Joseph Weaver

As printed in 1908

JOSEPH WEAVER, whose blacksmith shop and thirty-five acres of valuable land is situated at Vienna, and in Harmony Township, has been township trustee for the past three years and is an active and leading citizen of this section. He was born in Clark County, Ohio, April 13, 1859, and is a son of Abraham and Mary Ann (Jones) Weaver.

Mr. Weaver comes of Revolutionary ancestry, his material Great-grandfather

Hedrick having served, with two of his sons, during that struggle. The paternal grandparents of Mr. Weaver were Joseph and Sarah (Hedrick) Weaver, the former of whom was born in 1794, and died in 1852, and the latter was born in 1796, and died in 1885. They had four children: Eliza, Nancy, Amanda and Abraham. Eliza was born in 1821, married John Dubree and had three child'en. Nancy, born in 1825, married Samuel Peters, had five children and died in January, 1908. Amanda, born in 1828, mai;- ried James Hicks and they had seven children.

Abraham Weaver, father of Joseph, was born January 24, 1823. He married (first) Sophia Spragiie, who died in 1851, the mother of two children: Theresa and Orlando. Mr. Weaver was married (second) to Mary Ann Jones in 1852. She was born in 1827 and died in 1889. There were nine children born to this union, namely: Eliza, James, Charles, Kate, Joseph, Nancy, Hattie, Laura and Frank. The surviving members of this family, exclusive of Joseph, are: James, who married Caroline Ensley, Charles, who married Ida Carr, has six children; Kate, who married Fletcher Timibelsion, has two children; Harriet, who married Samuel Prugh, has two children; Laura, who married John Sharp, has four children; and Frank, who married Lillie M. Tavender. has four children.

Joseph Weaver was reared in Clark County and attended the district schools. In 1885 he settled in Madison County, where he lived until 1890, when he came to Vienna, where he owns property and has conducted a blacksmith business and engaged in farming ever since. He is a well known and progressive citizen of Harmony Township.

In 1885 Mr. Weaver was married to Luemma Smith, who was born in 1861, and they have two children: Gilbert, who was born March 31, 1886, and is a student in the Ohio State University at Columbus, and Irene, who was born March 24, 1896. The father of Mrs. Weaver, Josiah 0. Smith, was born April 15, 1831, and died April 27, 1907. On September 9, 1852, he was married to Nancy Lane, who was born in 1833 and died May 27, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had ten children, namely: Sarah, Edward H., Mary, Clara, Luemma, Warner, Dosa, Wade, Frank H. and Alice.

Mr. Weaver belongs to Lodge No. 345, Odd Fellows, at Vienna. He is a leading member of the Christian Church at Vienna and is a member of its board of trustees

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.