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Caleb Weir

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Caleb Weir

Birth
Willistown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
31 Oct 1898 (aged 49)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.988979, Longitude: -75.479869
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Caleb was the tenth child of Edward Weir and Mary Ann (Yarnall) Weir.

Caleb was the tenth of eleven children born to Edward Weir and Mary Ann (Yarnall) Weir.

Hannah Matilda was the sixth of eleven children born to Edward Weir and Mary Ann (Yarnall) Weir.

Caleb and his brothers and sisters are listed below in order of birth:

Caleb #1 (1832-1833)
Elizabeth Ann (1833-1905)
Margaret Jane (1835-1847)
Emily (1836-1913)
Caroline (1838-1858)
Hannah Matilda (1841-1917)
Kinsey (1843-1917)
Susanna (1845-1919)
Edward (1847-1926)
Caleb #2 (1849-1898)
Baker (1852-1936)

Caleb married Hannah Howard in about 1873.

Based on US Census information, Caleb and Hannah had at least four children; Bertha Christiana, born in 1874; George Howard, born in 1875/76; Caroline P., born in 1879, and Earl H., born in 1887.

At the time of his apparently accidental death, Caleb was the blacksmith at White Horse, Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

The following News Articles provide information on Caleb's death.


Morning Republican Nov 2 & 3- Oxford Press Nov 16
Morning Republican, November 2, 1898

Caleb Weir
A telegram was received in Malvern yesterday morning by Edward Weir, of Malvern, stating that his brother, Caleb Weir, who had been the blacksmith at White Horse, Willistown, died suddenly at the home of his daughter
Christiana. Mr. Weir had gone to Christiana yesterday to go gunning with his son-in-law, Mr. Stewart, who lives about six miles west of that place, and it was not known what was the cause of his death, though friends feared that he might have been shot. He leaves a wife and a son and daughter at home. Mr. Weir was about 49 years of age.

Morning Republican, November 3, 1898
WEIR- On October 31, 1898, Caleb Weir, of Willistown, Chester County, in his 49th year.

Oxford Press, November 16, 1898
Weir- October 31, 1898, in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Caleb Weir, aged about 49 years.


Additional Comments:
Note: age in Oxford Press is as reported. Christiana lives in Bart Township, Lancaster County.
Caleb was the tenth child of Edward Weir and Mary Ann (Yarnall) Weir.

Caleb was the tenth of eleven children born to Edward Weir and Mary Ann (Yarnall) Weir.

Hannah Matilda was the sixth of eleven children born to Edward Weir and Mary Ann (Yarnall) Weir.

Caleb and his brothers and sisters are listed below in order of birth:

Caleb #1 (1832-1833)
Elizabeth Ann (1833-1905)
Margaret Jane (1835-1847)
Emily (1836-1913)
Caroline (1838-1858)
Hannah Matilda (1841-1917)
Kinsey (1843-1917)
Susanna (1845-1919)
Edward (1847-1926)
Caleb #2 (1849-1898)
Baker (1852-1936)

Caleb married Hannah Howard in about 1873.

Based on US Census information, Caleb and Hannah had at least four children; Bertha Christiana, born in 1874; George Howard, born in 1875/76; Caroline P., born in 1879, and Earl H., born in 1887.

At the time of his apparently accidental death, Caleb was the blacksmith at White Horse, Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

The following News Articles provide information on Caleb's death.


Morning Republican Nov 2 & 3- Oxford Press Nov 16
Morning Republican, November 2, 1898

Caleb Weir
A telegram was received in Malvern yesterday morning by Edward Weir, of Malvern, stating that his brother, Caleb Weir, who had been the blacksmith at White Horse, Willistown, died suddenly at the home of his daughter
Christiana. Mr. Weir had gone to Christiana yesterday to go gunning with his son-in-law, Mr. Stewart, who lives about six miles west of that place, and it was not known what was the cause of his death, though friends feared that he might have been shot. He leaves a wife and a son and daughter at home. Mr. Weir was about 49 years of age.

Morning Republican, November 3, 1898
WEIR- On October 31, 1898, Caleb Weir, of Willistown, Chester County, in his 49th year.

Oxford Press, November 16, 1898
Weir- October 31, 1898, in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Caleb Weir, aged about 49 years.


Additional Comments:
Note: age in Oxford Press is as reported. Christiana lives in Bart Township, Lancaster County.


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  • Maintained by: Bob George
  • Originally Created by: Dan Oh
  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38766593/caleb-weir: accessed ), memorial page for Caleb Weir (17 May 1849–31 Oct 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38766593, citing Willistown Friends Cemetery, Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bob George (contributor 47211420).