Re: parents of William Carroll Weir
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In reply to:
parents of William Carroll Weir
Jennifer Catlin 1/06/07
Mother was Elizabeth Clark.
1850 census Guernsey Co. Ohio, Oxford twp., p. 246: Thomas Wier, 54, farmer, Pennsylvania; Eliza, 48, Ireland; William, 13, Ohio; George, 9, Ohio.
Thomas Weir (1808–) is buried in the Northfield Cemetery, Guernsey Co. Ohio.
Tombstone in the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, Somerset, Ohio: Elizabeth Weir born 2 August 1799, in Dublin, Ireland, died 28 January 1871. She probably died at Somerset, Perry Co. Ohio as she is listed in the 1870 census living near son William Weir. Buried next to her is “George K. Wier, d. 10 September 1862, aged 22y 0m 11d” — born 30 August 1840.
In the 1880 census of Perry Co., William Weir lists his mother’s place of birth as Ireland.