Abraham A. "Abram" Weaver ¹⁵⁷¹

  General Notes:

BIOGRAPHY

Abraham Weaver, son of Abraham Weaver, was born May 1, 1818. About 1840 he settled on the farm now owned by his sons, Jonas A. Weaver, and devoted himself to its cultivation in connection with the lumber business. He owned several other farms, bought stock to supply the Johnstown markets, was a stockholder in the Scalp and Johnstown pike, of which he was the treasurer, and served several times as supervisor of Paint township. His political principles were those advocated by the Republican party, and he was a member of the German Baptist church. Mr. Weaver married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Stutzman, and their children were Lucinda, born 1841, married Noah Miller, died about 1865; Steven B., born 1843, married Elizabeth Custer had ten children; Mary, born 1845, wife of Henry Hostetler, had seven children; Samuel, born 1847, married Mary Berkey, has seven children; Jacob, born 1849, married Lavina Hoffman, has nine children; Abraham, born 1851, died 1853; Hiram, born 1853, married Frances Reed, has eight children; Susan, born 1856, wife of Isaac D. Shaffer, has eight children; Jonas A., see forward; Elizabeth, born 1866, died 1870. The mother of this family died in 1877, and the death of Mr. Weaver occured May 31, 1895.

Source: History of Bedford and Somerset Counties Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Personal History
Author: Somerset County by William H. Welfley, Volume III
Publication: The Lewis Publishing Company, New York: : Chicago, 1906
Note: Information collected at the Clarion County Historical Library, Clarion, Pennsylvania.
Page: Page 386 ¹⁶²⁴

  Life Events:

1. Census, 1850, Paint Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁶²⁹ family 15
Weaver, Abraham 32 M Farmer
Elizabeth 33 F
Lucinda 8 F
Stephen 7 M
Maria 5 F
Samuel 3 M
Jacob 1 M
Shaffer, David 22 M Farmer $1500
Gordon, Annie 21 F

Abraham married Elizabeth Stutzman in 1835 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹⁶²⁹ (Elizabeth Stutzman was born on 15 Jun 1816 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA,¹⁶²⁹ died on 24 Dec 1878 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA ¹⁶²⁹ and was buried in Berkey Brethren Cemetery (Windber, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA) ¹⁶²⁹.)

Abraham next married Susanna Stutzman after 1878 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹⁶²⁴ (Susanna Stutzman was born on 15 Oct 1820 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA,¹⁶²⁹ died on 22 Feb 1904 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA ¹⁶²⁹ and was buried in Berkey Brethren Cemetery (Windber, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA) ¹⁶²⁹.)