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Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey 1855–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1855

Birth Location: Gordonville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 31 December 1930

Death Location: Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Hershey

Mother: Frances Hartman

Spouse(s): Samuel Weaver

Children(s): Mary W., Margaret Weaver

Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey was born in 1855 in Gordonville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Joseph Hershey And Frances Fannie Hartman. Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey married Samuel Horst Weaver, and had children including Margaret Weaver, Mary Hershey Weaver W. Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey passed away in 1930 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey was born in 1855 in Gordonville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Joseph Hershey And Frances Fannie Hartman.
  • Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey married Samuel Horst Weaver, and had children including Margaret Weaver, Mary Hershey Weaver W.
  • Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey passed away in 1930 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Hershey's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Hershey
1855–1930
Birth Place: Gordonville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Hershey
1816–1891
Lancaster, PA
Frances ("Fannie") Hartman
1819–1894
Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Hershey
1772–1850
Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna Horst
1778–1861
Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Heinrich ("Henry" Hartman) Jr
1777–1867
, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Catherine) Hildebrand
1786–1853
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Hershey
1742–1825
Anna Newcomer
1752–1832
Johann Horst
1750–1813
Anna Strickler
1755–1832
Henry 4*
1744–1810
Anna Herr
1749–1839
Michael Hildebrand
1752–1814
Catherine Weber
1759–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Rev
1697–1792
Mary (Schnabley)
1703–1792
John Newcomer
1707–1760
Elizabeth Weber
1726–1798
Joseph Horst
1723–1804
Mary Groff
1733–1772
Henry Sr
1727–1796
Mary Boehm
1727–1781
Jacob Hartman
1714–1796
Veronica Hartman
1718–1786
Christian #11
1720–1782
Anna Hershey
1717–1786
Michael Hildebrandt
1722–1790
Anna Hildebrand
1725–1792
Jacob Weber
1721–1802
Catherine
1720–1804

Elizabeth Hershey's Descendants

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Elizabeth ('Eliza') Hershey (18 Feb 1855–31 December 1930) m. Samuel (Horst) Weaver (24 Jul 1855–8 March 1905)
  1. 1. Mary (Hershey Weaver) W. 1896–1956 m. William (Abram) Wenger 1894–1936
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Marie) Wenger 1921–2006 m. David (Earl) Heatwole 1919–1999
    2. 2. Margaret (Virginia) Heatwole 1925– m. Oren (Early) Heatwole 1927–2011
  2. 2. Margaret Weaver 1880–1965 m. Etter (Franklin) Heatwole 1879–1943

Elizabeth Hershey's Timeline

2 Records

1855
18 Feb 1855
Birth of Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey in Gordonville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Gordonville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
31 December 1930
Age 75
Death of Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hershey in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA / Burial Waynesboro, Springdale Mennonite Cemetery, Augusta Co., Viriginia
Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA / Burial Waynesboro, Springdale Mennonite Cemetery, Augusta Co., Viriginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Gordonville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1930
    Event Place: Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA / Burial Waynesboro, Springdale Mennonite Cemetery, Augusta Co., Viriginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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