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Gilbert Lafayette Weller 1825 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1825

Birth Location: Symmes Township, Montgomery Co, OH

Death Date: 10 Sep 1883

Death Location: Russells Chapel, TN

Father: John Weller

Mother: Elizabeth Felter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Voorhis

Children(s): Laurilla Weller, Clement Weller, George Weller, Altha Weller, Samuel Weller, Daisey Weller, William Weller, Richard Weller, Lillie Weller

Gilbert Lafayette Weller was born in 1825 in Symmes Township, Montgomery Co, OH, the child of John Wilken Weller and Elizabeth Felter. In 1880, Gilbert Lafayette Weller resided in Palestine, Lewis, Tennessee, United States. Gilbert Lafayette Weller married Elizabeth Ann Voorhis, and had children including Laurilla Weller, Clement Vallandingham Weller, George Pendleton Weller, Altha Montana Weller, Samuel Paxton Weller, Daisey Wayne Weller, William Allen Weller, Richard Moore Bishop Weller, Lillie Eliza Weller. Gilbert Lafayette Weller passed away in 1883 in Russells Chapel, TN.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Lafayette Weller was born in 1825 in Symmes Township, Montgomery Co, OH, the child of John Wilken Weller and Elizabeth Felter.
  • In 1880, Gilbert Lafayette Weller resided in Palestine, Lewis, Tennessee, United States.
  • Gilbert Lafayette Weller married Elizabeth Ann Voorhis, and had children including Laurilla Weller, Clement Vallandingham Weller, George Pendleton Weller, Altha Montana Weller, Samuel Paxton Weller, Daisey Wayne Weller, William Allen Weller, Richard Moore Bishop Weller, Lillie Eliza Weller.
  • Gilbert Lafayette Weller passed away in 1883 in Russells Chapel, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Weller
1794 – 1862
Birth Location: Montgomery, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Felter
1798 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Voorhis
1839 – 1895
Birth Location: Lima, Allen, Ohio
EV

Children(s)

Laurilla Weller
1861 – 1864
Birth Location: Montgomery, Hamilton Co, OH
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Clement Weller
1863 – 1929
Birth Location: Ohio
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George Weller
1865 – 1943
Birth Location: Montgomery, Hamilton Co. Ohio
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Altha Weller
1867 – 1924
Birth Location: Montgomery, Ohio
AW
Samuel Weller
1870 – 1949
Birth Location: Hamilton, Ohio
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Daisey Weller
1873 – 1964
Birth Location: Ohio
DW
William Weller
1875 – 1947
Birth Location: Hamilton, Ohio
WW
Richard Weller
1877 – 1958
Birth Location: Symmes, Hamilton, Ohio
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Lillie Weller
1881 – 1952
Birth Location: –
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Gilbert Weller's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Weller
1825 – 1883
Birth Place: Symmes Township, Montgomery Co, OH
Parents
John Wilken Weller
1794 – 1862
Montgomery, New York, USA
Elizabeth Felter
1798 –
New York, USA
Grandparents
Andreas Weller
1773 – 1834
Montgomery, Orange, New York
Anna Sloet
1772 – 1840
Montgomery, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillipus Weller
1747 – 1775
Hannah McCord
1752 – 1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Weller
1716 – 1810
Anna Maul
1717 – 1764

Gilbert Weller's Descendants

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Gilbert (Lafayette) Weller (20 Feb 1825 – 10 Sep 1883) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Voorhis (15 Feb 1839 – 19 Mar 1895)
  1. 1. Laurilla Weller (01 Nov 1861 – 30 Aug 1864)
  2. 2. Clement (Vallandingham) Weller (8 Sep 1863 – 15 Sep 1929) m. Minnie (Mae) Powers (31 Oct 1869 – 17 Mar 1941)
    1. 1. Bertha (Irene) Weller (27 Jan 1893 – 04 Feb 1978) m. Hundley (Broyles) Kimbel (abt 1894 – ) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Hardin (abt 1891 – )
      1. 1. Hundley (Broyles) Kimbel (Nov 1913 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Weller) Kimball (May 1916 – )
      3. 3. Betty (Doris) Hardin (26 Mar 1929 – 14 Mar 2000) m. Strickland
      4. 4. Rebecca Hardin (1933 – 1974)
    2. 2. Thomas (Lafayette) Weller (07 Oct 1894 – 19 Jan 1908)
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Weller (26 May 1897 – Jul 1982) m. Thomas (Barry) Turk
      1. 1. Barry (Weller) Turk (1930 – )
    4. 4. Samuel (Robert) Weller (Jan 1900 – 04 Sep 1902)
    5. 5. Helen (Mae) Weller (14 Feb 1904 – ) m. John (R) Sanders
    6. 6. Clement (V) Weller (12 Feb 1907 – Jan 1984) m. Claris Stanfield
    7. 7. Paul (Powers) Weller (25 May 1910 – 05 Feb 1959)
  3. 3. George (Pendleton) Weller (24 Jul 1865 – 16 Dec 1943) m. Addie White (Aug 1870 – )
    1. 1. Terah Weller (Nov 1897 – ) m. Edmund (W) Bevill (abt 1889 – )
      1. 1. George (E) Bevill (abt 1918 – )
      2. 2. Frank Bevill (abt 1920 – )
      3. 3. William (A) Bevill (abt 1925 – )
      4. 4. Margaret (L) Bevill (abt 1930 – )
    2. 2. Terah Bevill (abt 1898 – )
  4. 4. Altha (Montana) Weller (01 Dec 1867 – 28 Jan 1924) m. George Vogel (07 Dec 1861 – Sep 1928)
    1. 1. Edith (Myrtle) Vogel (02 Nov 1888 – 07 Sep 1966) m. Walton (Ethelbert) Fisher
    2. 2. Grace (Adalaide) Vogel (24 Dec 1890 – Nov 1895)
  5. 5. Samuel (Paxton) Weller (12 Mar 1870 – 10 Mar 1949) m. Estelle Powers (12 Jan 1877 – 12 Feb 1956)
    1. 1. Grace (Evelyn) Weller (22 Oct 1900 – ) m. John (Elbert) Powers (abt 1893 – )
      1. 1. Lillian Powers (abt 1929 – )
      2. 2. John Powers (abt 1931 – )
      3. 3. Sam Powers (abt 1933 – )
    2. 2. William (Gilbert) Weller (25 Nov 1903 – )
    3. 3. Samuel (Paxton) Weller (20 Mar 1908 – )
    4. 4. Lillian (Estelle) Weller (11 Dec 1910 – 06 Jan 1911)
    5. 5. Robert (Allen) Weller (abt 1913 – )
    6. 6. James (Albert) Weller (abt 1916 – )
  6. 6. Daisey (Wayne) Weller (08 Mar 1873 – 23 Apr 1964)
  7. 7. William (Allen) Weller (14 Jul 1875 – 04 Feb 1947) m. Cora (Veronica) Hancock (Oct 1882 – )
    1. 1. William (A) Weller (24 Jul 1913 – 16 Nov 1995)
    2. 2. Katharine (E) Weller (abt 1916 – )
    3. 3. Cora (W) Weller (abt 1919 – )
    4. 4. Nancy (E) Weller (abt 1925 – )
  8. 8. Richard (Moore Bishop) Weller (27 Aug 1877 – 6 Dec 1958) m. Emily Craven (abt 1880 – )
  9. 9. Lillie (Eliza) Weller (18 Sep 1881 – 11 Mar 1952)

Gilbert Weller's Timeline

3 Records

1825
20 Feb 1825
Birth of Gilbert Lafayette Weller in Symmes Township, Montgomery Co, OH
Symmes Township, Montgomery Co, OH
1880
1880
Age 55
Gilbert Lafayette Weller resided here in Palestine, Lewis, Tennessee, United States
Palestine, Lewis, Tennessee, United States
1883
10 Sep 1883
Age 58
Death of Gilbert Lafayette Weller in Russells Chapel, TN
Russells Chapel, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1825
    Event Place: Symmes Township, Montgomery Co, OH
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Palestine, Lewis, Tennessee; Roll: 1267; Family History Film: 1255267; Page: 350A; Enumeration District: 115; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Palestine, Lewis, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Palestine, Lewis, Tennessee; Roll: 1267; Family History Film: 1255267; Page: 350A; Enumeration District: 115; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Russells Chapel, TN
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