John Weaver and Nancy Nearhoof
Husband John Weaver 1 2
Born: 22 Mar 1829 - Sinking Valley, Huntingdon Co, PA 1 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: John Weaver (Abt 1795-1872) 1 2 Mother: Rachel Isett (Abt 1781-1857) 1
Marriage: 22 Nov 1849 3
Wife Nancy Nearhoof 2 3
Born: 2 Apr 1825 - Huntingdon Co, PA 3 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Andrew Nearhoof (Abt 1799-Abt 1871) 2 3 4 Mother: Mary Kephart (cal 1805-1889) 4 5 6
Children
1 F Mary Weaver 3
Born: Christened: Died: while young Buried:
2 M Jeremiah Weaver 3
Born: 3 Dec 1851 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Etta Woomer ( - ) 3
3 M Miles Weaver 3
Born: 17 Feb 1853 3 Christened: Died: Cause of Death: Rattlesnake bite Buried:
4 F Anna Eliza Weaver 3
Born: 4 Oct 1854 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Henry Sharer ( - ) 3
5 F Sarah J. Weaver 3
Born: 15 Jul 1856 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: W. S. Johnson ( - ) 3
6 M Samuel Weaver 3
Born: 22 Feb 1858 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Bertie Brisbon ( - ) 3
7 M John W. Weaver 3
Born: 10 Dec 1859 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Walk ( - ) 3
8 F Harriet Weaver 3 7
Born: 25 Oct 1861 - Dix Station, Taylor Twp, Centre Co, PA 3 7 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Silas Cresswell McAlister (1860- ) 3 7 Marr: 18 Oct 1881 - Bellwood, Blair Co, PA 7
9 M George Weaver 3
Born: 10 Dec 1863 3 Christened: Died: Buried:
10 F Alice Weaver 3
Born: 22 Sep 1866 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: W. O. Irwin ( - ) 3
11 F Ellen Weaver 3
AKA: Ella Weaver 8 Born: 8 May 1869 3 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: William Harrison McAlister (1870- ) 3 8 Marr: 7 Apr 1891 - Tyrone, Blair Co, PA 8
12 F Nannie B. Weaver 3
Born: 11 Jul 1874 3 Christened: Died: while young Buried:
General Notes: Husband - John Weaver
He was born in Sinking Valley, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, but almost his entire life was passed in Centre County, where he experienced all the trials and hardships of pioneer life.
Until he had reached the age of twenty-one years, he remained under the parental roof, assisting his father in the labors of the farm, and attending school when the opportunity afforded. For a time he crossed the mountains into Huntingdon County to school, a distance of three miles, through the unbroken forest, and later pursued his studies at a school in Centre County, to which he walked a distance of five miles through the woods. On a winter morning he would start before dawn with the other children, carrying pine lights, and they would take turns in breaking the path through the snow.
On leaving home, he went to Bald Eagle Furnace where he worked as a farm hand by the month for a year and a half, and then engaged in chopping wood in Huntingdon County during the winter, and in charcoaling in the summer for the same length of time. Subsequently he was employed in various iron works in that section of the state, after which he returned to the old homestead, and again engaged in chopping wood and charcoaling for some time. In connection with William Robinson and Jacob Ridering, Mr. Weaver next contracted to grade three miles of the Bald Eagle Valley railroad, but for this work he says they got nothing, "as the head contractor ran away with the funds." After another company had taken charge of the road Mr. Weaver contracted for three-quarters of a mile of grading, and later was made track foreman over a crew of men. When the track was laid he was appointed division foreman, and continued his connection with the railroad service for thirty-one years, during which time he graded for the round house at Tyrone. On leaving the road he purchased a farm, which he continued to operate until 1893.
This was a farm of 206 acres at Dick's Station, in Taylor township, Centre County.
He was an ardent Republican in politics, though he never aspired to public office. He served his fellow citizens in the capacity of school director for many years, and was also elected supervisor of his township, but got another man to serve in his stead. He was drafted during the Civil war, but owing to illness in the family he sent a substitute. He and his wife held membership in the United Brethren Church.
1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 346.
2 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 197, 199.
3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 347.
4 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 543.
5 Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 512.
6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 347, 768.
7 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 197.
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Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 199.
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