Francisca Weaver Romberger was the daughter of Obediah Weaver and his wife Louise Ruhe Weaver from Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was the wife of Luther D. Romberger and mother of Charles L. Romberger.
Francisca's connection to my family is that she married my great grandpa's uncle.
Francisca was interred July 8, 1924.
Birth, death and interment data is from her death certificate. No cemetery information was given there, but a kind fellow FindAGrave contributor Har37x located her burial, and that of her husband.
The research on her life that has been done so far is light, but it seems her parents and siblings all moved out to Illinois. The 1850 census in Indiantown, Illinois reveals a large family headed by father Obediah, an inkeeper:
Obadiah Weaver M 44 Pennsylvania
Louisa Weaver F 35 Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Weaver F 16 Pennsylvania
Hannah H Weaver F 14 Pennsylvania
Obadiah K Weaver M 13 Pennsylvania
Francisco (sic)A Weaver F 10 Pennsylvania
Henry A Weaver M 8 Pennsylvania
Sylvester P Weaver M 6 Illinois
William A Weaver M 4 Illinois
Almira S Weaver M 1 Illinois
The fact that Henry (born 1842) is the last child born in Pennsylvania, and Sylvester (born 1844) was the first born in Illinois gives us a timeframe for when the family made the leap to Illinois.
There are two Obediah Weavers in Illinois for the 1860 census, both born in PA, one the son of the other. One, Obidiah H. Weaver, is age 23 and living with a clan of Ruhes which must be the same family, since Francisca was a product of a Ruhe-Weaver marriage. The other is age 55 and presumably her father, who is living with Joanna L Weaver. This elder Obediah was by age 75 on the 1880 census in Wyanet, listed as police magistrate while the son in Princeton, age 44 on this census, was a teamster... who also had a 14 year old son named Obediah.
"The voters and tax-payers of Bureau county, Illinois", published 1877, Chicago, by H.F. Kett has info on both gents. It is presumably her father's name listed as a township officer in Wyanet Illinois as this matches the census data above. It is her brother Obediah who is listed among the voters and taxpayers of Bureau County, Princeton Township as "WEAVER O. H. Princeton; teamster; Rep; from Penn."
Additional census findings for Francisca:
1860 Federal census, Wyanet, Bureau Cty Illinois:
(Ramberger or Rumberger depending on whose index you use)
-Luther D. R-mberger, male age 29, born in Pennsylvania, merchant with real estate valued at $3000 and personal estate valued at $2000.
-Frances R-mberger, female age 20, also born in PA.
-(Also with them - Hiram J Croft, age 24, born in Ohio, clerk, possible Luther's own employee.)
1865 Illinois census in the town of Center, Bureau County, Illinois, household of L. D. Romberger:
A white male and female under the age of 10
2 white males and 1 female over 20 but under 30
1 white male over 30 but under 40
Totals: 4 males, 2 females (all white, not all necessarily family)
1870 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther D. Romberger, white male age 36, dry goods merchant with real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate valued at $8000, born in Pennsylvania.
-Fanny Romberger, white female age 28, keeps house, born in PA.
-Emma Romberger, age 8 white female, at home, born in Illinois, attended school in the past year.
-Charles Romberger, age 9 white male, at home, born in Illinois, attended school in the past year.
-(Also with them - Emma Endinger, 18 year old white female, domestic servant, born in New York state.)
Note: The Romberger family's census information was collected in 1870 by Owen Lovejoy - interesting in light of the fact that one later Romberger, George, my great grandpa's big brother, married a lady from Princeton and was associated with the Underground Railroad, of which Mr. Lovejoy was a key figure, so perhaps this is how the association was made.)
1880 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther Romberger, white male age 49, dealer in bees, zero weeks unemployed in the past year, self and parents born in Pennsylvania.
-Francisca Romberger, white female age 40, wife, keeping house, self and parents born in PA.
-Emma Romberger, white female age 19, at school, born in Illinois, parents born in PA.
-Charles Romberger, white male age 17, at school, born in Illinois, parents born in PA.
1900 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther Romberger, white male age 69, born April 1831, married 40 years, self and parents born in Pennsylvania, retired farmer.
-Frances (illegible) Romberger, white female age 60, born September 1840, married 40 years, self and parents born in Pennsylvania. Reports giving birth to 3 children, of whom 2 are alive.
1910 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois, living on Elm Place (which is the northeast outskirts of town):
-Francisca L. Romberger, white female age 70, widowed, has given birth to 3 children, 1 of whom is alive, self and parents born in PA, lives on her income, no occupation.
1920 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois, living at 469 Elm Street (which is the northeast outskirts of town):
-Frances Romberger, owns her home free and clear, white female age 79, widow, reads and writes, self and parents born in Pennsylvania.
-(Illegible- Almerin, Almerisa? There is male Almina on the 1860 census in IL, and Almira on 1850's in Indiantown, Illinois) Weaver, brother to Frances, white male age 70, widowed, reads and writes, born in Illinois, parents both in PA.
It's interesting to note that at least for these last two censuses of her life, Francisca lived on Elm Place or Elm Street. A look at the area now via Google street view shows an area still fairly open - there are streets and it is residential but the housing density is not great. There's also not a lot of shade trees lining the street. According to Wikipedia, "Princeton's former nickname was "The City of Elms" because of the huge number of elm trees the city had during the middle of the 20th century. However, an epidemic struck the elm trees of Princeton and killed off almost every single elm."
Francisca was mother to three children, one of whom died young, and her accomplished son Charles who died in 1907. She also had a daughter, Emma Romberger Hoffman who lived in Philadelphia, Illinois and later, Michigan, and who was thus not nearby. It was on then-shady Elm street where Francisca lived with her brother, each of them seeing the other through their later years.
Francisca's connection to my family is that she married my great grandpa's uncle.
Francisca was interred July 8, 1924.
Birth, death and interment data is from her death certificate. No cemetery information was given there, but a kind fellow FindAGrave contributor Har37x located her burial, and that of her husband.
The research on her life that has been done so far is light, but it seems her parents and siblings all moved out to Illinois. The 1850 census in Indiantown, Illinois reveals a large family headed by father Obediah, an inkeeper:
Obadiah Weaver M 44 Pennsylvania
Louisa Weaver F 35 Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Weaver F 16 Pennsylvania
Hannah H Weaver F 14 Pennsylvania
Obadiah K Weaver M 13 Pennsylvania
Francisco (sic)A Weaver F 10 Pennsylvania
Henry A Weaver M 8 Pennsylvania
Sylvester P Weaver M 6 Illinois
William A Weaver M 4 Illinois
Almira S Weaver M 1 Illinois
The fact that Henry (born 1842) is the last child born in Pennsylvania, and Sylvester (born 1844) was the first born in Illinois gives us a timeframe for when the family made the leap to Illinois.
There are two Obediah Weavers in Illinois for the 1860 census, both born in PA, one the son of the other. One, Obidiah H. Weaver, is age 23 and living with a clan of Ruhes which must be the same family, since Francisca was a product of a Ruhe-Weaver marriage. The other is age 55 and presumably her father, who is living with Joanna L Weaver. This elder Obediah was by age 75 on the 1880 census in Wyanet, listed as police magistrate while the son in Princeton, age 44 on this census, was a teamster... who also had a 14 year old son named Obediah.
"The voters and tax-payers of Bureau county, Illinois", published 1877, Chicago, by H.F. Kett has info on both gents. It is presumably her father's name listed as a township officer in Wyanet Illinois as this matches the census data above. It is her brother Obediah who is listed among the voters and taxpayers of Bureau County, Princeton Township as "WEAVER O. H. Princeton; teamster; Rep; from Penn."
Additional census findings for Francisca:
1860 Federal census, Wyanet, Bureau Cty Illinois:
(Ramberger or Rumberger depending on whose index you use)
-Luther D. R-mberger, male age 29, born in Pennsylvania, merchant with real estate valued at $3000 and personal estate valued at $2000.
-Frances R-mberger, female age 20, also born in PA.
-(Also with them - Hiram J Croft, age 24, born in Ohio, clerk, possible Luther's own employee.)
1865 Illinois census in the town of Center, Bureau County, Illinois, household of L. D. Romberger:
A white male and female under the age of 10
2 white males and 1 female over 20 but under 30
1 white male over 30 but under 40
Totals: 4 males, 2 females (all white, not all necessarily family)
1870 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther D. Romberger, white male age 36, dry goods merchant with real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate valued at $8000, born in Pennsylvania.
-Fanny Romberger, white female age 28, keeps house, born in PA.
-Emma Romberger, age 8 white female, at home, born in Illinois, attended school in the past year.
-Charles Romberger, age 9 white male, at home, born in Illinois, attended school in the past year.
-(Also with them - Emma Endinger, 18 year old white female, domestic servant, born in New York state.)
Note: The Romberger family's census information was collected in 1870 by Owen Lovejoy - interesting in light of the fact that one later Romberger, George, my great grandpa's big brother, married a lady from Princeton and was associated with the Underground Railroad, of which Mr. Lovejoy was a key figure, so perhaps this is how the association was made.)
1880 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther Romberger, white male age 49, dealer in bees, zero weeks unemployed in the past year, self and parents born in Pennsylvania.
-Francisca Romberger, white female age 40, wife, keeping house, self and parents born in PA.
-Emma Romberger, white female age 19, at school, born in Illinois, parents born in PA.
-Charles Romberger, white male age 17, at school, born in Illinois, parents born in PA.
1900 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther Romberger, white male age 69, born April 1831, married 40 years, self and parents born in Pennsylvania, retired farmer.
-Frances (illegible) Romberger, white female age 60, born September 1840, married 40 years, self and parents born in Pennsylvania. Reports giving birth to 3 children, of whom 2 are alive.
1910 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois, living on Elm Place (which is the northeast outskirts of town):
-Francisca L. Romberger, white female age 70, widowed, has given birth to 3 children, 1 of whom is alive, self and parents born in PA, lives on her income, no occupation.
1920 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois, living at 469 Elm Street (which is the northeast outskirts of town):
-Frances Romberger, owns her home free and clear, white female age 79, widow, reads and writes, self and parents born in Pennsylvania.
-(Illegible- Almerin, Almerisa? There is male Almina on the 1860 census in IL, and Almira on 1850's in Indiantown, Illinois) Weaver, brother to Frances, white male age 70, widowed, reads and writes, born in Illinois, parents both in PA.
It's interesting to note that at least for these last two censuses of her life, Francisca lived on Elm Place or Elm Street. A look at the area now via Google street view shows an area still fairly open - there are streets and it is residential but the housing density is not great. There's also not a lot of shade trees lining the street. According to Wikipedia, "Princeton's former nickname was "The City of Elms" because of the huge number of elm trees the city had during the middle of the 20th century. However, an epidemic struck the elm trees of Princeton and killed off almost every single elm."
Francisca was mother to three children, one of whom died young, and her accomplished son Charles who died in 1907. She also had a daughter, Emma Romberger Hoffman who lived in Philadelphia, Illinois and later, Michigan, and who was thus not nearby. It was on then-shady Elm street where Francisca lived with her brother, each of them seeing the other through their later years.
Francisca Weaver Romberger was the daughter of Obediah Weaver and his wife Louise Ruhe Weaver from Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was the wife of Luther D. Romberger and mother of Charles L. Romberger.
Francisca's connection to my family is that she married my great grandpa's uncle.
Francisca was interred July 8, 1924.
Birth, death and interment data is from her death certificate. No cemetery information was given there, but a kind fellow FindAGrave contributor Har37x located her burial, and that of her husband.
The research on her life that has been done so far is light, but it seems her parents and siblings all moved out to Illinois. The 1850 census in Indiantown, Illinois reveals a large family headed by father Obediah, an inkeeper:
Obadiah Weaver M 44 Pennsylvania
Louisa Weaver F 35 Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Weaver F 16 Pennsylvania
Hannah H Weaver F 14 Pennsylvania
Obadiah K Weaver M 13 Pennsylvania
Francisco (sic)A Weaver F 10 Pennsylvania
Henry A Weaver M 8 Pennsylvania
Sylvester P Weaver M 6 Illinois
William A Weaver M 4 Illinois
Almira S Weaver M 1 Illinois
The fact that Henry (born 1842) is the last child born in Pennsylvania, and Sylvester (born 1844) was the first born in Illinois gives us a timeframe for when the family made the leap to Illinois.
There are two Obediah Weavers in Illinois for the 1860 census, both born in PA, one the son of the other. One, Obidiah H. Weaver, is age 23 and living with a clan of Ruhes which must be the same family, since Francisca was a product of a Ruhe-Weaver marriage. The other is age 55 and presumably her father, who is living with Joanna L Weaver. This elder Obediah was by age 75 on the 1880 census in Wyanet, listed as police magistrate while the son in Princeton, age 44 on this census, was a teamster... who also had a 14 year old son named Obediah.
"The voters and tax-payers of Bureau county, Illinois", published 1877, Chicago, by H.F. Kett has info on both gents. It is presumably her father's name listed as a township officer in Wyanet Illinois as this matches the census data above. It is her brother Obediah who is listed among the voters and taxpayers of Bureau County, Princeton Township as "WEAVER O. H. Princeton; teamster; Rep; from Penn."
Additional census findings for Francisca:
1860 Federal census, Wyanet, Bureau Cty Illinois:
(Ramberger or Rumberger depending on whose index you use)
-Luther D. R-mberger, male age 29, born in Pennsylvania, merchant with real estate valued at $3000 and personal estate valued at $2000.
-Frances R-mberger, female age 20, also born in PA.
-(Also with them - Hiram J Croft, age 24, born in Ohio, clerk, possible Luther's own employee.)
1865 Illinois census in the town of Center, Bureau County, Illinois, household of L. D. Romberger:
A white male and female under the age of 10
2 white males and 1 female over 20 but under 30
1 white male over 30 but under 40
Totals: 4 males, 2 females (all white, not all necessarily family)
1870 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther D. Romberger, white male age 36, dry goods merchant with real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate valued at $8000, born in Pennsylvania.
-Fanny Romberger, white female age 28, keeps house, born in PA.
-Emma Romberger, age 8 white female, at home, born in Illinois, attended school in the past year.
-Charles Romberger, age 9 white male, at home, born in Illinois, attended school in the past year.
-(Also with them - Emma Endinger, 18 year old white female, domestic servant, born in New York state.)
Note: The Romberger family's census information was collected in 1870 by Owen Lovejoy - interesting in light of the fact that one later Romberger, George, my great grandpa's big brother, married a lady from Princeton and was associated with the Underground Railroad, of which Mr. Lovejoy was a key figure, so perhaps this is how the association was made.)
1880 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther Romberger, white male age 49, dealer in bees, zero weeks unemployed in the past year, self and parents born in Pennsylvania.
-Francisca Romberger, white female age 40, wife, keeping house, self and parents born in PA.
-Emma Romberger, white female age 19, at school, born in Illinois, parents born in PA.
-Charles Romberger, white male age 17, at school, born in Illinois, parents born in PA.
1900 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther Romberger, white male age 69, born April 1831, married 40 years, self and parents born in Pennsylvania, retired farmer.
-Frances (illegible) Romberger, white female age 60, born September 1840, married 40 years, self and parents born in Pennsylvania. Reports giving birth to 3 children, of whom 2 are alive.
1910 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois, living on Elm Place (which is the northeast outskirts of town):
-Francisca L. Romberger, white female age 70, widowed, has given birth to 3 children, 1 of whom is alive, self and parents born in PA, lives on her income, no occupation.
1920 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois, living at 469 Elm Street (which is the northeast outskirts of town):
-Frances Romberger, owns her home free and clear, white female age 79, widow, reads and writes, self and parents born in Pennsylvania.
-(Illegible- Almerin, Almerisa? There is male Almina on the 1860 census in IL, and Almira on 1850's in Indiantown, Illinois) Weaver, brother to Frances, white male age 70, widowed, reads and writes, born in Illinois, parents both in PA.
It's interesting to note that at least for these last two censuses of her life, Francisca lived on Elm Place or Elm Street. A look at the area now via Google street view shows an area still fairly open - there are streets and it is residential but the housing density is not great. There's also not a lot of shade trees lining the street. According to Wikipedia, "Princeton's former nickname was "The City of Elms" because of the huge number of elm trees the city had during the middle of the 20th century. However, an epidemic struck the elm trees of Princeton and killed off almost every single elm."
Francisca was mother to three children, one of whom died young, and her accomplished son Charles who died in 1907. She also had a daughter, Emma Romberger Hoffman who lived in Philadelphia, Illinois and later, Michigan, and who was thus not nearby. It was on then-shady Elm street where Francisca lived with her brother, each of them seeing the other through their later years.
Francisca's connection to my family is that she married my great grandpa's uncle.
Francisca was interred July 8, 1924.
Birth, death and interment data is from her death certificate. No cemetery information was given there, but a kind fellow FindAGrave contributor Har37x located her burial, and that of her husband.
The research on her life that has been done so far is light, but it seems her parents and siblings all moved out to Illinois. The 1850 census in Indiantown, Illinois reveals a large family headed by father Obediah, an inkeeper:
Obadiah Weaver M 44 Pennsylvania
Louisa Weaver F 35 Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Weaver F 16 Pennsylvania
Hannah H Weaver F 14 Pennsylvania
Obadiah K Weaver M 13 Pennsylvania
Francisco (sic)A Weaver F 10 Pennsylvania
Henry A Weaver M 8 Pennsylvania
Sylvester P Weaver M 6 Illinois
William A Weaver M 4 Illinois
Almira S Weaver M 1 Illinois
The fact that Henry (born 1842) is the last child born in Pennsylvania, and Sylvester (born 1844) was the first born in Illinois gives us a timeframe for when the family made the leap to Illinois.
There are two Obediah Weavers in Illinois for the 1860 census, both born in PA, one the son of the other. One, Obidiah H. Weaver, is age 23 and living with a clan of Ruhes which must be the same family, since Francisca was a product of a Ruhe-Weaver marriage. The other is age 55 and presumably her father, who is living with Joanna L Weaver. This elder Obediah was by age 75 on the 1880 census in Wyanet, listed as police magistrate while the son in Princeton, age 44 on this census, was a teamster... who also had a 14 year old son named Obediah.
"The voters and tax-payers of Bureau county, Illinois", published 1877, Chicago, by H.F. Kett has info on both gents. It is presumably her father's name listed as a township officer in Wyanet Illinois as this matches the census data above. It is her brother Obediah who is listed among the voters and taxpayers of Bureau County, Princeton Township as "WEAVER O. H. Princeton; teamster; Rep; from Penn."
Additional census findings for Francisca:
1860 Federal census, Wyanet, Bureau Cty Illinois:
(Ramberger or Rumberger depending on whose index you use)
-Luther D. R-mberger, male age 29, born in Pennsylvania, merchant with real estate valued at $3000 and personal estate valued at $2000.
-Frances R-mberger, female age 20, also born in PA.
-(Also with them - Hiram J Croft, age 24, born in Ohio, clerk, possible Luther's own employee.)
1865 Illinois census in the town of Center, Bureau County, Illinois, household of L. D. Romberger:
A white male and female under the age of 10
2 white males and 1 female over 20 but under 30
1 white male over 30 but under 40
Totals: 4 males, 2 females (all white, not all necessarily family)
1870 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther D. Romberger, white male age 36, dry goods merchant with real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate valued at $8000, born in Pennsylvania.
-Fanny Romberger, white female age 28, keeps house, born in PA.
-Emma Romberger, age 8 white female, at home, born in Illinois, attended school in the past year.
-Charles Romberger, age 9 white male, at home, born in Illinois, attended school in the past year.
-(Also with them - Emma Endinger, 18 year old white female, domestic servant, born in New York state.)
Note: The Romberger family's census information was collected in 1870 by Owen Lovejoy - interesting in light of the fact that one later Romberger, George, my great grandpa's big brother, married a lady from Princeton and was associated with the Underground Railroad, of which Mr. Lovejoy was a key figure, so perhaps this is how the association was made.)
1880 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther Romberger, white male age 49, dealer in bees, zero weeks unemployed in the past year, self and parents born in Pennsylvania.
-Francisca Romberger, white female age 40, wife, keeping house, self and parents born in PA.
-Emma Romberger, white female age 19, at school, born in Illinois, parents born in PA.
-Charles Romberger, white male age 17, at school, born in Illinois, parents born in PA.
1900 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois:
-Luther Romberger, white male age 69, born April 1831, married 40 years, self and parents born in Pennsylvania, retired farmer.
-Frances (illegible) Romberger, white female age 60, born September 1840, married 40 years, self and parents born in Pennsylvania. Reports giving birth to 3 children, of whom 2 are alive.
1910 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois, living on Elm Place (which is the northeast outskirts of town):
-Francisca L. Romberger, white female age 70, widowed, has given birth to 3 children, 1 of whom is alive, self and parents born in PA, lives on her income, no occupation.
1920 Federal census, Princeton, Bureau Cty, Illinois, living at 469 Elm Street (which is the northeast outskirts of town):
-Frances Romberger, owns her home free and clear, white female age 79, widow, reads and writes, self and parents born in Pennsylvania.
-(Illegible- Almerin, Almerisa? There is male Almina on the 1860 census in IL, and Almira on 1850's in Indiantown, Illinois) Weaver, brother to Frances, white male age 70, widowed, reads and writes, born in Illinois, parents both in PA.
It's interesting to note that at least for these last two censuses of her life, Francisca lived on Elm Place or Elm Street. A look at the area now via Google street view shows an area still fairly open - there are streets and it is residential but the housing density is not great. There's also not a lot of shade trees lining the street. According to Wikipedia, "Princeton's former nickname was "The City of Elms" because of the huge number of elm trees the city had during the middle of the 20th century. However, an epidemic struck the elm trees of Princeton and killed off almost every single elm."
Francisca was mother to three children, one of whom died young, and her accomplished son Charles who died in 1907. She also had a daughter, Emma Romberger Hoffman who lived in Philadelphia, Illinois and later, Michigan, and who was thus not nearby. It was on then-shady Elm street where Francisca lived with her brother, each of them seeing the other through their later years.
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