John Shawver of PA m. Sophia Weiser
The following article was originally published by my great-grandfather in his genealogy magazine, The American Register, in January, 1927. It is the last of a number of Shawver articles published by him. I welcome any additional information or corrections. Carol Rand
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FAMILY TREE OF JOHN SHAWVER OF LEWISBURG, PA
By Amanda Shawver and Alice Hicks
D. John Shawver born about 1779. Married Sophia Weiser, daughter of Coonrod Weiser who saw service in the War of the American Revolution. Children: Elizabeth, Margaret, Hannah, John and Jacob, twin.
E-1-Elizabeth Shawver married but name of her husband has been lost. She left no issue.
E-2-Margaret Shawver married John Close. Children, Hiram, Emma, Cyrus. No further records available.
E-3-Hannah Shawver married John Hummell. Children, Catharine, Andrew, George, Elizabeth, Sophia, Lydia, John, Chapman.
Catharine Hummell married David Deobler. Children, James, Kate, Emma, Julia.
.James Deobler married Fannie Simms. Children, Dean and Clarence.
Dean Depler married Frances Rice. Children, James, Mary.
Clarence Depler remained unmarried.
Julia Depler married John Depler, her cousin.
Andrew Hummell married Mary Burkholder who died without issue.
Andrew Hummell married secondly Mrs. Durrett. One child, Grace.
Grace Hummell married Henry Davidson; Children, Helen, Catharine, Grace.
George Hummell married but wife'e name not known. Left one son, Bridge.
Elizabeth Hummell married man named Shipman. Further data wanting.
Sophia Hummell married Charles Smith. Children, Florence, Retta, Frances, Frank.
Florence married Frank Phelps. Four children.
Captain Phelps married Eliza Lee. No further data.
Retta Smith married David Ellsworth. Child, Robert.
Frances Smith married a Mr. Harper. No other data.
Lydia Hummell married William Mullen. Children, Jane, Mollie, Lizzie.
Jane Mullen married Mr. Harrss.
Mollie Mullen married John Gray.
Lizzie Mullen married Mr. Morely.
John Hummell remained unmarried.
Chapman Hummell died in youth.
E-4-Catharine Shawver married Joseph Yarnell. Children, Elizabeth, Sarah, Edward.
Elizabeth Yarnell married Frank Cooper. Child, Edward.
Edward Cooper married and left two children, Frank, Harry.
Elizabeth Yarnell married secondly George Botsford. Child, Laura.
Laura Botsford married Frank Fluke.
Sarah C. Yarnell married Joseph Pever. Children, Rose, Charles, John, Harriet, Russell, Kate, Mildred.
Rose L. Pever married John M. Tullis. Children, Homer, Florence, Joseph, Loyd, Antje.
Charles E. Pever married Maggie A. Martin. Children, Ruth, William.
John M. Pever married Carrie D. Brown. Children, Forest, Hollis, Maxine.
Harriet M. Pever married William L. Wade. Child, Florence.
Russell Pever married Midge McKinney. No issue.
Kate C. Pever remains a bachelor girl and Post Master.
Mildred J. Pever married Herman Rabun. No issue.
Edward Yarnell remained unmarried.
'-5-John Shawver born November 4th, 1804. Twin with Jacob. Married Mary McIntire. Children, Mary, Matilda, Margaret, Amanda, William,. Milton, Charles, Henry.
Mary J. Shawver married Perry Hanna. Children, William, Mollie, Addie, Edwin, Estella, Luann, John, Emma.
Estella Hanna, married John Eaken. Children, Lucile, Mary, Sarah.
Lucile Eaken married Brooks Smith.
John Hanna married Nettie Bush.
Emma Hanna married John Westenhausen. Child, John.
Matilda Shawver married Edwin T. Campbell. Children, Charles, Anna, Susis.
Charles Campbell married Gertrude March. Children, Charles, Robert, Ruth, Bernice, Lawrence, Lucile, Donald.
Robert Campbell married Hilda Quam. Children, James, Guindolyn, Joice.
Ruth Campbell married John Keiser. Child, Dorothy.
Lawrence Campbell married Edna Grafton. Child, Patricia.
Anna Campbell married James J. Minteer. Children, John, Harry, Edward, William, James ~ unior.
John Minteer married Verna Morgan.
Harry Minteer married Laura Cullis. Children, Harry, Helen.
William Minteer married Avis Matthews.
Susie Campbell remains unmarried. Bookkeeper, City Clerk.
Margaret Shawver married Frank P. Paull.
Children, Anna, Bertha, Lulu, Cordelia.
Anna Paull married Rome Atherton. Children, Paul, Lucile.
Bertha Paull married Edward Taylor.
Lulu Paull married Charles Ketchum. Children, Edward, Francis, Margaret, Bertha.
Edward Ketchum, Lieutenant in World
War. Married Rhea Beel.
Cordelia Paull married Leonard Lawton.
Amanda Shawver, teacher in the public schools.
William Shawver married Libbie Waggoner.
Children, Mary, Nettie, Ralph.
Mary Shawver, teacher in public schools of Illinois, Indiana, California.
Nettie Shawver married James Farrow. Child, Helen.
Ralph Shawver married Hannah Long.
Charles Shawver married Susan Binger. Child, Alonzo.
Alonzo Shawver married Lottie Dunbar.
Children, Harold, Catharine.
E-6-Jacob Weiser Shawver, born Nov. 4th, 1804, twin with John, married Hannah Bearce. Children, Sarah, Elizabeth, John, Amanda, Jacob, Wesley, Franklin, Sophia, George, Harvey.
Sarah J. Shawver married George Kelley. No issue.
Elizabeth Shawver married Silas Anderson.
Child, William.
William J. Anderson married Clara E. Drennen. Children, Vergie, Merle, Sylvia, Glenn, Ray.
Vergie M. Anderson died in childhood.
Merle Anderson served in the World War. Married Marjorie Dismanzig. Child, Merlin.
Sylvia Anderson married William B. Ward. Children, William, Wilma, Hazel.
Glenn Anderson married Dorothy Frank.
Ray Anderson died in infancy.
John H. Shawver married Elizabeth Kirby.
Children, Sophia, George, Grace.
Sophia A. Shawver married La Forest Kempton. Child, Elizabeth.
George Shawver married Anna Irwin. Child,
Mildred.
Grace Shawver married Walter Woods. Children, Vernon, Warren.
Amanda Shawver, teacher in the Public
Schools. Unmarried.
Jacob M. Shawver married Alice Childers. Children, Thomas J., Grace.
Thomas J. Shawver married Ruth Brown.
Children, Jacob, Verna, Helen, Zelma, Robert.
Grace Shawver married Wilmer Gilkinson. Children, ~lice, Mary, Raymond, James.
Jacob M. Shawver married secondly, Melissa Wertman. No issue.
Wesley R. Shawver married Mary Spackman. Child, Harvey.
Franklin Shawver died in infancy.
Sophia Shawver married Henry L. Barrett. Children, Mary, George, Alice, Leon.
Mary H. Barrett married Clifford Post. Child, Claude.
George S. Barrett married Florence Quigley. Children, Edwin, Charles.
Dulcie Alice Barrett, teacher in the Public Schools. Married Captain William F. Hicks. No issue.
Leon Barrett, unmarried.
George S. Shawver married Addie M. Ford. Children, Mabel, Mildred.
Mabel Shawver married Rudolph Harmoh.
Mildred Shawver married Floyd Dillon. Child, Donald.
Harvey E. Shawver married Bertha Hunter. Children, Zuma, Rudolph.
Rudolph Don Shawver married Gladys Scarsdale. Children, Rudolph, Jr., Juanita.
[The following was part of the 1922 article and is, of course, outdated. -Carol Rand]
When any changes in this record take place, such as births, marriages or deaths, kindly send information to Mrs. D. Alice Hicks, Lewistown, Illinois.
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