Bessie F. Weaver ^{1 2 3 4}

  Birth Notes:

Name: Bessie F. Weaver
Gender: Female
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 05 Jun 1893
Event Place: Monaghan Twp , York, PA
Father's Name: Jacob R. Weaver
Mother's Name: Lilly F. Weaver

Citing this Record
"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2J8-HZJ : 11 February 2018), Lilly F. Weaver in entry for Bessie F. Weaver, 05 Jun 1893; Birth, citing Monaghan Twp , York, PA; FHL microfilm 22,148. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Warrington Township, York County, PA on 4 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 178, Dwelling 13, Household 13
Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Farm Rented
Bessie F. Weaver..Daughter..Jun 1893..6..PA..At School
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Warrington Township, York County, PA on 27 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 102, Dwelling 88, Family 90, Roll 1434
Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Bessie F. Weaver..Daughter..16..PA..Laborer, Fly net factory

(Living with parents.)
.

Bessie married Noah Abraham Gruber, son of Calder Monroe Scott Gruber and Carrie Elma Haines, on 10 August 1911 in Wellsville, PA.¹ (Noah Abraham Gruber was born on 19 May 1892 in Cumberland County, PA,¹ died on 20 July 1953 in Naples, FL and was buried after 20 July 1953 in Findlay, OH.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 10 August 1911, in Wellsville, PA. ¹

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Noah A. Gruber
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Aug 1911
Event Place: Wellsville, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place: Wellsville, York Co, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Spouse's Name: Bessie F. Weaver
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1893

Citing this Record
"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFSL-N5T : 24 September 2017), Noah A. Gruber and Bessie F. Weaver, 10 Aug 1911; citing Marriage, Wellsville, York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,287,398.
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Little is known about Noah and Bessie after they married. Their daughter, Marian, was born in the same calendar year in which they were married in 1911. Then there is a record of Noah enlisting in the military in 1917 from Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. There are no other records for Bessie yet Noah was listed as living back with his parents in the 1920 US Census in Findlay and his marital status was marked as single. Their daughter was living with her maternal grandparents for the 1920 US Census in York County, Pennsylvania.

It is not known if they remained in Pennsylvania or moved to Findlay, Ohio after the birth of their daughter. There are multiple records of a Bessie Gruber being married in Pennsylvania but none of the records list a maiden name nor the parents name.

This appears to be a case in which the mother may have died but the father preferred for the daughter to be raised by the grandparents. Noah eventually remarried and died in 1953 in Naples, Florida. He was buried back in Findlay, Ohio. His obituary does not mention Bessie Weaver or their daughter, Marian.
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