention being largely occupied by supervision of his real estate interests, which are extensive. He has also been iden- tified with several extensive enterprises and is a man of resourceful business abiltiy, who carries forward whatever he undertakes. In 1875, Mr. Weaver married Miss Eleanor E. Thomas of New York, and they have two children, both of whom are in college. Mrs. Weaver is a leader in social circles and their attractive home is celebrated for its cordial hospitality. Mr. Weaver is a Presbyterian in religious faith and in politics he is a Republican. Notably prompt, energetic and reliable in business matters, he has had marked influence upon the commercial progress of Urbana. In manner he is modest and unassuming, but from his friends he receives the recognition which is ever accorded to sterling worth and honor. !REMARKS(1): The following items were copied from THE HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO: Page 339 Lemuel Weaver taught school around 1821-22. Page 358 Howard Weaver Mission dedicated. Memorial to son of Lemuel Weaver, died of consumption 1874, age about 23 years. Page 372 Established a branch of the United States Rolling Stock Corp. 6 Aug 1875. Page 382 Director of Champaign National Bank. Page 675 Salesman J. S. Parker employed in Hardware Store of Lemuel Weaver near 1866. Page 701 Lemuel born on the Weaver farm in Mad River Township in 1808. Father, Henry, removed to Urbana 1813 and conducted boot and shoe store. About 1855, the Weaver brothers, sons of Henry, divided the stock, Lemuel taking the hardware and groceries, then retired. Lemuel purchased the hardware stock 1860. Rebuilt the Weaver House in 1870. He is probably the wealthiest and most extensive busi- ness man in Champaign County. !REMARKS(2): HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY OHIO by Judge Evan P. MIDDLETON, Volume I, 1917 B. F. BOWEN & Company, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana, page 555: "Among the early pioneer teachers of the subscription schools were.....and Lemuel WEAVER who conducted more or less private school between Water and Reynolds streets." Page 847. Perpetual Savings Association incorporated March 6, 1878. Lemuel Weaver was among the incorpora- tors. Page 985 - in 1858 Urbana occupations listed under "miscelleanous" teacher, Lemuel Weaver, Scioto Street. Page 1025 - Western Mutual Fire Insurance Company "There are few in the county who can remember when it started in the spring of 1846, basing its legal exist- ence on an act of the state Legislature, approved February 28, 1846. The incorporators of the company were David Gwynne, Jacob Kaufman, Lemuel Weaver, Wil- liam H. Harback, Philander B. Ross........etc." (Just where Philander B. Ross fits into the Weaver, Rector, Ross relationship is not known. What is known is that Charles Rector named a son Philander Ross Rector.) Page 1126: "The merchants of the town in 1849 included the following: .......Weaver & Brothers, hardware"
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