John B. Weir and Martha "Mattie" Braden

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Husband John B. Weir ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1837 - Franklin Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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         Father: Joseph Weir (Abt 1796/1800-1867) 1 4
         Mother: Jemima Squires (Abt 1800-1842) 5

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       Marriage: 1886 or 1887 6

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   Other Spouse: Julia Bane (      -1886) 3 - 1864 3

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Wife Martha "Mattie" Braden ⁶

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         Father: Jacob Braden (Abt 1812-1893) 7
         Mother: Mary Ringland (      -1846) 8

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   Other Spouse: Langdon Burgan (      -      ) 3

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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - John B. Weir

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received his early education in the common schools. He attended Waynesburg College, and finally graduated at Duff's Business College, at Pittsburgh. He after­ward taught a term of school, later going to Van-Buren, where he sold goods for his uncle (Adam Weir), and in the summer of 1860 began business for himself. In this he continued three years, then finding his health failing, retired to a farm in Morris township, this county, where he remained fifteen years. About that time his house was burned. He then sold the farm, and moved to a home in Washington borough, where he lived a retired life. His early years were actively employed, as a general farmer, giving attention to the breeding of heavy draft horses, having been the first to introduce the registered heavy draft horse brought into Wash­ington County in the year 1879. In politics he was a Democrat. The position of road commissioner in Morris township was filled by him for nine years, and he served as a constable and assessor several years. His business career was very successful, and during the period of active life he settled many estates, and collected the county school and road taxes. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church of Washington.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 800.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 792, 767.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 793.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 792, 1356.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 792.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 767, 793.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 767.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 766.