John Baer Weaver

Birth: Jul. 4, 1750 Lampeter Lancaster County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Aug., 1832 Lampeter Lancaster County Pennsylvania, USA

John, a Mennonite farmer, was the second of 10 children born to his parents Jacob Weaver and Maqdalena Bear. He had a twin brother named Jacob Jr. so he may have actually been their 3rd born child.

During 1773 in Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA John married Anna "Nancy" Landis and they had 11 children that they named: Maria, Anna, David, Jacob Landis, Henry, Abraham, Daniel, Susanna, Benjamin, John and Betsy Weaver.

Email on 5 Jun 2012 from Denise Lahr, Find a Grave member ID #47356680.

After much research, I believe that these people were buried in the Weaver farm graveyard which was south of Rockvale Road and West of Strasburg Pike.

In the 1930's all marked graves were moved to Longenecker's Mennonite, but they are not among them. Therefore, I strongly suspect that their remains rest in their original location. I cannot find a single early transcription of that graveyard.

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Parents:

 Jacob B. Weaver (1721 - 1802)

 Magdalena Groff Baer Weaver (1729 - 1793)

Spouse:

 Anna Landis Weaver (1753 - 1832)

Children:

 Jacob Landis Weaver (1781 - 1866)*

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Inscription: No grave marker: In the 1930's all marked graves were moved to Longenecker's Mennonite cemetery just to the South of the family farm.

Note: He is most likely buried at the Weaver farm GPS coordinates are: 40.011165, -76.226825 - This is just North of the Longeneckers Reformed Mennonite Cemetery in Lancaster Co., PA

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Jack Gilchrist Record added: Mar 21, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 50026391 John, a Mennonite farmer, was the second of 10 children born to his parents Jacob Weaver and Maqdalena Bear. He had a twin brother named Jacob Jr. so he may have actually been their 3rd born child.

During 1773 in Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA John married Anna "Nancy" Landis and they had 11 children that they named: Maria, Anna, David, Jacob Landis, Henry, Abraham, Daniel, Susanna, Benjamin, John and Betsy Weaver.

Email on 5 Jun 2012 from Denise Lahr, Find a Grave member ID #47356680.

After much research, I believe that these people were buried in the Weaver farm graveyard which was south of Rockvale Road and West of Strasburg Pike.

In the 1930's all marked graves were moved to Longenecker's Mennonite, but they are not among them. Therefore, I strongly suspect that their remains rest in their original location. I cannot find a single early transcription of that graveyard. Inscription: No grave marker: In the 1930's all marked graves were moved to Longenecker's Mennonite cemetery just to the South of the family farm.

Note: He is most likely buried at the Weaver farm GPS coordinates are: 40.011165, -76.226825 - This is just North of the Longeneckers Reformed Mennonite Cemetery in Lancaster Co., PA

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 28 2017, 18:41:40 UTC

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Weaver. --- John W., eldest son of David B. and Elizabeth (Baer) Weaver, was born in Madison Twp., St. Joseph Co., Ind., on Nov. 24, 1853; died May 4, 1940, in the Home for Aged in Eureka, Ill.; aged 86 y. 5 m. 9 d. He was united in marriage to Mary Baer in October, 1876. To this union were born three daughters (Minerva, Mrs. Robert Coombs, of Tacoma, Wash., who preceded him in death only 4 days; a daughter who died in infancy; also Lizzie June, Mrs. Arthur Blaney of Tacoma, Wash., who survives him.). He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. He leaves also 3 brothers and 2 sisters (Reuben Weaver, Elkhart; David Weaver, Wakarusa; Menno Weaver, Elkhart; Lydia Weaver and Mrs. Leah Fink, of near Wakarusa). For many years he with his family lived in and near South Bend, Ind., after which they moved to Larimore, N. Dak. Two years later they moved to Washington, where his wife died Feb. 2, 1930. Following her death he came back to Indiana to live with relatives and for the last 2 _ years he had been an inmate of the Home for Aged. He united with the Olive Mennonite Church in 1937, and waited patiently for the time of his departure, to be with his Lord and loved ones gone on. Funeral services were held at the Yellow Creek Church conducted by C. A. Shoup and D. A. Yoder.

"Hope bids the anguished heart rejoice, Tho' earthly ties are riven; What boundless joy to meet again In younder peaceful heaven."

Transcribed by Marcia Bickel, Kansas.