Son of Simon & Louisa Weinberg
Info. from Augusta Library Cemetery Records.
Info. below from Talbot Fisher FIND A GRAVE ID 46876960.
DIED ON A TRAIN
SIMON WEINBERG OF THIS CITY, MET DEATH ON HIS WAY HOME
A telegram was received here Wednesday to the effect that Simon Weinberg of this city and brother of A.L. and LaFayette Weinberg and Mrs. C.M. Allensworth, was found dead on a train coming north from Mexico. The dispatch was dated Eagle Pass, Texas, September 4. The body was placed in charge of the health officers. LaFayette has directed that the remains be sent here. On their arrival it is likely that funeral services will be held at the home of LaFayette Weinberg and that the interment will be in the family burying ground at Augusta. The immediate cause of death is not known, but the supposition of relatives here is that it was caused by diabetes, from which Mr. Weinberg had been a sufferer from some time, and that he was on his way home at the time.
Simon Weinberg was the son of Simon and Louise Weinberg and was born August 6, 1876, in Augusta. He was the youngest of fifteen children. He grew up in Augusta and received his education in Quincy and at the State university. He took a trip to Europe with his father in 1894 and 1895. He also made a journey to Alaska during the period of gold excitement. His home has been in Galesburg for months at a time, although the last few years he can be scarcely said to have had a regular place of residence. He has been spending considerable of his time the last two years in Mexico. The disease from which he suffered manifested itself in a serious form within the last year. In the spring he went to the City of Mexico, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Zeline Wright, who was to keep house for him. In the summer he came north again, having heard that there was a doctor in Cincinnati who was having success in such cases as his. He spent some time here and seemed hopeful. He then returned to the City of Mexico and helped his sister to return here, which she did a month ago. It was his purpose to come also as soon as he could arrange matters. His disease did not improve and in his last letter to his brother, LaFayette, he indicated his desire to start north as soon as possible. His condition was even then precarious. The dispatch shows that he had made the start for home when death came upon him.
Mr. Weinberg was a young man of fine and manly appearance. Several years ago his joined the Presbyterian church at Augusta. His mother died in Augusta in 1893 and his father died in May of last year.
The following sisters and brothers survive Mr. Weinberg: Mrs. John Tarr, Moravia, Iowa; Mrs. Pearl Reich, Moravia, Iowa; Joseph, Aaron and Adolph Weinberg, Augusta; Mrs. F.M. King, Mrs. G.W. Worman, Augusta; A.L. and LaFayette Weinberg and Mrs. C.M. Allensworth, Galesburg; Mrs. B.E. Bacon, Sumner, Wash.; Mrs. Zeline Wright, Chicago, and Mrs. Deena Stark, Chicago and Moses Weinberg, Rushville.
Galesburg Republican-Register: Sept. 5, 1901