BIO: William WEAVER, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 114-115.
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  WILLIAM WEAVER, Shy Beaver P. O., Huntingdon county, Pa., was born in 
Hopewell township, March 23, 1823, son of Henry and Rachel (Bryan) 
Weaver.  His grandfather, Jacob Weaver, came to America from his native 
county, Holland, when a young man, and first settled in Maryland, in or 
near Hagerstown.  In 1791 he came with his wife and children, following 
the trail of the Indian, to Huntingdon county, where he took up a tract 
of land in Hopewell township.  This land he sold, and afterwards 
settled on another farm, containing 500 acres.  Here he made 
improvements, raised stock and dealt in land, meeting with success in 
his operations.  He died in Hopewell township.  His son, Henry Weaver, 
was born after the removal to Pennsylvania.  He was all his life a 
farmer in Hopewell township, where he owned 500 acres, of which he sold 
two hundred and cultivated the remainder.  He built a house and barn, 
and added other improvements.  He gave some attention to stock raising.  
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weaver are:  Ruth, widow of John 
Bowser; Sarah, wife of Abraham McGahan, of Williamsport, Pa.; John B., 
on the homestead; William; Matilda, wife of David Helsel, of Blair 
county, Pa.; Harriet, wife of L. Crager, of Lincoln township; 
Catherine, wife of John Buchanan, of Illinois; Elizabeth, deceased, 
wife of Joseph Edwards; George B., deceased; Daniel, of Saxton, Bedford 
county, Pa.; Martha, deceased, wife of William Cyphers; James, 
deceased, and Henry, deceased.  Henry Weaver was a Democrat; he took an 
active part in township business.  He was a member of the Reformed 
church.  Both parents died on the homestead.
  Their second son, William Weaver, attended the common schools of 
Hopewell township, and began active life on the farm with his father.  
He resided on the homestead until 1843, when he bought 100 acres of the 
homestead farm, and has ever since cultivated that land.  He also 
bought 400 acres in Hopewell township and in Bedford county, all of 
which is cultivated under his direction.  He pays attention likewise to 
raising stock.  Mr. Weaver was for six years in the school board of the 
township, and was supervisor for four terms.  He is a Democrat.  In 
1889 he was a candidate for the office of associate judge, and, 
although defeated by the Republican candidate, had a very large vote.  
He is an enterprising man.  That he did not enlist during the war of 
the Rebellion arose from no lack of patriotism and of energy, but was 
because he was rejected on account of disability.
  William Weaver was married in Blair county in 1852 to Lydia Smith, a 
native of Pottsville, Pa.  Their children are:  Isaac, on the 
homestead, married Jennie, daughter of Bryson Houck, of Tod township, 
and had two children, who are deceased; Oliver, on the homestead, is 
married to Margaret Moyers; and two children who died in infancy.  Mr. 
Weaver is a member of the Lutheran church, and a faithful worker in the 
Sunday-school, which he has served as teacher and superintendent.  He 
has attended all the Sunday-school conventions held in the county.  Mr. 
Weaver is a useful and influential member of the community, in which he 
is well liked and much respected.