Descendants of Justus Weaver

Compiled by Diana Lynn Gabler for the Weaver family
and for her son, Kenneth Herbert Weaver Jr.
Last updated December 20, 1999

Generation No. 1

1. WEAVER1 was born in Hesse Cassel, Germany.

Children of WEAVER are:

2. i. JUSTUS2 WEAVER, b. 1820, Hesse Cassel, Germany. Naturalized on September 29, 1841 at the District Court in Baltimore, Maryland.

ii.   GEORGE WEAVER, b. Hesse Cassel, Germany; Civil War Soldier

iii.  JOHN WEAVER, b. Hesse Cassel, Germany. Naturalized on September 3, 1839 at the District Court in Baltimore, Maryland.

iv.   PAUL WEAVER b. Hesse Cassel, Germany.

v.   HENRY WEAVER b. Hesse Cassel, Germany.

Notes for PAUL WEAVER:   Married LENA DAVIS, September 20, 1845, Baltimore County, Maryland1, in a double wedding with his brother Justus. Minister, Rev. Scheib.

Notes for JOHN WEAVER:     John Weaver was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany and received his Citizenship papers on September 3, 1839 at the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Maryland. The witness was Catharine Weaver. John was a witness for Justus Weaver when Justus was Naturalized two years later.

Notes for GEORGE WEAVER:   Married SOPHIA COPPERSMITH, November 10, 1836. Although no information was found in the Weaver family bible on George Weaver, a tin type Civil War photo was found in the Weaver family bible. On the back of the photo was written "George Weaver, father aunt Mary Elizabeth,

George Weaver
Civil War Photo
Circa 1862
Close Up

Notes for JUSTUS WEAVER:   Justus Weaver (also found as spelled Justice) was a native of Hesse Cassel, Germany and was Naturalized on September 29, 1841 at the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Maryland. The witness was John Weaver.

Hessen-Kassel is an area in Central Germany, bordering Bavaria on the south and the former East Germany on the east and encompassing a large area around and to the south of the city of Kassel. It is it's own state in Germany which encompasses the Rhine River valley. It's capitol is Wiesbaden. A note about the proper spelling of this area, the German form is spelled Hessen Kessel and the English form is Hesse Cassel.

Justus Weaver may have first settled in Pennsylvania where the family had a trade in the cigar business hand rolling cigars. This story was passed down through the generations. He had a profitable business until manufacturers began to use automated machinery to roll cigars. Justus was found in the 1850 Baltimore, Maryland census as a Seegar Maker [sic].

Generation No. 2

2. JUSTUS WEAVER was born 1820 in Hesse Cassel, Germany 2. He died before 1882 in Baltimore City, Maryland. He married CATHARINE SPRINGER3 September 20, 1845 in Baltimore County, Maryland 4. She was born 1822 in Hesse Cassel, Germany and died after 1890 probably in Baltimore City, Maryland.

Marriage Notes for JUSTUS WEAVER and CATHARINE SPRINGER:    Marriage records revealed that Justus Weaver married Catharine Springer the same day, location, and by the same minister who married Paul Weaver to Lena Davis on September 20, 1845. The brothers and their wives planned a double wedding. Rev. Sheib married both couples.

More About JUSTUS WEAVER:

Occupation: 1850 - Cigar Maker (spelled Seegar Maker in the 1850 Baltimore Census)

Occupation: 1860 - Tobacconist (source: 1860 Baltimore City Census)

U. S. Citizenship: September 29, 1841, Naturalized at U.S. District Court Baltimore, Maryland. Witness John Weaver10

Children of JUSTUS WEAVER and CATHARINE SPRINGER are:

    i. CATHARINE3 WEAVER11 Born about 1847 Baltimore, Maryland

    ii. HENRY WEAVER12 Born about 1852 Baltimore, Maryland

    iii. MARY E. WEAVER12 Born about 1856 Baltimore, Maryland

3. iv. AUGUST G. WEAVER Born August 17, 1857, Baltimore, Maryland;  Died July 19, 1932, in Maryland, USA.

     v. GEORGE WEAVER13 Born about 1859 Baltimore, Maryland.

Generation No. 3

3. AUGUST3 WEAVER (JUSTUS2, WEAVER1) was born August 17, 1857, and died July 19, 1932. He married CAROLINE ZINK. She was born October 24, 1860, and died February 23, 1920 at the age of 60.

Children of AUGUST WEAVER and CAROLINE ZINK are:

i.       ANNE MAY4 WEAVER7, b. May 02, 1881; d. November 10, 1966, at the age of 85. Married ? WATTS.

ii.       LOUIS WEAVER7, b. October 08, 1882; d. September 01, 1955, at the age of 73.

iii.      CARRIE WEAVER7, b. October 01, 1884; d. August 14, 1948 at the age of 64. Married ? PHELPS.

iv.      ISABELLA WEAVER7, b. August 10, 1886; d. October 18, 1929 at the age of 43. Married ? EFFORD.

v.       EDWARD WEAVER7, b. May 30, 1888; d. October 21, 1961 at the age of 73.

vi.      GEORGE WEAVER7, b. August 21, 1889; d. March 23, 1965 at the age of 76.

vii.     IRENE HELEN WEAVER7, b. November 21, 1891; d. March 08, 1938 at the age of 47. Married ? CHANEY.

viii.    JOHN WEAVER7, b. June 01, 1893; d. May 23, 1979 at the age of 86.

ix.      CHARLES DANIEL WEAVER7, b. March 01, 1894; d. May 25, 1895 at the age on one year.

x.       KATHERINE WEAVER7, b. May 30, 1896.    Katherine Weaver had a twin who died at birth.

4. xi.  HERBERT MELVIN WEAVER, SR., b. September 14, 1898, Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland;                                                                                                                                d. December 22, 1974, Anne Arundle County, Pasadena, Maryland.

xii.     ARTHUR WEAVER7, b. July 11, 1904; d. August 12, 1976 at the age of 72

More About CHARLES DANIEL WEAVER:

Charles Daniel Weaver was born on March 1, 1894 and died on May 25, 1895. Charles was baptised two days before his death at the age of one year. The baptism was performed May 23, 1895 at the German Lutheran Church of Peace in Baltimore Maryland by Pastor Richard Schmidt.

Generation No. 4

4. HERBERT MELVIN4 WEAVER, SR. (AUGUST3, JUSTUS2, WEAVER1)8 was born September 14, 1898 in Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland8, and died December 22, 1974 in Anne Arundle County, Pasadena, Maryland8. He married MARY ELIZABETH TRACEY8 October 25, 1922 in Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland8. She was born February 12, 1905 in Anne Arundle County, Pasadena, Maryland8, and died March 14, 1988 in Anne Arundle County, Pasadena, Maryland8.

Notes for HERBERT MELVIN WEAVER, SR.:

Herbert Melvin Weaver Sr. was born at home in Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland at the big white house on Rock Creek. The property is located between the Rock Hill Beach and Pine Grove Village communities. The Rock Hill Beach Community was once a strawberry farm before it was sold and developed into a community. Rock Creek got it's name from the large white rocks which are located at the mouth of the creek on the Patapsco River. The Patapsco River got it's name form the Patapsco Indian tribe which settled in the area in the 1600's. The area was a trading post for various indian tribes in the area. Arrow heads and artifacts can still be found there today. After the 1950's, the property on which Herb was born became a boat yard which serviced boaters in the Rock Creek and White Rocks area.

Herbert Weaver Sr, died at the age of 76.                                                                                                                                                            (interview with Herbert M. Weaver, Jr.)

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH TRACEY:

Mary Elizabeth Tracey was born at home in Anne Arundel County at the The Old Home Place, Bayside Beach, Pasadena, Maryland.    (Interview with Herbert M. Weaver, Jr.)

Children of HERBERT WEAVER and MARY TRACEY are:

i.        NELLIE MARIE5 WEAVER10, b. May 02, 1924; d. December 11, 1980; m. JOSEPH CHANEY, September 13, 1947.

ii.       BETTY MAY WEAVER10, b. December 11, 1926, Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland;                                                                                                                                d. May 31, 1939, Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland10.

                 Notes for BETTY MAY WEAVER: Betty died May 31st, 1939 at age 12. She was hit by a car in front of her home on Mountain Road.                  (Interview with Herbert Melvin Weaver Jr.)

iii.       MILDRED VIRGINIA WEAVER10, b. June 29, 192910; d. February 1988; m. WILLIAM HUBBARD, June 26, 1948.

5. iv.   HERBERT MELVIN WEAVER, JR., b. September 20, 1931, Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland.

6. v.    WILLIAM RAYMOND WEAVER, SR., b. April 26, 1933; d. October 16, 1992.

7. vi.   KATHERINE MARGARET WEAVER, b. November 22, 1934.

vii.      CHARLES ALTON WEAVER10, b. October 12, 193910; d. September 06, 199510; m. TINA.

8. viii.  ARTHUR LEROY WEAVER, SR., b. November 11, 1940.

ix.        BEVERLY ANN WEAVER10, b. December 05, 1943; m. ARTHUR SIEBERT.

x.         NANCY ANN WEAVER10, b. February 06, 1947; m. (1) DAHL MCCHRISTIAN; m. (2) MAURICE COALE.

Generation No. 5

5. HERBERT MELVIN5 WEAVER, JR. (HERBERT MELVIN4, AUGUST3, JUSTUS2, WEAVER1)10 was born September 20, 1931 in Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland11. He married MARGARET MARY HUBBARD June 14, 1952 in King George County, Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM HUBBARD and ELIZABETH TRIBULL. She was born October 03, 1935 in Anne Arundel County, Brooklyn, Maryland12.

Notes for HERBERT MELVIN WEAVER, JR.:   Herbert Melvin Weaver, Jr., was born at home in Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, Maryland. Herb's mother and father lived next door to Margaret's grandparents in Pasadena. They knew each other since they were very young children when Margaret would visit at her grandparents. When Herb and Marge started dating when he was 19 and she was 15, he told her that he fell in love with her as a baby because she was the cute little girl with the curly hair. Herb and Marge were married when he was 20 and she was 16.

More About HERBERT MELVIN WEAVER, JR.:

Baptism: October 07, 1931, Jenkins Memorial Church, Anne Arundel County, Maryland13

Military service: September 15, 1960, Army ER52191929, Sgt, OrdC, USAR Honorable Discharge 14

Notes for MARGARET MARY HUBBARD:

Margaret Mary Hubbard was born at home in Anne Arundel County at Hillcrest Avenue, Brooklyn, Maryland.                                                    She worked at a Stenographer at the time of her marriage. Marge began her employment with American Marietta which later became Martin- Marietta as a receptionist and secretary. She later worked her way up to dispatcher working with cmpany contracts. She was employed there for six years until she started her family and stayed at home to raise her children.       (Interview with Marge Weaver)

More About MARGARET MARY HUBBARD:

Baptism: October 13, 1935, Saint Rose of Lima Church, Baltimore, Maryland15

Occupation: Secretary and Dispatcher for American Marietta16

Marriage Notes for HERBERT WEAVER and MARGARET HUBBARD:     Marge and Herb were married at the courthouse on June 14, 1952, in King George County, Virginia. They later remarried in the Central Catholic Chapel at Aberdeen Proving grounds,  in Maryland where Herb was stationed when he was in the Army.

Children of HERBERT WEAVER and MARGARET HUBBARD are:

9. i.     LINDA MARGARET6 WEAVER

10. ii.  KENNETH HERBERT WEAVER, SR.

11. iii. JOHN THOMAS WEAVER

6. WILLIAM RAYMOND5 WEAVER, SR. (HERBERT MELVIN4, AUGUST3, JUSTUS2, WEAVER1)17 was born April 26, 1933, and died October 16, 1992. He married NELLIE LEESON.

Children of WILLIAM WEAVER and NELLIE LEESON are:

i.  WILLIAM RAYMOND6 WEAVER, JR.,

ii.  SONDRA MARIE WEAVER

iii. TAMMY JEAN WEAVER

iv. ELIZABETH WEAVER

7. KATHERINE MARGARET5 WEAVER (HERBERT MELVIN4, AUGUST3, JUSTUS2, WEAVER1)17 was born November 22, 1934.                 She married ALVIN DIEHL October 24, 1954.

Children of KATHERINE WEAVER and ALVIN DIEHL are:

i. KATHY LYNN6 DIEHL

ii. NANCY ANN DIEHL

8. ARTHUR LEROY5 WEAVER, SR. (HERBERT MELVIN4, AUGUST3, JUSTUS2, WEAVER1)17 was born November 11, 1940.                         He married KAREN.

Child of ARTHUR WEAVER and KAREN is:

i. ARTHUR6 WEAVER, JR

17. Weaver Family Bible of Herbert Melvin Weaver, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Tracey Weaver.

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