Re: Fulton Co., Illinois Weese information
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Re: Fulton Co., Illinois Weese information
Jack Weese 6/05/06
i am gayla weese. i am 47 and related to alot of weeses throughout the U.S.what my father has told me as a young girl is the family is quite large and are all over the place.my great grandfather is Leldis weese(who is related to John Edward Weese)is from fulton co,Ill.Leldis had a son Floyd and 6 or 7 daughters(Patricia,Fern,Mary,Ruth,Hazel and i forgot the others)all resided in Ill until they married and moved away.Floyd had three children,Leldis,(my father)Armel and Linda.grandpa floyd and dad told me of a greatgreat uncle that worked at Knotts Berry Farm.he was there from the mid 40's to the 50's. grandpa moved the family out to california in the late 40's. my great uncle was a famous wood whittler at Knotts and according to my father, drew large crowds.he was the most skilled wood whittler around and loved his work,though dad said it was more like play to him.he and grandpa would visit him often.dad would take us kids to Knotts and every time he would show us exactly where he would whittle wood and tell us about the carvings he would create.