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William L (or J) Weir 1869–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1869

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: Jun 1936

Death Location: Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA

Father: Jackson Weir

Mother: Mary Stephens

Spouse(s): Anna Hall, Elizabeth Ray, Alice Ryles, Anna Hall

Children(s): Annette Weir, Benjamin Weir, Mamie Smith, Fay Smith, Marie Hoag, Harvey Sr., Jack Weir, Benjamin Weir, Mary Smith, Lois Sharp, Burtie Turnbull

In 1869, William L (or J) Weir entered the world in Illinois, USA, born to Jackson Weir And Mary Delia Stephens. William L (or J) Weir married Alice M Ryles, Anna B Hall, Anna Belle Hall, Elizabeth Jane Ray, and had children including Annette Weir, Benjamin Ben Walter Weir, Benjamin Walter Weir, Burtie Erwyn Weir Turnbull, Fay Y Weir Smith, Gilbert Weir, Harvey Perry Weir Sr, Jack Weir, Lois E Weir Sharp, Mamie Weir Smith, Marie Weir Hoag, Mary Evangeline Weir Smith. William L (or J) Weir passed away in 1936 in Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1869, William L (or J) Weir entered the world in Illinois, USA, born to Jackson Weir And Mary Delia Stephens.
  • William L (or J) Weir married Alice M Ryles, Anna B Hall, Anna Belle Hall, Elizabeth Jane Ray, and had children including Annette Weir, Benjamin Ben Walter Weir, Benjamin Walter Weir, Burtie Erwyn Weir Turnbull, Fay Y Weir Smith, Gilbert Weir, Harvey Perry Weir Sr, Jack Weir, Lois E Weir Sharp, Mamie Weir Smith, Marie Weir Hoag, Mary Evangeline Weir Smith.
  • William L (or J) Weir passed away in 1936 in Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Weir's Ancestors

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William Weir
1869–1936
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Jackson Weir
1839–1907
Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America
Mary (Delia) Stephens
1864–1897
Center Township, Morgan County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (McCrady) Weir
1814–1888
Cross Creek Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Lovina Wier
1817–1891
Sharon, Noble, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Whitmore
1790–1884
Elizabeth Archibald
1795–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Weir's Descendants

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William (L (or J)) Weir (1869–Jun 1936) m. Anna (B) Hall (1873–1957) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Ray (12 Jan 1870–4 Mar 1952) m. Alice (M) Ryles (10 Apr 1873–26 Mar 1895) m. Anna (Belle) Hall (2 Feb 1873–1957)
  1. 1. Annette Weir 1885–
  2. 2. Benjamin (Walter) Weir 1898–1961
  3. 3. Mamie (Weir) Smith 1888–1946
  4. 4. Fay (Y Weir) Smith 1893–
  5. 5. Marie (Weir) Hoag 1893–1963
  6. 6. Harvey (Perry Weir) Sr. 1894–1895
  7. 7. Jack Weir 1892–1893
  8. 8. Benjamin ("Ben" Walter) Weir 1898–1961
  9. 9. Mary (Evangeline Weir) Smith 1891–
  10. 10. Lois (E Weir) Sharp 1898–1983
  11. 11. Burtie (Erwyn Weir) Turnbull 1895–1997 m. William (Edgar) Turnbull 1895–1966

William Weir's Timeline

8 Records

1869
8 Aug 1869
Birth of William L (or J) Weir in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
1869
1869
Birth of William L (or J) Weir
None
1870
1870
Age 1
Birth of William L (or J) Weir in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1895
1895
Age 26
William L (or J) Weir appeared in census in ,Cherokee,KS
,Cherokee,KS
1900
1900
Age 31
William L (or J) Weir resided here in Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1936
22 Jun 1936
Age 67
Death of William L (or J) Weir in Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1936
1936
Age 67
Death of William L (or J) Weir
None
1936
Jun 1936
Age 67
Burial of William L (or J) Weir in Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1240474
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1869

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: ,Cherokee,KS
    Record Source: 1895 Kansas Census, family 68, Leon Weir was 28 years old and born in Illinois, and lived previously in Nebraska?, and worked as a miner

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1240474

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1936
    Event Place: Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1936

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1936
    Event Place: Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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