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Born 1819
From The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county; (1882)
JOHN A. WEAVER, tobacconist, Dayton, was born in Ohio October 9, 1819. is father was Adam Weaver, a Revolutionary soldier, a native of Pennsylvania, and ? mother a native of Ohio. Our subject, who was their oldest son, was married, in 40, to Miss Rachael Shade, who was born in 1822, and by whom he has had four children, two boys and two girls: John Al-;d, James M., Elvina and Milla. Of 3se, Elvina is married to J. T. Gassett, two others are in New York, and John Al-;d is at home, being the only one the old folks have with them. Mr. Weaver was a mer until 1878, when he engaged in the tobacco business, in which he has since conned.
As printed in The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county; (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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