Albert Washington Weaver ¹

  Burial Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial# 14618567

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1880 US Census, 28 June 1880, Arrington Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 55C, District 138, Dwelling 175, Family 176, Roll 257
Arrington Township, Wayne County, Illinois
Albert Weaver..Son..20..IL..At home
(Living with parents.)

2. Obituary: Wayne County Press, 8 February 1940, Wayne, Illinois, United States. ALBERT W. WEAVER DIES
IN WEST FAIRFIELD.
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Father of Walter W. Weaver Buried
Sunday in the Bailey Cemetery;
Was aged Eighty Years.
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Albert Washington Weaver, former well-known western Wayne county resident, passed away Friday at the home of his son, Walter W. Weaver on West Main street here. Mr. Weaver had been in failing health for some time suffering with ailments incident to his advanced age.

Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. o'clock, Sunday afternoon at the Bailey church, north of Wayne City, by Rev Jesse Miller. Burial was in the Bailey cemetery.

Albert Washington Weaver son of John S. and Mary Jane Weaver was born near Johnsonville October 5, 1859 and departed this life February 2, 1940, at the age of eighty years three months and twenty eight days at the home of his son, Walter with whom he had been making his home for the past six months.

He was a member of a family of five children, two boys and three girls, Martha A. Talbert, Mary L. Shehorn, (couldn't read this line) James W, who preceded him in death, Aug 31, 1939.

He was united in marriage December 21, 1882, to Mary Esta Hoard, she having preceded him in death July 6, 1903. By this marriage he was the father of six children, four sons and two daughters, Walter W., of Fairfield, Lewis O., of Johnsonville, Charles F., of Wayne City, John H., of Meade, Kansas; Mrs. R. A. Lowe, of East Alton; and Mary Jane, who preceded him in death May 18, 1923.

He professed faith in Christ early in life at General Baptist Class at the Weaver Schoolhouse under the ministry of the Rev. T. M. Richardson.

He leaves to mourn his departure, three sisters, four sons, one daughter, sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our sincere thanks for your kind sympathy shown us in the death of our father, brother and grandfather and for the beautiful floral offering.

(Source: Wayne County Press, Wayne County, Illinois, 8 Feb 1940)
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Albert married Mary Esta Hoard on 21 December 1882. (Mary Esta Hoard was born on 6 November 1857 in Scott, Indiana, United States, died on 6 July 1903 in Wayne, Illinois, United States and was buried after 6 July 1903 in Johnsonville, Wayne, Illinois, United States.)

Albert next married Alice E. Gammon, daughter of John Gammon and Lucinda Jane Porter, about 1900. (Alice E. Gammon was born in 1862, died in 1911 and was buried in 1911 in Flora, Clay, Illinois, United States.)

Albert next married Clarice Margaret Davis, daughter of Samuel Davis and Sarah Smith, on 30 December 1914. (Clarice Margaret Davis was born on 10 April 1855 in Ohio, United States, died on 21 February 1944 in Crawford, Illinois, United States and was buried after 21 February 1944 in Crawford, Illinois, United States.)