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Note: Shoemaker;Justice of the Peace; immigrated about 1850 Certificate #1565, 7 Aug 1857. Sponsor Martin Doll
John G. Weiblen. The name of John G. Weiblen has long been associated with the business life of the village of Fairview, but he is a native son of the fatherland of Germany, born there in the province oi Wittenberg October 9, 1833. As a lad of sixteen he came with his father, Gotlieb, across the ocean to America, fifty-seven days passing ere their old-time sailing vessel reached the harbor of New York City, and from there they came to Erie county on the 4th of November, 1850. His mother, Jacobine, had died in Germany. Gotlieb Weiblen spent the remainder of his life in Erie county, dying at the home of his son in Fairview when ninety-three years of age. He had followed the manufacture of broadcloth in the land of his birth but his occupa- tion in this country was farming. During the three and a half years following his arrival in the United States John G. Weiblen lived in Erie and served an apprentice- ship at the shoemaker's trade, and then coming to Fairview he has since followed that occupation, being a first-class cobbler and a famil- iar figure in the business circles of this village. His first marriage oc- curred in Fairview to Miss Louise Hauser, who became the mother of two children, but the only one living is Josephine, the wife of George Urquhart, of California, and the wife and mother is also deceased. He afterward married Miss Mary Harman, and they have had the follow- ing children : Emma, the wife of Harvey Johnson of Fairview town- ship ; Gertrude, who married William Strick and lives in Erie ; Wil- liam, deceased ; Hattie, who married Marcus Henneous and lives in Erie ; Nellie, the wife of George Alford, of Westfield, New York ; Car- rie, whose home is also in Erie; Winifred, at home with her parents; Frank and Charles, twins, who reside respectively in Erie and in Min- nesota ; John, whose home is in Erie; and Fred, at home with his par- ents. Mr. Weiblen cast his first presidential vote for John C. Fremont, and has ever since upheld the principles of the Republican party. Dur- ing twenty years he served as a justice of the peace in Fairview, while during the past four years he has been a notary public.
John Miller, A twentieth century history of Erie County, Pennsylvania : a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, and its principal interests (Volume 2)
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JOHN G WEIBLEN, justice of the peace, Fairview, Erie County, PA., was born in the year 1833, and is a son of Gottlieb and Gotleibian (Meyers) [not correct s/b Jacobina] Weiblen, natives of Germany. The former was a weaver by trade and came to America and Erie County in 1850, and first settled in Erie city. He later came to Fairview borough and dies in 1894. His wife died in Europe in 1835. Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County - pages 782-783.
Will written 21 Feb 1914. Probated 8 May 1922 #28056. Mentions widow Mary A Weiblen,dau Josephine Urquhart md George Urquhart, dau Winifred Blackney, dau Emma Johnson, son John F Weiblen, grandson Robert F Weiblen, son Frank Weiblen, dau Cara Weiblen, dau Nellie Alford, dau Hattie Henneous, dau Gertrude Strick, son Charles Weiblen, son Fred C Weiblen. Executor: Marcus Henneous.
Deeds - Fairview, Erie County, PA
Sophia Gensheimer to John G Weiblen vol 120 page 337 recorded Nov 11, 1896
Johan Sebastian jr to John G Weiblen vol 132 page 586 recorded Dec 1, 1900
Hannah Houser to John G Weiblen vol 133 page 129 recorded Dec 1, 1900
David B Houck to John G Weiblen vol 157 page 420 recorded Jan 29 1906
John G Weiblen to Fred Weber vol 134 page 536 recorded May 21 1901
John G Weiblen estate to T Woods Sterrett vol 276 page 86 recorded Jan 5 1923
John G Weiblen estate to Matilda Lawrence vol 280 page 5 recorded Jul 24, 1923
John G Weiblen estate to Julia Randall vol 332 page 477 recorded Oct 3 1929
John G Weiblen estate to V E Manley vol 323 page 450 recorded Mar 25 1931
John G Weiblen estate to Elizabeth Turner vol 371 page 232 recorded Jan 27, 1937
This last deed was made Dec 31 1934 mentions Lewis Harmon unmarried of Los Angeles CA, Hattie Henneous and Mar l Henneous her husband, Getrude Strick and William C Strick her husband, Frank Weiblen unmarried, Luella F Ort unmarried and Catherine G Ort unmarried of Erie, Nellie B Alford and George Alford her husband of Westfield, Chatauqua County NY, Winifred Blackney and Leonard P Blackney of Mentor Ohio, Cara Louise Weiblen single of Cleveland Cuyahoga County Ohio, Fred Weiblen and Florence L Weiblen his wife of Milwaukee WI, John Weiblen and Bertha his wife of Hoquiam Grays Harbor County WA.
********************************************* John G Weiblen navigated the lakes in 1855 and 1856, and took many refugees from Chicago to Collingswood, Ontario. -Letter of Mr. eiblen, Fairview, Erie Co., Pa., Nov. 26, 1895.
The Underground Railroad From Slavery to Freedom by Wilbur H Siebert, MacMillan & Co., 1898
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Civil war registration: Gray eyes, brown hair, 5'2"
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