Bernhard Weber, born 20 February 1815(5) in Baden, Germany; died 20 May 1886(5) at Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois; married to Wilhelmina Maria Beundin who was born March 1820(5) in Baden and died 20 December 1872(5) at Galena.
He was a teamster; they lived on Ridge Street in Galena. He was naturalized as a U.S. citizen on 23 August 1852 in Jo Daviess County Circuit Court. They were members of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Galena.
1847 Galena Directory and Miner's Annual Register (E. S. Seymour): Weber, B, teamster, res[idence] J Neuschwander’s.
1850 Census: [not found yet]
1854 Galena City
Directory (H. H. Houghton & Company): Weber, B., teamster, h[ouse] Ridge above Division.
1860 Census: Bernhard Webber, page 469, visit 1080/1130, Galena (4th Ward), Jo Daviess, Illinois.
1865 Census: _______, page 040, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
1870 Census: Bernard Weber, page 143, visit 411/424, Galena city, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
1880 Census: Bernard Weber (widower), page 276, visit 133/133, Galena (4th Ward), Jo Daviess, Illinois.
His will: Jo Daviess Probate Records, drawer 002. His estate: Jo Daviess Probate Records, drawer 119. They are buried at St. Mary’s Cemetery at Galena (Section 5, lot 38).
Children, born in Illinois:
Herman J. Weber, born about July 1842; died 18 May 1911 at Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa; married 10 November 1874 at Dubuque to Mary Anna Weber who was born about February 1855 in Missouri. He was a carpenter. 1880 Census: Hermann Weber, page 285, visit 244/306, Dubuque (5th Ward), Dubuque, Iowa. 1900 Census: Herman J. Weber, page 192, visit 207/217, Dubuque (5th Ward), Dubuque, Iowa. 1910 Census: Herman J. Weber, page 195, visit 183/195, Dubuque (5th Ward), Dubuque, Iowa. 1920 Census: Anna M. Weber (widow), page 268, visit 021/029, Dubuque (5th Ward), Dubuque, Iowa. They had ten children, two of whom died before the 1900 census and one more of whom who died before the 1910 census. Known children, born at Dubuque: Bernhard Herman Weber, born 26 October 1875 (but WWI draft registration says 1874(8)), he was a railcar repairman, 1910 Census: (single, with parents), 1920 Census: (single, with mother); George August Weber, born 23 July 1878(8), married Emma ______; Minnie m. Weber, born about December 1880; married ______ May; Mary A. Weber, born about June 1883; Anna E. Weber, born about July 1887; married ______ Hafeman; Herman J. Weber, born about July 1889; John O. Weber, born about October 1891; Josephine m. Weber, born about November 1893, married to ______ Leik who apparently died before the 1920 census, 1920 Census: Josephine Leik (widow, and child, with mother).
John J. Weber, born about 1847. He was a shoemaker; later a gardener. 1880 Census: (single, with father).
George William Weber, born 1850(5); died 1926(5) at Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois; married 20 June 1878 at Galena (Book E, page 158) to Lena Klingel (daughter of Martin and Magdalena Klingel, both born in Bavaria, Germany) who was born 1855(5) in Illinois and died 1911(5) at Galena. He was a teamster; later a lead miner; later a laborer. 1880 Census: George Weber, page 290, visit 192/200, Galena (4th Ward), Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1900 Census: George Weber, page 237, visit 252/261, Galena (4th Ward), Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1910 Census: George W. Weber, page 257, visit 201/214, Galena (4th Ward), Jo Daviess, Illinois. 1920 Census: William Weber (“single”, with sister-in-law Anna M. Weber, widow, just above). They are buried at Greenwood Cemetery at Galena. Children, born at Galena: George Weber, born 10 October 1882(5), died 29 January 1901(5) at Galena, buried with parents; Lena Weber, born about 1885-86; Joseph Weber, born 08 August 1889(5), died 25 December 1905(5) at Galena, buried with parents; Ollie Weber, born 1890(5), died 1920(5) at Galena, buried with parents; Henry Weber, born about 1892-93; Katherine Weber, born 1896(5), died 1914(5) at Galena, buried with parents; (Child), born and died after 1900.
+ Bernard Weber, born 23 March 1853(5); married Anna Mary (Erner) List.
Mary Catherine Weber, born about 1857; married 08 February 1875 at Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa to Peter Drees.
Charles F. Weber, born 1858(5); died 1903(5) at Galena; probably unmarried. He was a teamster. He is buried with his parents.
Mary Wilhelmina Weber, born about 1861; married after the 1880 census at Galena to ________?.
Bernard Weber, married Mary Erner. Last revision: 22 Mar 2006
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