Biography of Jacob Weaver
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 986
JACOB WEAVER, blacksmith, Plain City, was born in Adams County, Penn., October 28, 1828. He is a son of John and Catharine (Fry) Weaver, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. He was raised on a farm and worked at farming until thirty-one years of age, when he learned the blacksmith's trade, which he has since followed, a period of twenty four years, eighteen of which were spent in Plain City. In 1853, he married Catharine Kahlor, a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent. They have one child, now the wife of Thomas McMain. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Weaver's parents came to this county in 1839. His grandparents on both sides were soldiers in the Revolutionary war.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
For more information visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/bookstore/images/2010fallregistrationform.pdf
or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
Publicity Chairman,
Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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