Levi S. Weaver ¹⁶²⁹

  General Notes:

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Windber Couple to Mark 50th Year of Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Weaver Honored During Dinner Event by 11 Children
WINDBER -- A Windber R.D. 1 couple will mark their golden wedding anniversary tomorrow. They are Mr. and Mrs. Levi S . Weaver. They were married Oct. 9, 1904, at the home of Mrs. Weaver's parents, Jacob and Adeline (Holsopple) Custer of Rummel. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Daniel Walker . Mr. Weaver, who was a farmer until he became blind about six years ago, is the son of Samuel and Mary (Berkey) Weaver. The Weavers have resided all their lives in the Windber area. They are the parents of 11 living children: Stanton , Levi and Dwight, all of Detroit, Mich,; Lillian, wife of Joseph Janosik, Euclid, Ohio; Martha, wife of John Vargo ; Eugene, David and Edward, all of Windber R.D. 1, and Hazel, Merle and Dalton, all at home. There are 12 grandchildren. Two sons, Samuel and Glenn, died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs . Weaver were guests of honor at a dinner on Labor Day, when all their children were home. No celebration is planned for tomorrow.
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, 10/8/1954

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Levi Weavers To Note 60th Wedding Date
WINDBER -- Mr. and Mrs. Levi S. Weaver, Windber R.D. 1, will observe their 60th wedding anniversary Friday. They were married Oct. 9, 1904, at the home of Mrs. Weaver's parents, Jacob and Adeline (Holsopple) Custer of Rummel, by the Rev. Daniel Walker. Mr. Weaver, who was a farmer until losing his sight about 16 years ago, is the son of Samuel and Mary (Berkey) Weaver. The Weavers, who have resided all their lives in the Windber area, are the parents of 11 living children -- Stanton and Levi, both of Detroit, Mich.; Dwight , Waterloo, Iowa; Lillian wife of Joseph Janosik, Euclid, Ohio; Martha, wife of John Vargo, Eugene, David and Edward , all of Windber R.D. 1, and Hazel, Merle and Dalton, all at home. Two sons died in infancy. There are 19 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, 10/8/1964 ¹⁶²⁹

  Life Events:

1. Census, 1910, Paint Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁶²⁹ ED 0153 family 0170
L S Weaver 30, Pa Head
Wife Lucinda 24 Pa
Dau Hazel T 05 Pa
Son Stanton A 03 Pa
Son Samuel 01 Pa
Dau Lillian M NR Pa

2. Census, 23 Mar 1920, Paint Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁶²⁹ reel T625_1653 ED 157 Page 25a house 444 family 465
WEAVER, Levi 40 m Pa head, owns home free, farmer on genera l farm
Lucinda 35 f Pa wife
Hazel 14 f Pa dau
Stanton 13 m Pa son
Lilian 10 f Pa dau
Mearl 8 m Pa son
Levi 5 f Pa
Martha 3 6/12 f Pa dau
Edward 1 6/12 m Pa son

3. Census, 10 Apr 1930, Paint Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁶²⁹ reel T626_2149 ED 39 Page 8a house 128 family 130
WEAVER, Levi S 50 m Pa, 1st married at 24, owns home free , farmer on general farm
Lucinda 45 f Pa wife, 1st married at 19
Stanton A 23 m Pa son, coal miner
Lillian M 20 f Pa dau, laborer at house work
Merrille L 18 m Pa son, laborer on gen'l farm
Levi L 15 m Pa son
Martha A 13 f Pa dau
Edward E 11 m Pa son
Eugene H 9 m Pa son
David O 8 m Pa son
Dwight L 6 m Pa son
Dalton E 3 m Pa son

4. Occupation: Farmer: Windber, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁶²⁹

Levi married Lucinda C. Custer on 9 Oct 1904 in Rummel, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.¹⁶²⁹ (Lucinda C. Custer was born on 12 Jan 1885 in Paint Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA,¹⁶²⁹ died on 26 Apr 1977 in Windber, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA ¹⁶²⁹ and was buried in Berkey Brethren Cemetery (Windber, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA) ¹⁶²⁹.)

  Marriage Notes:

Rev. Daniel Walker