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James WEIR

Male Abt 1831 - 1898  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name James WEIR 
    Birth Abt 17 Jul 1831  OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Mar 1898  Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) A household headed by James WEIR is listed in the 1870 census of Richland Township, Fulton County, IN.

      James is listed in the 1870 census as a farmer who was then 38 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, he was born in about 1832. According to the 1870 census, he was born in OH.

      Listed with James is his wife, Mary J., who was then 27 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1843. According to the 1870 census, she was born in IN.

      Also listed with James is his daughter, Amanda E., who was then 4 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1866. According to the 1870 census, she was born in IN.

      Also listed with James is his son, George W., who was then 3 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, he was born in about 1867. According to the 1870 census, he was born in IN.

      (2) A household headed by James WEIR is listed in the 1880 census of Richland Township, Fulton County, IN.

      James is listed in the 1880 census as a farmer who was then 49 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, he was born in about 1831. According to the 1880 census, he was born in OH, and his father was born in PA. The birthplace of his mother is not listed in the 1880 census. [James is listed in the index to the 1880 census as James WEIS, but the microfilm image of the census page is difficult to read.]

      Listed with James is his wife, Mary J., who was then 37 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, she was born in about 1843. According to the 1880 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in NC, and her mother was born in KY.

      Also listed with James is his daughter, Wanda, who was then 14 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, she was born in about 1866. According to the 1880 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN.

      Also listed with James is his son, George, who was then 13 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, he was born in about 1867. According to the 1880 census, he was born in IN, his father was born in OH, and his mother was born in IN.

      Also listed with James is his daughter, Maggie, who was then 6 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, she was born in about 1874. According to the 1880 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN.

      (3) Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database online], Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004:

      Name: Jas. Weir
      Date: Mar 19, 1898
      Location: Rochester
      Age: 68 yr
      Gender: Male
      Race: W
      Source location: County Clerk Office, City Health Office Rochester
      Source notes: The source of this record is the book C-16 on page 17 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

      (4) Tombaugh, Jean C. & Wendell C., Fulton County Indiana Cemetery Inscriptions, Rochester, IN: 1993:

      SECTION 2, Richland Center I.O.O.F. Cemetery

      Row 1 . . .

      WEIR

      (1) James, d. Mar 17, 1898, ae 66y-8m [Note by compiler: Based upon the date of James' death (March 17, 1898), and his age at the time of his death (66 years and 8 months), the compiler has calculated James' birth date to have been July 17, 1831.]

      (2) Mary J., his wife, d. July 5, 1909, ae 66y-10m-14d [Note by compiler: Based upon the date of Mary's death (July 5, 1909), and her age at the time of her death (66 years, 10 months and 14 days), the compiler has calculated Mary's birth date to have been August 21, 1842.]
    Person ID I6708  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father George WEIR,   b. Abt 6 May 1805, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1872, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Mary MATHEWSON,   b. Abt 2 Apr 1802, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1868, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Family ID F5937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret (WEIR),   b. Abt 22 Oct 1833   d. 2 Jul 1860, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Marriage Bef 2 Jul 1860 
    Family ID F5945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Mary Jane (WEIR),   b. Abt 21 Aug 1842, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1909, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage Bef 8 Oct 1865 
    Children 
     1. Amanda E. WEIR,   b. 8 Oct 1865, Richland Township, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1928, Rochester, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. George W. WEIR,   b. 19 Apr 1867, Richland Township, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1927, Richland Township, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Margaret A. WEIR,   b. 25 Dec 1873, Richland Township, Fulton County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1937, Argos, Marshall County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F3413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024