BIO: George B. WEAVER, Centre County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JO Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/centre/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/centre/1picts/commbios/comm-bios.htm _____________________________________________________________________ Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Etc. Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898. _____________________________________________________________________ GEORGE B. WEAVER, a valued and esteemed resident of Rebersburg, was formerly an agriculturist of Miles township, Centre county, and enjoyed more than ordinary success, but has now laid aside the cares and responsibilities of active business life, and is enjoying a well earned rest. He was born in Miles township, in August, 1821, a son of John Weaver, also a native of Centre county, whose father was one of the pioneers of Brush Valley, coming from southern Pennsylvania to Centre county in the latter part of the eighteenth century. He was a farmer, and reared a large family, several of whom died in Brush Valley, others being scattered over the West. John Weaver for his first wife wedded a Miss Fallgate, by whom he had one daughter, Sally, who became the wife of John Kreamer, and died in Brush Valley. After the death of the mother, Mr. Weaver wedded Polly Brungart, and to them were born five children: Jacob, who died unmarried at the age of fifty-five years; John, who died in Brush Valley at the advanced age of eighty years; Henry, who died in the same place; George B., of this review; and Susan, who married Daniel Kreamer, and died in Rebersburg. The father was a distiller and farmer by occupation, and was very successful in his business ventures, owning three valuable farms. He was a man of about five feet, eleven inches in height, very robust in his younger days, and at the time of his death, which occurred when he had reached the advanced age of ninety years, he was still well preserved, retaining his vitality to a remarkable degree. His second wife died at the age of seventy-seven, and was laid by his side in the cemetery of Rebersburg. They held mem- 296 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. bership in the Reformed Church, and in politics he was a Democrat. Upon the home farm George B. Weaver was reared, his education being obtained in the subscription schools of the neighborhood, which he was only able to attend about three months during each year as his services were needed on the farm. After the plowing, sowing and reaping were completed, the grain had to be threshed by tramping it out, and this was done during the winter season, so that it left little time for him to attend school. At the age of ten years he began hauling wood by ox- team for his father's distillery. In January, 1843, he was married, in Miles township, to Miss Sallie Harper, who was born in Brush Valley, in 1822, a daughter of George and Elizabeth (Kreamer) Harper. They became the parents of three children: Fietta (now Mrs. S. Krumrine); Joanna, wife of Prof. C. L. Gramley; and Della, at home. Mr. Weaver began his domestic life upon one of his father's farms, which he later purchased and still owns. In the early days he had to haul all his grain and produce to Lewisburg, and it took two or three days to make the round trip as the road was very rough and steep, and often four or six horses were required to haul a load of fifty or sixty bushels of grain. Mr. Weaver remained upon the farm until April 4, 1868, when he removed to Rebersburg, where he is now living a retired life in the pleasant and comfortable home which he there purchased. However, he still owns an excellent farm in Miles township. In his political views Mr. Weaver is a Democrat, and has served his fellow citizens in the capacity of overseer of the poor. He is a genial, jovial gentleman, always cheerful, and therefore an excellent companion. He has endeavored to live peaceably with all men, having never had but two lawsuits, both of which he won. Straight forward and honorable in all things, he enjoys the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens in a high degree. For many years he and his estimable wife have been active members of the Reformed Church of Rebersburg, to which they have been liberal contributors, and Mr. Weaver served on the building committee at the time of the erection of the house of worship. They have celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, and during the many years that have come and gone since they started out on life's journey together they have shared with each other its joys and sorrows, and faithfully born their part of its trials, so that now in their declining years they can look back over a useful and well-spent life with no regrets.