Husband Alfred D. Weir 1 2
Born: 13 Aug 1823 - Buffalo Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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Died: Jun 1894 - Buffalo Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
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Father: John Weir (1777-1872) 2 3
Mother: Jane Roney (Abt 1789-1864) 2 4
Marriage: 12 Apr 1855 2
• Residence: : Buffalo Twp, Butler Co, PA.
Wife Elizabeth J. Morris 1 2
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Father: Robert Morris (1804- ) 2 5 6
Mother: Isabella Gilchrist ( -1854) 5 6
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1 F Isabella Weir 2
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2 F Margaret M. "Maggie" Weir 7
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Spouse: Dr. R. C. McCurdy (1855- ) 8
Marr: 14 Jun 1884 7
3 F Ida Weir 2
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Spouse: Dr. J. M. Blain ( - ) 2
4 M John Weir 2
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5 F Jennie Weir 2
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6 M Alexander M. Weir 2
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General Notes: Husband - Alfred D. Weir
He was born in Buffalo Township, Butler County, on the farm later owned by him, and on which he constantly lived. His father was one of the earliest and firmest friends of the common school system-a progressive man generally-and Alfred, encouraged as he was, seized and improved every opportunity within his reach. In his boyhood and early manhood, he was recognized as the best scholar in the neighborhood. He taught school successfully several terms. Debates in those days were quite frequent, and A. D. was sent for far and near. He was a good public speaker; clear and forcible in expression. From the time he could vote, and even before, he took an active part in politics. He was a Whig till the Republican party was formed; a hater of slavery, and a friend of temperance. He filled many local offices; but especially as a School Director his services were deemed almost indispensable by the people of his township. He served in that capacity about twenty years or more.
He was elected County Auditor in 1853, served three years, and Associate Judge in 1881 for five years. He was still a farmer, and his farm and improvements, crops and stock, showed that he was one of the best in the county. He was the first in the county to introduce the use of phosphates and commercial fertilizers generally. His home was a resort for progressive farmers for miles around, not only from his own county but also from Allegheny and Armstrong Counties. He was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, and was a delegate to the Old School General Assembly, which met first in New York, in May, 1869, and afterward in Pittsburgh, in November of the same year, when and where the old and new schools were united after a separation of thirty-eight years. [HBC 1883, 72x]
He was reared on the Weir homestead in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and received a good education. He followed school teaching in early manhood, and was a school director for more than twenty years, always taking a deep interest in educational matters. In 1853 he was elected a county auditor, and associate judge in 1876, and served on the bench a full term. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, held the office of elder in that denomination for thirty-five years, and was a delegate to the general assembly at Detroit in 1891. [HBC 1895, 832]