Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Weaver, Abraham S ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000719 January 31, 2008, 2:42 am Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885 Abraham S. Weaver, a farmer on section 13, Sterling Township, is the son of John and Anna (Snavely) Weaver, of whom a personal sketch may be found elsewhere. The son was born Oct. 23, 1835, in Lancaster Co., Pa. His father came to Whiteside County with his family when he was 17 years of age, and he has been a farmer in Sterling Township since that date (1852). He was married Jan. 20, 1861, to Mary, daughter of John and Martha (Kreider) Hoover, and they had one child, Mary, who died when six years of age. The mother died July 10, 1862. The second marriage of Mr. Weaver, to Annie Hoover, the sister of his first wife, took place in Sterling Township. She was born Sept. 24, 1842, in Franklin Co., Pa., and has become the mother of four children: Benjamin, Louetta, Cora and Emma G. Mr. Weaver is identified in politics with the Republican party, and has been School Director. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full- page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/whiteside/bios/weaver2287nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb