Source: PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, IL
Originally published 1885
Chapman Bros. Chicago, IL

Transcribed by: Denise McLoughlin
Tampico Area Historical Society
www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com

Page 430

Abraham S. Weaver, a farmer on section 13, Sterling Township, is the son of John and Anna (Snavely) Weaver, of whom a persoanal sketch may be found elsewhere. The son was born Oct. 23,  1835, in Lancaster Co., Pa. His father came to Whiteside County with his family when he was 17 years of age, and he has been a farmer in Sterling Township since that date (1852).

He was married Jan. 20, 1861, to Mary, daughter of John and Martha (Kreider) Hoover, and they had one child, Mary, who died when six years of age. The mother died July 10, 1862. The second marriage of Mr. Weaver, to Annie Hoover, the sister of his first wife, took place in Sterling Township. She was born Sept. 24, 1842, in Franklin Co., Pa., and has become the mother of four children: Benjamin, Louetta, Cora nd Emma G.

Mr. Weaver is identified in politics with the Republican party, and has been School Director.