Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Joseph W. Weller and Katie Hoover




Husband Joseph W. Weller 1




           Born: 6 Oct 1814 - Berks Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 May 1884 - Emlenton, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA


         Father: John Weller (Abt 1785-1872) 1
         Mother: Katie [Unk] (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Angeline Will (1828-1915) 2 - May 1846 2



Wife Katie Hoover 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef May 1846
         Buried:  - Emlenton, Venango Co, PA


Children
1 M Henry William Weller 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Joseph W. Weller


He came to Emlenton in 1837, his capital consisting of about one hundred dollars in money, a tailor's goose and shears, a few needles, and industrious habits. For a number of years he kept a store in a frame building on Water street. He then erected a stone distillery, the second one in the town. This structure was finally converted into a dwelling house, but now stands unoccupied. Mr. Weller cleared away the timber occupy-ing the east end of the site of Emlenton for the proprietor, Joseph Fox, and received as pay the crops for the ensuing three years. He raised wheat, rye, and corn in succession, and thus began to accumulate money. The dis-tillery was erected during the second year of the clearing. When the war of the Rebellion broke out he had on hand a large supply of whiskey, from the duty of which he realized handsome profits. He was a successful busi-ness man whose every venture turned to gold. Mr. Weller was a member of the Reformed church, and politi-cally an unswerving Democrat. [HVC 1890, 931]
He had five children with his first wife; only Henry was still living in 1890.


General Notes: Wife - Katie Hoover


She had five children with Joseph Weller, only one was living in 1890. She died about eight years after her marriage to Joseph.

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Sources


1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 931.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 932.


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